Last week I found myself having one of those days where it is a struggle to string one clear thought to the next. Too many things were screaming for my attention and I couldn’t decide where to put my focus. Ever have one of those? I hate that kind of day because I always end up feeling like I didn’t accomplish much more than spinning my wheels and driving myself crazy. When I got up the next day, I made a point of talking to the Lord about how the day before had gone. I sure didn’t want to repeat the experience. It didn’t take long for the Holy Spirit to take me straight to the bottom line. Yesterday had been so miserable because I was trying to figure out what God wanted me to do without actually asking Him. Why? Because I was afraid to ask for fear of it being too hard, not what I wanted to do, or both. Yep, I was totally busted; nailed for trying to find a way to make God happy without it interfering too much with my plans. Isn’t it insane that I would rather stumble around in the darkness of my own mind rather than turn to my Father and simply ask Him to light my way? That’s religion for you and it flies in the face of the fact that what the Father wants for us is a relationship built on trust. If I trust Him and His love for me, I won’t be trying to weasel out of doing what He has for me. I’ll know that even if it looks hard, Jesus is in me, enabling me to do what He asks. I’ll trust the Holy Spirit to lead me and tell me which way to go and I will have peace, knowing that I’m right where my Abba Father wants me. Jesus went around doing what the Father told him to do and that’s what He wants for us, too! Just in case you were wondering, once I submitted my agenda to the Lord, I had a great day!
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. John 6:44-45
Abba Father, thank you for drawing us to Your Son Jesus. Thank You for being a patient teacher. Please help us stop running from You. Help us believe Your plans are good and not evil. Help us live in unbroken fellowship with You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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