"Lord, Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you." Ps. 84:12

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Lord IS Good. All the time, all the time.

I have recently been struggling with and praying fervently about my job. I find no joy in it, I have no time for anything else, my ambitions are/have been set on the money, and not to serve the Lord, nor glorify him. All of my co-workers are "Christians" but live their lives in a manner I would think is displeasing to the the Lord. With all of these thoughts, the Lord is somehow pushing me to continue to work here.

This morning I got down on my knees and surrendered my life to Him. I can't do it by myself. I desperately need the God who loved me so much, He sent his perfect son on the cross for me. My only reaction would be to exalt and glorify Him in EVERYTHING I do. No matter what it be. I opened my bible to Colossians this morning and read this after my prayer of surrender, and asking for wisdom and guidance over this topic:

Thanksgiving and Prayer

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s peoplethe faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant,[c] who is a faithful minister of Christ on our[d] behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you.We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[e] 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you[f] to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

The Lord spoke to me through this, and convinced me that no matter what I do, as long as I am showing people His love, and am doing it for his glory, and not my own, I am pleasing him, and doing his will. 

Jesus, 
I love you. Thank you for your sacrifice on the cross. Thank you for your love. Let me be a light to the dark today, and glorify you in everything I do. When working, I pray that I work diligently and without complaining all for you. Lord, you have my life. I am Yours. 

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