Spring Break!
Today began the much anticipated Spring Break and it feels wonderful! Last week I thought school was going to kill me, but I made it and now this week is going to be awesome! God's already working and I know He wants to do a mighty work in my life this week. Last night we had the Parachute Band concert at church. WOW! The presence of the Holy Spirit was undeniable! Tonight is Corporate Prayer and hopefully Pastor Thompson from India will be joining us.
I can't even begin to explain how much prayer is shaking up my world right now. "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." Luke 11:9-10 All you have to do is ask and God will answer. He may not always answer when or how you want Him to, but He will answer every time. Also, God wants to give you the desires of your heart. "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 If you seek Him with everything you have, He will pour out so much blessing in your life, more than you can imagine!
Right now, I know that God is leading me in a new and exciting direction in my life. I'm not sure exactly what that is, actually I'm not sure at all. But, I am trusting that He will provide for me and reveal to me where my life is going. One thing that really hit me last night was that I need to be seeking God for God...not for what He is going to do in my life. I should be striving to know Him and His heart and character. "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33 Seek Him above all and everything else will fall into place.
He also revealed to me that I am trying too hard to figure Him out. I am trying to tell God how I want my life to be rather than just waiting patiently for Him to lead me. Deadlines are approaching and so my human mind freaks out and says that I need to have everything under control right now. NO I DON'T!!! I have an Almighty God that has me firmly in His hand. He is the only one that needs to know and I just have to trust. He has always been faithful and never let me down, so why should I worry now? I need to sit back and watch as God moves. And in the meantime rather than trying to figure it all out, I can spend time drawing near to my Father who only wants the best for me!
I can't even begin to explain how much prayer is shaking up my world right now. "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." Luke 11:9-10 All you have to do is ask and God will answer. He may not always answer when or how you want Him to, but He will answer every time. Also, God wants to give you the desires of your heart. "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 If you seek Him with everything you have, He will pour out so much blessing in your life, more than you can imagine!
Right now, I know that God is leading me in a new and exciting direction in my life. I'm not sure exactly what that is, actually I'm not sure at all. But, I am trusting that He will provide for me and reveal to me where my life is going. One thing that really hit me last night was that I need to be seeking God for God...not for what He is going to do in my life. I should be striving to know Him and His heart and character. "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33 Seek Him above all and everything else will fall into place.
He also revealed to me that I am trying too hard to figure Him out. I am trying to tell God how I want my life to be rather than just waiting patiently for Him to lead me. Deadlines are approaching and so my human mind freaks out and says that I need to have everything under control right now. NO I DON'T!!! I have an Almighty God that has me firmly in His hand. He is the only one that needs to know and I just have to trust. He has always been faithful and never let me down, so why should I worry now? I need to sit back and watch as God moves. And in the meantime rather than trying to figure it all out, I can spend time drawing near to my Father who only wants the best for me!
posted by Elise @ 3:31 PM
1 Comments:
At 6:31 PM, March 06, 2006,
Anonymous said…
Elise! I pray that you will remain firmly planted, and ROOTED, in the Lord Jesus where you will undeniably hear His heart beat for your life. He DOES have you in the palm of His hand! He will carry you to your destination... enjoy the journey!
Enjoy your spring break and I'll see you in 18 days! Love you girlie :)
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