I read John 15 today and He reminded me that He's always with me, no matter what, that He teaches me and that I need to depend upon Him. It gave me strength today. I think today will be a good day, in spite of experiments not working. I feel better. He changed my attitude and mindset. And Yvonne gave me a delicious nectarine! Isn't she sweet? Thanks, Lord, for your loving reminders. You are so good to me.
The Lord convicted me of this today. I was down in the dumps, but then I realized, I was not having His attitude. I needed to ask Him to give me a right spirit and I surrended that to Him. I can be selfish many days. I focus too much on myself and my own worries. When He reminded me of this fact, and I accepted it, He gave me peace that I've not had in a while. I think I've been stuck in a rut of self-pity. It's a dangerous trap.
I read John 15 today and He reminded me that He's always with me, no matter what, that He teaches me and that I need to depend upon Him. It gave me strength today. I think today will be a good day, in spite of experiments not working. I feel better. He changed my attitude and mindset. And Yvonne gave me a delicious nectarine! Isn't she sweet? Thanks, Lord, for your loving reminders. You are so good to me.
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God moves in the deserts in our livesIn this point in my life, I still see God moving around me. I see Him giving me opportunities and opening doors for me both in science and in talking to others about Him. Even so, I feel in a wilderness place where it is difficult for me to contact Him, feel Him, hear Him. Have you had the experience of laying your head on your pillow at night, then being haunted by nightmares that happened in your life? Compared to some, I don't have anything to speak of. Just things I'd rather forget - hallucinations during my sickness, fears, scars. This is true some days for me, and I know I am not alone. The world is a dark place. Some things that happen leave an imprint that never really goes away. However, reading this passage in The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee reminded me that Jesus works in the dark, silent places of our lives, in which we seem alone and nothing seems to be happening. It's important to remember that. I've seen it in my life, that He is with me, but hearing this Word from Him was very comforting and spoke to the desert in my heart. I'm not by it suggesting that the Lord *causes* evil in our lives. I don't believe evil is "God's will." But He does use everything that happens to us, even suffering, to gives us a more clear picture of Him. I hope this passage will minister to you likewise. Chapter 13: The Path of Progress: Bearing the Cross |
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