surrender
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
the more i surrender, the more surrendering i find i need to do. sometimes i'm trying to figure things out so much that my mind goes into overload trying to work out the situation. i try to figure out how to do this & how to do that; how to pay this & how to pay that; how to go here & how to go there; how to do whatever it is that needs to be done.
you ever hear a person say, "i'm at the end of my rope?" well, that can be a good thing. sometimes God is trying to get my attention to tell me this, or tell me that, or show me this, or show me that, or lead me here, or lead me there, but my mind is so busy trying to work it out. so He lets me come to the end of my rope.
there comes a point where God wants us to cease from our labors so He can direct and instruct us in the way in which to go (psalm 32:8). sounds simple, doesn't it? aaaaah, but it's not quite as simple as it may seem to be. that's because many of us have been independent and used to making decisions on our own. now, i'm not saying we can never make a decision, but if we would acknowledge the Lord in all our ways, He would direct our paths (proverbs 3:6), which could save us a lot of unnecessary steps, headaches, and possible heartaches in the long run. so the next time, there's a desire to do something, why not seek God's direction first? doing so would keep us from going left when we need to go right, or going right when we need to go left. God is able to move on our behalf in ways we can't imagine. His divine intervention is definitely more effective, and His grace never lets go of us.
when my son was a young child, my brother would tickle my son until he hollered out "uncle" in the midst of his laughter. saying uncle signified a yielding or surrending to my brother. i don't think i have to holler "uncle" to God, but i'm still learning to surrender.
posted by heiresschild @ 6/12/2007 02:43:00 AM,
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staying focused
Thursday, June 7, 2007
with so much going on in the world today--in our neighborhoods, in our families, on our jobs, in the schools, etc., it's so easy to be distracted from our goals and visions and what's important in life. distractions come to steal our peace, and get our focus off of what's important and off of what we're doing, or need to be doing. Isaiah 26:3 says God will guard us and keep us in perfect and constant peace when our mind is stayed on Him because we're committing ourself to Him and trusting in Him completely, because we're leaning on Him, and because we're hoping confidently in Him.
the world offers a false peace via alcohol, drugs, sex, even other people; however, Jesus, who is the Prince of Peace, gives us a peace that the world just doesn't understand. God's peace cannot be comprehended with the natural mind.
that's why Hebrews 12:2 admonishes us to look away from the distractions and keep our focus on Jesus, Who is the Leader and The Source of our faith. God knew there would be distractions in each of our lives, but He promises to give us that peace that passes all understanding if we stay focused on Him and not the distractions.
posted by heiresschild @ 6/07/2007 05:35:00 PM,
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what do you think?
Friday, June 1, 2007
"...perhaps the world would be a better place if everything would slow down and we would take time to feel and think, drink tea, and dream a little." (Diana Kennedy, "Nothing Fancy," 1984).
posted by heiresschild @ 6/01/2007 02:16:00 AM,
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