Monday, January 21, 2008
Create in me a Clean Heart Devotional ... week #1

Dandelionseeds is offering the Create in me a Clean Heart devotion for free. I began reading through it a couple weeks ago but finally decided to really make it part of my week.

Lesson ONE Trustin' Him

Trust in the Lord with all you heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5

Trusting the Lord isn't something I thought I had trouble with. That is until I started this devotion. See, most people think that I just don't care about the things that go on around me when the truth is I just have a lot of faith. My parents died in the last couple years and I had that peace of the Lord that told me I knew that I knew that they went to heaven (thus trust in the Lord) then when I got sick myself I endured test after test to see where the problem was and to no avail (thus trust in the Lord) well, here I am three years later and  still not well. So where is my trust now.. not as much in the Lord as it should be. I know He is always there for me, He has shown me and my family time and time again that He will provide our EVERY need. He protects my children when they are away from me, He placed my hubby in a wonderful job, closer to home so he could be here for me when I needed him. The Lord is FAITHFUL. So why can't I trust Him wholeheartedly. From birth to the present I have suffered with acute Asthma. At age 40 I was diagnosed with Diabeties and High Blood pressure. In between then I was tested for MS, Parkinsons, and many many other life threatening diseases only to be told 'We don't know what it is!"

I know the Lord can heal me, I really do., but for whatever reason I can't give Him my complete and total trust in the area of my health.

My prayer today is.... Lord, complete and deep trust is what I long to have in you. Trust that you will be here when I fall, I trust that you will continue to guide me through my days, through homeschooling, through parenting and being the wife my husband deserves. Lord, help me to trust you more with my health, help me to know that you ARE the almighty physician and that healing is mine. I love you Lord with all my heart, please continue the work you have started in me.                                                        ***Amen

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Monday, January 21, 2008 - I'm with you!

Posted by kjprice616

I just started this devotional this week also and I had a lot of my own thoughts on the subject of trusting the Lord. I know that I am not giving him all of my trust and it truly bothers me that I can't "Let Go and Let God" ... sounds like you are doing better than I am!

Kris

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Monday, January 21, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Praying for you friend! Glad to see that you are doing this study too.

~ Kim

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

I know what you mean. I thought I trusted in the Lord too, until my husband's cancer diagnosis showed me the truth. It's something I've been working on since then.

Colleen

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