Deep down we all desire to be a person of significance. After we’re dead and buried we would like to be remembered by people as someone who had a positive impact in the lives of others. We like to be recognized and appreciated by people. This wanting to be someone special is not a selfish desire, but i believe it is a desire that God has placed in us.In the Bible we see many examples of people following God’s leading and by their allowing God to use them, they become significant. Joseph became significant through his obedience and leadership. Moses also was placed in a situation that prepared him for works of significance. He didn’t always do things exactly as God wanted; however God still used him because his heart was in a right place.Where you are right now and what you are doing might be very different to Joseph or Moses. But each one of us can be used by God to touch people and in some way be a person of significance in the lives of others.
A friend of mine wrote this and i thought it very interesting...
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
God's Timing
i havent really thought much about what im about to type im just thinking out aloud :)
i get that Gods timing is very differant to our timing and that ultimatly its his timing we live by...my struggle is that it is sooo incredibly hard to trust and rest in God and his timing.
there are so many things i want in my life...and waiting is killing me...
i want to trust God with my life and i know his word says that he fulfills the desires of our hearts but its getting so hard. I love the Lord and trust him with my life and know that his plan is WAY better for my life than my plans and dreams but its so hard to wait and walk each day trusting and walking with him.
i have just been on a chaplains retreat and the whole thing was really good and there are a few blogs to come from the few days but today we were asked the questions
1. what was your best experience with God
2. where are you with God now
3. where do you want to be with God
And my answer was and still...
i have had a few awesome experiences with God where i am so aware of him and awed by him in what eva circumstance im in but the best time is the first time i came home from brisbane for christmas determined that i wasnt going back...i was so under attack from the devil...he was kicking me and i couldnt get past it...and over the summer Gos carried me and bought people across my path to encourage me and he strengthened me to the point where i could feel strong enough to say that i was going back and i was going to finish my study and there was no way the devil was ever going to win in my life...that is the best time i have had with God...i experienced his love, care, and encouragement in a way that strengthened me and brought me closer to him...
where am i at now though is a differant story...i feel like i have drifted the last couple of months cos i have all these things in my heart but its just not happening...and i have drifted in my relationship with God as a consequense
where do i want to be with God??? i want to be in close communion with him...trusting him to fulfill the desires of my heart and i want to know him like he knows me
and there inlies my struggle...im not a patient person and trusting and waiting is so hard...holding on to the thought that Gods plan for me far surpasses my plan for me is so hard....
anyways i dont know is this has made sense but there it is...
i get that Gods timing is very differant to our timing and that ultimatly its his timing we live by...my struggle is that it is sooo incredibly hard to trust and rest in God and his timing.
there are so many things i want in my life...and waiting is killing me...
i want to trust God with my life and i know his word says that he fulfills the desires of our hearts but its getting so hard. I love the Lord and trust him with my life and know that his plan is WAY better for my life than my plans and dreams but its so hard to wait and walk each day trusting and walking with him.
i have just been on a chaplains retreat and the whole thing was really good and there are a few blogs to come from the few days but today we were asked the questions
1. what was your best experience with God
2. where are you with God now
3. where do you want to be with God
And my answer was and still...
i have had a few awesome experiences with God where i am so aware of him and awed by him in what eva circumstance im in but the best time is the first time i came home from brisbane for christmas determined that i wasnt going back...i was so under attack from the devil...he was kicking me and i couldnt get past it...and over the summer Gos carried me and bought people across my path to encourage me and he strengthened me to the point where i could feel strong enough to say that i was going back and i was going to finish my study and there was no way the devil was ever going to win in my life...that is the best time i have had with God...i experienced his love, care, and encouragement in a way that strengthened me and brought me closer to him...
where am i at now though is a differant story...i feel like i have drifted the last couple of months cos i have all these things in my heart but its just not happening...and i have drifted in my relationship with God as a consequense
where do i want to be with God??? i want to be in close communion with him...trusting him to fulfill the desires of my heart and i want to know him like he knows me
and there inlies my struggle...im not a patient person and trusting and waiting is so hard...holding on to the thought that Gods plan for me far surpasses my plan for me is so hard....
anyways i dont know is this has made sense but there it is...
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