Saturday, June 16, 2007

Lean on God, not yourself

To all dads, grandpas, uncles, step-dads, and special men who act as surrogate dads where needed I pray that today you feel as special as you make everyone around you feel all of the time!  Happy Father's Day!!!
 
Proverbs 3:5 ~ "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding"
 
This is a lesson I am constantly relearning...this is why I love the thought that we are ever becoming Christians, it gives us reassurance that we are always in the learning and becoming process and while we may try our hardest we may still make mistakes.  We must remember that we will make mistakes and when we do we need to repent to God and when we ask His forgiveness we must also forgive ourselves.  Learning to trust in God with all of our heart and to lean on His Word and not our own understanding is a hard lesson.  But it is a crucial one because as people in this world we are constantly feeling the need to be self-sufficient, to be independent and strong.  However, we are not going to hold up for very long if we lean on ourselves alone...we can do all thing in Christ though - we just need to push ourselves to put all of our trust in God that He will (and does!) keep His promises!  His Word is full of His promises to us!  Face it, He is crazy about us!  A love we will never be able to fully comprehend...and if we can hardly comprehend His love for us because it is so vast and deep and all encompassing then how can we expect to lean on our own understanding?  No, it is a much better plan to give it all to God and let Him run the show and trust 100% that He really knows what He's doing.  His plan and His timing are perfect, He is perfect!  Let us pray this week to receive His Spirit to strengthen us and give us the ability to trust fully in God for everything in our lives.  My daily prayers continue to ask our Lord to bless and protect each of you and surround you with His love, joy and peace.  I ask you to each please join me in taking a few moments each day to continue our prayers for Summer and her family-praising, thanking and asking for continued healing-to continue our daily prayers of protection for our military and their families, for all who are suffering and in need of His healing touch whether physically, mentally or emotionally.  Let us also remember to pray daily for each other.  Have a superbly awesome weekend and week ahead!!!
Love through Christ,
Niki
 
1 Thessalonians 5:23a ~ "May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through."

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