Hey guys, so this morning as I was driving home from work, all I could think was "gosh, I dislike people & I'm so glad that once I go home I don't have to put on a smile anymore." Wow, how terrible is that? You know, I've heard it said that you hurt the ones closest to you the most, and it's so true! What makes me think I can put on a smile & laugh with people at work (so as not to get fired) but I can come home hours later and be downright rude and moody with the people who love me most and get away with it? Uh uh! As those thoughts were in my mind, God's still small voice spoke to me saying: "Daughter, that's not how I taught you, is it?" and of course, I responded with "No Abba, but I don't care! They're my family, they understand and will forgive me more than anyone!" Oh how silly of me. Another thought I had whilst driving home was "I'm so tired of giving all of me to everyone, I HAVE NOTHING LEFT OF ME TO GIVE!" It's easy to think like that sometimes, and get into that funk of "memememememe". Don't tell me I'm alone in that?! Seriously though, that's what I was thinking until His voice spoke to me again and said "Daughter, do you honestly think that a child of mine has to do it all on her own?" and as I thought about that I realized something. God doesn't ask us to try to serve everybody in our OWN strength, He asks us to serve in HIS strength. I do think that God wants us to come to the place of "I have nothing left of ME to give", so that we can realize we can't serve Him in our strength. If we are trying to do things (even things like work) in ourselves, we're gonna find ourselves in a constant state of unhappiness.
Psalm 20: 7-8
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
Psalm 20: 7-8
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
That verse speaks to me SOOO much! How easy is it for us (me!) to trust in earthly things!! Shouldn't we (I!) be trusting in the name of the Lord? In my last post I talked about the powerful names of the Lord...go back & read that and now apply it here.
I love how God uses His still small voice to get me to realize that a bad attitude isn't a Godly attitude. It's far from it! So I need to quit my "woe-is-me" and get my focus back on Jesus & HIS STRENGTH and allow all of my energy, all of my joy, all of my peace, and all of my love to come from above.
God bless, and blog soon
