Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Day One O the Challenge

So? Did you? Did you live up to the day one challenge? I did, yea! It's interesting...over the last several weeks, well, honestly, months, I've been participating in an exercise boot camp. It's this two day a week work out that is mean...but it works. I love it! I have a great friend that is an even better motivator and she is a fantastic teacher. I've lost over two feet of myself since last September and I'm proud of myself. On the other hand (isn't there always "the other hand"??) there have been a few times I've had to miss, or weeks we weren't meeting (ie Christmas, weeks folks were sick, etc)...and going back to the class was so hard! I noticed immediately that my clothes were tighter, I didn't feel as tight, etc...I found that I felt the same after missing my time with God. Not as spiritually fit. I got into the Word really good last night and me and God had some personal time. It was great. Not as long as He or I would have liked, but still it was time with Him. I read and re-read Psalm 62...and I got into some New Testament too...lots of conversations that stepped on my toes. I encourage you to hit up some Psalms...great encouragement. Listen to this...

"My soul, wait silently for God alone. For my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense. I shall not be moved, In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength. And my refuge is in God. Trust in Him all you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us."
Marinate on that for a minute...got it? He...alone...is ALL we need. Yep, He gives us more, but truly He is all we need. My soul wait silently for God alone. We as women like to do things in pairs, but think on it, you can't experience God when other distractions are there...silently...alone... but read it again...He is our hope (expectation)...He is our Salvation....He is our defense....in Him? We shall NOT be moved in our faith, in our walk, in our stand...He is our strength...and when the strength seems to wane, He is our refuge. Have you ever felt, I mean physically and spirtually felt the shadow of His wing? Maybe the soft brush of feathers from the giant wing He shelters us with? I have...it took some pain to get there, but oh! to feel His presence and to know He had me in His hand, the most precious feeling in the world. We can stop trying to put up defenses...get rid of our insecurities and stop looking behind us at the past and start looking forward to what God is doing and how He will use us! What freedom...all in those short little verses (yes, I added, but that is what I pulled from it, where the Holy Spirit led me to with it)...I won't add to scripture, but I can tell my thoughts on it! Easy to look at...not as easy to achieve unless we are living it all souled out.
Those verses also told me that since He is all I need...then I better be sticking with Him, daily, not just some of the time, but continually...how else can I depend on Him for filling my needs. All I needed to seal the deal on this scripture? Came from 1Peter 1:25 "...but the word of the LORD endures forever" (derived from Isaiah 40:6-8). Chapter two of Peter goes on to tell us that we are to "lay aside all malice (speaking to anyone??), all deceit, hypocrisy, envy (ooooh...don't we hate to admit to that one??), and all evil speaking (this would include, gasp, dare I say, GOSSIP)...desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby..."
Well shoot, gotta give a few things up (oh there's more, just won't hit you with it tonight,lol) don't we? If we want that ultimate freedom in Him, that would be a good step, yes.
Truly understanding and practicing the fact that He is ALL we need will get us going...Ultimate freedom in Him...is it truly possible? Yes, I am here to tell you it is. Digging in His word...crawling up our Papa's lap and talking with Him...living out his love letters (above scripture included)...it's all part of it. Unless of course you don't know my Jesus to start with...if that's the case, give me a shout, and we'll get started on that freedom :)
So moving on to day two...let's see where He takes us next...

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