im thankful for what jesus has been teaching me and reminding me of lately.
im thankful for the presence of jesus. im reading jesus calling and i swear everyday it punches me in the face. i have learned so much and been reminded so much of jesus' presence. his presence with me is a promise and protection. he promises that his presence is continual. it enables me to face each day with confidence. i can relax in being totally authentic in his presence. his perpetual presence is a continual source of joy. jesus wants me to open my heart to his presence and approval. lingering and resting in his presence before each day will equip me what lies ahead. being aware of is presence will make it easier for me to discern which path to take. i love knowing i can rest in his presence. and that he wants so badly for me to spend time with him there. my small group is finishing up a little book called my heart, christs home. and it looks at every "room" of your heart and how christ meets you there. the other day we read through a part that talks about the living room and how we come down the stairs and jesus is sitting there waiting to spend time with us because we made plans with him. but we often just look at him and say something like sorry im in a hurry i have got to get going but wait up for me ill spend time with you later. and that is so true for me. and when i acknowledge how true that is for me it hurts my heart. because he is always waiting for me. waiting for me to simply sit in his presence and talk to him and rest in him. why would i want to turn that time down. i dont know. i really dont. i especially dont know why i wouldnt want to spend time with him at the beginning of each day. because he has planned out my entire day and knows what my day will look like. and he wants to equip me for that. but when i turn down time with him i turn down the opportunity to be equipped for my day. mostly i know this: i am complete in his presence.
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i love this one a lot.
"who satisfies your desires with good and lovely things" [ellie holcomb]
"we will never have another relationship like the one we have with jesus." [jesus calling]
"seek justice. love mercy.
walk humbly with your god."
im thankful for the presence of jesus. im reading jesus calling and i swear everyday it punches me in the face. i have learned so much and been reminded so much of jesus' presence. his presence with me is a promise and protection. he promises that his presence is continual. it enables me to face each day with confidence. i can relax in being totally authentic in his presence. his perpetual presence is a continual source of joy. jesus wants me to open my heart to his presence and approval. lingering and resting in his presence before each day will equip me what lies ahead. being aware of is presence will make it easier for me to discern which path to take. i love knowing i can rest in his presence. and that he wants so badly for me to spend time with him there. my small group is finishing up a little book called my heart, christs home. and it looks at every "room" of your heart and how christ meets you there. the other day we read through a part that talks about the living room and how we come down the stairs and jesus is sitting there waiting to spend time with us because we made plans with him. but we often just look at him and say something like sorry im in a hurry i have got to get going but wait up for me ill spend time with you later. and that is so true for me. and when i acknowledge how true that is for me it hurts my heart. because he is always waiting for me. waiting for me to simply sit in his presence and talk to him and rest in him. why would i want to turn that time down. i dont know. i really dont. i especially dont know why i wouldnt want to spend time with him at the beginning of each day. because he has planned out my entire day and knows what my day will look like. and he wants to equip me for that. but when i turn down time with him i turn down the opportunity to be equipped for my day. mostly i know this: i am complete in his presence.
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im thanful for mercy. at crossroads the other night we talked about mercy. christ deeply desires not only to show us mercy, but for us to seek his mercy. and to love his mercy. jesus says in hebrews "let us approach the throne of grace that we might find mercy." i am really really thankful for mercy. back at leadership weekend we talked about one word answers to describe our relationship with christ. grace. love. peace. joy. life. forgiveness. abundance. trust. rest. there was a lot. but i dont think i ever said mercy. im glad i was reminded of christs mercy. and that he desires for us to desire mercy. i loved at crossroads when greg said
i am a mission of mercy.
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im thankful for the other words the lord has been gently reminding me of.
"my deepest desires find fulfillment in Him alone." [jesus calling]
"he created even the grayest days....joy is always attainable." [jesus calling]
"to pray like jesus is entrusting ones whole self into being heard by god and being known by god"
"christ chose me more for my weaknesses more than my strengths" [jesus calling]
i love this one a lot.
"who satisfies your desires with good and lovely things" [ellie holcomb]
"we will never have another relationship like the one we have with jesus." [jesus calling]
"seek justice. love mercy.
walk humbly with your god."
I am near tears. I needed a reminder just to sit in his presence. Oh, how I need his presence.
ReplyDeleteI can't even begin to tell you how thankful I am to have such a precious, wonderful spirit like you as a friend...and I'm so glad He gave you such a beautiful heart to put this out there for us to read. I needed this!
ReplyDeleteMicah 6:8 - one of my all time favorite verses! I don't know exactly how I stumbled upon your blog but I did :) I am a new follower. Name's Beth, nice to meet you!
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