God is doing such a work in my heart and life! He has presented me with some trials which have been refining me...and oh do I need lots of that! Refining is not fun, but the outcome is victorious when I submit it to God's sovereignty and just TRUST. Sometimes familiar passages become cliche if we are not careful. I allowed this to be the case for me in the case of Matt. 6:33. I committed it to memory years ago..."But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of these things will be added unto you".....hallelu hallelu-u-jah How many times I have sung it and not absorbed the depth of meaning to it. At forty, I find myself seeking simplicity...maybe b/c my memory is already fading, or the eyes are squinting a bit more....but mostly because I have decided that life is just to short to obsess over the details. I've never been a good detail person, therefore, I have been guilt ridden over them most of my life. "I should've" "could've" etc. I am learning that all of my efforts to try to be all things to all people have failed me miserably. I have one and only one loyalty...Seeking GOD and HIS Righteousness. I am learning...slowly to trust that HIS plan for me INCLUDES the best plan for my children, marriage, my job, my friendships, even my care of my body! He IS in the details and b/c He loves me so much, HE will take care of the details as long as I just keep SEEKING HIM....daily, hourly, moment by moment, in every breath, every thought, every worry and every decision. He's got it covered. Praise GOD that I don't have to be a detail person! Now...THAT is something to say Hallelujah about!
I have started First Place which is a God centered approach to life in general...and includes an eating plan to help me to take care of my body, HIS temple. I have even chopped my hair off! SIMPLICITY is a wonderful thing! Seeking HIM is confidence building and peace giving b/c if I only do what HE calls me to do, it will be successful - at least if I lean on HIS power for every step! Keep me in your prayers....Donna's on the move toward righteousness....at least I am committed to SEEKING HIM in the FIRST PLACE!
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