I was thinking this morning that to some it might look like "here she goes again. She's in trouble and is turning to God to fix it!" Nothing could be further from the truth.
This time I am turning to him at full speed because I long for His peace, and grace. He will keep in perfect peace those whose mind is stayed on the Lord.
If my only desire is to become smaller and for Him to become larger, and to glorify Him in all that I do, then I need to fill my soul with "good food". His word, songs of praise, words and deeds of love (initiated and fulfilled by Him).
I know that He will never leave me. He is faithful and true to His word. But it is once again time to live out my faith. I have spent 35 years mouthing the words, and now I must trust that all that He tells me is true.
He has spent 52 years of my life showing me who He is. He chose me. I was created to worship Him. He chose me! I was created to follow Him. HE chose me! He knows the plans He has for me. HE CHOSE ME!
To carry His precious word to others. To share in the joy and pain of life. To show compassion and to encourage. To die to self, and let Jesus work through me.
In Linda's short time as a Christian, she understood the huge truth of God's faithfulness. She didn't have a lot of support and time to study the word and be led to deeper truths. He gave me that opportunity. Because of her faithfulness, I believed. Because of neighbours that prayed for us, I believe. Because of a great grandmother who loved the Lord and prayed for others, I believe.
Because He loved me enough to die on the cross, separated from God at the moment sin entered His body (Remember that Jesus was always there, walked with God, talked with God, and now sits at the right hand side of the throne. God is the holiest of holies. Pure in heart, mind and deed. Reverent. To be honoured and worshipped. Moses could not look at His face and live, and Jesus walked with Him. How holy do you have to be to walk with God! WOW! And that is who died for me and my sins on the cross. The fellowship of a holy God is what He laid down so that I could be reconciled to God!) We walk through life with God promising to never leave us nor forsake us. Jesus was forsaken on the cross during that moment that He became the sacrificial lamb for all my sins.
Is this difficult. Yes! Am I walking it alone. No! I do not have to be separated from God at any time to live out His will. Jesus did that for me! The Son of God, who was so holy that He could look at God and not die, became a servant to man and died on the cross so that we might have a way back to God. So that the purpose that God created man for, could still be fulfilled.
In the beginning was the Word. Jesus is the Word. He brought us the Word and the Comforter so we would have the tools we need for this journey. We are well equipped!
So, I am given today. I am grateful for today. I surrender all that I am to Him. To be used by Him to fulfill His purpose for my life. I am the only one who is accountable for my life and my choices. No one else can stand before Him and offer excuses for the choices I made.
My only desire is to one day hear....Well done my good and faithful servant!
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