OWN IT

Exerpts from Psalm 9: "I will tell of all your wonders...The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you."

How can we even begin to comprehend these verses. When you really think about it. I am sure that we have all had times in our life when we felt forsaken. Forsaken by our spouse, a friend and even forsaken by God. Things got so bad that we felt like God had forsaken us. Or we pray and pray for something and it doesn't seem like anything changes. Yet the above says more than what we "feel". A promise that the Lord does not forsake us.

Also a reminder to tell of his wonders. Frankly I think that we can all be wimps about this. Something amazing happens in our life and we just say that it's luck or a coincidence, not even acknowledging God in it. God is in everything in our lives.

I just finished reading the book of Acts. In the final chapter Paul speaks these words. "The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your forefathers when he said through Isaiah the prophet: 'Go to the people and say, "You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving." For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them."

Read again what I underlined. This is what we miss out on when we become calloused to hearing and seeing. God has some amazing healing to do in your life but we need to be open. We are a pretty tough group of people. We can do it - we don't need God to tell us what to do. Oh, you may not say it in those words but that is what we are really doing. I am guilty of this - running ahead and making my own plans without allowing God to shape me. It's not easy when the shaping comes, it feels like God is not being fair, but I love the result. Let's open our eyes, our ears and our hearts. God is always doing a work in us, but his promise is that when we do 'turn' he will heal us. Not sure what the healing is? Trust me, when you become vulnerable to him you will see what needs healing and you will be so much better. Healing does this! He did some shaping in me this past week. It wasn't easy but God used it to shape me and to give me a peace in this area in my life. I feel so much lighter now. God's work is always good.

Remember the promise in the verse in Psalm above. I will write it again. "Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord have never forsaken those who seek you." Read this verse over and over until you have it memorized. Own it - live it - speak it - and I say again - OWN IT - IT IS YOURS.