I don't know everything there is to know in life, but I do know that God is always there for me. He's got my back. He wants the best for me. If God, the one and only who created not just the world, but the whole universe (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4zgJXPpI4 to get a little off track of where this blog is going, but it is such a GREAT video!!) cares about me-what do I have to worry about?
There is a certain passage that has been touching my heart lately. I'm even going to write it out so you don't have to get up to find your Bible. This short passage of scripture gives me that umph when I feel like I have lost all inspiration and direction. Read on:
2 Peter 1:3-4
"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption of the world caused by evil desires."
Just gonna stop right there for a bit; when I read this, I am nearly brought to tears.
As I have briefly talked about in previous posts, one of my greatest challenges is learning how to accept things like the news and other forms of media. Guarenteed, if I watch the news or read an article, I will get upset. SOMETHING is bound to frustrate me, whether it's problems within our goverment, fear that people are so oblivious to what is coming in the future, or you can only imagine what else.
But read those verses again.
He has given us everything we need. There may be crazyness happening all around us, but our Heavenly Father (who is incomprehensibly more powerful than we can imagine[...that was a double thoght]) has got us. He's not worrying! Only by Him, we have everything we need for life and godliness! I can give up my worries and stress to Him, and thrive on His strength and power!
And I'm just going to repost that second verse, because it needs no other explanation.
"Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption of the world caused by evil desires."
The next set of verses gives me peace. Often times I feel as if I have no direction of where to go, what to do, or how to live. But the following verses say basically ALL that we need to know in order to live the lives that He has called us to live.
2 Peter 1:5-11
"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins. Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
But there is one thing we must not forget; choosing to live out these instructions on a daily basis won't be easy. In saying that, I'm going to lift up a prayer for all who read this, that He will help you to make these ways a lifestyle. And if you wouldn't mind praying that for me as well; I could definatly use it.
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thanks Jess...
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