Me

I sat down to do my devotional this morning in the mind set of I want to get this done so I can go about my day.

I can only imagine what the Lord thought as he watched me sit down and begin to read the short passage from Jesus Calling.

 He probably laughed thinking, "Oh YOU just think you can be done with me quickly."

"Open your heart and mind to receive all that I have for you.

Do not be ashamed of your emptiness.

Instead, view it as the optimal condition for being filled with My Peace.

 It is easy to touch up your outward appearance, to look as if you have it all together.

YOUR attempts to look good can fool most people.

But I see straight through you, into the depths of your being."

[JesusCalling]

He got me at not being ashamed of my emptiness, its easy to touch up your outward appearance, MY attempts to look good can fool MOST people.

Oh, dang.

I like how its uses the words "your, you" 8 times in this short paragraph, because that is EXACTLY what I am thinking about...

ME...

I catch myself going into time with the Lord thinking about myself,

what should I change

how this can center MY life,

how I need to get this done,

what am I getting out of this,

what do people think of ME when I do this.

A "Famous" quote from my favorite movie The Princess Diaries is Mia saying...

 "And then I realized how many stupid times a day I used the word "I". In fact, probably all I ever do is think about myself. And how lame is that when there's, like, 7 billion other people out there on the planet and when.."

YOU GO MIA! My point exactly.

Except when I have an Almighty, All Powerful, Loving Creator who has my best interest in mind,

 Why do I try to make things about ME?

I heard on XM Radio "The Message" the other day a quote that says something along the lines of

 "Think of why you worship and remember that God knows why you really do it."

"But I see straight through you into the depths of your being"

He knows our biggest struggles, our biggest pleasures. He knows what we really want and what we really need. He knows the real reason why I spend time with him.

I don't know about you but this sorta scares me because that means he knows the dark things in the pit of my stomach and still loves me the same.

"For I am convinced that

neither death nor life,

neither angels nor demons,

neither the present nor the future,

nor any powers,

neither height nor depth,

nor anything else in all creation,

will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Romans 8:38-39

incredible...

With Love From my Father,

Diane Elizabeth