DESTINY

This was part of a holiday letter from an old boss of mine. She is someone I admire professionally as well as personally and I really appreciated her sharing this. I decided to try and put myself up against these verses and see what I learned...


God knows that you have desires. You just have to endure so that you can reap them
and do not be limited by your sight. Just trust Him and allow Him to instruct you. Then new things that have not existed before will come your way. And when you say yes to Him it will start all over again.

D- desires (Ps. 37:4) Well, I certainly haven't been delighting in the Lord. Traveling has kept us from church and laziness has kept me from the Word. Shame on me to expect a loving God to give without receiving.

E- endurance (Heb. 12:1) Sheesh, I haven't been enduring or actively pursuing anything (spiritual, academic, or physical) since my last final. I have let laziness take over in most aspects of my life.

S- sight (2 Cor. 5:7) I am desperate to *SEE* an answer to our family's job situation, for both of us. I am struggling to just believe that the right things will happen, even though I've experienced that a number of times, specifically related to jobs.

T- trust (Pro 3:5) Hard to actively trust when I don't interact.

I- instruction (Pro. 8:33) Can't hear something if I'm not listening for it.

N- new (not existing before) (Lam. 3:23) I have to add verse 22 to that. Here comes the encouragement. It doesn't matter what I haven't been doing. (v22) "The STEADFAST love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end." I've got to get back into that mindset. He does His work. The only work for me to do is talk with Him and be open to doing His work.

Y- yes (Matt. 5:37) This passage is about taking oaths, making promises. The verse says to just come out and be straight about whatever it is. For me, I made my promise to God (however faulty) that I would be His child and work for His glory. Well, I seem to have forgotten my "YES" and settled for a "when it is convenient or easy".

My major struggle right now is routine. I've blogged about this before...I need structure, deadlines, and to-do lists. Things don't get done without those things. This goes for everything in my life, running, school work, cleaning, and spending time in the Word. I'm seeing now (again, for the millionth time) how this affects my whole life. Time to get cracking on being real with myself again. Laziness over. Prayers would be appreciated for perseverance, an open heart & mind, and faith. I'll ask for prayers for the specific stuff later, once I get back on track with this mess.