MONDAY April 12, 2010

WHAT WE PROCLAIM (Aaron Shust)

I praise You Lord Jesus.  I am grateful for Your love towards me.  I worship You and bow at Your feet.  Even though You aren’t physically in this room, I “feel” as though You are sitting right here with me.  I use this time to pour out my heart to You.  Even if I fall sometimes, I will have the strength to rise.  “Don’t give up, don’t give in”.  When I “feel” as though I can’t walk, you lift me from my chair and tell me that You will carry me if I can’t walk alone.  You will cheer me each step along the way to victory.  I love You so much, I trust You.  I know that I can fall on my face, cry out to You and You will move the mountains in my life.  You will never, ever leave me.  I lift my arms up in surrender. 

How different our Lord is.  The enemy of our soul would say, “forget it”.  You’ve failed over and over again and there’s no hope for you.  What a lie!!!  With Jesus there is victory, with Jesus there is compassion, instead of judgment.  Something I learned from Londyn (imagine that).  The weekends I have with Londyn are incredible.  Both of us have fun, I give into almost every whim that she has.  We are both totally out of control (okay, so I admitted it).  She wants, I give.  Right or wrong, that’s the way it is….so by the time she gets back to her Mom, she’s kinda hesitant and wants to stay with Meme.  That happened this weekend.  When she was leaving with her Mom, I had this thought.  “Sometimes, Mary Ann, you live “the weekend” mentality all during the week.  Your pamper and give your flesh all its desires.  Would Londyn benefit with being spoiled all the time?  She needs boundaries, it makes her secure.  Her Mom lovingly guides her to maintain many disciplines that will make her a better person.  She has to learn that just because she wants something, it won’t necessarily be good for her.”

I go back to that Scripture that I had last week.  “the sluggard craves and gets nothing, the desires of the diligent are satisfied”.  It has gotten me “out of the chair” (so to speak).  I believe that You are speaking to me loudly through this Word.  I “feel” the security when You put this boundary in front of me.  You are giving me a choice to do this or that.  I choose life, I choose to have the desires of my heart fulfilled.  I know that I  can do all things through Christ Jesus who gives me the strength.  He has overcome death, hell and the grave.  Today I will listen to Him as He gives me the boundaries that will cause me to have success.  Even on my worst day, it’s always better listening and obeying the voice of the Holy Spirit.  Sure I will have those weekend “meme” days, He delights to give me the desires of my heart.  But….life is more about living with boundaries and the daily routines.  Today I am

Within the boundaries,

Mary Ann