What kind of girl doesn't do it from time to time? What it will be like to have a husband and children some day and a home of your own to cook in, clean, and love your family in. I know I do it alot! lol! Probably too much from time to time. That's when I need to turn my mind's eye back on the Lord and whatever He has planned for me, in the near and far future.
It was this thought that recently re-came to mind only in a differant light than I'd ever thought of.
I was in the middle of a tough decision ( I won't be sharing it though because then some will dwell on that issue rather than the issue at hand) and trying desperatly to find a way for my way to work when down deep I knew what His way was. I prayed and prayed. Read my Bible. Talked to my mom. And the list goes on. It was the morning of my "deadline" when I was praying, yet again, and the Lord was finally able to get through with one single thought. "You don't have any dreams anymore. They are all Mine" Wow! It was a little thought with a big meaning that I had heard recently at a Ladies meeting. Only then it was directed towards how after we marry, our dreams are gone and replaced with his dreams and how we can fulfill them. They become our dreams. Now it was given to me in a whole new light. I'm a Christian. Saved by His Blood. A child of the King. When I became His, all of my dreams were gone. I took on His dreams to fulfill and become my own. Or atleast I ought to have. Well, needless to say I was no longer able to put off the right decision and it was made. It was hard, but the peace in knowing I had made a decision that was His was wonderful. And after I gave in, He worked things out.
Isaiah 55:8-9 says "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." His thoughts and dreams are far above what ours ever will be so if you think about it, it's not really a sacrifice to give up ours for His. But we sure do want to hold on to ours, don't we? As a Born-Again Child of God though, we are supposed to give up ours for His. We are to reach for those thoughts higher than ours and try to make them ours. "Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens." (Lam. 3:40-41) Give Him our heart's thoughts and desires and let Him do with them what He wants.
"The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. " (Ps 37:1)
"I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. " (Ps 40:8)
"I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end." (Ps 119:112)
When His thoughts/dreams/law/way is in our heart and becomes ours, that is when we will find that the decisions come easier. We won't stumble over them half as often. We will delight in them even! But only when we choose to. That's what that word incline means.
So think about it. It's very easy to be that little girl with the "Prince Charming on a white horse" dream....but are you willing to give up your dreams? No matter what they are? So that His dreams will become your? And then the dreams you have will be amazing! "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." (Jer. 29:11) "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." (I Cor. 2:9) "For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him." (Is. 64:4) Dream about Him tonight or the next time you are faced with a "difficult" decision and see what happens...
With Prayers,
Sarah
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You know, as much as this has turned into a food and family day, we need to remember what it's truly about. Giving thanks to God for all that He has given us and done for us. I know I'm a little late but this was something I was thinking about all of last month so I thought I'd share it with you before I did my December letter. |
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