Something about sharing the gospel of Christ, causes you to relive your salvation experience all over again. Something about sharing the gospel causes you to see all over again the amazing work of the cross. Something about sharing the Gospel causes you to see how awesome God is. One thing I was reminded of this morning is that Christ also died for us to have peace in a chaotic world. The bible says that "the chastisment for our peace was upon Him". Many times I trade in the peace that Christ has given me for the stresses of the world. Why would I do that after the price He paid for it? Christ paid a great cost for our peace and we should take full advantage of it. Stress is cheap and profits nothing. Why trade something so costly for something that is so cheap. I'm praying for myself that I can go through this day holding on to the peace that Christ gave me and not trading it for some cheap, useless stress.
When I begin my day with a fast pace and a mind to "get things done" it really never ends well. I burn out pretty fast. When I take a "rest stop" at the very beginning of my day with God and linger a little, the day always goes better. Micah 7:7 says: Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me. It seems as if when I don't start my day with God a cycle of self-dependence starts and it never ends well. When I start my day with God, dependence on Him starts my day and He reminds me during morning devotional time to lean on Him to get through the day. It helps me to not get "caught up" I pray that for today, that I don't get caught up. Noah is home from school, not feeling very well. I just want to lean on God and trust Him to bring her comfort and help her to heal today. I'm praying that I to would...
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