Seeking Jesus: 05/25/12

Friday, May 25, 2012

May 26, 2012 ~ Where am I?

"You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am."

Psalm 139:3

Thoughts~

“Okay, we are officially lost” I told my friend as we traveled around and around in the city of Madrid, Spain. Everything looked the same to me and I had jet lag in a bad way. Being foreigners in a strange city is tough and neither of us spoke Spanish well so we felt hopelessly inadequate to find our way to our hotel. Once we did, there was construction going on and we could not figure out where to park. Frustration led to more frustration and we ended up leaving Madrid and went to the next town where we stayed for two days, recovering from our flight and frustration.

With God, I never have to worry about being lost. He always knows the best way for me and as I put my trust in Him, He will also lead the way, charting an amazing journey for me. Because we humans are not puppets, I have the free will option: to listen and follow God’s lead or to go at it on our own. I choose His lead.

In the verse the Psalmist says “Every moment you know where I am." I love this sentiment and rejoice that God always knows where I am, so I can’t ever really be lost.

Also, because He knows where I am, I am motivated to be in places He would want to be in. In today’s culture around the world, many people who claim to be Christians have given up their desire to please God fully. They have introduced other things into their lives like horoscopes, new age beliefs, getting drunk, immorality, drugs, stealing, and the list goes on. God knows exactly what each one of us is doing and exactly where we are.

Action~

Where are you that you don’t want God to be?

Does your Facebook page show that you love God but also that you are living a lifestyle that a Christ follower shouldn’t be living? Do you glorify God in all you say and do? Do people see your profile and see a person who loves Jesus?

Christians should have fun; we should be joyful and happy. We love and serve a God who created laughter and smiles! But there are places for us that we need to abandon and move into the light, allowing God to show us the way, our path to a completely wonderful relationship with Him.

Pray~

Thank You, Father, for having the very best directions for my life.

Trusting in Him,

Becky

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May 25 ~ Walking with Integrity

The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.

Proverbs 10:9

Thoughts~

When I was a little girl I adored lemon meringue pie. Since then, I found I like pie better than cake and cold pie is a wonderful breakfast treat. But back in the 5^th grade we had a “Pie Incident” that still goes down in the history of my family.

One weekend afternoon my mother made one of her famous lemon meringue pies; after she and my father had a piece, she slipped it into the refrigerator for desert that evening. With four kids in my family there was always a lot of commotion going on and neighborhood kids were in and out of our home all the time. But the four Capps kids were extra happy that Saturday because we knew that there was pie for dessert.

At dinner time my parents were upset and seemed to be targeting their anger towards me. Someone had come in and scooped all of the meringue off the pie, leaving just the filling. Because I was the #1 pie lover, they assumed it was me, which in retrospect does seem silly since I would have been wise enough to know I would have gotten in trouble.

I couldn’t admit to eating the meringue since I hadn’t, yet my folks didn’t believe me. As punishment, they told the four of us that we must admit to eating it or I could not have my Hobo Party the next month. We huddled in the bathroom, trying to get one another to admit to eating it and no one would. So I took the blame. Hobo parties were worth it to me!

Two decades later we were sitting around the dinner table telling old stories about our childhood and I admitted I had never actually eaten the meringue. Suddenly one of my brothers exclaimed his friend Arthur had told him he had! We all laughed a lot over the memory, but in my heart, I was so happy to know that the culprit had been found out. I lied that day in order to have my party, but, the real meringue thief walked a crooked path of deceit.

Matthew Henry wrote this commentary on the man of integrity:

“He goes on his way with a humble boldness, being well armed against the temptations of Satan, the troubles of the world, and the reproaches of men. He knows what ground he stands on, what guide he follows, what guard he is surrounded with, and what glory he is going to, and therefore proceeds with assurance and great peace.”

It is so much easier on us to tell the truth, to walk securely, knowing we are honest in God’s sight. When we lie, cheat or steal our way through life, we will eventually be found out. Always.