It's all about you in Him....

I love the simplicity and straightforward way the New Century Version reads. Here is Psalm 37:3-6. "Trust in the Lord and do good. Live in the land and feed on truth. Enjoy serving the Lord, and He will give you what you want. Depend on the Lord; trust Him, and He will take care of you. Then your goodness will shine like the sun, and your fairness like the noonday sun." "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart," is how I learned that verse in the NIV back when I first became a Christian at 29. I was so used trying to maneuver life to my benefit. I was pretty subtle about it and people thought I was so giving and nice, but it was often for the purpose of hoping to get something back. When I gave my heart to Christ and wanted to make Him happy, my new outlook changed my motivation in life. Instead of trying to manipulate things and people, I claimed the promise in that verse and entrusted my happiness to Him. I then concentrated on learning about how to live like God wanted and implementing it. I would always fall back on the promise that God will give me the desires of my heart if I'd just not worry about it. There were days that were harder to do that than others, but whenever I did, I wasn't disappointed. If there's any doubt in your mind, I can testify that God is faithful!! Indeed He gave me all I ever wanted and more. We don't have the white picket fence, but it's one of those little details that I decided didn't really matter. All I ever wanted was to be a wife and mother, but I grew up in the beginning of the lie that a woman must have a career--staying at home and nurturing the future world leaders didn't count. So I worked and worked, and never found a career I wanted more, and I gave up my heart's desire. But God saw things a lot differently. He gave me a godly man who wanted me home and wanted me to raise his children. He also wanted us to home school--a concept I'd never heard of before. But the years that I had the privilege of being with my children day in and day out were the best of my life. How will God top that? These three wonders are my three best friends next to Dave. They are all three gifted in their own precious ways and have blessed me beyond all I could have hoped or imagined. If we had not home schooled I don't think we would ever have been able to build the relationship Dave and I have with our young adults. God has given me the desire of my heart and so much more!!

Setting aside myself to be in His will was the path I took. I served in every way God called me in the body. I came to learn that if all I had was Christ, I had all I needed, and that gave me fulfillment enough. Serving, studying, praying, sharing. That makes life rich! Yet God loves to give ever more. My heart overflows with joy of all the blessings God has given me through the years---even before I gave my heart to Him. If you know not God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit, you do not know life. Please set yourself aside and spend time searching with all your heart. God promised you'll find Him!! Remember, God is faithful and will accomplish what He promises.