Attention

My creator designed me to where deep in my heart I want to be love and I want to be dependent and I desperately want pleasure. More specifically He designed me to want all Him. Genesis 1:27 makes so much more sense now. He wants me so much that when my Father created me, He gave me that same desire to want. Ultimately want him.

I keep taking my focus off of what I'm created for. For what my created order is. The surface temptations and the temporal attractions for sin get in the way. Two of my very best friends reminded me of how jealous he is for all of our attention. Jealously and zealously. To rightfully protect what is most PRECIOUS to Him.

I ought to treasure the Old Testament laws. They show who He truly is in light of the Gospel and Christ. The Ten Commandments show his grace and glory all the more. I can't be burden by what I can or can't do but the grace that these are his characteristics.

"...for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments." Exodus 20:5-6

Unfailing pursuit

I love what the NLT says,

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will PURSUE me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6

The past few days, I've been searching and yearning to see his glory in the midst of enemy territory that is this world. Just trying to change my perspective and attitude.

The Lord is giving me rest in searching. By this truth alone in Psalm 23 that, He is my Shepard and restores my soul. He pursues me and meets me exactly where I am. Trace was talking about the key part of salvation, that it is Jesus Christ alone and He pursues me to have a relationship with him. I shall no longer be on an expedition to seek the treasures and desires of this world, but to explore the depths of his salvation and everything that he has endured.

My selfishness always shocks me every time. It should be a no-brainer that my thoughts and intentions are always centered around myself. But the more I know Christ and his goodness and unfailing love that pursues me, the more I fall in love with him as the lover of my soul and the desire to abandon my flesh and be with him has never been greater.

I'm sitting and eating my poptart this morning pondering what I will consume today. The Spirit helps me to find rest in what I will get the privilege to partake in today. That whenever I eat or drink, I get to thank him, and he never fails to get the glory.

Monday 8 ams..

I have been praying how to endure the experience of 8ams Monday-Friday. It's obvious that I haven't been thankful for spending the morning time with the Lord. Every moment we are in his presence is so sweet, but early mornings haven't been...

As, I'm learning what the Gospel truly is in my life, I'm learning how to apply it to my life. I'm a very visual person and I like to see things tangible. The Holy Spirit has helped me see so many simple things as God's glory and promises through coffee, dreaded showers, and the sound of that alarm clock at 6am.

This morning, I got the privilege to see the transition of night and day such a clear picture of the good news of Jesus Christ. A daily reminder that He has overcome darkness. Awaking to the good news of His resurrection. The sound of an alarm shouting praises of angels of the Lord.

"Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable...Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations." Psalm 145:2-3, 13