Monday, November 18, 2013

Copy and Paste Time

I can't sum up all the crazy feelings I have been having with the changing seasons. I have never been one to accept change very well but who is? This devotional that God brought me to through my friend Kendra (who posted it on her facebook) and also my love for following She Reads Truth Devotionals, is worthy of just copying straight from the site. This message needs to be placed at the forefront of my mind and saved on my blog to look back at with the next change in season.

Here it is...

Text: Daniel 3:1-23
“And if not…”
I feel like that’s the rally cry of my faith. I hold on to the idea that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego had. I believe that God will show up, that He will show up here on Earth and move in His people and move mountains.
“And, if not…”
And if not, He is still good. He is still the King Most High. He alone is still worthy of our worship. It is still worth it. It would be far better for me to perish than to live a life of bowing down to a lesser god.
We may not live under a government that dictates who or what we can worship, but how often do we voluntarily allow idols to take residence in our life? Comfort, safety, health, wealth. How often do we bow down and sacrifice for those things?
I have hopes. I have desires. If I’m honest, sometimes I hope God’s desires line up with my desires for my life, not the other way around.
But, I believe I’d give up comfort, safety, health and wealth to more fully know God. I believe that giving up those things would benefit me here on Earth. And, if not, I have the comfort of knowing there is glory in Eternity.
Do you have something you are hoping God will show up and do? Do you trust that He is good to grant that desire? Do you trust that He is also good in the “And, if not…”?

1 comment:

  1. Love you, friend!! Been thinking about you, too! I was actually thinking about you right before I hit a deer on my way home Sunday night (don't worry, I'm okay!) I was thinking about you because I had just heard the song "Pushing Back the Dark" by Josh Wilson. The chorus is "Whatever you do, just don't look back. Oh somebody needs the light you have. Whatever you do, just don't lose heart. Keep on pushing back the dark."
    (And you can think about pushing back the dark both literally and figuratively! :) See what I did there!)
    Love you!

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