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Captivating

Over the past couple of weeks I have started a study through the Proverbs 31 Ministry called Trustworthy by Lysa Terkeurkst. Her journey through deepening her faith and trust in God has truly been inspiring. It has come at the perfect time for me as I am about to embark on an exciting new journey. The excitement has also come with fear and lots of bumps in the road, but it has also been a journey of reminding me where my trust needs to be. I trust God and I know in my heart that He is good and that He is near, but that doesn’t stop my human desires from trying to take the reins.  How many times have you tried to take things into your own hands thinking that it will turn out better? Or how many times was God’s timing just not moving quickly enough for you? I have been down both of these paths before more than once and in the end I always end up filled with more anxiety, stress, and fear, and I start looking in all the wrong places to tell me that I am doing the right thing…

Obedience

Lets talk about obedience in our journey with Christ. Being obedient to what He is calling us to do requires us to step outside of our wants and desires for something greater. The world that we live in asks us to focus on bettering ourselves, focusing on our self care, and when we focus so much inward we lose the greatest purpose God has called us to. Think about when you were growing up and maybe for some it was a sport you wanted to excel in or something in music, art whatever it was, it required discipline. It required you gathering all the equipment you would need to even begin. It required a lot of practice to be good at what you wanted to do. I remember practicing shooting for hours for basketball. My parents would send me to camps, get the best Swoop basketball shoes (those were popular back in the day) and my uniform to play. All of these things require preparation, dedication and consistent practice to keep your skills up. Why do we think it would be any different in our walk with Christ? “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not…