I have come to the point in my personal relationship with our Lord, that I am now at the fork in the road....you know, the place where you no longer can make any excuses about being a new believer, or that you don't know enough to be used to further His kingdom. Time to grow up a little. You know? Now, before you take this wrong, I know that until the day that we are with Him, we will always have room to grow, and that until then we are continueing to be perfected.
Time is short. We are living in an age where we are blessed enough to see prophesy beginning to come true. Happening right before our faces! But with that comes the responsibility of knowing that there is work to do. The harvest is ripe but the workers are few, yes? So no more riding the fence. No more sitting back just because I have fire insurance, that my salvation is secure.
Jesus says in Luke Chapter 9...."If any one wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Am I denying myself? What motivates me to get up in the morning? Do I walk with Him at all times? Or only when things get a little tough, and/or I have gotten myself in another jam, by walking in my own strength. Am I willing to die to my own selfish fleshly sinful nature? Or not. Will I trust Him with ALL parts of me, or only the things that I am willing to let go of. Did Jesus die on that cross for me or not? Do I believe that He has my best interests at heart, or only when they go 'my' way? These are the questions each and every one of us needs to consider.
When you come to the point that it hits you deep, in your heart and soul, that God sent His Son to die for you and for me. That He endured the horrible things that He went through, was because He loves us that much! And then you take a look at your life, and how much you or I have been honestly living for ourselves. Can you honestly say, you have given it all to Him?
I write all of this because, as scary as it seems sometimes, God has never left my side. He has protected me during some situations that I personally don't think I deserved to be protected from. And when you can look back at your choices in life, and see first hand where He was in it all, you can finally come to that place where you put all your trust in Him. I have made that choice. He has never let me down even tho at times it seems like it, I was the one who looked away, or rushed ahead not waiting for His answer.
This backround of the sunset, will be a reminder to me of when I made that total commitment. He touched my heart, and showed me in a way that credit could not be taken by anyone or anything but Him. It was in the sky, and for just a moment, He shared a glimpse of Himself with me. It took my breath away, but I had such a peace and overwhelming sense of His presence right there with me, I could not speak. And what came to mind at that moment was simply this "lo, I am with you always"
So consider this, no matter what happens to you, He will be with you always. Don't wait any longer to give all of yourself to Him. Please, take the time to meditate on His promises in His word, you will find great comfort in knowing that no matter what, He cares and is right there by your side.
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