After going to bed last night, I was laying there reflecting on this cross stuff. I was trying to devise my plan for self-denial through fasting and I began to feel very restless. I turned on the lamp and read Psalm 37.
"Don't fret...Trust in God...Rest..."
That's good stuff. It also said, "Commit your way to the Lord; TRUST IN HIM and He will do this: HE will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun."
Even in dying to myself I've got to be totally dependent on Him. That's really the heart of the matter. Am I trusting in my ability to get there or His ability to take me to where I need to be? Lord, I repent for walking in my own strength. I rest IN YOU. Resting for the sake of resting doesn't do anything but promote growth of the butt. Resting IN YOU is powerful. It's a posture of the soul--quiet trust and confident leaning on You, God.
Oh Lord, become more in my life so that I can become less. Let me be consumed with Your cause--so caught up in your kingdom that I don't have to remind myself to die to self--so wrapped up in loving and serving You that nothing else competes for my attention and affection.
I love you, Jesus. Thank you for loving me so much. Have Your way in me. Let King Jesus have dominion in my life and through my life. May I humbly yield to You at all times in every way. May I acknowledge You as the King You are and live a life of reverent submission and worship.
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