"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11:28
Dear friends,
Forgive my long absence from blogging here, I have been weary and heavy laden.
God in His faithfulness has been ministering to me and bringing me back
to His side, encouraging me as well as gently rebuking me to get up again.
The main thing that God is calling me back to is prayer... over a period of time
I poured out all I had, I crossed the finish line, and collapsed.
At that point, I am ashamed to say,
my ministry of prayer did not continue.
Therein lay my real problem, I did not continue to come to Him, to lay those burdens down.
I did not come to the Water of Life and drink deeply.
Situations arose that burdened my heart,
some that wounded my heart, some that left me stunned.
Do you know, beloved friends, God knew all of that... ahead of time.
And do you know that in His faithfulness He afflicted me?
Why? So that I will begin to count all things as loss and gain Christ,
so that as I share in suffering I will begin to be conformed to His death.
(Philippians 3:7-11)
Ultimately, these burdens, wounds, and disappointments should drive me to my knees,
in humble and persevering prayer for His power, His healing , His grace.
He is able, I am not... He is God, I am not.
He simply says, "Come to me... I will give you rest."
O Lord, I do come, I need Your rest, Your mercy, Your refreshment.
I need You. Lift up my eyes to You, my help, my hope, my Redeemer.
Thank You for calling me, I am grateful for Your faithfulness.
Amen.
2 comments:
I was thinking the other day about the things we've gone through over the last year. I know God knew all about it before it even happened. I was talking to God and I told Him that He could have let me see a glimpse of the victory. That would have made going through easier. But if I'd saw the victory, I would not have developed the patience I did while going through it. I would have wanted to rush through the trial to get it over with. Therefore, I would have missed some of the lessons that I learned along the way.
So glad I met you! Praying for you dear sister :)
Thank you for your encouragement. So true that trials, when we yield to them, produce patience (James 1:2-4). Hind sight really reveals God's grace in our trials doesn't it? Praise God He is sovereign :)
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