God

“You don’t need to know everything when you’re with someone you trust.” – Bob Goff, Love Does

I’m a worrier. I worry about all sorts of stupid stuff. I stress out about the weirdest stuff too. I’m a planner. I like to have all the details mapped out at least two weeks before. I also love schedules. I love consistency. I’m a control freak. I like to know everything that’s going on… Basically I’m a weirdo. Even though some of those personality traits are good traits, it often gets in the way of my relationship with God.

Trusting the Lord with all your heart is no easy feat. See God doesn’t always give us all the info up front. He doesn’t always explain what He’s about to do… BUT He does promise that He’s never leaving or forsaking you (Deuteronomy 31:6).

Leaning not on my own understanding is my biggest problem. I’m a smart girl. I can figure out just about anything. I could figure out life on my own. Would it ever turn out right? No, but I could attempt to. In fact a lot of times I find this happening. I start leaning on my own understanding and then I wonder why my life’s a mess!

In all your ways submit to him because He know what He’s doing. He created the heavens and earth… He knows what He’s doing.

He will make your paths straight because He loves you so much. He sent His only son for you (John 3:16). He cares so much about your future… He even knows your future and wants you to prosper (Jeremiah 29:11)!

So when you start to feel anxious about your future think about whom you trust. Are you trusting God, who will take care of you no matter what, or yourself. Go with the flow and just TRUST GOD!

Each Tuesday and Thursday I’ll be sharing a short devotional. Each devotional will look a little different. Some days it may be a short paragraph and some days it may be longer. Some days I may make sense while some days I may seem absolutely crazy (give me some grace, please)… I pray that you won’t stop here. My hope is that you will take it a step further. My goal is to help you grow closer to the Lord and I pray that your relationship with Him will grow stronger.

It’s a quiet morning. I’ve put everything on pause for a few days. Stepping away from the city to just sit… Have no place to be at a certain time. Do absolutely nothing but relax. These are the days my soul needs… Yes needs.

“Let ALL that I am WAIT quietly before God, for my hope is in Him.” (Psalm 62:5 NLT, emphasis added)

I live in the city so I’m used to everything being fast paced. I’m used to driving five over the speed limit and still being passed. I’m used to doing something every day or else I get “bored.” It’s like I have to be doing something or else I’ll go crazy. What happened to just sitting? Sitting and listening to the Lord? I think that I feel like I don’t hear from the Lord because I’m too busy to listen… Ouch.

I could come up with all kinds of excuses on why I don’t read my Bible every day or pray but I think it could all be summed up into one reason: I’m too busy for God. Yeah I said it. I have a social life, church stuff, blog stuff, school stuff (and school hasn’t even started yet), and family to spend time with. So you’re telling me that spending time listening to God is supposed to fit in there?

After months of feeling like I could never get my head above water it finally clicked. The reason I was such a mess was because I wasn’t spending time with the Lord… When your relationship with God isn’t your first priority your life WILL be a mess. I’m not trying to sound like I have it all together, because I don’t, but unless you are continually putting time into your relationship with God it’s not going to work. I’m sharing this with you because this is something I struggle with. I struggle with putting God into my schedule instead of planning my schedule around God.

So today there’s no schedule. Nothing but spending time in His presence. I’m surrounded by hundreds of acres of nothing but land. No distractions. Just me and Him.

Find your quiet place today and make an effort to put your relationship with Him first. I’m not talking putting God’s first in your Instagram bio, but actually putting Him first. Deciding that reading His word is more important than checking Instagram 50+ times a day.

“Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalm 46:10 NIV)

My Granny’s porch in Graford, TX.

Thursday August 21st, 2014: Who Ya Trustin’?

Tuesday August 5, 2014 Press Pause