Friday, April 25, 2014

Time of Devotion

I can just feel it in my bones. I just know that my life will take a turn somewhere that will alter my future forever. It's scary yet at the same time, it's exciting.

As each passing day draws closer to another end of another chapter, God has impressed on my heart His calling, if you will. I pray that my desires are in line with His will in my life, what He wants for me.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Psalm 37:4-7

One thing is certain: if I ever walk down a path that takes me further from God, I am to stop whatever it is I am doing and run straight back to Him. I will make plenty of mistakes but the utmost important thing is that I learn from it and make things right. I may fall seven times, but I'll get back up eight times.

God has shown me that I have nothing to fear.
Whatever trials and situations I get myself into, it is only temporary.

the key to all this?

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

TRUST. I probably won't understand everything that goes on in my life but I put my trust in the One who has it all figured out for me. I put my trust in the One who saved my life. I put my complete trust in the One who has blessed me beyond my wildest dreams.

My heart is the most fickle thing in my body. A lot of the time it fails... I love with condition and at times out of selfishness. The list goes on. The only love that I can ever depend on is of Christ. He gave His love without asking for anything in return... He only asks for my life to be for Him. I desire to learn to love God without it being a relationship based on transaction. Meaning, I am not seeking for His blessings but I seek Him.