For there’s no other way..
To be happy in Jesus
But to trust and obey
Trust in the Lord and do good
So shalt thou dwell in the land
And verily thou shalt be fed.
Delight thyself also in the Lord
And he shall give thee the desires
Of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the Lord;
trust also in him,
and he shall bring it to pass. Ps 37:3-5
Trust Me..
The desert and dry land will become happy;
The desert will be glad and will produce flowers. Is. 35:1
Trust Me..
A road will be there;
This highway will be called
“The Road to Being Holy.” Is. 35:8
Trust Me..
The Lord says forget what happened before
And do not think about the past.
Look at the new thing I am going to do.
It’s already happening.
Don’t you see it?
I will make a road in the desert
and rivers in the dry land. Is. 43:18-19
To trust means I can rest. Just lean back and rest in Him. My heart rate doesn’t accelerate; my eyes don’t dart back and forth with worry. I can close my eyes and rest. Trusting that God’s got this. He doesn’t need my help and he can see down the road, to what life will bring me or where he wants my life to go. He knows how to prepare me. He knows how best to shape me.
There are things in my life I’ve ranted or cried over. Situations that I’ve stewed about. I’ve harbored hurt, resentment, and hard feelings. God doesn’t want me to wallow in these things. But these feelings and experiences are what has shaped me. And while the me standing in front of you now may not be all that great; God isn’t finished with me. And all this STUFF, this baggage…He’ll use. Even the ugliest things I’ve done or that have been done to me will be used for something beautiful.
The trusting and obeying doesn’t come easy, to say the least. Daily, I remind myself that that’s what God has asked me to do right now.
Trust me, Renata.
Obey me, Renata.
So I stand here…
I’ve wiped my tears (for the most part).
I trust God, the Father loves me.
Delights, even, in me.
He wants good for me,
And I will obey (we all know how tough that one is).
I am where He wants me.
I am trying to open myself to Him to change me.
Please….change me!
Heavenly Father, Thank you for loving me so much that you’ve told me I am your portion, your delight, even. Father, I know I can trust you with my heart, with my dreams and desires. Thank you, Lord, for calming my heart. Lead me to be the woman you want me to be. Doing what you want me to do. Amen
