I know, I know! I said I was going to do 365 days worth of posts... But of course life got super crazy. But the Lord blessed me with a day off today, so I writing to you, my friends. As cheesy as it may sound, I hope this post finds you happy and well. :) Seriously!
Oh! You should probably thank my sweet friend Alyssa, for this post because in all honesty it is her pretty self that encouraged me to write again. You can follow her, here. :)
Now for today's post. LET'S ROLL.
Jesus is more than good. He is more than I could ever tell you about. He is all that matters.
He. Is. It.
This post is specifically for those people that are in a rut with their relationship with Jesus. Y'all, I know that can be the worst feeling, EVER. But there is hope, He is good. He desires you with all that He is. His love never changes. His love does not rely on who we are or what we have done, His faithful love is perfect because of who He is, and what He has done. He is LOVE.
Those truth's are what I have been learning to believe and learning to trust. I will never be good enough or do enough. I will always fail. But He never does and He won't. God has literally been stripping me of ALL that I am. He is taking the good and the bad.
My challenge to you is this: Stop, just stop. Stop trying so hard. Stop trying to fix it all. Stop trying to be good enough and REST. Rest in who Jesus is, in what He did for you. If you're thinking but how? How do I rest? I will tell you.
You can't rest in Jesus and who He is, if you don't know Him. If you are not taking the time to be with Him. To know that He is love. So rest, in the Word of God. Search. Read. Soak. REST. Listen to music that praises Him for all that He is. Then let the Word and let the truths that people sing about overtake you. Lay down all your mistakes, knowing that Jesus died for exactly those. And rest in Him. The Word will change and transform you. I promise that when you spend time in the Word, you will be a different person. When you take the focus of yourself and focus on Christ, you will live differently. It will be an abundant life in Christ.
Start here, listen to this song.
Fave lyrics are:
Breathe in me Your life
'Til Your love overtakes me.
Open up my eyes
Let me see you more clearly
Falling on my knees
'Til I love like You love me
I love You.
Sing this over yourself.
Some verses :)
Draw me after You and let us run together. Song of Solomon 1:4
..Fear not: For I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. Isaiah 43:1
If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36
And you shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13
You have said, "Seek my face." My heart says to you, "Your face, Lord, do I seek." Psalm 27:8
Seek Him and who He is with all you are, and rest.
Love you guys.
Question: What is the best way you connect with Jesus? Don't be scurred. Leave a comment and lets talk it out. :)
Sometimes I just know when God is speaking to me through someone else! This was something I just needed to be reminded of!! Thank you :) Best way I connect with Jesus? Music. Absolutely. It silences my loud mind and allows me to hear his soft whisper.
ReplyDeleteTaylor
Sister! Me too! God uses music ALL the time! I think that is why we need to be super careful on what we allow ourselves to listen too! Love ya girl! So glad you are home for the Summer!
ReplyDeleteThis was much needed, girl friend! You always bless me, through blog and in person. :) LOVED the shout out, btw. I smiled so big when I read it! haha Love ya!
ReplyDeleteThanks Monica! I definitely struggle through this from time to time. It's been great to have lots of different types of quiet times... sometimes thats meditating, journaling, worshiping (in a quiet room, on a bike or while PAINTING). God has been so faithful to reveal himself in so many different ways. But recently I've just had a desire for structure. Sometimes I feel like my time with God is a lot of random dots on blank paper which is great but I often miss the continuity of the lessons and don't really build on thing on the next. Anyway this could be too much for a blog post comment (I'm very new at this) Thank you for the difficult and sobering reminder to rest and be still.
ReplyDeleteMuriel
Alyssa, the shout out was necessary! :)
ReplyDeleteMuriel, I stinking love your heart! Thanks for sharing! By the way, I just found out I'll be in Nashville this Summer!! So maybe I can see you??