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Thoughts Along the Way
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Over and Over Again
I am so thankful that the Lord is so patient. He is the Ultimate teacher, realizing my need for constant repetition. Thankfully, His Word, our Guidebook for life repeats over and over His theme...."Come to Me."
He brought that theme back to me once again, because I needed to be reminded. I had gotten off track, once again. My focus was off. My intentions were good, but my Source had been blocked, because I was not going, I was not listening, I was seeking in wrong places.
Lovingly, quietly, He began placing before my eyes and ears His Words. Repeating the refrain that I forgot to sing. It started with the hymn we are learning this week.... "O God, Our Help in Ages Past.... our hope for years to come. Our shelter from the stormy blast and our eternal home."
Then the deep discussions came. Talks about why we do what we do, the paths God leads us in and that our path may not look like someone else's path, but really they are the same, if we are following Jesus; if we are following His voice.
A verse at the end of a friend's email yesterday was brought before my eyes again this morning:
The Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says, "Only in returning to me and waiting for me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength." Isaiah 30:15
Oh how quickly I get distracted from the Lord! Even when I knew He had just showed me some big things about how we raise and school our children, I somehow just took the ball and ran. I thought that I needed to figure out the "how" now that He had given me the "what". I got overwhelmed, once again, bogged down by this "new assignment" from the Lord. I forgot to stay close to Him, to keep my eyes fixed on Him, to put my whole trust in Him.
But the Lord waits for you to come to him so He can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for Him to help them. ... and you will hear a voice say, "This is the way; turn around and walk here." Then you will destroy all your silver idols and gold images. You will throw them out like filthy rags. "Ugh!" you will say to them. "Begone!" Isaiah 30:18, 21-22
If I try to figure out what God wants me to do, my ideas, my plans can become idols in my life. He will show me His way, if I ask Him to and if I wait for Him. And there is even more. He will give me the desire and the strength I need to do what He tells me to do!
Yesterday, as I was reading to the kids from a devotional, He spoke again to my heart. This verse was the theme of the devotion:
For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey Him and the power to do what pleases Him. Philippians 2:13
God is so good!
Over and over in His Word He tells us to stick close to Him, to abide in Him, to listen only to His voice, to trust in Him with all our hearts. The Bible is full of many different ways of saying, "Come to Me."
Lord, thank You for repeating Yourself! Thank You for not getting frustrated with me. Thank You for not giving up on me. Thank You for patiently telling me again and again, "Come to Me."
My heart has heard You say, "Come and talk with Me." And my heart responds, "Lord, I am coming!" Psalm 27:8
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Blessings,
dee@boysrus