Last week I asked a person this question, "What's more important, your commitment to Christ or Christ's commitment to you?" In my opinion, Christ's commitment to me is far more important than my commitment to Him. Religion would teach us our commitment is of most importance. Personally, I don't want anything to do with something that is dependent upon my performance or lack there of.
Like most of you, I have issues in my life I am laying before the Father. One area in particular I seem to volley back and forth with trusting God and picking up the worry/concern and trying to bear it in my own way. When it is at His feet, I am at peace. When I try to control or fix it, peace is far from me. I place a high value on peace, so its' absent strongly impacts many areas of my life.
Aside from the one area I am continually having to surrender to Daddy, less weighty issues (in my estimation they are less weighty) pop up from time to time. Such a situation arose this past week. In all honesty the situation was a frustration to me. I prayed about it and even thought it might be an area in which He was refining me. Not wanting to miss the opportunity for an upgrade in my thinking, I told Him what was on my heart.
I'd like to say my attitude was all peachy, sunshine and roses, but it wasn't and you know what? He. Still. Moved. Not only did He move, He moved in the way I asked for Him to move...stinky attitude and everything.
As I was laying in bed this morning, He gently reminded me He was completely trustworthy and faithful. It was then I realized He was building my faith in Him, to be able to trust Him with greater things in my life...you know, the one I keep laying down, picking up, laying down, picking up! My heart filled with thankfulness and love for my Daddy God!
He's totally able to move in that situation too...after all, His commitment to me is far stronger than my commitment to Him...BUT, the more I realize His commitment to me, the more I rest in it and the more I rest in the finished works of the Cross and Grace, the more fruitful my walk becomes...not because of me, but all because of Him. Resting in Him today, awed by His faithfulness and this is why My Soul Sings!
