Here are 10 suggestions that might help:
1.
…like her (add name) _______ because she’s
pretty and thin.
2.
…successful in my career
3.
…financially comfortable
4.
…married
5.
…a mom
6.
…like them, popular and accepted
7.
…free from physical pain
8.
…healthy and well
9.
…live my dream to be a _______ (fill in blank)
10.
…young again
Too often I’ve been personally consumed with all my wants and desires,
that I missed what God had for me. Have you? Are you always wanting, wishing and longing for something? A desire. Fulfilled dream. The need to be fulfilled. We all have an insatiable longing for fulfillment. In our jobs, marriages, singleness, in retirement, life.
I recently heard an incredible message at church that jolted me out of my self-consuming haze. It challenged me to return to that place of abandon and surrender to the Lord that I know brings true fulfillment.
The message was about being ready; ready to meet the Lord
when He returns. That day will be experienced by everyone, whether you’re a
believer or not. We will all see Him. Some will be ready. Some won’t. As I
think about that day, my longings and desires to be like someone else, to be
successful, smarter, prettier, thinner, whatever, are fading in light of reality.
Being ready for THAT DAY takes a lot of preparation. It’s
parallel to what a bride does before she meets her groom to pledge her abandoned
love and commitment to him for a lifetime. That’s a day she has dreamed about
and looked forward to her whole life. She thinks about it, talks about it with
her friends, plans and daydreams about that day. She wouldn’t dare meet her
groom without proper preparation.
I want to be ready when I meet Jesus face to face, whether
it’s by me going to heaven or Him returning in my lifetime. I want my focus to
change from trying to fulfill all my longings and wants myself, to being fulfilled
and excited as I prepare to meet Him.
Something has happened since I’ve intentionally taken my
focus off all the things I thought I wanted, and just focused on the one thing
that really matters, which is Him. It’s not effortless because the world tugs
and pulls, bringing clatter and chaos along with it. What I’ve noticed is
opened doors to things that support my dream career. I’ve noticed a rest and
contentment. I’ve noticed that the fulfillment I’ve longed for is becoming my
reality. I feel His fresh touch again.
I want to be ready for my Groom, adorned with grace, mercy,
wisdom and love. I don’t want to be clothed in selfishness, sinfulness and
self-centeredness. I want Him to find me busily about His business, not trying
to force my own way. I want to meet Him at the altar prepared and
ready.
I want to be ____________. What is your answer? Share it below.
In continuous preparation,
Terri
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