A Deceitful Heart
The heart is more deceitful than anything else and desperately sick- who can understand it? I, the LORD, examine the mind. I test the heart to give to each according to his way, according to what his actions deserve. – Jeremiah 17:9-10
1. Do I trust the LORD with all my heart?
2. Do I rely on my own abilities rather than letting God take the lead?
3. Do I give my time and money looking for a big return?
4. What is my motivation in trusting God?
This is part of my devotion today and thought it was pretty good. Kind of squares you up right in the face. I think my motivation is lack of control; I truly trust God to handle my problems but I find that I only go to God when I know I don’t have control, but what about when I think “I got it”? We still need His help in good and bad. Praise God in the good and in the times he is developing our character. Easier said then done for me!
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I like the motivation question. I had to think about it for a moment and the answer that I want to say is that my motivation for tursting him is because the foundation for every lasting relationship is built on trust and I want our relationship to be as close possible and a lot of times this is the case. However, the default setting of selfishness creeps in and i trust Him because I need Him in an instance or situation. Which is not a bad thing, but also shouldnt be my motivation for trusting Him.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2, spoke to me. I think am always wrestling with God for control. I found this quote from this book that I am reading.
ReplyDelete“The greatest of all illusions is the illusion of control”
I have to constantly remind myself to let God take the lead.
Question 3 When I first started to give to the church I thought a lot about it. And I always heard that God would bless me for it. I drove by a church sign one day that said, "If you give expecting a return, your not really giving." Something simple but it opened my eyes!
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