Come to Me and Trust

Come unto me all you that labor and are heavy laden – and I will give you REST. Matthew 11:28

Here is what I wrote in my journal yesterday …

Really doing battle with my quiet time right now. I feel so much like running — so much like calling it quits. I know and am aware that I have a target on my back and that the enemy wants to pound me into the ground. I can choose to let him do it — or I can live in my new identity and walk in the spirit vs. walking in the flesh. I get to choose. You don’t force yourself on me — that is what is so stupid.

The reality is that it isn’t hard — it is easy — I have to be willing to humble myself and come to you (what I read in My Utmost yesterday). I want to make it so complicated with “systems/programs/I-need to do this.” Coming to Jesus is so much easier than continuing to live in the pit. Yet my pride and my stubbornness keep me doing the right/easy thing.

Jesus Calling really helped me today: Trust Me and don’t be afraid, for I am your Strength and Song. Do not let fear dissipate your energy. Instead, invest your energy in trusting Me and singing My Song. The battle for control of your mind is fierce, and years of worry have made you vulnerable to the enemy. Therefore, you need to be vigilant in guarding your thoughts. Do not despise this weakness in yourself, since I am using it to draw you closer to Me. Your constant need for Me creates an intimacy that is well worth all the effort. You are not alone in this struggle for your mind. My Spirit living within you is ever ready to help in this striving. Ask Him to control your mind; He will bless you with Life and Peace. ISAIAH 12:2; ROMANS 8:6

All the worrying about money, summer, schedules, to-do lists — and yet what you want me to do is come to you and lean on you — fall into your arms, fall in love with you and enjoy the divine romance and TRUST!

Lord, I come to you today. i want to fall into your arms and enjoy you today. I give you all the stuff and junk that is keeping me from doing that today. Thanks for speaking to my heart this morning. I love you, Lord. – Bill Welte is President & CEO of America’s Keswick 

Team YOU: Ezra 3-5; Proverbs 12; John 20

Motivations: Repentance is the biblical, correct response to guilt. The moment we committed our life to Christ, our sins-past, present, and future-were forgiven. God’s righteousness was satisfied. But now we must maintain fellowship with, dependence on, and obedience to God. This necessitates confessing our sins to our Lord as we become aware of them. C. S. Lewis said true guilt is an inner alarm system that reveals sin in our lives and shows our loss of fellowship with God. The Holy Spirit uses guilt to prompt us to turn from our sin and back to the Lord. Luis Palau

Practice to Remember: Level 1: Philippians 1:9-10; Level 2: Philippians 1:12-18

Powered Up:  Prayer and faith are Siamese twins. One heart animates them both. Faith is always praying. Faith is always believing. E. M. Bound