Gotta Have Faith
Song pops in your head right? It sure does for me when I head or read that line :-) But aside from the musings of George Michael (right? a little before my time hehe) Its so true. You really do gotta have faith....
I went to church last night, as always :-) but it was the last night of a four night study on the doctrine of sin... heavy stuff. Pastor Bob joked with us saying that this is a topic we are all well versed in, but isn't that so true. Even the "best" of us, most respected sweetest, smartest, we all know our fair share of info on sin.
We of course think of the major ones like adultery, murder, lying, etc. But there are sins that have been pointed out to me in my life in the past couple weeks that smacked me in the face Sunday and again last night....
BAD ATTITUDE and WORRY.
Yep. Convicted yet? Cause I sure am.
Worry has been a major sin in my life, and especially with recent events of us having to find a new place to live on a pretty tight budget and time frame, worry has taken over. Every thought consumed and not glorifying my God. Which is the goal of a Christian, right? In everything we do, word, or deed (or thought!) is to bring glory to God.
EPIC FAIL.
And I've realized that when I am worrying, I am sinning. I'm telling God He's not good enough. He's not big enough, not capable enough. He lied. He won't keep His promise. And that because of all of that, I have to take matters into my own hands and figure out a way to fix this. To come up with a solution so I can get back to my "happy place" where everything is figured out, everything is under control and I'm comfortable.
And as much as God loves me, He never promised me that. He never promised me I would be able to handle it all on my own. He never promised me I will always be calm and comfortable. But He did promise that He would NEVER leave me or forsake me, and that He would always take care of my needs, and not only that but bless me in abundance if I follow Him.
Bam, smack in the face, right? He's NEVER failed me. He's never failed my family, He's put us is awful, horrible, heart wrenching situations, but never left our side and always brought us out, refined a little more. So why would He drop me now?
I sang the song "Oceans" by Hillsong in church a week or so ago. And I barely made it through. The song is about obeying no matter what. Where ever You want me to live, where ever You put in my life, I will CLING to You and do it. There's a line that says "You've never failed, and You won't start now." That is what I've been clinging to. That is what I will remember when the sin of worry tries to take me over.
God is always working. He promised He would work ALL things together for our good. All things! Not just some, but all. So I know He has a plan, I know its perfect, and I'm letting go of my worry, daily, moment by moment having to die to myself, so that Christ can live in me. So as I'm going, I can make disciples and tell people about this amazing Savior who loves me that much.
Thanks for listening to my heart <3 candi="" love="" p="" yall="">
I went to church last night, as always :-) but it was the last night of a four night study on the doctrine of sin... heavy stuff. Pastor Bob joked with us saying that this is a topic we are all well versed in, but isn't that so true. Even the "best" of us, most respected sweetest, smartest, we all know our fair share of info on sin.
We of course think of the major ones like adultery, murder, lying, etc. But there are sins that have been pointed out to me in my life in the past couple weeks that smacked me in the face Sunday and again last night....
BAD ATTITUDE and WORRY.
Yep. Convicted yet? Cause I sure am.
Worry has been a major sin in my life, and especially with recent events of us having to find a new place to live on a pretty tight budget and time frame, worry has taken over. Every thought consumed and not glorifying my God. Which is the goal of a Christian, right? In everything we do, word, or deed (or thought!) is to bring glory to God.
EPIC FAIL.
And I've realized that when I am worrying, I am sinning. I'm telling God He's not good enough. He's not big enough, not capable enough. He lied. He won't keep His promise. And that because of all of that, I have to take matters into my own hands and figure out a way to fix this. To come up with a solution so I can get back to my "happy place" where everything is figured out, everything is under control and I'm comfortable.
And as much as God loves me, He never promised me that. He never promised me I would be able to handle it all on my own. He never promised me I will always be calm and comfortable. But He did promise that He would NEVER leave me or forsake me, and that He would always take care of my needs, and not only that but bless me in abundance if I follow Him.
Bam, smack in the face, right? He's NEVER failed me. He's never failed my family, He's put us is awful, horrible, heart wrenching situations, but never left our side and always brought us out, refined a little more. So why would He drop me now?
I sang the song "Oceans" by Hillsong in church a week or so ago. And I barely made it through. The song is about obeying no matter what. Where ever You want me to live, where ever You put in my life, I will CLING to You and do it. There's a line that says "You've never failed, and You won't start now." That is what I've been clinging to. That is what I will remember when the sin of worry tries to take me over.
God is always working. He promised He would work ALL things together for our good. All things! Not just some, but all. So I know He has a plan, I know its perfect, and I'm letting go of my worry, daily, moment by moment having to die to myself, so that Christ can live in me. So as I'm going, I can make disciples and tell people about this amazing Savior who loves me that much.
Thanks for listening to my heart <3 candi="" love="" p="" yall="">
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