March 21st, 2015
Deuteronomy 26:11 “So you shall rejoice in every good
thing which the Lord your God has given to you and your house, you and the
Levite and the stranger who is among you.”
Deuteronomy 27:9 “Then Moses and the priest, the
Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, ‘Take heed and listen, O Israel: This day
you have become the people of the Lord your God.”
Acts 1:8 “But you shall receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in
all of Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.’”
Rejoice.
Joy is a topic that I’ve always loved, especially because it’s only God that
can bring the true joy. It’s just a matter of always looking to Him and
honoring Him in all that you do. Lately it’s been hard to keep the joy, because
I have been dwelling so much on emotions of leaving, seeing my class and so
many pastors, and soon after that, my family. It’s bittersweet. But that’s
where I was in the wrong, emotion…Running this life on emotion will burn you
out. And I’ve come to realize that I lost my sight of Him and through that I’ve
lost the joy. Every day it’s a surrender of those emotions, because I know that
God is bigger and He’s faithful, and it’s all ultimately Him.
Take
heed and listen. That is crucial in your walk with God. God speaks always; He
answers, whether it be “yes”, “no”, or “wait. It’s a matter of paying
attention, taking note, and having a listening ear. He has the answers, look to
Him. Trust Him. Once laying down those emotions, it makes it clearer to see His
face and keep your eyes focused on Him. And that is a beautiful thing.
He
has the answers. Verse 7 of Acts chapter 1 says, “And He said to them, ‘It is
not for you to know the times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.”
We don’t need to know everything. God does, so why worry? He’s in control. He
has given us His Holy Spirit to be our guide as verse 8 says and we are to be
His witnesses everywhere we go. That’s what I’ve been given and my job is to
serve Him.
Rejoice.
Take heed. Listen. He has the answers. Trust Him.
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