I have thought long and hard about what to write today. God always surprises me with fresh ideas and what to finally end up saying. Today I met a friend and we studied, on the way there I heard this song in the car, called "Beauty of the cross" by Jonny Diaz. I want to share that video with you.
It is so inspiring. It made me want to dance, and that says a lot because I don't really care for dancing. I also believe that God made this divine appointment for me to study with my friend. He listened to me, and shared what has been going on his life. I believe some of the words were really meant for me to hear specifically. God is just unbelievable some days where I am so blessed to get to know Him better. That includes through my friends. :)
I want to explain more on why I chose the title of my post today. First I believe God has been laying it on my heart lately. Second, I believe it ties in with another couple of issues I am dealing with, trust and spiritual warfare. First, can you imagine being in the middle of the boat with Jesus? Second, can you imagine Him asking you to get out of the boat and walk on water? I ask you these things, because I have been asking myself these same questions. The first one is easy, because I would love to be anywhere with Jesus. The second one is a little harder to answer, only because it takes trust to walk out there. I have big issues with trust. I have been working on them, and you know first hand if you are my friend.
My thoughts wander to the thought of me standing out on the water with Jesus. Trusting Him. Loving Him. Being with Him. Just like we are the only two on the planet. I believe where my fear comes in is the part of keeping my eyes on Him. Let me tell you God is working on me hard on this issue. I believe that the reason spiritual warfare plagues me so much is that I take my eyes off of Jesus and I start sinking into the water. How scary? Right? Except all you have to do is to turn your gaze back towards Jesus. He will take care of us. He will take care of you.
Today I read Luke 6 and it encouraged me. It encouraged me just how a parent should. Imagine God encouraging you with these words.
"And he lifted his eyes on his disciples, and said:Luke 6: 20-21
'Blessed are you who are poor, for yours are the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.'"
Doesn't that make your heart smile? It makes mine smile. These are promises that He is blessing us with. If we are sad, we will laugh. How great is that? I hate being sad, and I love to laugh. What a great gift!
Lord,
I praise you for this day. I know it didn't start out on the right foot, but you turned into a great learning experience. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to spend time with my brother in Christ. You always know what I need and what I need to hear at the best opportune times. I pray that you continue to work on my heart and continue to teach me to trust you. I am willing and I know you are able. Thanks for giving us your word and the promises it showed me today. I always enjoy when you make my heart smile. I praise you for dying on the cross, and that I continue to remember how beautiful that sacrifice truly was. I pray all these things in your name.
Amen.
Sometimes I think of God as the parent behind us while we are learning to ride a bike, keeping it steady, holding us up. We might freak out a little because we think we might crash, but when we turn and see Jesus is there with us the whole time, we can take comfort and be confident in that. Sometimes we just forget or it might seem a little difficult at the time to turn our heads and catch that vision of Jesus that will keep us going onward.
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