Week 2 Day7
Genesis 30:1-31:16
Matthew 10:1-23
Psalm 12:1-8
Proverbs 3:13-15
Psalm 12:6
The Lords promises are pure like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.
Eating but never full!
I’m eating, but I’m never full. I just can’t see how that is possible in Christ. I’m satisfied, but not completely, because I always want more of my Savior. It’s not that I feel like something is missing, but rather every time I get another little taste of His glory it’s not enough, because I want more and more. He fills my cup completely, but once it’s to the top, my cup grows so He can fill it even more.
My flesh sits in awe of Him and I’m still for just a moment until I start chasing after Him again. The more He feeds me the hungrier I become, and the deeper I want him planted in my heart. I’m never fully satisfied because I’m greedy. I want Him all to myself at all times.
The first time you truly experience Him you finally realize what you have been missing out on and how great He is. I’m not just talking about feeling loved by the Lord or getting emotional, but rather that overwhelming feeling of complete and total surrender to a holy and glorified God. I want that everyday. I want to stand in “awe” of Him with a holy fear. I never want to stand still. I always want that hunger to keep chasing and wanting more.
Lord help me to keep running after you. Keep my heart yearning for your embrace. I want to know you inside and out. Keep my heart from becoming complacent and satisfied with where I’m at, but rather spark a fire in me that spreads to everyone in my life. Help me to burn bright so that people see you clearly in me. Help me to live holy and pure in your sight and live up to your standards and not the worlds. Thank you for choosing me, loving me, taking time with me, being patient with me and holding my hand every single day. I love you more than anything.
Refine Refine Refine
Two weeks ago one of the ladies in my mom’s prayer group was praying for me, and she shared some really cool stuff with me that the Lord showed her. It makes me mindful of where my heart is at and really excited for where the Lord has me right now, and where he is taking me.
“People see the glory of the Lord in you. But you are like a piece of metal that God is refining inside a fire. The only way a refiner knows that his work is done and is ready to come out, is when he can see his reflection in the metal. Right now you’re in a fire, and the Lord is perfecting things in you. When you come out, you will be a leader of many. You will leave footprints of gold dust when you pray for people. But be careful of pride and don’t let it enter into your heart. This verse is for you: Malachi 3:3-4”
Malachi 3:3-4
“He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years.”
Websters Dictionary:
Refine: 1. to bring to a fine or pure state; free from impurities
2. to purify from what is course, vulgar, or debasing; make elegant and cultured.
3. to make more fine, subtle, or precise
I have been changing and growing so much and it’s exciting for me. God had shown me this in my heart already, but it’s really cool how He will use other people to keep you encouraged and continue to direct you on the right path. In no way do I think I’m going to be perfect, but I am being “perfected”. He is pouring His time, love, and craftsmanship into me. The last thing I want to do is get prideful and give myself any credit, because it’s all by and through my Father.
You are so beautiful Abba. Keep me here and change my heart to be like Yours until you see Your reflection.
