My thoughts for today.
I so totally needed this today.
TRUST ME ENOUGH to let things happen without striving to predict or control them.
Relax, and refresh yourself in the Light of My everlasting Love.
My Love-Light never dims, yet you are often unaware of My radiant Presence.
When you project yourself into the future, rehearsing what you will do or say, you are seeking to be self-sufficient: to be adequate without My help.
This is subtle sin-so common that it usually slips by unnoticed.
The alternative is to live fully in the present, depending on Me each moment.
Rather than fearing your inadequacy, rejoice in My abundant supply.
Train your mind to seek My help continually, even when you feel competent to handle something by yourself.
Don't divide your life into things you can do by yourself and things that require My help.
Instead, learn to rely on Me in every situation.
This discipline will enable you to enjoy life more and to face each day confidently.
PSALM 37:306; PHILIPPIANS 4:19
Devotion for October 10th from Jesus Calling.
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It's funny I received this devotional book Jesus Calling back in 2009 for a Christmas gift.
Back then I would read it some and think well that has nothing to do with my day.
Then to read it now and to realize there are some days it may not make since to me, but that on other days I'm like "Woah that hits the nail on the head with me".
Back then in 2009 I was not open and receptive to God the way I needed to be as I am starting to be now.
So yes it's a book I got back then but how the words have not change or the order has not changed, but now I understand it more.
This week has been a good week and is only half way through. Things have become clear to me that I never thought I would even be part of and I'm still functioning.
I don't like to go beyond my personal bubble but I'm being pulled out of it here lately and I'm surviving it and even enjoying it.
Sunday at church I was not as open as I should have been to being there and receiving God's word. I let my frustrations over a personal situation take more hold over me that morning than I should have.
Lord for that I ask forgiveness, I was there to worship and praise you and receive your teachings that day and I let my personal frustration get in the way and I did not hear or retain anything that was said that morning. I am truly sorry for that. I have a situation I am trying to see through and it is not going as I had hoped and wanted it to. That being the key word as I had hoped or wanted. I know all things are done in God's timing and his way. I know that this situation will be resolved when he wills it. I'm not saying it's easy just sitting back because I am human and I do dwell on it daily but that is where I fail as a believer. I know all things God takes care of and I need to lift this up to him and ask he give me peace with the situation and guide me through my day as he sees fit.
Monday i dropped the kids off at school and then went to my prayer group meeting. How awesome it was. God always seems to put the right people in the right place at the right time. Monday was a true example of that. This group is going to be an awesome thing I can just feel it deep down. I have this hunger for it to just truly see where it goes. I'm excited for it. Not just in the fact that it will help me personally but just to see what works can be done with this group of women. This is definitely something that has me out of my comfort zone. But it's a good thing sometimes being pushed out of my bubble so things that are meant to be can be.
Tuesday after dropping the kids off and working out at the school I was in the post office and ran into a dear sweet lady I know. Even though I know her and I know she is a Christian and truly loves God it is nice to just realize we stood in the post office for 30 minutes just talking. Talking about what God has done in our own personal lives. Just a friendly conversation in the middle of the post office. But it was so awesome because she had things that I needed to hear that morning about things in my own life. Just the fact that the simple conversation not only helped me with a situation but it was also relaxing. To know that anyone who was coming in and out of the post office could of heard what we were discussing and you never know could of thought "oh I needed to hear that today". Maybe it could of just been one word that was spoken. The fact that someone there could of seen two people standing there talking about God and their relationships with him just as if it was a conversation about the weather.
Today I went to a friends to check up on her and we talked about different versus in the bible that refereed to a situation I have right now. She gave me several scriptures that I needed for today.
It's funny how something some simple as a conversation can help, not just me myself or the one I'm talking to but that the possibility of those around us could be needing something and just hear a word that makes their day.
I would of never thought I would be in any of those situations not to mention all within one week.
The fact it is something so simple as a gesture of opening a door, helping someone who needs a hand or even just saying God Bless you to someone you don't know.
That it doesn't always take a grand or huge gesture to serve God and make someone's day better.
To hear that your whole life and never truly understand it till now and you look back at your own life the past few months and just go "WOW" at all the things that have happened.
Some things small, some things not so small that all lead you to this very point in time where go "I get it now"!
How great that feeling is.
For once I have no clue what is to come and what will happen next. Do I still worry about that some yes of course I do. I can lift that up to God and he will see it is taken care of.
To look back at my past few months and realize how things have happened and how somethings have come about and know that it was all him, it was all God. Because there is no way I could of done any of that.
When I've thrown my hands up and realize there is just nothing I can physically do at that time about something. Then to look back now and go "Yes, it was all God's doing".
To top it off why does my spell check not recognize some of the books of the Bible? Maybe it's just me but that seems wrong and odd. I would hoped that spell check systems could and would recognize the proper way to spell the books in the Bible. Hum…. Just a thought in my head about maybe where things have come to be now days.
Well it's Wednesday and if you do or do not attend a church I hope everyone has a truly blessed day. No matter what you are going through there is someone that will always listen to your needs, worries, fears and just your frustrations and will walk with you through it. Something so simple as just looking up and realize that God loves you and will not leave you if you let him in.
Have a blessed day everyone!
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