What's on the horizon?

I am on the verge of doing something big, something incredible, perhaps unfathomable. I don't know what it is, but for the first time in a long while, I have given my all to God. I know something monumental is on the horizon! Complete surrender. I always have held back,. I know now this was because of my insecurity. I don't like not knowing, that is until now. Now I know, I just don't have all the details. I like not having the details; it grows my faith and allows God his proper authority. If I claim Him as my Master, He deserves to be treated as such. I know my life is about to explode and spread God all over. I know that I no longer feel weighed down by my sense of inferiority, for if I am lacking, it is for God's glory. In my weakness, He makes me strong! Thank you Lord for taking my defeated life and raising it up to victory! Thank you for the process, though it wasn't pretty, it was beneficial. To You be all glory. You have revived my spirit, and I will never stop praising You!

Changing for a reason

We replace God in our hearts. It is human nature. It is also in our nature to deny doing this. There is a peace that only God can provide. Humans were built to be balanced, but we can't reach that place without Him. We can't get to Him without removing our spiritual distractions. We must allow God to identify areas in our life that require surrender. Be ready, this is a painful process. First instinct is to resist, but allow God to convict you and be ready to follow through. Are you pushing God away and attempting to fill in the gaps with replacements? Social status? Food? Exercise? Career? Relationships? Sex? Drugs? Gossip? We all do it, and we all do it in different ways. Some substitutes are more obvious than others. Obviously  on the surface it is easier to identify the spiritual troubles of a drug addict than the person who tries to replace God's love with, say, a relationship. The root of both is the same- a desire to feel satisfied. Get real before God. Go to His throne and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you what area of your life you need to turn over to Him, what area is unbalanced, what places do you run to in order to hide from Him, to avoid facing His convictions? To feel a phony, counterfeit, sense of fulfillment?
We are designed to be balanced spiritually, mentally, and physically. May we seek Christ first and allow Him to be our focus and our source of satisfaction. May we define ourselves as His own, and identify our value from the priceless gift of salvation He gives freely to us. May we hunger and thirst after Him.