He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak
Even youths grow tried and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40: 29-31
I wanted to send out a blog to let you guys know how I am doing after these past few weeks. My last bog was brutally honest in regard to the feelings I was feeling at that time. I share with you because that was only a valley that I was experiencing at the time. The Lord has brought me out of that, though it was not easy my attitude has changed now thanks to the strength I find in Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. I was attempting to live in my own strength through those transitions and good-byes. Instead of drawing on Christ for renewed strength I tried on my own and failed miserably.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin.
Hebrews 4:15
Sometimes I forget that God came to earth in the form of a human and experienced everything that I do here on earth. Jesus Christ who came to earth part man and part God was tempted and experienced all the feelings and emotions that I feel here. It is a comfort to know that I can go to Jesus with everything I feel because He sympathizes with me. He is not a God who sits in heaven and rules me with an iron fist. Instead He is my best friend who longs for my to pour out my heart to Him.
Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. Hebrews 3:1
So after reminding myself that I was not alone when it came to those feelings I made a conscious effort to change my mindset. From one of self-pity and sadness to one of hope in the fact that Jesus has my heart in His hand. I mean He knows how I feel since He created me to feel that way. When I am heavenly minded and my focus is on Jesus everything else just falls into place.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11
This has always been one of my favorite scriptures as I live my life for Christ. It is such a comfort to know that no matter what happens in life, what may be put in my path, the Lord knows them already. For a moment I chose to forget this and began to let my mind dwell on my future and I became worried about what I would do. I took my future into my own hands instead of living, remembering that if I live my life for God then I have no need to worry about my future. It is an easy concept to grasp but I am human and it is my nature to forget that and let my flesh take over.
So once again I want to share that I was in a very vulnerable place when I wrote my last blog. I was in a place where I was focused on living my life in my own strength and not in God’s strength for my life. I have been very intentional this past week to live in complete surrender to what God has for my life. Though it has not been easy it is exactly where God wants me to be. I want to finish out this Race without any regrets because I know I will never get this time back.
Until Next Time
Love You Guys
Love Annalisa
