His thoughts - AWESOME

So often our faith and trust in God is conditional. Think about that for a minute.....

We have everything planned out don't we? We think that promotion would be best - we wonder why a loved one, friend or even you are sick - and when things in life don't go according to our little human mind we think that God messed up so we try our darndest to fix it ourself. We stress and worry and plan. The following scripture gives us a different picture.

Isaiah 55
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.

9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts."

When we really take time to consider these words we should find comfort. I must say that when I look back at the amount of times when I thought our circumstances were not going in a good direction it always turned out that I was able to see that it was exactly where God wanted me at that time. Now when we are in circumstances that are bad or even painful we must remember that God does not bring about bad things but that he is with us through it. It is in those times that complete surrender is so important. He always has our best in mind - always!!! We must never forget that. Since his thoughts and his ways for us are far beyond what we can comprehend we don't need to fear but just surrender completely to him. Call on him - press into him!! We do learn the hard way so often don't we? We spend days sometimes worrying and stressing over a situation until we come around and realize that we need to just lay it down and give it to him. You know I spent most of my life not understanding how to really lay it down. I would try and try but end up picking it back up again. Until.....

I learned what complete surrender meant for me. It meant pressing deep into God in the word and in prayer. Pressing deep in a desire to really know him, not just know of him. Big difference. Opening up my heart completely to him - speaking out loud my sin to him and not holding anything back. It was a long process of refining in the fire but one that I wouldn't change - EVER.

I am so in love with Jesus. He is so in love with me. His thoughts and ways for you and me are far beyond what we can even begin to plan out for ourselves. Live today in the power of his presence in your life and walk in confidence knowing that the God of the universe holds everything in his hands.