Saturday, December 8, 2012

Laying Down My Restless Spirit (Realizing That God is Enough)

Along the way I’ve spent enormous chunks of time wandering, uselessly seeking and desperately searching for the next big thing—the next big job, the next big trip, the next big adventure… I admit it; I have a restless spirit, a spirit that cries out for excitement and adventure, for connection and community, for acceptance and unconditional love.

Recently, I’ve discovered the endless source of joy that can satisfy every desire of my heart, my heart’s deepest—God. The beautiful truth is this: God is enough to satisfy all my needs. God is enough.

This statement is so simple, but living in this truth is the challenge of a lifetime. I’ve often found it very difficult to quietly live out the truth that God is enough. But, if I allow Him, God will capture my restless spirit and give me peace and serenity, bringing me home from my endless wanderings.

The good news for me is that a life lived in Christ is never boring, sedentary, or lackluster. When I fully accept God and follow to His leading in my life, He calls me to difficult, challenging, thrilling, life-changing things. Sometimes He asks me to do the impossible, and then He gives me the power to succeed—accomplishing things I could never do on my own. And the closer I get to God the more He asks me to do; and I can be successful in these tasks only when I step out in faith, holding tight to the all-powerful hand of God.

So join me as I stop seeking the endless thrills offered by this world and instead truly embrace the idea that God is enough, allowing Him to lead me on the ultimate adventure—an everlasting relationship with Him.

Final Thought: The most difficult challenge in my life thus far is simply waiting on God.

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