I am blessed. I am thankful.
Jesus, I'll worship your holy name.
Overwhelmed with tears of thanksgiving and joy. Do we take enough time to rest, completely rest and dwell in his presence. What does this look like?
Perfect Peace. Complete Joy. True Calm. Pure Rest. Utter Thanksgiving. Divine Stillness... His Presence.
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still. -Exodus 14:14
Good word. I've been rocked by this the past couple days. When we try to take things into our own hands and control-we get knocked down...by this world, but more importantly by God. He has a much greater sense of humor than we often times give him credit for: he continues to laugh at me for trying...and trying...and trying harder to take things under my own control...
Me-"Don't worry God, I've got this one."
God-"Psh-Ok, daughter...give it your best."
ALWAYS (without a doubt) ends in complete and utter failure. So, why do we do this? We are human, yes, but even humans eventually learn from their repeating mistakes, right? I've found out the hard way that it is not until we give up, completely surrender, and trust God's authority in our lives (all aspects) that this can happen. Wow: Such a process. We make it too difficult. It is simple. It is pure. It is beautiful. Let it happen.
Thank God for this truth: He will fight for us. And rest in his advice not to worry. [For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. -Matthew 11:30] God has it under control. He knows us waaay better than we think we know ourselves. This is hard for us to understand a lot of the time, at least for me anyways. He proves this many many times, through experience and in scripture:
O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my thoughts even when I'm far away.
You see me when I travel and when I rest at home.
You know EVERYTHING I do.
You know what I am going to say even before I sat it, Lord.
You go before me and follow me.
You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!
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You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous-how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born.
Everyday of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
-Psalm 139
OH, well-he did make me. OH, I guess he does know me pretty well then. OH, then I can trust him. YES!
I am more than encouraged to trust God this morning and always. He knows best. This doesn't always mean being idle, I have found. [Pursue his direction and discernment and his will is made clear.] If nothing else, I've learned that we can follow the simple truths in acts of obedience to our King, until the more difficult ones come our way: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. Good place to start.
Seek him. Be thankful in ALL circumstances. I know someone who does this a little too well. It confuses me and encourages me at the same time, but I can take refuge in that. We don't need to understand God.
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. -Isaiah 40:28
He is good!
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