I want to be an unveiled mirror, reflecting God's glory
to the world all around me (2 Corinthians 3:18). There are issues in my life
that prevent this from happening - they come from my fleshly, carnal nature and
shroud me in a veil.
My spirit is regenerated, but my soul is not completely
sanctified yet. I still have issues that prevent God's glory from shining from
within me. Fears, insecurities, feelings of being overwhelmed, discouragement
and an intolerance for change all block Him from being foremost in my life.
I no longer obsess over the issues that cause these
negative emotions, but some of them are still in my subconscious mind, blocking
the glory of God from fully shining out from my spirit.
God reveals these issues to me one at a time throughout
my years of spiritual growth in Him. Sometimes one issue will solve the problem
with other issues, so that we cast a net over them all at one time.
For instance, fear of change is connected to the fear of
destitution. I falsely believe that as long as I maintain the status quo, I
will be safe. There are just too many variables in life to maintain any status
quo for very long. Life happens - and when it does, it often brings change and
adversity.
So, if I lay down at God's feet this idol of wanting to
stay safe, He can fill me with His faith that believes that even in adversity,
God is my constant companion and champion (Luke 24:13-35). He never leaves or
abandons me (Hebrews 13:5).
This builds my faith in His faithfulness, so that I can
view trials as adventures and seek God's purpose even in the midst of them.
Maybe He has someone for me to witness to, or a lesson for me to learn, or some
ulterior motive that He may never reveal to me.
The more time that I spend in God's presence, the more I
allow Him to change my personality to His fruit, the less control I attempt to
maintain over my life, then the quicker He is able to sanctify my soul and the
more of His glory is revealed in me.
Prayer:
Father God, You love
us with Your everlasting love and draw us close to You by Your loving kindness
(Jeremiah 31:3). I ask Your Holy Spirit to control my every thought, word and
deed for Your glory (Colossians 3:17). Grant
us according to the riches of Your glory, to be strengthened with power through
Your Spirit in our inner being, as Christ dwells in our heart through faith
(Ephesians 3:16-17).
Root and ground us in Your love, flood us through all of our being with
all of Your fullness, oh God; so that we may have the richest measure of Your
presence and become a body wholly filled with You (Ephesians 3:18-19, Amplified
Bible).
Thought for the Day:
The Lord has searched us and intimately knows us, even when we sit down
and when we will get up and walk around again; He understands our thoughts,
even the ones we will think in the distant future; He knows every detail of our
life and is acquainted with all of our ways. - Psalm 139:1-6
