Empty Words

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Empty Words

I really didn't mean them as empty, but because I failed to back them up with action, they became empty. I said 'Yes, Lord' with mouth, thought 'I need to know for certain this is God's direction' and then did nothing other than lay out a plan. I completely stalled out.

THEN, when one of my near-and-dears asked me about it, I glibly said, 'No, I don't think I'm the one for the job.' And as soon as it was out of my mouth the conviction hit. There wasn't a rooster in sight, but I think I might've heard one crowing. Or maybe it was the birdie on my shoulder squawking. But I knew as soon as I said it that I needed to really rethink that position.

I realized that I had laid out a plan for determining whether it was God's direction or mine, and then promptly allowed everything else to crowd out the very part that would verify that it was God or me. How dumb is that?

The truth of the matter is that this thing that I was dithering about is not an easy task. It's something that could have a far reaching affect on my family and it'd be sooooo much easier for me to just stay happily in my cave than to follow through with my 'test the waters' plan and possibly see that it IS God's direction for me.

When I realized all this, and finally sat still long enough, and started praying through this...again...God gave me an opening to work with. It was like He was waiting for me to approach this His way, not mine. It's made me remember that doing the right thing in the wrong way, isn't good either.

It's about doing God's work God's way.

The One who calls you is faithful, and HE will do it. ~1 Thess. 5:24 (NIV)

4 comments:

  1. Love you, dear Peejers. Thank you for sharing your life so clearly and helping US to learn from it. What a blessing. (and yeah, I have SO been there!)

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  2. I understand what you're saying...I've done it myself.

    Lord, please give Peej direction and the desire and inner strength to complete the job You have chosen for her. In Jesus' Name, Amen

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  3. Well, that's why we need our near and dears. Sometimes the Truth is clearer to those who love us than it is to ourselves. We're blessed to have those relationships, aren't we? I can't tell you how many times the advice from a Godly friend or two has helped me.

    You go, gal, and we'll watch God get the glory, praising Him alongside you.

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  4. I needed to read this one today! Thanks, Patty!

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