February 11th, 2015
Leviticus 22:29
“And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your
own free will.”
Luke 12:33-34 “Sell what you have and give alms;
provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens
which does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Free
will. I chose, Lord, I chose You. I want to offer all to You, God. Every ounce
of myself is Yours. You gave me so much, it is the least I can do. Every day it
is necessary to speak these words and to offer myself up to the Lord and with
that comes a prayer for humility and an emptying of self. God, all I want is to
do your will. I have these thoughts and ideas and desires for my next steps.
But I always go back to what God showed me a few weeks ago, to give those
things to Him with open hands and say, “here You are, Lord, let Your will be
done. You will open or close doors. And You will reveal things to me in Your
perfect timing. Thank You, God, that You are in control.”
My
heart is literally torn in two. I miss my family at home, but I can’t bear to
think of April 6th, the day Kaylee and I leave. I don’t know what
God is going to have for me next. I want to see my family, but I want to come
back with my family here. All I know is it is in the Lord’s hands and my true
joy is in Him. And that’s where the treasure comes in. I want all my strength
to be serving Him, giving Him glory, and looking towards my true home, heaven. And
ultimately it is Him that gives me that strength. Everything here is temporary,
I have eternity with my King to look forward to! No matter where I am at here
on earth, I know I will ALWAYS have God and I will have the joy of going to be
with Him and the hope of the return of Jesus. So, regardless where He takes me,
I know He will give me peace, and I have the bliss of my true home to look
onward to.
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