I am so thankful for another day! What a peaceful, April snowfall I am watching out my window. I'm feeling rather useless and unproductive this week, and to top it off I had a dream last night that the missions apartment at the church needed to be cleaned and I didn’t get it done! In my dream… when I finally got to it, it was a wreck and there was no way I could get it done before the missionaries came. I was horrified and I was so glad I woke up and found it was just a dream!
But it also made me feel bad. Before I became so sick, it was my privilege to keep the missions suite clean and tidy for our visiting preachers and missionaries. I miss doing what I used to do! I miss being busy and able to go and do. Maybe I took some things for granted then. I don’t know.
When I was praying this morning, I asked the Lord if there was anything at all that I could do for Him today. Immediately Mark 12:30 came to my mind. I know the Lord put this verse on my heart because this is what it says...
Mark 12:30 “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”
He just wants me to love Him with all that I have. If my heart is right and I love Him the way I ought to love Him.
Everything else will fall into place. I don't need great strength of body or super brain power to love God with all of me. I don’t know what God has planned for me today. I don’t know what I will get done or what I will even have strength to do, but I know for sure that I can love my God and thank Him and praise Him all day long. He is worthy of all praise, just because of who He is!
Psalm 118:28 “Thou art my God, and I will praise thee:
thou art my God, I will exalt thee.”
After all....He loved us first!
I John 4:19 “We love him, because he first loved us.”
We are never useless…when we love Him who first loved us!
6 comments:
This was a major blessing when I read it. I feel useless a lot..but thank you for the Biblical reminder that I'M NOT! It's great to have that Truth to hold onto!
Thank-you for a humble reminder to love the Lord our God with all that we are in all things, great or small. He truly wants us to be thankful in all things. Love you, much, Diana.
Love your thoughts.
How wonderful to know that God loves us, and that He wants to be loved back. I miss you, Dianne, when you can't come to church, and I want you to know that I love you and that you are a great help to me in my Christian walk. EE
I too, am feeling useless today, kinda
down and thinking there is nothing I can do anymore.. I so enjoyed doing things for the Lord and others, but I thank you Dianne for this Biblical and personal reminder that we are not useless if our heart and goal is to Love the Lord always... HE will give us strength to go through each day, each struggle or trial.. HE WILL never leave or forsake us.Thanks for the reminder.. Hugs to you !
Oh how I wish I would remember this truth EVERY day! I forget too soon.
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