letting go and holding on

“Look at the nations and watch -
and be utterly amazed.
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe,
even if you were told.”
Habakkuk 1:5 NIV1984

Do you believe that God is good? Do you live like you believe it?

I don’t live like I do.  Sure, it sounds great, and I like to say it when it sounds like the right time.  But more often than not, the way I live my life betrays me.  I live faithlessly and out of my own power. I try to control too much and get in the way of experiencing God’s goodness.  All praise and honor to HIM who works out his will in spite of me.

I really do believe that God will do amazing things through people who ask him to.  But do I have the courage to trust his work in me? Or will I always be like Jonah, running away until the giant fish swallows me, and even after that, a reluctant servant? 

Living by faith requires courage. and commitment.

Occasionally I find the courage to step out in faith, and I am always, ALWAYS, immeasurably blessed by those faith steps. But still, I lack commitment. Soon enough, the waves of the world rise up against me and I am sinking, only to fight my way right back into the boat - Spewing water and gasping for air – disappointed in myself and ashamed of my failure.

“Trust in the LORD with ALL your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge HIM,
and HE will make your paths straight.”
Proberbs 3:5-6 NIV1984

 “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.”
1 John 3:19-20 NIV1984

Commitment to walking by faith doesn’t come easy, but we are promised that we will be given purpose! Purpose? Yes! What else does a “straight path” in your life mean? It means we can see the goal, we can see the direction of our lives and we know where we are headed.

 

Today, I choose to let go of my own plans and commit myself to God’s plans for me.  I choose to trust him when he tells me that he knows everything, and I choose to believe in the promise of purpose when I am able to submit myself to him completely.