It is 5:15 am and I am sitting on the couch, coffee in one hand, devotional in the other, and my laptop open. I hear it humming softly as I sit here trying to apply this morning's devotional to my life, but my mind is blank; I have nothing. I begin to wonder, is it too early? After two months of blogging, am I done? Do I have nothing else to give? But God made me realize that this isn't about me. Spending quiet time with Him is not about what He can do for me. It is about what He can do with me. Every page of this devotional is Him speaking to me about His love and His presence. Who cares if I cannot apply it to a personal experience. How selfish to think that God placed this book in my care to have it only apply to me. Here is today's devotional, and I know it will speak to all of us.
He speaks to us from the depths of our being. Hear Him say soothing words of peace, assuring us of His love. Do not listen to voices of accusation, for they are not from Him. He speaks in love-tones, lifting us up. His Spirit convicts cleanly, without crushing words of shame. Let the Spirit take charge of our minds. Be transformed by the truth that He lives within us. Let His light shine in us; do not dim it with worries or fears. Holiness is letting Him live through us. Since He dwells in us, we are fully equipped to be holy. Pause before responding to people or situations, giving His Spirit space to act through us. He wants to inhabit all our moments, gracing our thoughts, words and behavior.
Romans 8:1-2; Colossians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 6:19
I was awaken by Jeremy this morning as He was getting ready for work. By the time he left, I was fully awake. Instead of trying to go back to sleep, only to wake up an hour or so later, I decided to have coffee and spend time with the Lord in peace and quiet. It is during this time, when it is utterly quiet, that He speaks to me from the depths of my being. When there is no distraction, and it is just me and the Lord, He reveals to me about how selfish I have been. I started this blog so that I can allow God to heal me, hoping that through each devotional I can be transformed. While I have made some great improvements, there are days when I feel like it's one step forward, two steps back. I read and blog, only to go back to the person I want to change. But I am a work in progress, and even though I have changes that need to be made, I know that this blog is a tool to reach others as well. I am a vessel of God, here to do His works, not my own.
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