Haven't posted in FOREVER! But here are my thoughts in this moment...
Sometimes I get ahead of myself. I jump into things with out considering God’s will and in those moments he teaches me the biggest lessons.
Do you ever think in our culture, this world full of media with instant satisfaction and gratification guaranteed and this quick paced atmosphere that we forget to just listen? Sometimes I wonder if God is screaming my name and I’m just being too ignorant to even flinch at what he may have to say.
Sometimes I wonder if I ignore God because I know that His will is different from the things I want. That sucks sometimes. Choosing God over the desires you have in life that you want NOW.
You may be thinking, ‘wow, that’s bold to say about God’. And maybe it is. But I think we all have these times when question if God really does know best and all we want to do is just press a few red buttons. But that’s not what we’re called to do as followers of Christ.
I’ve been referring to Proverbs 3:5-6 all year… I guess you could say that it’s been my theme for the time being…
“Trust in the Lord with All your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your way acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.”
… this has been important partly because I am about to graduate and I have had no clue what God has wanted to do with my life and there is comfort in knowing that if I place my trust in Him, my path will be straight. Jesus talks about this too in the Beatitudes,
“But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
I think we all think we can make decisions on our own without consulting our God who is all-powerful and all knowing. It’s almost as if we consider ourselves gods that are capable of changing things by ourselves. Let me remind you in case you forgot, you’re not the center of the universe… I forget this too L
I guess what I’m trying to say though, is that I hope I can acknowledge God in every moment of life and seek to bring His Kingdom to earth and be righteous. I worry sometimes though, that I am quick to ignore his call and be stagnant… I pray that he will always continue that challenge me and help me be who I am called to be in every moment of life.
