I'm seeing a lot of growth come from my obedience in reading and in this blog. The more often I find myself reading and thinking about the Word, the more I find that I'm thinking about God throughout the day, which leads to me communicating with God more throughout the day. Then, the more I communicate with Him, the closer I feel to Him, and the more I feel His presence. The more I feel His presence, the more I trust Him. And the more I trust Him, the more hope I find.
Psalm 55:22 says "Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken."
It's so powerful to know that God is on my side, and feels so good to know with confidence that He considers me righteous. If I'm righteous, I must be forgiven. If forgiven, then redeemed.
If I choose to live as someone who is redeemed, then my life is no longer about me, but it's about what God wants to do through me.
If I follow God, as He directs me in His ways, then I can trust where I go, He's using me. Although those places may seem less than ideal to the life I would choose to live if my life were without Christ, I can celebrate in them knowing that they are purposeful in my life with Christ.
If I'm not a famous musician, NBA star, or my newest hobby - prospector, it's not a big deal. God didn't choose for me to be on that road. He had a different route He wanted me to be on that has taken me to Golden, CO where I'm soon to be a father, and spend a lot of time behind a desk although every part of me wants to be outside. I know He uses it. My day job is engineer, but my God job is Gospel spreader. I'm just undercover posing as an engineer.
PS - There is gold in these mountains, and I really want to find some.
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