Simply Trust

I'm the kind of guy that really enjoys saying those profound phrases. You know... the one liners that can really change minds about things. So I often fish around in my mind for perfect words that would form that one sentence with the facade of wisdom and deep thought. I think sometimes I have those one hit wonders (at least in my opinion) but most of the time I spend my conversations fumbling around with words. Failing quite often at articulating even the simplest of emotions or thoughts. This often somehow confuses me and I have a hard time putting my finger on what he's doing.

Tonight I had a well spring of emotions and thoughts stirring inside me. So imediately I started fishing in my head for words that would profoundly proclaim what God is doing inside me. Nothing...

The plain and simple answer says it the best... trust God. That is what God is doing within me. He's teaching me to trust him.

I think we complicate things in trying to make everything seem so deep and important. I feel God saying "Keep it simple stupid." with a big smile on his face.

A Chante in Perspective

I first off want to say that I am incredibly blessed to see so many God orchastrated relationships. Never could I have imagined seeing what I see every day in my friends.

I use to have such a bad perception or position about these relationships. Everytime I'd see one of these relationships I turn inward and selfishly complain that I don't have it right now. Sometimes I'd even grow bitter towards those new couples, not wanting to be around them at all. Most of the time though I'd get really discouraged which can sometimes lead me into a sense of hopelessness

The Lord has done/is doing a powerful work within my heart about this. Today at Ehop I was sitting there looking around at all the wonderful couples and I began to be encouraged. Instead of seeing spoiled people (let's face the fact that we all are) I see brothers in the Lord that I've prayed with in the midts of their struggles with women now walking in confidence and security with the person that they are pretty much going to marry. Some of my friends that I've prayed with are already married and one has a kid on the way (Matt). I remember standing in Matt's driveway praying for each other over the very thing that He is walking out right now. I am so incredibly encouraged by that. I mean these are men that have struggled and pressed for the woman they were made to be with and are now seeing the answer to the prayers. Instead of seeing people enjoying what I'm waiting for as if it was getting rubbed in my face... I see God testifying his faithfulness to me. I think daily God is telling me through these amazing relationships "Here is my garruntee that I will take care of your need".

This also encourages me to trust in the Lord and wait on him all the more. Tobi said something that I really want to amen right now. These relationships that I see that are SO AMAZING are that way cause they are God's will. These people have sought the Lord and surrendered to him and his desires for their life and are reaping the fruit of it. I could right now probably find me a girlfriend and get rid of my singleness but what's the point? Not only will that be a waist of my time it will also suck really really bad. It will not at all measure up to the fullness of what God made relationships to be.

So I just want to say thank you to these couples. Thank you Jesse and Matt. Thank you Sam and Weaser. Thank you Paul and Chelsea. Thank you Spencer and Amber. Thank you Luke and Savanah. Thank you Tyler and Molly. Thank you Teddy and Ellie. Thank you Russ and Megan. Thank you Chuck Norris and Rachel. You all have been such amazing examples to me and I am blessed to witness you guy's be such great testimonies of Christ and the Church. (There are other relationships but I'm tired of writing thank you lol)

Decietful Heart

Jer 17:9 "The heart is decietful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"

This has been an ever increasing reality to me. This past couple of weeks my heart has been a lot like the dog from "Up". It really doesn't know it's up from it's down. It is constantly unfocused and often easily dis GIRL!... distracted. It's so much like a raging beast when not in proper alignment with God.

I think "just follow your heart" or any other reference to having you heart be the driving force in your decision making is not only corny but is also a very stupid idea. My heart does not know what is best for it. I think it often doesn't even comprehend what it wants.

I'm finding more and more as time goes by that I need to, through my spirit, discipline my heart with the Word of God. Through this I can bring it into alignment not only with reality but with God's heart, which is by far the most satisfying place it can be in.

So don't follow your heart... follow God's Spirit and discipline your heart accordingly. You heart is not meant to be the decision maker. It's meant to compliment and empower the decisions already made.

Today you can either let your heart drag you around town, or you can have it on a leash following your spirit as you follow the Lord.