LEAN ON HIM
Psalm 91:2 (AMP)
I will say of the LORD, He
is my Refuge and Fortess, My God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I
[confidently] trust!
As I come to the conclusion
of the Let.It.Go. online Bible study this verse is a huge take away for me. I
love the Amplified version that reminds me to not only trust but to trust with
CONFIDENCE!!
Here are a few other
thoughts from Karen’s book I found worth noting:
p. 213-214
Alter and Altar
We must alter our mind-sets;
willingly decide to let go.
We must alter our actions.
We must alter our desired
outcomes. (HUGE for me!!)
We must alter our speech.
Yes, we must alter. We must
come to THE ALTAR!
At the altar we lay down our
rights, our wrongs, our desire for control, our need to constantly have the
upper hand.
God is God and we [I] am
not!
Will I stop running the show
and start walking in faith?
Yes, Lord! Yes!!!
STUNNING OR LOPSIDED
He is the Potter and we are
the clay. I am learning to relinquish control so that He can mold me into
something stunning not something lopsided.
p. 209
What matters isn’t that I
get my own way. What matters is people.
I must remember to ask
myself…
In light of eternity, is
this really important?
p. 211-212
A woman who has relinquished
her control…
Doesn’t try to alter her
circumstances. She accepts them, embracing all God is teaching her as she
obediently takes the next step toward the unknown on earth but the certain in
heaven. She forms her words and makes her choices not in light of “what’s in it
for me?” but in light of eternity.
WITH THAT READ….
Now that the study is over
and I know better….the only response is to do better! Remembering to run to the throne of grace
and ask for help from the Lord. I cannot do this on my own.
What God has shown me is
that:
Pursuing control is not a
godly goal…..in fact, often times I’ve found myself being God instead of being
godly.
Oh Father, thank you for
this study and for exposing in me the desire for control and how devastating
that sin is to You, my husband, and my family. Father, convict me quickly when
I mess up so that I can get back on track and keep my eyes focused on You. You
alone are worthy praise! Thank you Father for your mercy, patience, and love.
Beautiful blog and I loved it too where Karen told us "What matters is people". In all this world that is all that matters because Jesus loved people and us. Thanks for sharing. Debbie W. (OBS Leader)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your take away's. I really liked how you said, "remembering to run to the throne of grace." It's a great reminder that creates a beautiful picture in my mind. I also enjoyed your poster on godly children - good point!
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