I am once again amazed by not only this devotional, but even more so by God's word!
I am leading you along a way that is uniquely right for you. The closer to Me you grow, the more fully you become your true self-the one I designed you to be. Because you are one of a kind, the path you are traveling with Me diverges increasingly from that of other people. However, in my mysterious wisdom and ways, I enable you to follow this solitary path while staying in close contact with others. In fact, the more completely you devote yourself to Me, the more freely you can love people. Marvel at the beauty of a life intertwined with My Presence. Rejoice as we journey together in intimate communion. Enjoy the adventure of finding yourself through losing yourself in Me.
2 Cor 5:17 Therefore, if anyone sis in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become knew.
What amazed me about this verse, is just this morning as I was waking up, God brought to mind long ago forgotten sin, and how He spared me condemnation even back before I gave my life to him....
Ephesians 2: 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
How amazing is this? Yesterday, after my meeting with TCOE, I was reminded of being a little girl....Raggedy Ann and Andy bedroom - yellow curtains and bedspread...stuffed animals lined up on one bed, because it was school time! Of course I was the teacher.... When I was 4 years old, God knew that when I was 44, He had a HUGE job for me, and has been preparing me for this all along! He alone knew the path I would take...quite a zigzagging one to get to this place, but HE prepared it. Thank you Lord!
Showing posts with label Jesus Calling. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Trust
I am coming to realize that I don't really trust... A couple of weeks ago, my young friend Desiree asked if my childhood affected the relationships I have today. The question caused me to pause for a bit... Did it? I love my parents with all of my heart, they were good parents. My dad has always been my hero...And I know that my mom did the best she could. But I am realizing that having loved many and having lost them, has affected me in two ways. The first is my tenacity to hold on. This is a good thing, and a bad thing. I've often held on to relationships for far longer than was healthy for me. On the positive side though, I've stuck through some situations that I don't know I would have been able to endure. The last semester working for VUSD would have been impossible if not for my ability to stick with it.
When I came home, I shared Desiree's question with my husband. His take was different than mine, but no less true. He said that he thinks it's made me more willing to go into battle mode rather quickly. (Funny that was yesterday's devotion) My interpretation of this is that I am slower to trust, to warm up to people. I hold back and watch life and relationships. Today, I'm wondering, do I do that with Jesus too? Do I really trust that my Savior loves me with an unending love, and wants the best for me? I want to believe it. I kind of believe it. But do I deep down believe it? I'm not sure. I guess in order to be sure, or to know that I know that I know....I need to spend more time in His word.
Today's reading says that modern man has lost the perspective of eternity. To distract himself from the gaping jaws of death,he engages in ceaseless activity and amusement. The practice of being still in My presence is almost a lost art, yet it is this very stillness that enables you to experience My eternal love.
Jeremiah 31:3 The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness. I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, O virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out to dance with the joyful."
18 So I say, “My splendor is gone
and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”
19 I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
20 I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is young.
28 Let him sit alone in silence,
for the Lord has laid it on him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust—
there may yet be hope.
30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,
and let him be filled with disgrace.
31 For men are not cast off
by the Lord forever.
32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,
so great is his unfailing love.
33 For he does not willingly bring affliction
or grief to the children of men.
When I came home, I shared Desiree's question with my husband. His take was different than mine, but no less true. He said that he thinks it's made me more willing to go into battle mode rather quickly. (Funny that was yesterday's devotion) My interpretation of this is that I am slower to trust, to warm up to people. I hold back and watch life and relationships. Today, I'm wondering, do I do that with Jesus too? Do I really trust that my Savior loves me with an unending love, and wants the best for me? I want to believe it. I kind of believe it. But do I deep down believe it? I'm not sure. I guess in order to be sure, or to know that I know that I know....I need to spend more time in His word.
Today's reading says that modern man has lost the perspective of eternity. To distract himself from the gaping jaws of death,he engages in ceaseless activity and amusement. The practice of being still in My presence is almost a lost art, yet it is this very stillness that enables you to experience My eternal love.
Jeremiah 31:3 The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness. I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, O virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out to dance with the joyful."
18 So I say, “My splendor is gone
and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”
19 I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
20 I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is young.
28 Let him sit alone in silence,
for the Lord has laid it on him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust—
there may yet be hope.
30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,
and let him be filled with disgrace.
31 For men are not cast off
by the Lord forever.
32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,
so great is his unfailing love.
33 For he does not willingly bring affliction
or grief to the children of men.
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