Reading: Philippians 1
My Verse: "And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ, developing and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you" (1:6).
This is my life verse. It is a verse that has been the anchor of my soul. I have hung onto it through many storms throughout my walk with You, Lord. I know that even at those times when I couldn't hang on You held me tight. It was those times that Your strength kept me. As I write this I am listening to Pandora radio and the song He'll Hold You by the singing group Selah came on.
"When you're fallin' . . .
He will hold you through it all"
Lord, I know I am in Your Hands. "The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore" (Psalm 21:8)" That I can hang onto. But I still find myself questioning why something is happening or has happened to me.
Dislocating my shoulder Christmas Eve has been my recent storm. I am so embarrassed to remember my weeping because I couldn't bear the pain. But I am even more embarrassed to recall my recent tears of frustration and self-pity. My embarrassment lies in the fact that I always thought I was pretty capable of dealing with stuff. I couldn't understand what all these tears were about. I would chide myself. As I thought about this I began to realize that You Lord were teaching me something.
I have been reading Calvin Miller's Unchained Soul. Miller discusses The Cloud of Unknowing by an unknown author of the14th century. This unknown author points out that we need to be careful that we not become prideful of the fact that we attend church, spend time doing devotionals, etc. For our main goal which all of these activities should be only a means to is union with Christ. And this union with You, Lord means I must be less me and more You.
This brought me up short. My weeping made me realize that I have ever so much to learn, Lord. You draw me nearer to You each and every day. You bring me all these experiences - even my dislocated shoulder to reveal to me something else I need to shed. Thank You.
I have always known that I am physically frail but I thought I was pretty capable mentally and emotionally. My seemingly pointless tears showed me otherwise. Thank You for constantly teaching me.
I am grateful for Your love and for not only that You keep me but also that You are ever "developing and perfecting and bringing . . to completion" the work You have started in me. I praise You for that!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ, developing and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you" (1:6).
This is my life verse. It is a verse that has been the anchor of my soul. I have hung onto it through many storms throughout my walk with You, Lord. I know that even at those times when I couldn't hang on You held me tight. It was those times that Your strength kept me. As I write this I am listening to Pandora radio and the song He'll Hold You by the singing group Selah came on.
"When you're fallin' . . .
He will hold you through it all"
Lord, I know I am in Your Hands. "The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore" (Psalm 21:8)" That I can hang onto. But I still find myself questioning why something is happening or has happened to me.
Dislocating my shoulder Christmas Eve has been my recent storm. I am so embarrassed to remember my weeping because I couldn't bear the pain. But I am even more embarrassed to recall my recent tears of frustration and self-pity. My embarrassment lies in the fact that I always thought I was pretty capable of dealing with stuff. I couldn't understand what all these tears were about. I would chide myself. As I thought about this I began to realize that You Lord were teaching me something.
I have been reading Calvin Miller's Unchained Soul. Miller discusses The Cloud of Unknowing by an unknown author of the14th century. This unknown author points out that we need to be careful that we not become prideful of the fact that we attend church, spend time doing devotionals, etc. For our main goal which all of these activities should be only a means to is union with Christ. And this union with You, Lord means I must be less me and more You.
This brought me up short. My weeping made me realize that I have ever so much to learn, Lord. You draw me nearer to You each and every day. You bring me all these experiences - even my dislocated shoulder to reveal to me something else I need to shed. Thank You.
I have always known that I am physically frail but I thought I was pretty capable mentally and emotionally. My seemingly pointless tears showed me otherwise. Thank You for constantly teaching me.
I am grateful for Your love and for not only that You keep me but also that You are ever "developing and perfecting and bringing . . to completion" the work You have started in me. I praise You for that!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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