New Roads
Greetings from Me and My House,
I'm a little "undone" this a.m. Perhaps the lack of sleep (nothing new) and the abundance of coffee (that I very rarely drink) this week could have a bit to do with it. That part is all consumebyfire's fault :-o If she wasn't moving we wouldn't have had the going away coffee with the ladies from church, PLUS her and I going out the next day. (By the way, I hope you can keep your consistency in blogging while you're gone, K, so you don't drive yourself nuts :-)
But, really none of these are the real reasons for my "feelings", for I'm not "undone" in the sense of anxiety or frustration or anything like that, but in being caught up in gloriousness of God, the sense of marveling at the goodness of God in all things.
We all face new roads in our lives, whether forks we must choose between or just new directions that must be walked out. This week I've blogged little, but listened much. I've listened to Father as I've prayed and read His Word. I've listened to some great teachers of the Word, and found further joy and steadfastness and passion in knowing my Lord deeper. I've listened to a "word from the Lord" that was a personal message of hope.
I've listened to my daughter who's a brand new mom, definitely on a new road in life. I've listened to our dear friends (consumebyfire), who are going to IHOP, (no, not the pancake place) talk (over a great dinner last night - and other times,) about this new adventure in God they are heading into - a new road in their lives. I've listened to our eldest daughter talk about the new road they are on and being abundantly blessed in, in their new pastorate - and, as we stayed up late one night after all the kids were asleep, talking about her thoughts of her "baby" sister being a mom. I've listened to other friends, in our Bible study, on the new road of a new job, that is pure spiritual warfare every step. I've listened to another daughter, at a crossroads in her life, where some decisions that needed to be made long ago, are once again staring her in the face.
Many of these new roads affect our lives too, either directly or indirectly. Some of them cause new roads for us to walk too. Each and every day we all face new roads we must walk or perhaps must choose between. These roads may bring a flood of differing emotions; perhaps excitement, perhaps fear, perhaps joy, perhaps doubt and questioning. But each step of that walk on whatever new roads we face, as Christians, must be walked in faith. We must put doubt and fear behind us. It is impossible for the "natural man" to walk in faith. But Christians can be caught up in doubt and fear, too - and leave faith behind.
It is only as we rest, trust, in the sovereignty of God that we can truly walk by faith, not by sight. God does not always (ever?) show us ahead of time how everything is going to work out, let alone what each and every little step is going to be - bring. The walk of faith is truly that, trusting that God is in control of the unseen.
And this trusting that He is in control - not us, not satan - (that's faith!) is how we please Him. Hebrews 11:6 (from another of my most favorite chapters of God's Word - I have a lot of them) says: "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." And Romans 14:23 tells us: "for whatsoever is not of faith is sin." So not trusting in God's sovereignty, that is doubting Him, is sin. Pure and simple if I'm not living my life, trusting that He is in control - that nothing is taking Him by surprise; nothing is causing Him to wring His hands, nothing has Him worried - then I'm walking in sin not faith.
There is nothing that He will not work out to His own glory, and "work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son." (Romans 8:28-29) We can fully believe and trust in that. It is the assurance of our great and good God, that God has a plan for everything we face in life to be used for His glory, and to conform those of us that belong to Him, to the image of His Son. And His plan will not be overthrown.
When we truly know that "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps." (Pro. 16:9) we walk by faith down whatever new roads we must walk, knowing that He is God and He has it all under control. So this has been a great week of marveling and resting in the sovereignty and glory of God.
At Jesus' feet,
Lisa @Me and My House
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I'm a little "undone" this a.m. Perhaps the lack of sleep (nothing new) and the abundance of coffee (that I very rarely drink) this week could have a bit to do with it. That part is all consumebyfire's fault :-o If she wasn't moving we wouldn't have had the going away coffee with the ladies from church, PLUS her and I going out the next day. (By the way, I hope you can keep your consistency in blogging while you're gone, K, so you don't drive yourself nuts :-)
But, really none of these are the real reasons for my "feelings", for I'm not "undone" in the sense of anxiety or frustration or anything like that, but in being caught up in gloriousness of God, the sense of marveling at the goodness of God in all things.
We all face new roads in our lives, whether forks we must choose between or just new directions that must be walked out. This week I've blogged little, but listened much. I've listened to Father as I've prayed and read His Word. I've listened to some great teachers of the Word, and found further joy and steadfastness and passion in knowing my Lord deeper. I've listened to a "word from the Lord" that was a personal message of hope.
I've listened to my daughter who's a brand new mom, definitely on a new road in life. I've listened to our dear friends (consumebyfire), who are going to IHOP, (no, not the pancake place) talk (over a great dinner last night - and other times,) about this new adventure in God they are heading into - a new road in their lives. I've listened to our eldest daughter talk about the new road they are on and being abundantly blessed in, in their new pastorate - and, as we stayed up late one night after all the kids were asleep, talking about her thoughts of her "baby" sister being a mom. I've listened to other friends, in our Bible study, on the new road of a new job, that is pure spiritual warfare every step. I've listened to another daughter, at a crossroads in her life, where some decisions that needed to be made long ago, are once again staring her in the face.
Many of these new roads affect our lives too, either directly or indirectly. Some of them cause new roads for us to walk too. Each and every day we all face new roads we must walk or perhaps must choose between. These roads may bring a flood of differing emotions; perhaps excitement, perhaps fear, perhaps joy, perhaps doubt and questioning. But each step of that walk on whatever new roads we face, as Christians, must be walked in faith. We must put doubt and fear behind us. It is impossible for the "natural man" to walk in faith. But Christians can be caught up in doubt and fear, too - and leave faith behind.
It is only as we rest, trust, in the sovereignty of God that we can truly walk by faith, not by sight. God does not always (ever?) show us ahead of time how everything is going to work out, let alone what each and every little step is going to be - bring. The walk of faith is truly that, trusting that God is in control of the unseen.
And this trusting that He is in control - not us, not satan - (that's faith!) is how we please Him. Hebrews 11:6 (from another of my most favorite chapters of God's Word - I have a lot of them) says: "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." And Romans 14:23 tells us: "for whatsoever is not of faith is sin." So not trusting in God's sovereignty, that is doubting Him, is sin. Pure and simple if I'm not living my life, trusting that He is in control - that nothing is taking Him by surprise; nothing is causing Him to wring His hands, nothing has Him worried - then I'm walking in sin not faith.
There is nothing that He will not work out to His own glory, and "work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son." (Romans 8:28-29) We can fully believe and trust in that. It is the assurance of our great and good God, that God has a plan for everything we face in life to be used for His glory, and to conform those of us that belong to Him, to the image of His Son. And His plan will not be overthrown.
When we truly know that "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps." (Pro. 16:9) we walk by faith down whatever new roads we must walk, knowing that He is God and He has it all under control. So this has been a great week of marveling and resting in the sovereignty and glory of God.
At Jesus' feet,
Lisa @Me and My House
Blogging Here
and There
Order Christian and Home Ed Resources Here
posted by Lisa @Me and My House @ 1/21/2006 12:55:00 PM
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