"Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;"
I read this verse during my quiet time today and it just really struck me. What am I doing on a daily basis to seek the Lord? I feel like sometimes I get so stuck on my head knowledge of who God is that I forget that I still need that personal heart knowledge of Him. Do I seek Him on a daily basis? Do I look to know His character like I look to know others personally? The Lord has really convicted me lately that I seek joy and satisfaction in the things of this world rather than in Him... only later to find out that none of those can bring me true satisfaction (which I knew to begin with but still tried). That brings me to my other train of thought...
Does my life radiate the love the Lord? Do I radiate the joy He brings in my life? Am I experiencing the full joy that He brings for that matter? Sadly, I do not feel like. Joy is not based on circumstantial things and I know that I have an everlasting joy from the Lord that is not based on emotions. So many times I rely on my emotions to determine how much joy I have. Philippians 4:4 says to rejoice in the Lord always and that is something that I really need to work on. One thing that I desire most is that my life would lead others to Christ no matter the circumstance.
1 comment:
amen! I can't say I lack joy, but there is an enthusiastic joyful innocence that left me since the spring. I'm workin on it too :)
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