Too Good to me
He has been whispering "sweet nothings" to me like the waves of an ocean lap the shore; unceasing and soft...or it could be that i am actually, "tuning in". My flesh has been rearing its ugly head lately...and i have been allowing Satan to impart his lies that I am controlled by this sin...but my Redeemer has reminded me that I am a "slave to righteousness". I just did a little reading in my fav. book of the last few months, Isaiah. The title of this chapter is "Isreal the chosen." It's an intentionally ironic title b/c the chapter talks of the idolatry of the Isrealites. The message behind the irony? I think it is to convey that we, as His children, His chosen, are desired, longed for and fought for. Yet, we spend our entire lives seeking someone or something that will chose us, make us feel wanted, needed and fulfilled. He brought me to 1 Thes. where it says, "For WE KNOW that GOd has CHOSEN YOU." This purpose seems to be confirmed in a later verse which says, "I Am the first and the last" He spoke to me today when i read this...like a wind hits with such force that it burns, so this made my heart burn in excitement, in realization and in conviction. "Kate, I AM the beginning and the end of all you are, of all you will become, of all you disire. I am the FIRST you need to come to seek satisfaction and the last place you will ever need to go because, YOU WILL BE SATISFIED BY ME." Then His word came to life again; "for I WILL pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground." I don't want to shape idols any longer. I know He is the only Rock, all else is shifting sand...and i want to build my house on this Rock...I want to end my worthless pursuits and pursue WHOLE-HEARTEDLY the One who remains. Over the last few weeks, i've been asking Him what it means, how it looks to live the "abundant life"...and yesterday, while praising Him, He said, .."Kate, before you experience the abundant life, you need to be willing to give up that with which i ask you to..." If i really knew just how much He loves me, I would always be willing o receive anything from His hand. Mark 8:34 says, "If anyone would come after Me, He MUST deny himself ..." This is not a suggestion, but a requirement. I need to deny my flesh, my selfish, dissatisfying desires, and all that which keeps me from experiencing Him...THEN i can truly follow Him, THEN i can experience that ABUNDANT life! Another lesson i've learned; there are no choices, no decisions, without concequences...what i FEED in my life becomes what I crave. It's quite an obviouse concept, but i seem to need to learn things, ALL things, through experience.
If anyone is reading this, please e-mail me your prayer requests, and praises...GOD is so Great and it is an amazing thing to be in this Body and to carry one another...our prayers are weak but our God is so strong....and He truly does hear them! Anyway, the e-mail is KatesCaptivated@hotmail.com. May the God of our lives fill you with a peace and joy in knowing Who He is- may His unfailing love flood over you!
Falling in love, Kate
He has been whispering "sweet nothings" to me like the waves of an ocean lap the shore; unceasing and soft...or it could be that i am actually, "tuning in". My flesh has been rearing its ugly head lately...and i have been allowing Satan to impart his lies that I am controlled by this sin...but my Redeemer has reminded me that I am a "slave to righteousness". I just did a little reading in my fav. book of the last few months, Isaiah. The title of this chapter is "Isreal the chosen." It's an intentionally ironic title b/c the chapter talks of the idolatry of the Isrealites. The message behind the irony? I think it is to convey that we, as His children, His chosen, are desired, longed for and fought for. Yet, we spend our entire lives seeking someone or something that will chose us, make us feel wanted, needed and fulfilled. He brought me to 1 Thes. where it says, "For WE KNOW that GOd has CHOSEN YOU." This purpose seems to be confirmed in a later verse which says, "I Am the first and the last" He spoke to me today when i read this...like a wind hits with such force that it burns, so this made my heart burn in excitement, in realization and in conviction. "Kate, I AM the beginning and the end of all you are, of all you will become, of all you disire. I am the FIRST you need to come to seek satisfaction and the last place you will ever need to go because, YOU WILL BE SATISFIED BY ME." Then His word came to life again; "for I WILL pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground." I don't want to shape idols any longer. I know He is the only Rock, all else is shifting sand...and i want to build my house on this Rock...I want to end my worthless pursuits and pursue WHOLE-HEARTEDLY the One who remains. Over the last few weeks, i've been asking Him what it means, how it looks to live the "abundant life"...and yesterday, while praising Him, He said, .."Kate, before you experience the abundant life, you need to be willing to give up that with which i ask you to..." If i really knew just how much He loves me, I would always be willing o receive anything from His hand. Mark 8:34 says, "If anyone would come after Me, He MUST deny himself ..." This is not a suggestion, but a requirement. I need to deny my flesh, my selfish, dissatisfying desires, and all that which keeps me from experiencing Him...THEN i can truly follow Him, THEN i can experience that ABUNDANT life! Another lesson i've learned; there are no choices, no decisions, without concequences...what i FEED in my life becomes what I crave. It's quite an obviouse concept, but i seem to need to learn things, ALL things, through experience.
If anyone is reading this, please e-mail me your prayer requests, and praises...GOD is so Great and it is an amazing thing to be in this Body and to carry one another...our prayers are weak but our God is so strong....and He truly does hear them! Anyway, the e-mail is KatesCaptivated@hotmail.com. May the God of our lives fill you with a peace and joy in knowing Who He is- may His unfailing love flood over you!
Falling in love, Kate
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