I feel as if I have said goodbye to writing this blog - it's been over a month since I've posted. But that's not the type of goodbye I'm talking about. I am slowly learning that I have too many things in my life that I cling too that are not God centered or God desiring. I need to say goodbye to them. Where do I start? How do I start? How do I say Goodbye?
In order to move ahead in the life that God has for me, I need to choose Him. I need to choose to interact with God on a daily basis - and many times during the day. This is not an easy choice when "I" enters into the tract. Too often my day is about me - my time, my selfish desires, my wants, and the list continues...During the past several weeks God has made it very clear to me that much of my time is wasted on things that don't truly matter for His kingdom. Why? Because the things are centered on "me" or "I" not the I Am.
I have not been experiencing a time in the dessert, but I have been experiencing some pruning. God has been showing me more about abiding in His grace and love, something that I truly need to experience. God is faithful to walk with us when we are seeking Him. He is faithful to walk with us when we are not seeking, because he is always going to be there with an extended hand when we turn back. In the past, I've had to turn back and reach for His hand, how about you? In recent weeks, I've seen God work in my life and in lives around me and He's said to me -see "I Am" is in control and will always be at work - "I Am" has a path for you and when you venture off of it or you see others venturing off of it you can always return and learn - you can always say goodbye to the things that are a distraction from Me and I will always be here for you. Praise God for His love and grace!
Saying goodbye to the things that take priority in my life and saying hello to all that God wants for me and has for me requires faith. Hebrews 11 the faith chapter - verse 1 says "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." I am sure of what I hope for - I have seen God work over and over. So why is it so hard for me to say goodbye? Maybe because I'm afraid of feeling empty, lost, or confused. I need to return to this passage in Hebrews and be reminded of all that I have seen God do in my life and others around me. Then I need to rest in the arms of God and allow Him to fill the feelings of emptiness, loss, or confusion. I may stay in those states for awhile, but I will have God reaching out with His hand to walk with me and draw me close too Him. At some point I will experience that saying goodbye opens a whole new world of His plan for me.
I'm asking God to help me say goodbye to things that take priority in my life. I want to walk in His grip and see what He has planned for my life. Do you have things in your life that you need to say goodbye to and begin saying hello to what God has for you?
