Who Is Your Source?

Good morning, Sisters (& Brothers)!

What a profound question...who is your source? where do you get your strength? your joy? your peace? resilience? willingness to move forward? or stand still? If we have expectations from others, we might be disappointed. As much as others will try (or not) to BE what we (think) we need, they can and often will fail or come short. Intentional or not... humans are frail and finite. Even if "our" humans aren't aware of their frailities, they still are. They may have certain areas that are their strengths but we all have some areas where we are weak (which is why we need Him to be the Strength of our lives.) We can have unrealistic expectations of others and they CANNOT BE what we want them to be. So, we cover them in prayer and rest in the promises that the Lord is for us and is helping our infirmities (& our humans. smile)

(okay, yes, I just watched Avatar...so it shows up in my writing. Pray for me. LOL!)

If we look to the hills from which cometh our help, we are assured that our help comes from the Lord. There are many, many scriptures reassuring the believer that God is for us. We can get so caught up in the cares of this life, the deceitfulness of sin and the desires to have things that we cease to stay focused on Who our Source really is. When we begin to expect our spouses, friends, or others to fulfill us, we begin the slow migration from the presence of the real Source. When we allow our minds and thoughts to wander into what is NOT lovely, pure or of a good report, we descend slowly into the war of our souls. The Scriptures says that He will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on ME. I recently read Brother Lawrence's Practice the Presence of God. If we could just remember during the day and during our activities that God is right there with us and there is nothing greater than pleasing Him. If we please Him, others will be pleased. We treat others with the same love (by this shall all men know that we are His disciples...love) that the Lord Jesus has shown us. We love them with the same mercy, compassion and quick forgiveness. When we harbor ill thoughts about someone or something, we taint ourselves and open an opportunity for the little fox to destroy the vine that the Lord is growing through us.

If we really trust Him as our Source today, let's remind ourselves and others...that we live a life that demonstrates who we are really trusting. Speaking to ourselves... building up ourselves and acknowledging Him in all our ways and He WILL direct our steps.

It may take some getting used to... keeping Him first in our thoughts, but if you practice something long enough it becomes a natural or second nature... even if it is a bad habit.

With all of the economic uncertainties in our world, He is the only REAL Help... as He always has been. So, keep your eyes forward. Heart fixed. Mind made up.

If you work a secular job, there are many things during the day that vie for your attention and distract you from remembering that He is your Source. But my Sisters and Brothers, when you realize that you are no longer focused on Him, just jump right back into it. Pleasing Him should be our highest priority. This is not a license to allow others to kick you around, but it is an opportunity to fellowship with our Lord all the day long. The Lord will not let you get taken advantage of, as such. He always has a plan for your success. But remember God doesn't measure success in money but in how much pleasure he receives from our lives.

Give Him glory today! He is our Source!

In Him and for His glory,
Edna