I am a worrier. Can anyone relate? I know God doesn't intend for us to worry...His word speaks a good bit about us trusting Him and not worrying. I'm such a worrier yet do you know what my favorite scripture is?
"So don't worry about tomorrow for tomorrow has its own worries, Today's trouble is enough for today." Matthew 6:34
Coincidence? I think not. God reminds me quite often what a total waste of spirit and energy my worrying is...how it doesn't really matter how much time I spend worrying, His way and will will be done, and I might as well just hold on for the ride.
God is so gracious with me and my heart though, He really is my Daddy. I am reminded of growing up - the more I read Captivating the more grateful I find myself for my Dad. Not every little girl grows up with a loving father, one who dotes on her, notices her, and answers her question...Am I beautiful? Do you find me lovely? and am I enough? -- My father answered these questions over and over again for me, validating me in a beautiful way, and I can tell you there is still no greater compliment for me than for my dad too tell me how beautiful he thinks I am...his words matter, and I'm thankful that they have always been filled with love. The amazing thing about this is that I can relate to scripture when it refers to God being our Father - that isn't a hard concept for me to grasp--when I would worry as a child, teenager, heck even today as an adult - my dad could always answer those worries with peace. Sometimes it was just to sit in my room until I fell asleep (worried to death about the monsters under the bed jumping up to grab my toes!) - sometimes the peace came and still comes from words of wisdom - sometimes it's enough for him to say just to be patient, things will work out. Parents have a funny way of being right don't they?
Yet again I promise there is a point to the story...
I am a little bit obsessed with the devotion book Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. So much so that I buy the books, I have the app on my phone, I gift the app to my friends and loved ones - I just think it is really good stuff! So today I was reading Jesus Calling and as I read the word for today it allowed my spirit to take a deep breath and relax - don't you love when God gives us those little moments of freedom? I mean, He came to give us a LIFE FILLED with Freedom! - but those times when it feels like a breath of fresh air has been blown your way and you are free to just be...no anxiety, no worries, just be who you are. So that may sound like a bit much for a feeling during a little Jesus Calling today but I'm telling you - it happened. And i needed it!
Today's devotion was all about who we belong today - and finding confidence in our day to day activities in this truth. It was a reminder that we belong to the KING - the Big Guy who created all that is around us and beyond us - the ONE who has defeated satan and his minions - darkness cowers at HIS name and we are HIS children. Talk about a confidence booster. I was reminded today that no one can take away the treasure that is waiting for me - my inheritance in the Kingdom of God -- NO ONE. Not a boss, not a bully, not an ex or a friend...nothing at all could ever or will ever separate me from the LOVE of my Savior.
The really great part was this: "Knowing that your future is absolutely assured can free you to live abundantly today. I have prepared this day for you with the most tender concern and attention to detail. Instead of approaching the day as a blank page that you need to fill up, try living it in a responsive mode: being on the lookout for all that I am doing."
Does that energize anyone else but me? Because I know Who holds tomorrow and Who holds my future I can live in this very moment - and walk through this very day CONFIDENTLY - because no matter what happens, He is holding me. And what a beautiful thought - our days shouldn't be spent just trying to make it - just trying to fill the days agenda with this or that - our days should be spent SEEKING OUT the things God intends for us in that very moment! We are still here because He isnt finished with us yet - He has a plan - and He orchestrates all of our days and has things in store for us each and every day. So we are calling to live confidently because of Who He is - and we should keep our eyes peeled for His love and wonder and purpose in every day. It sure changes my outlook on this Monday - for it's more that just faking it until I make it - it's living with intention thanks to the cross.
Beautiful reminder to start off this crazy week. Hope it charges you as much as it has me. God you are GOOD and we are grateful that Your love endures FOREVER.
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