what God wants from you? As an avid reader of Christian books (usually non-fiction) I'm always reading about how God has so much more in store for us if only we would surrender our wants and desires and allow Him to give us what He wants and desires for us. We often settle for the good life because frankly we're a bit afraid of what the Creator of the Universe might ask us to give up. We like being in a comfortable safe place and it's very difficult for us to step out and step up to the unknown. Think about traveling. I love traveling, seeing new places, trying new foods, embracing new cultures....BUT....when it comes right down to it....I always love going home....to the safe, secure, comfortable place where all of my stuff is. Where I can hang out in my pajamas, wear no makeup, cook my own food, and be surrounded by things that make me feel at home. There's nothing wrong with being comfortable, but once in awhile it's not a bad thing to examine our lives and see if we are living the life that God wants for us, doing what God wants us to do, being willing to surrender our good life for a better, but unknown life. Lately God has really been challenging me to let him be fully Lord of my life, every area, even the ones that are so difficult for me to give up. The interesting thing is that while I see Him chiseling away at the walls of security and so called happiness that I have built around my heart I am seeing a new light, a new hope, a new calling peeking their way into my soul. In the last few months I've had to let go of my job, my dream to adopt in the next year, my health, my salary, my life as I knew it and it stinks, really stinks... But in all of that I made a conscience choice to not focus on what I had to surrender, but what I had to gain. What did God want to do with me now that I had all this time on my hands? I've been trying to figure this out for several months and it's becoming clear to me, slowly, but surely. And do you know what I've realized....He really does have something better in store for me. The stripping of all of the things that I found security in, has revealed that my security can lie only in Him. Although I have a big surgery awaiting me I also have realized that God has given me this time so He could work in my heart and lead me to a new calling. I'm still searching for all the details, but after months of prayer He has shown me a place to begin what He has planned for me to do at least right now, and I'm pumped....a little freaked out....but willing and ready to jump right in to the better life...
So are there any areas of your life that you need to allow the Holy Spirit to chisel away at? Is there anything in your life that is holding you back from embracing a better life, the life that God wants and desires for you? I will tell you that the chiseling hurts...but the beauty and hope that begins to shed it's light into your life are so amazing, exciting, and worth the little bit of discomfort.
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