Don't forget

Struggle to remember. Why is it so hard to remember what the Lord tells us, what He does for us. If I abide in Him, trust in Him, follow His every direction, He is there for us. We see how things come together. Yet it is so hard. So much easier to forget. Forgetting is not good. Forgetting the past of your own life is one thing, but forgetting God - Jesus is not something we should do.

The Lord my God will not, does not forget the covenant forged with me on the day I accepted Jesus, the son of God, as my Savior.

Meditate, delight myself, immerse myself in the Lord's commands, instructions, guidelines. Be mindful of them always. Surround myself with God thoughts, His words to keep me mindful of Him always, at all times.

It is dwelling on the "what if's and whys and what nows" that stop us in our tracks, that hinder our growth, that stagnate us and move us backward. It is easy. Harder to remember God's truths, harder to be obedient to His ways, easier to do what we want, easier to forget who God is, what God is, who we are in relation to Him.

The way, God's way, was never intended to be easy. How can we learn, grow if all is easy. But too, having it all hard doesn't mean its God's way either. All in all, it still boils down to abiding with Him, your journey through life, good times, bad times, plentiful or lean, as in Ecclesiastes 3:1: "To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose (every desire) under heaven."

"My son, do not forget my law,
But let your heart keep my commands;
For length of days and long life
And peace they will add to you.
Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart,
And so find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
It will be health to your flesh,
And strength to your bones.
Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.
My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
Just as a father the son in whom he delights." (Proverbs 3: 1-12)

Pray, aim high, stay focused

Pray. Aim high. Stay focused.
Do not look to man for your blessings but look to the Lord. He can open doors for you that only He is able to do. Doors that you will not slip through but doors that only He has prepared in advance for you in your favor. Wait, and be still, patient: keep God first and everything else will follow.

So hard to do.

So easy
to become entangled
and end up
carrying a heavy load
of fear
with you every day.

God
does not want you
to become, to be
fearful.

He wants us to
trust in Him.
TRUST
He will provide
all we need.
Only He knows.

We second guess.
We look at those around
and see what we
think we're missing. We
become dissatisfied,
dismal, very sad, remorseful,
depressed.

We do things ...
yesterday, at the
work place,
I took down
pictures,
cleaned files.

Must be ready
for what I'm hearing
is coming soon.

Still, God knows.
He has come through
before.

Why
does it seem
to be so hard
Every time
to trust
He will provide?

He said He would.
He told me to
Pursue.
He told me to
stay focused, to
abide with Him.
To
Trust.

"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." (James 4: 8a)

"For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing will be there. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy." (James 3: 16-17)

"Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." (James 4: 4b)

"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." (James 4: 7)

"Do not speak evil of one another, brethren." (James 4: 11a)

"If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." (James 4: 15a)

"Therefore be patient... You also be patient ... Do not grumble against one another, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!" (James 5: 7-9)

Remember the perseverance of Job.

"Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray." (James 5: 13)

The day before yesterday ...

The day before Yesterday ...

The
adrenalin
rush
The
excitement
The
nervousness ...
For Nothing
All for nothing,
to
no avail.
It didn't
happen.

What
a
BUMMER.
Definitely.

Questions.
Thousands
upon
thousands
of
questions
remain
Pounding
in
my
head.

Searching.
Why Lord?
You knew.
Why
didn't I?
Sometimes
it seems
it takes
a lifetime
and
then
we still
have
no
answers.

Sleep.
I want
to sleep --
past the pain
past the turmoil
past the regrets.
Sleep
is
all
I want.

Perseverance ...
testing ...
stay near ...
abiding ...
To learn
Through it all.

I wish
the
struggles
would end.
Just end.

God knows
what
it is
I don't want.
He knows
what
I do want
too.

And
He knows
what is
the
ultimate
best
for me.

What do You want me to do Lord?

I can only imagine.

No.
That I probably know.
Abide in Me,
He says.
Stay beside me,
He says.
Right here
with Me.
Don't falter behind
Don't go on ahead
Walk with Me,
and I,
He says,
will be
with you always.

I will show you
The way
I want you to go,
He says.

Follow Me. Just follow Me.

"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you." -- John 15: 7

"You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you." -- John 15:16

"... without Me you can do nothing." -- John 15: 5

"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer. I have overcome the world." -- John 16:33