We all have dreams in life, such as: having a better home, better job, better kids, better lifestyle etc. And many of us are hoping that one day, our dreams will be fulfilled. All these dreams, or rather, goals in life are good, because it stretches us to find ways to fulfill those dreams.
I have dreams too, that one day, by the grace of God, I will be able to dedicate my life wholly to Him, to serve Him all the days of my life. I know I'm not there yet, I have much to do, in terms of my character, I need an extreme character makeover. I need to change the way I think, I need to renew my mind everyday, because the Bible says: Be transformed by the renewing of your mind, and then we will be able to know what God wants us to do, and we will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is. (Romans 12:2)
As for now, I am learning to depend on Him, I am learning to put my trust and hope in Him, with my life. Not easy sometimes, because we tend to do things our own way, and as a result of wrong decision we make, we would regret it. That's part of the learning process, Proverbs 24:16 says: though the righteous falls seven times, he will rise again. That means even though we are made righteous by God, we will still fall, but we need to get up right away.
My prayer for you who are reading this blog, is that when you feel down, when you think that you are walking through the valley of the shadow of death, when you are at crossroads, and need to make decision, look up to God, ask Him for wisdom and peace to decide. And even though you think you have stuffed up, you made wrong decision, God in His mercy and wisdom, already knew that you would make that decision, and be assured that in the end, it will be alright, because God causes all things (good and bad, right and wrong decision) will work out for the good of those who love Him. That's in Romans 8:28, the Message translation says: That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
So, hold your head up, keep on looking up, turn your eyes to Jesus, the Author and the Finisher of our faith.
