What Am I Going To Do With Myself?

           “And they that are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:8

What am I going to do with myself?  I’m vain, proud, impatient, loud, selfish, and on and on goes the list.  I am destructive to myself if I continue in myself and my desires, in my flesh!  So what am I going to do? 

If I am fulfilling my desires to myself and not God’s desires for me, I CANNOT please Him.  When I value my plans for my life over His, I CANNOT please Him.  When I love other things more than I love Him, I CANNOT please Him. When I devote more time to other things besides Him, I CANNOT please Him.  So again, what am I going to do?  I’ll tell you what I’m going to do.  I’m going to get rid of myself and not give in to the desires of my flesh.  I’m going to leave everything and I  mean, all of my plans, my dreams, my desire for a husband someday, my family, my time, my schedule, my flaws, my strengths, all at His feet. (by this I mean, committing them all to His will)

          My deepest desire is to PLEASE HIM.  If I am in my flesh, it is impossible to please Him.  Every time I start thinking I’ve got it all under control, I smite Him, I tell Him that His sacrifice isn’t good enough.  I tell Him that I am a hypocrite.  I tell Him that all I’m gonna do for Him is give Him my lip service.  I WILL NOT do that any longer.  He deserves my all, my entire life, all my efforts, all my devotion, all my time.  Every day I live will be for Him.  To glorify Him, to praise Him, to study Him, to serve Him, to love Him, to desire Him.  No longer will I be consumed by my agenda, my dreams, my wants, and my life.  It’s gonna be about Him, and what He desires.  If that means that I need to move to Africa to be a missionary, His will be done.  If that means that I get married to a farmer with green eyes in Illinois*, His will be done.  If that means that I stay at home and serve my parents for the rest of my life, His will be done.  I am His servant and as such should be about only my Master’s business.  So what am I going to do with myself?  Well, I’m gonna fill myself up with Him until I’m overflowing. That’s what I’m gonna do with myself. How about you?

Kneeling At His Feet,

Maiden Princess 

*I do not know any green eyed farmers in Illinois.  This is just hypothetical J.