God is truly amazing. He shows us
answers to our questions in His timing and in His way. November
7, 2016, that is the date that God gave me my word for the year 2017.
My word for 2017 is Openness. I looked up the word to see what the
dictionary defined it as.
[Openness is a noun, and is defined
as lack of restrictions; accessibility.
It is also defined as acceptance of or receptiveness to change or new
ideas.]
God has started making the changes, and I have already been receptive to
those changes. The last six months have
been full of changes and new ideas. I have been on a journey, not only
emotionally, but physically. There has
been a constant in it all, and that is my Lord.
I would have to say the last three months, I have become closer and more
dependent on God. He keeps showing me His
amazing love. Every day I see His works
all around me. He is always there.
This last several months have been some of the more challenging, and with
so many questions that I have had. God
is showing me that He’s got me, and He’s got my back. He will not lead me astray, or in the wrong
direction.
“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue
rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because You will not abandon my soul
to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see corruption. You have made known to me the paths of life,
You will fill me with joy in Your presence.”
Acts 2:26-28
Recently, as I was having my devotions, I was open with God and with
myself. I sat on the recliner that has
become my prayer recliner. I wrote down
my prayer in my prayer journal, and as I wrote, I became more honest with
myself. God already knows my heart, but
I was honest with Him too.
I was struggling and scared. Doubt
was creeping in. Here He has given me
this answer and I was having doubts.
Yes, I said it. I was doubting
Him. He knew that I was, and He was
there to reassure me.
Though I was doubting him, I was focused on Him. I looked to Him for the answers, and will
continue to do so. He is God, He can
handle whatever I throw at Him, if I am open with Him, and with myself.
I realize that the doubts are of the devil, and in Jesus’ name, God
rebuked the devil and the devil fled.
“Submit yourselves, then, to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7. I cling to that promise.
God is God and I am not. I can’t
do it on my own. The more open I am, the
more He can come into my heart, my mind, and my soul. So, when doubts come in, I look to Him, and
my heart is open.
I am open to the will of God. He
will not lead me astray. You can trust
Him too.
Dear
Lord, Thank You for revealing yourself to me today in a moment of weakness, You
were there to be my stronghold. Thank
you that I can be open with you and myself.
You are my Lord, In Jesus’ Name Amen.
Laura
Maxson
