Remember to Believe.

"Blessed is the one
   whose transgressions are forgiven,
   whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the one
   whose sin the LORD does not count against them
   and in whose spirit is no deceit.  "

 Psalms  32:1-2 NIV

I remember so many times going over what Christians call the Roman Roads.  It is the pathway we show those wanting to be forgiven and start a life free in Christ.  Confess God is the one True God, Except His Gift of Mercy, Confess your sins and believe.  Sounds pretty simple.  I think its that last little word that gets me in a pickle.  Believe?  What does that mean?  Well I think the simplest way for me is to choose that things are different.  Choose to look for God's will over mine.  When I find myself looking to Him and Believing in Him,  I find peace, forgiveness and hope. 

Today, I have really been struggling with belief.  Not in Him but in myself.  I look at me, at how others seem to view me and I see imperfection, brokenness, and unworthy.  That's when I get into trouble because I forget belief isn't in me but in Him.  I am praying today that not my will but His.  In Him is blessings.  In Him is life.  All I have to do is believe.

Walk on Tears

Hope everyone is having a great Easter Sunday. Mine has been one of choices and changes. God calls us to live in His hands. Sometimes doing that means to let go of things that are held dear. Maybe it's laying down an addiction. Or letting go of someone you love dearly. Moving to a place far away from what you know. And it hurts. Sometimes so deeply that all you feel is this consuming ache that feels like it can never be mended or be explained. And it scares you to death. What if I make the wrong decision. What if I have it wrong. What ifs flooding your brain. If you've been here you know what I'm talking about.

Mine has me all twisted inside. I am so concerned about it I asked God, “please tell me if I’m doing the right thing. It's such an important decision and I don't want to do the wrong thing.” But I know that God has a plan for me. A plan to do good and not harm. He says so in His word. He wants whats best for me. Sometimes that means doing what I don't want to do because it's what is His best for me.

Fears many times hold us back. They keep us from stepping into the possiblities. Sometimes it's selfishness that is keeping us from the best God has. These things are just potholes in our journey. If we aren't carefully we will let the potholes determine where we are going instead of letting Him guide the car around them. If all we see are those potholes and trying to minimize their damage we miss out on what the journey could be by not listening to the one with the map.

So I am trying today to let God be the navigator. Right now I am hurting, but I pray that God makes the joy in the morning come soon. I am looking for bright skys and smooth travels.

 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails.                                                                  

1 Corinthians 13:4-8