This New Year is different. I know in my spirit and soul that 2019 will mean fulfillment of dreams as no year has done for me for a very long time. A season of serious pruning is nearly complete: The end of a job, the move of one part of my family out of state, the healing of my vision, continued restoration of health, the healing of my soul from the past.
This morning I know that the restlessness I feel is due to this coming change. At some moments, I confuse restlessness with anxiety. They are not the same for me but both can result in agitation. Seeking God’s face for what is going on in my soul restores His peace and certain knowledge that He is working all things together for my good.
I am learning yet again to rein in my natural desire to want what’s coming now and not later. Immediate action is my nature and can start me running ahead of where God has laid my path. Fortunately, He is able to slow me down; indeed, He is never late and waiting on Him and His time is not an option. Entertaining the notion that He also is never early can be irksome, but the prayer years ago to learn patience continues to be answered – sometimes to my discomfort. But I am thankful that the lesson continues, changing me to be more like Jesus and less like me.
Each year, I ask for a scripture for the following year. It came unusually early this year as I sought His face for my prayer team at church. I believe we are on a journey together and the word is for us all. I receive it today for myself – perhaps it may be for some of my cherished subscribers as well:
II Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself grant you His peace at all times and in every way [that peace and spiritual well-being that comes to those who walk with Him, regardless of life’s circumstances]. The Lord be with you all.
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