Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008

February 13, 2008

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February 13, 2008
Today’s Reading http://timewithgod.mypodcast.com
Jeremiah 45-46; lamentations 5; Mark 15:21-47

Yesterday it was back in the saddle again for me. After breakfast, and throwing a load of laundry in the wash, I dashed off to work. I spent quite a bit of time working on our podcasts, a few of them are published, with more to go. I published Dr Kent Hoven’s first video (in audio form) to our evening service forum. I also worked on this Saturday’s radio broadcast. After that I spent some time in the black hole, working on the church’s web page. It can be slow going. Carl and Sonja stopped in. Sonja made dinner for us! Boy was it good! Pork, stuffing, baked potato and cauliflower! Hmmmmm. Then I ran of to record a few intro’s with Kyle, and after dinner, it was back out to church for “the 12” our men’s ministry meeting. I had a great time of fellowship with Carl, Rich and Dave. Dave you had us laughing again.

This week’s theme verse. Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.”

I have lived with me, all my life. In fact, I spend all day with me - every day! I tend to listen to my own opinions and thoughts more than I listen to others. I think that I know my strengths and weaknesses. I have an idea of my own emotional and spiritual condition. I also tend to have a pretty high opinion of my own viewpoints and opinions. I lean on them. I always have. Sometimes they have served me well, and other times… well, let’s just say, “not so good.” Proverbs 3 tells us NOT to lean on our own understanding. And instead to lean on God and His Word. Now that is difficult. It goes against everything we have ever done all our lives. It leaves us out of control, no longer in the driver’s seat. For some of us, that’s just plain scary. When God’s word tells us how to live, and that runs counter to the way we’ve always done it, doing it God’s way can be tough. Our internal alarms go off! Panic sets in. But God’s way is always best. I guess we know that – up here, in our head. But it’s just tougher getting it down into our heart. That’s what trust is all about. Trust Him. He has our best interest in mind. Lean on Jesus, not on your own understanding.

Dear Father, sometimes it is difficult to just lean back and lean on you. I feel much safer when I am in control. But father, so many times I’ve made a mess of things doing it my way. I know it’s time that I settled the issue. Your understanding is so much greater than my understanding. Your ways are so much higher than my ways. Help me with the panic, Lord, help me to rest in you deep in my heart. I choose to trust in your understanding rather than in mine.

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