I can't understand why we have such a hard time grasping this concept. God is in ultimate control over our lives. Yes, we have choices to make. And yes, we do need to make the right choices that are ultimately led by the Word of God. But, why do we make those choices and still not put the entire situation into God's hands. I love the Lord with all of my heart and I have given him my all but, at times I try to do it Anna's way rather than God's way. It never works out as planned when I follow my guidelines. Now, when I choose to not worry, to not get in fear and to place the situation in the care of my Heavenly Father; the job gets done. I believe we just want it all right now. We don't want to use our faith or actually trust in something that we can't see.
It's all about trust, you know? We have the hardest time trusting. I don't feel the need to elaborate on that, it's just true. I have realized the people that choose to trust God with all their might are the people that are blessed the most and that live in a state of peace. They know that God is coming through even when it doesn't look that way. I am striving to always be a person of trust. A person that trusts in what God says and knows beyond a shadow of doubt that it is truth. A truth that will come to pass. God is in Control. That is truth.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Hesitation
1 : to hold back in doubt or indecision 2 : to delay momentarily : Hesitation or Hesitating
Why do we hesitate when God wants us to do something? I feel like through life we second guess ourselves so much that we miss Godly opportunities. We allow amazing open doors to just pass us by. Over the last couple of weeks I have so much wanted to be a homebody. We just moved to a new city for the purpose of meeting people, building relationships and to start and amazing church. And I found myself not wanting to go anywhere. I was allowing fear and hesitation to rule my thoughts. I believe the two work well together. Hesitation was ruled by fear of the unknown. It's hard moving to a new place and not knowing a single soul outside your normal friend circle. I am normally not a hesitant type of gal. I pride myself on following God's plan for my life and was quite unhappy that I was holding myself back from God's Best. So, I decided to just go for it. I took a step of faith and it paid off. I have made friends, invited people to Trailhead church, witnessed about God's faithfulness, and shared about God's love.
John 3:30 "He must increase, but I must decrease."
It's not about me, it's all about Him!
Why do we hesitate when God wants us to do something? I feel like through life we second guess ourselves so much that we miss Godly opportunities. We allow amazing open doors to just pass us by. Over the last couple of weeks I have so much wanted to be a homebody. We just moved to a new city for the purpose of meeting people, building relationships and to start and amazing church. And I found myself not wanting to go anywhere. I was allowing fear and hesitation to rule my thoughts. I believe the two work well together. Hesitation was ruled by fear of the unknown. It's hard moving to a new place and not knowing a single soul outside your normal friend circle. I am normally not a hesitant type of gal. I pride myself on following God's plan for my life and was quite unhappy that I was holding myself back from God's Best. So, I decided to just go for it. I took a step of faith and it paid off. I have made friends, invited people to Trailhead church, witnessed about God's faithfulness, and shared about God's love.
John 3:30 "He must increase, but I must decrease."
It's not about me, it's all about Him!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
What Beauty Is
We all know the phrase Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder. I would like to focus on the Beholder for a moment. I just had my second child, and a few weeks ago I was feeling pretty down on myself. You know the feeling, like you just don't have it all together. Aka a pity party. What brought this up you say? Well, I had seen a picture of a friend that seemed to look perfect. My self esteem immediately began to spiral downward as I felt the need to look as beautiful as her, or at least as her pretty picture. I then, went to my husband and complained about how I need to lose the last ten pounds of baby weight, how my hair was a mess, and how I need a new wardrobe because I am so out of style. He then comforted me and said I was beautiful and as sweet as that was, it wasn't enough. Thank God for the Holy Spirit, because as I was standing in the bathroom looking at myself in the mirror, feeling low and picking apart my exterior, a scripture arose on the inside of me. We will get to that later.
I feel we are looking for beauty in all the wrong places. We think that our friends are our Beholder because they seem to know what beauty is, or at least what the media and Hollywood portray beauty to be. I want to throw in there that this is not just a teenage epidemic. As a woman in her late twenties I feel that at any age we all want to be thought of or looked at as beautiful. We try our hardest to stay up with the latest fashions and we exercise or diet until our bodies can take no more. Then when that doesn't seem to work we add in plastic surgery to get the job done. Now, don't get me wrong I have no problems with the occasional nip, tuck or enhancement. I do have a problem with the obsession that we can't be accepted as a beautiful person until we have the perfect look, the perfect bag, or the perfect pair of shoes. Please hear me out, I believe we should always look our best. The Word of God said our bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost. And I believe we should treat our bodies with the utmost respect, but this respect doesn't come packaged in Prada, or Gucci. It comes packaged in self worth and in loving the person God created you to be. I truly believe that when you take your focus off of what the world seems to deem as important and put your focus on what God's Word says is important,that your inner most beauty will shine out and cause your outer body to match with the inner person. Why do we get so down on ourselves when we have gained five or ten pounds, when our hair isn't cooperating with the weather, when we don't have the money to buy the newest clothing item, or when we have a random breakout. It's because we haven't placed our beauty in the right eyes. Who is the beholder that we should be concerned most about? Simple, it's Jesus.
Proverbs 31:30 says, Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Keep your focus on Jesus and off of the things of the world and your happiness will be complete, your trials will turn into victories and your self worth will sky rocket to new heights. As God brought this scripture to my heart, I immediately felt an inner peace. I would much rather be known as a woman of God than a woman focused on worldly acceptance. Thank You Lord for showing us that their is so much more!
I feel we are looking for beauty in all the wrong places. We think that our friends are our Beholder because they seem to know what beauty is, or at least what the media and Hollywood portray beauty to be. I want to throw in there that this is not just a teenage epidemic. As a woman in her late twenties I feel that at any age we all want to be thought of or looked at as beautiful. We try our hardest to stay up with the latest fashions and we exercise or diet until our bodies can take no more. Then when that doesn't seem to work we add in plastic surgery to get the job done. Now, don't get me wrong I have no problems with the occasional nip, tuck or enhancement. I do have a problem with the obsession that we can't be accepted as a beautiful person until we have the perfect look, the perfect bag, or the perfect pair of shoes. Please hear me out, I believe we should always look our best. The Word of God said our bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost. And I believe we should treat our bodies with the utmost respect, but this respect doesn't come packaged in Prada, or Gucci. It comes packaged in self worth and in loving the person God created you to be. I truly believe that when you take your focus off of what the world seems to deem as important and put your focus on what God's Word says is important,that your inner most beauty will shine out and cause your outer body to match with the inner person. Why do we get so down on ourselves when we have gained five or ten pounds, when our hair isn't cooperating with the weather, when we don't have the money to buy the newest clothing item, or when we have a random breakout. It's because we haven't placed our beauty in the right eyes. Who is the beholder that we should be concerned most about? Simple, it's Jesus.
Proverbs 31:30 says, Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Keep your focus on Jesus and off of the things of the world and your happiness will be complete, your trials will turn into victories and your self worth will sky rocket to new heights. As God brought this scripture to my heart, I immediately felt an inner peace. I would much rather be known as a woman of God than a woman focused on worldly acceptance. Thank You Lord for showing us that their is so much more!
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