The Bible verse on our desk top today is Psalm 73:26.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
When I think about this verse, I really wonder why I've been following the flesh all these years. I have been following God. But have I really put Him first? Am I really doing all that He's asked me to do? I know for sure that both questions are a "no". He's never ask anything impossible of me. Why does it seem impossible?
Something my SIL said has stuck with me for a few weeks. Someone said they "wanted" something and for some reason that started some people saying something that they wanted, myself included. Then, my SIL said, "I want to not want". I'm sure as she said it she didn't expect to impact anyone, but she did. That's what I want too! I'm so tired of thinking of all the things I want and not getting them. These are not needs that I'm talking about, I have everything I need, and more. That's the point. Why can't I look at what I have and be thankful to God for everything! I know he cares about what I want, but I'm sure he gets tired of hearing all of our "wants" when we have so much. I want to look at my life and see how blessed I am. See everything I have, instead of everything I "want".
Lord, show me how to not "want".
1 comment:
Wow Deanna! You have me crying. I am the same as you, I just want to learn how to cling to God tighter than I cling to things. It is so hard when we are surrounded by a gimme society. I definitely struggle with the gimmes. Yet it is not wrong to want, or to enjoy nice things, it is just when we let them take God's place in our hearts that it is dangerous and soul killing.
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