when God speaks...listen.

So, no lie...I have been struggling with my faithfulness to the Lord a little bit, and feeling a little down about it...but this is what is so amazing about the God I serve- that He is still faithful. I picked up my devotion today (Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado) and this is what it said:

"God Make Us Right Again"

- create in me apure heart God, and make my spirit right again- Psalm 51:10

We are thirsty. Not thirsty for fame, possessions, passion, or romance. We've drunk from those pools. they are salt water in the desert. They dont quench- they kill. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness..."(Matthew 5:6)
Righteousness. Thats it. Thats what we are thirsty for. We're thirsty for a clean conscience. We crave a clean slate. We yearn for a fresh start. We pray for a hand that will enter the dark craven of ou world and do for us the one thing we cant do for ourselves- make us right again.

Wow. I am like whoa God. I get it. You are still here- and my prayer today is that you make my heart clean and pure. here's yesterdays devotion:

"The Choice is Ours"
For all its peculiarities and unevenness the Bible has a simple story. God made man. Man rejected God. God wont give up until He wins them back.
God will whisper. He will shout. He will touch and tug. He will take away our burdens. He'll even take away our blessings. If there are a thousand steps between us and Him, He will take all but one. But He will leave that fnal one for us. The choice is ours.
Please understand. His goal is not to make you happy. His goal is to make you His. His goal is not to get you what you want, it is to get you what you need.

Wow again. God really just spoke to me LOUDLY. and I am listening.

May you be encouraged as I have been encouraged.


{embrace the journey}