On our way to School this morning, my daughter and I were having a discussion about North, East, South, and West. After I thought I did a fabulous job of explaining, she very matter-of-factly told me that I didn’t under what she was saying. I asked her to explain to me exactly what she wants to know about direction. She used points of interest as Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale the Keys (since we live in Florida.) So I again explained that Orlando was North, Ft. Lauderdale was east, The Keys are south, and The Gulf was west. After having a 10 minute discussion about this, I told her that when we got home tonight that I would Google map it for her (her and I are both visual learners).
As I think about our discussion, I am reminded of how many times I question God when he tells me something. Proverbs 2:1-2 says “My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. Tune in your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.”
Am I really listening to God? Who am I to think I know more than He. I ask through prayer and He faithfully answers, but do I faithfully listen?
Just as my daughter told me that basically I was wrong, I do he same thing to my Heavenly Father. As much as I desire for her to quiet her voice and listen to me, My Father does the same to me.
Thank you Father for loving me enough to use my daughter to get your point across to me.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Help me Lord!
Today's devotion comes from Psalm 119:116~ "LORD sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed."
As I think about this devotion, I am reminded that no matter what season I am in or what the circumstance may be, He is always leading and guiding me no matter what. Looking back through my life, terrible things happened. Many things that were beyond my control. But the Lord knew that it was going to happen and he knew the effect it would have on my future.
For many years I was foolish enough to blame God. God didn't promise that my life would be full of roses. He promised that he would help me, protect me in the end. What may have happened may have hurt me physically and at the time may have crushed my spirit. God knew what was going to happen and he even knew that it would be hard to go through, but he also knew what kind of woman I was going to become.
In the end, I am still breathing and I am still praising God. He restores to me the joy of His salvation daily.
As I think about this devotion, I am reminded that no matter what season I am in or what the circumstance may be, He is always leading and guiding me no matter what. Looking back through my life, terrible things happened. Many things that were beyond my control. But the Lord knew that it was going to happen and he knew the effect it would have on my future.
For many years I was foolish enough to blame God. God didn't promise that my life would be full of roses. He promised that he would help me, protect me in the end. What may have happened may have hurt me physically and at the time may have crushed my spirit. God knew what was going to happen and he even knew that it would be hard to go through, but he also knew what kind of woman I was going to become.
In the end, I am still breathing and I am still praising God. He restores to me the joy of His salvation daily.
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