Delight

After five days off of reading, I am very glad to be back on track with reading everyday again. I am not sure if I like the five days of no reading at the end of the month. I will have to adjust and find something to read those days. I just read the corresponding Proverb but I think I need more. I found myself craving more to read.
Tonight I read in Matthew 10. I love the part in verse 31 where it says that we should not fear because we are Gods's most valuable creation. He delights in us. That thought is something that I constantly need to be reminded of. I tend to throw pity parties a lot. The Lord has been bombarding me lately with the idea that I am special to him. There is a phrase in a song that I keep hearing that says the every gift that I receive God determined just for me. I take that phrase and sometimes change that one word, just. I like to change it to every gift that I receive God determined BEST for me. God does everything in my life to make me grow. He knows that the hard times Are going to draw me closer to him. He knows that that is what I need. Even having two children who are ADHD and three children who have asthma issues and one child who has seizures is what God decided from the beginning of time to be best for me. God loves us too much to give us the lesser things we sometimes ask for. He has so much more planned for us. I never thought I would have 8 children but that is what determined best for me.
Psalm 37:23 says that our steps are ordered by The Lord and that He delights in us. I need to keep this in the front of mind when I am discouraged.

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