My question for myself this morning (from Jesus Calling) was this..
What expectations are driving me?
(straight from my journal, no filter)
Expectation of "wow look at you". I am desiring attention. I do things to get attention - acceptance. My motives on some things in my life are truly selfish. My heart truly wonders from what my original purpose was to what can I get out of this...how much attention will this get me. This is what I am teaching my kids! What is the fruit that I am reflecting! I tend to reflect - doubt, insecurity, tiredness, lack of trust. I must say, usually when these moments come, I am quickly reminded how big God is...then I spend time working on that moment that I let fly by.
My Faith Must Become Stronger!
If my faith truly does not become stronger - where are my children going to end up. The truth is - Our nation is in chaos! If I do not become stronger and determined to step it up, they are gong to fold to where our world (government) is pushing. My daily issues (expectations) are making me put the ones dearest to me second.
Two verses that hit home today:
For what ever is in your heart determines what you say.
Matthew 12:34 NLT
Yes just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so are you identified by your actions.
Matthew 7:20 NLT
What are your expectations? Take time to be honest with yourself. It is a hard question to answer. Let me say this, I am not a bad person. I have struggles and I seek Him daily on them! I have days that I allow these expectations to control me and days that I allow them to be held by God and reworked for me (He will use our weakness to his good!! He has to because our weakness are so often the strongest part of us, we simple need to let go). I am human - born into a sinful world - no one is perfect. I fall everyday! I also get picked up everyday! In this world stumbles and struggles are truly apart of us because we live in a sinful world. We must not allow these struggles and stumbles to keep hold on us! We must be willing to open up and seek out what our expectations are and allow God to rework those expectations! This will be a daily and sometimes hourly prayer!
You are STRONG and God is STRONGER! Every day as you allow God to work and move within you - you will feel God's purpose for you get stronger and stronger and stronger! Your out look on life will truly open and those struggles that you so didn't think you could move forward through - slowly you will see yourself moving forward and oh my goodness that feeling you will feel - FREEDOM!! Overcoming and admitting the real struggles are (believe it or not) so very freeing!!
You are amazing, your are loved, you are not alone, you are strong, you are the Daughter of the One True KING!! You are unstoppable!!
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