So I'm four days into my 30 days, and I have to say that it's been pretty easy to keep this first resolution. Thirty minutes a day is not much time and since it's my only resolution, I am feeling pretty accomplished at the end of every day.
In these few short days of reading the Bible and thinking about how to better worship God, I've learned one thing: In order to worship God, I must become acquainted with who He is. I can not worship that which I don't know. The two main attributes of God that I have meditated and read on are God as Creator and God as Liberator. Here are three scriptures that caught my attention:
"By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea into jars: he puts the deep into storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him." -Psalm 33:6-8
"I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame." Psalm 34:4-5
"Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him." Psalm 34:8
The second scripture was especially significant to me because my barrier for worship and intimacy with God is often fear. Today I praised God that he is the liberator of fear. I asked him to take away the spirit of fear and to teach me to take refuge in Him. Today I am choosing to trust in the safety the Lord provides and to accept the peace He desires to give to me.
I have a "healthy" addiction to blogs. In addition to my regular devotional, I read the blogs of Christian women to learn and be inspired...so you can imagine my excitement when I saw you started a blog! You've always been an inpsiration to me and its awesome to see how God continues to use you!
ReplyDeleteFear seems to be the word of the year. This morning I read how a lady compares our daily walk with God to a common childhood fear- afraid of the dark. When we're afraid of the dark, we're desperate and seek comfort...when morning comes, the fear disappears and we are comforted. We will continue on with our day and will not be afraid because its a brand new day. :)
Thanks for the thought Rita. It made me realize that the Lord is my 'Day' and when He is near there is no darkness or fear...ever.
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