Too often... I go back... consider... pick it up... pick at it... mentally... emotionally... and wonder if it was right... self-consciousness taking over... after the fact...
This thought pattern... an off-shoot of the critical spirit... needs to go...
The words that came to mind this morning... in the gray dawn... between wake... and sleep... as I currently wrestle with an offering... of obedience... from last night...
Lay... it... down...
When we act in obedience... by faith... to the call of that Still Small Voice... we need to trust... trust Him with the outcome... with the gift... because it's not about us... it's about Him...
Obedience is a love-offering... placed on His altar...
Once placed... leave it... allow Him to consume it... use it... how He sees fit... trust... His purpose... and... lay... it... down...
A thought... that helps... in considering the opportunity given yesterday... words that will... release this heart... from self-torment... through self-analyzation... self-criticism... in something that wasn't even my idea to begin with...
In reality... the act of obedience... cannot be recovered... it is poured out... like water on the ground... a lamb slain on the altar...
To lay it down... is far preferable... than to find yourself standing in regret... holding the jar still filled... the bleating lamb still at your heels... facing opportunities missed... hesitation... doubt... stealing obedience...
Great Words... to help move forward... cleanse a thought life... and embolden... radical... obedience...
Lay... It... Down...
Fire came out from the presence of the Lord
and consumed the burnt offering
and the fat portions on the altar.
And when all the people saw it,
they shouted for joy
and fell facedown.
Leviticus 9:24
(my emphasis)
Father God... fill me with the awe... wonder... and joy... of offering acts of obedience on Your altar... help me to lay them down... for You to consume... according to Your will... and purpose... by faith...
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