Thursday, May 7, 2009

Quote

I had to share this quote that a friend sent me from church. It's from the book How People Change.

Each morning that greets me is full of hope
Not because I am successful at what I am doing,
Or because the people near me appreciate me,
Or because circumstances are easy,
but because God is, and he is my Father.
To look at the morning any other way
Is to believe a lie.
To live in hope is to live in truth;
To live in truth is to bring him glory;
To bring God glory in my daily living
Is the highest form of worship.

This is chalked full of good stuff. You can't have hope without TRUTH(hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart), and living in truth brings God glory and that bringing God glory in my DAILY LIVING ( thoughts, motives, attitudes, purposes, agendas, you get it by now probably... I won't break out the thesaurus) is the HIGHEST form of worship. He doesn't need showy actions, he wants the depths of the heart. (proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.) This pretty much slams pragmatic, end justifies the means mentality. God wants me to give Him the details, he wants the means.
One of the things I have been learning through this housing process is that I don't have to make this happen... I don't have to go out on a limb and do something that feels uncomfortable to make something happen. Through out my life I have learned that if I'm earnestly seeking and praying for God's will and handing over said circumstance that He gives you peace when you're where He wants you.
At the risk of squandering my sleep I am going to go for now and quit my "mind to fingers communication on the keyboard".

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