Monday Musings, Part 2

I am in a Discipleship class at Evergreen right now led by a woman named Robyn.  She is the real deal.  It didn't take long to tell that Robyn was a Godly woman whose faith has substance.  She is rooted and grounded in God's Word, and she gets passionate when she talks about the hidden treasures she's found in Scripture (she memorized the entire gospel of John, if that tells you anything)!  And I love and admire that!! After all the crazy things I've come across in church settings, it's so refreshing to be under the trustworthy leadership of people who sincerely seek to know the Lord.  People who are more concerned with magnifying the name of Christ than building up their own name or brand!

I don't believe God created any one of us to live a life without purpose.  It's just so easy to seek it in the wrong places.

"I want what You want, Lord, and nothing less" keeps ringing in my mind.

I want to understand and obey God's design for my life.  I don't want to be held back by stupid comparisons or fear or laziness, and I don't want to disappear into any other person's agenda or plan for me, which is something I have to watch with my personality.  I want the eyes of my heart to be enlightened to see God's good and pleasing and perfect will.  He created me with my unique blend of strengths and weaknesses for a reason, and I need clarity from Him about what step I am supposed to take next.

God promises repeatedly that He will be found by those who seek Him with ALL THEIR HEARTS (Jeremiah 29:13).  He will generously give us wisdom if we ask for it with an undivided mind and heart (James 1:5).  I have to wholeheartedly mean it when I say, "I want what You want, Lord, and nothing less!"  

Robyn's life impacts others because she walks so closely with God that His life shines through hers.  It's as simple and quiet and powerful as that.  I want my earthly life to matter in the Kingdom of God, even if it doesn't appear to matter much here and now.  I want to walk in step with Him and submit to whatever He does to "remix" my life, and I want to love and trust Him more deeply!

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