I cried
out to God this morning because I have been feeling so overwhelmed at times lately. And you know what? He answered me with His Word!
Proverbs
3:5-6 – Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your
paths.
I know
being overwhelmed happens to me when I stop trusting God… when I try to figure
it all out & trust myself… I become my own god! I know that will not work,
but it is so easy for my flesh to slip back into that way of thinking! Even after
all these years of being a Christian… God has definitely got His hands full
with me! *Ü*
Read
Psalms 5… This was the place in the Bible God took me to right after I prayed
for guidance, strength, & clarity!
In verses
7 & 8 of Psalms 5 it says, “But as for me, I will come into Your house in
the multitude of Your mercy; in fear (reverence) of You I will worship toward
Your holy temple. Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
make Your way straight before my face.”
No matter
the trial or even my imagination… I need to keep focusing on God. Trusting God!
Believe that if I trust Him, He will lead me the right way… even when I cannot
see any further than the next step!
Luke &
I were talking yesterday about the windshield of the car compared to the
rearview mirror… how one is so much bigger than the other. We were discussing
how when you are driving your concentration needs to be on what you see looking
through the windshield… you have the rearview mirror to glance back at to see
where you have been & to check for hazards that may be coming up on you,
but your real focus always needs to remain looking forward.
I can see
how that lines up with my daily walk as well… if I spend all my time looking
back at my failures or hurts, I will lose track of where I am headed & most
likely run off in the ditch! God gave us a memory, not to beat ourselves up
with or fret over past mistakes, but I believe it is so we can see where we have
been & what He has brought us through! All praise, honor & glory
belongs to God the Father & His Son, Jesus Christ!
Then in
verses 11 & 12 it says, “But let all those rejoice who put their trust in
You; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those also who
love Your name be joyful in You. For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous;
with favor You will surround him as with a shield.”
Trust…
Rejoice… Shout for Joy… God is your Defender… He will bless you… He is your Shield
Be Blessed as you go about your day!
Rejoicing in Truth!
Carin
X-tra -- So funny…
as I was typing the word, “shield” it hit me how God is like our “windshield”!
He is shatter-proof, always in front of us to protect & guide. The cleaner
we keep our windshield the better we can see through it! Not just on the
outside of the window, but the inside too, where that filmy smutch builds up!
