Today I have been feeling a bit blah, not sure why. I went to the Word, and as always I am amazed by Him.
This is from the Message
Give Away Your Life
But it’s trouble ahead if you think you have it made.
What you have is all you’ll ever get.
And it’s trouble ahead if you are satisfied with yourself.
Your self will not satisfy you long.
And it’s trouble ahead if you think life’s all fun and games.
There’s suffering to be met, and you’re going to meet it.
“There’s trouble ahead when you live only for the approval of others; saying what flatters them, doing what indulges them.
Luke 6:24-26
How much do I live for the approval of others? I am a people please. It really does make me happy to have those around me happy, but do I do it at the sake of my own happiness?? I hope not.
I don’t think often enough about how I am doing. When people ask I always say good. It seems like they are just asking what you are suppose to ask. How am I doing? I will ask myself this.
“It is necessary that the Son of Man proceed to an ordeal of suffering, be tried and found guilty by the religious leaders, high priests, and religion scholars, be killed, and on the third day be raised alive.”
Then He told them what they could expect for themselves, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat—I am. Don’t run from suffering, embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you?
Luke 9:23-27
What good would it be to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? What if we could have everything we wanted in the world, but to lose who we really are? Who are we, but children of God. As His children we need to let Him lead. Total surrender. I need to remind myself of this every day, each and every day!
"Here i am before you now
I'm like a child reaching out
Here i am i'm giving all i can
Breaking my pride I feel i'm through
Shattered inside i run to you
And now i give it all to you
Take my life take my mind
take my soul take my will
I am yours now, and i give it all to you
Laying all down before my king
Offering all my everything
Laying all down before the one I serve
I can understand the reasons why
You came on this earth and died
And now i give it all to you
I can feel you on my shoulder
So I know that you are there
I can see you paint my picture
The beauty is all there"
Take my Life by Jeremy Camp
posted by Carrie @ 2:01 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for sharing. I so needed to read that too! Good thoughts to keep in the front of my mind today.
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