I had an experience this week where I realized that, at times, you work your hardest to do good and be good, and you still end up messing up. Generally, it seems to stem from not connecting with God on a personal level. Sometimes, I'll even feel like I am. A lot of times, I get caught up in the way that I do things or how I interact with people, and I forget about the actual relationship. Where if I had focused on my relationship with God, the things that I struggle with, and put so much emphasis on fixing, would fall into place naturally.
I think we, as Christians, tend to overcomplicate things. We think that we need to really work on being good and doing the right things, but in reality, if we look to Jesus and His character, we start to evolve into just that. "But we all, with uncovered face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." 2 Corinthians 3:18
I thought that I was doing all the right things. I knew I had made mistakes, but not to that extent. I thought the lack of peace I felt was from feeling overwhelmed and stressed, but once I took a step back and listened, I realized I was wrong. I asked God to reveal those things to me without letting me get defensive. I then felt the peace that I had been lacking and was able to rest in His presence.
When we hand over to God the things that we've been struggling with, He's able to take better care of them than we ever could. Sometimes it can feel hard; and almost impossible, but God is working for your happiness. He wants you to be able to find what your heart desires, even when that doesn't feel true. His love is so great that we can't understand it no matter how much we try. If we can't trust a person that loves us that much, who can we trust?
I want to be able to be in the center of God's will, no matter what that costs. I want to practice listening to where He's calling me and being humble enough to go.
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