"You make all things work together for my good"
I've been battling in my mind why things work the way they do, why certain afflictions come into our lives and what they will bring upon us. I could go two ways: trust God or handle them myself. I have already gotten past this issue of trusting God, but how do I know what is from Him and what isn't? I want to listen to Him and I want to seek Him, but sometimes I wonder where He is. I know He's always with me, but what more can I do to be confident in Him?
He does everything for my own good. That makes me so happy. He makes me happy. I need to be happy. He is living. He has conquered! He loves me. A love that I can't really describe.
What I've realized is to get closer to Him and hearing Him is loving what He is doing. Loving His will and living it to the fullest. Trusting Him with my life means actually dying. He doesn't want me to be unhappy. He knows the future and He knows me better than anyone ever will and even better than I do.
This could go on forever, but it's as simple as this- He does things for good not for bad. He loves us more than we could ever imagine. He wants us to love Him. I feel so much comfort in this. I know I am not stuck in this body that I believe I am, but I am the new body that He is molding me to be. I don't need to worry, I just need to live. He loves us! That gives me something to smile about. :)
I've been battling in my mind why things work the way they do, why certain afflictions come into our lives and what they will bring upon us. I could go two ways: trust God or handle them myself. I have already gotten past this issue of trusting God, but how do I know what is from Him and what isn't? I want to listen to Him and I want to seek Him, but sometimes I wonder where He is. I know He's always with me, but what more can I do to be confident in Him?
He does everything for my own good. That makes me so happy. He makes me happy. I need to be happy. He is living. He has conquered! He loves me. A love that I can't really describe.
What I've realized is to get closer to Him and hearing Him is loving what He is doing. Loving His will and living it to the fullest. Trusting Him with my life means actually dying. He doesn't want me to be unhappy. He knows the future and He knows me better than anyone ever will and even better than I do.
This could go on forever, but it's as simple as this- He does things for good not for bad. He loves us more than we could ever imagine. He wants us to love Him. I feel so much comfort in this. I know I am not stuck in this body that I believe I am, but I am the new body that He is molding me to be. I don't need to worry, I just need to live. He loves us! That gives me something to smile about. :)
I really like your blog so far :)
ReplyDelete- David Alan Casey
God is so good! Be joyful fulfilling His will and being His temple.
ReplyDelete-Eric
Throwing your life completely into God's hands is nothing short of absolute faith. I know for me personally it has been extremely hard but knowing that God has amazing things for all of our lives is awesome. I like how you said it, "I don't need to worry, I just need to live." Thanks Em, it gave me something to smile about.
ReplyDelete-Kev