It’s
hard to focus my thoughts these days because I’m weary in many respects and my
mind is preoccupied by things of precious little consequence, especially in
light of eternity.
What
does it mean to live brave…what does that look like in my everyday life?
First
and foremost it means having my heart and mind focused on God. To read His word daily, to know what He
reveals about Himself, about me, about this fallen and broken world in which I live. About seeing the beauty that’s here even in
the midst of sin and brokenness.
It’s
about worshiping God everyday…really every moment…in thought, word and deed. Singing songs of praise, worship and adoration. Praising God even when things are amiss…praising
Him for who He is. Praising Christ and
remembering what He has done for me and all those whom He has called.
It’s
about persevering in prayer no matter what.
Especially when it seems like God is not answering my prayers and no
solution or help is in sight.
It’s
about taking the time each day to write about what I’m learning in this thing
called life, so I don’t forget it.
Lord…help
me to keep my focus on You. To be
willing to praise and worship You at all times.
To trust You in the dark and when it feels You are far away. To bring to mind Your perfect and true Word
and to choose to believe You and walk by faith, not by sight.
It’s
another Saturday morn and I wanted to participate in Lisa-Jo Baker’s FiveMinute Friday writing challenge. Head
over to “Lisa Jo Baker”, and take some time to read some of the entries from
other writers. I can promise you that
you will be blessed.
2 comments:
Nice post.
Hi Susan! I do think that it's a brave thing to keep on going even when it looks like God is not answering my prayers. That is faith, but faith is a challenge.
I like the idea of seeing beauty in the middle of sin and brokenness. After all, that's my life. And God made it, so it must have beauty in it.
Good to see you again :)
Ceil
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