Hi
friends,
Hope
you all are doing fine. It’s been a while and I’m happy to have something to
share with you today.How can we make Jesus the Centre of our Life?
Often as we go up the path of life and grow up, we reach a stage where we
take a hard look at ourselves and suddenly nothing seems so sure and certain.
As new challenges and struggles arise, we may even look at ourselves in the
mirror knowing that we have
reached our limit as the Goliath in our life seems so
insurmountable. In spite of numerous past victories, we may even suddenly
shrink back intimidated by unfamiliar territory. It is often by over analyzing
and reasoning that we are paralyzed into inaction. Past experiences and anxious
thoughts often play on our minds and we are tempted into backing off or leaving
the opportunity on the shelf for some other day when we are stronger. But the truth
is that we may never get that chance again. And that open door is now closed. Who
knows it may have been the passage into all that we have been believing God and
praying for!
What then is the remedy or the way out? How can we avoid missing these
chances because we feel we are not ready ? I would like to share with you
these verses that spoke to me just this morning. 2 Chronicles 32:7,8 7 “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid
nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him.
8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our
battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of
Judah.
Here are a few things that came to mind as I meditated on these words
that spoke to my heart.
1)There is no denying that the battle is real and the enemy army is
mighty. Even when we face our Goliaths in life we need to accept the truth that
we are no match for them in our own strength. But the good news is that we are looking
at Jesus ability ,not ours and so it really doesn’t matter how able we are or
not!
2) “With him is an arm of flesh” meaning, they are just humans, but we
have supernatural assistance with us. It does not make sense when we think with
our logic or reasoning as we are talking about help in the spiritual realm
which may not be seen with our physical eyes.
3)”It is the Lord who will help us and fight our battles.” We need to be
in position and believe His Word that He will fight for us. That may often require
us to take a step in faith and obey Him even when we do not feel like it. God
always honors those who put their trust in Him. He just cannot ignore a person
who is full of faith in Him.
4)In reality, we may feel we do not have what it takes to win but the
truth is that God does not need our ability only our availability and our
obedience. He will do the rest.
5) While on earth, there will be numerous battles one after the other. Life
becomes so much easier for us when we make Jesus the centre of our lives. That
way we can be sure of the victory all the time! Let Him be glorified each and
every time. “He must increase and I must decrease.”
Click here to enjoy this beautiful song:
http://youtu.be/WKuuScgnlDE
Have a blessed week!
Take
care, God bless us,
Sparky
Laurie
