Now
therefore, I pray You,
if
I have found favor in Your sight,
let
me know Your ways that I may know You,
so that I may find favor in Your sight.
Exodus
33:13
Thoughts
~ Doing
God’s will is my goal every single day and there are times I feel better at the
end of the day than others. I want to know His ways more than anything else in
my life and find favor in His sight continually. My relationship with the Lord
is my number one priority. That may sound over the top to many but it doesn’t
to me.
This was not always the case. I traveled through the Lukewarm Valley for
several years where I knew God was there, but, an intimate relationship with
Him was absent because I was not seeking Him. I was seeking my own way and
making my own decisions without even thinking about Him. It makes me cringe
when I reflect back on those cold days of self serving. I am forgiven but I
often feel like repenting all over again. I did not care if I knew God.
In the Amplified Bible the words “that I may know You” mean :
“progressively
become more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, perceiving and
recognizing and understanding more strongly and clearly.” Knowing God is on a level we can’t fully
grasp as we can with a spouse or child but we can aim for it. Doing His will is
where our soul feels satisfied beyond anything we have ever experienced. It is
worth knowing Him intimately and once you do, there is no turning back.
Action ~ There are four actions we can aim for everyday in order to know that we are doing God’s will.
*Love like He does
*Commit each day to Him; let Him
know He can do whatever He wants to with you.
*Share the Good News about Jesus
when the opportunity presents itself.
*Trust Him to make the moves
that need to be made: work, family, friends . . . so that you will be right
where He can use you best.
Prayer
~ Lord,
sometimes I know I let You down and I really hate that. I want more than anything to find favor in
Your sight, to please You fully. I am Yours to do whatever You need to do.
Trusting in Him,
Becky
