Working On Me

Not changing with the wind,…  Or not even the wind, a slight hint of a breeze,…  Trying to learn to be steady, consistent, balanced.  The root of inconsistency - I don't have a clue.  But then again maybe I do.  It is not being satisfied.  Satisfied where I am.  Satisfied with what I have.  Satisfied with the what if's and the what if nots.  How pathetic is that?  Maybe not pathetic.  Maybe just human, ordinary flesh and blood.  Adam and Eve weren't satisfied in the Garden, in Paradise where God came and walked and talked with them in the cool of the evening.  They were looking for something more because of the tempter, Satan.  That creepy, crawly serpent who whispers - "maybe this isn't good enough"  "look over there, see that"  "ooh, that is so shiny and pretty.  you need that."  So, this inconsistency and lack of satisfaction is age old.  Since the beginning of time.  It is a root of evil.

Today is a day the Lord has made and He expects me to be glad in it.  To not follow after the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride that lurks within me.  To know that He is God and to fall into His ever-loving, ever-present, never forsaking arms.  He knit me together in my mother's womb.  I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  He knew me before He created time.  He knew everything about me. And He loves me.  ME!  Not because of anything I have done or can ever do.  He loves me because of Jesus.  My Strong Tower.  My Ever-Present Help in Time of Need.  My Rock.  My Deliverer.  My Redeemer.  My Healer.

I go to God, the Father, in, by, and thru Jesus, His Beloved Son.  In Whom He is well-pleased.  Because Jesus is in me and I am in Him, The Father is well-pleased with me.  I can renew my mind with these things and I can and will be satisfied,...