A man who prays without ceasing, if he achieves something, knows
why he achieved it, and can take no pride in it... for he cannot
attribute it to his own powers, but attributes all his
achievements to God, always renders thanks to him and constantly
calls upon him, trembling lest he be deprived of help.
-- Dorotheus of Gaza
3 Months ago I was depressed, unhappy, 196lbs, and my life was ending because I had taken it all in my hands. I had taken everything that was given to me for granted. I had opportunities for greatness but squandered them because my focus was on the mountain instead of he who made them and could make the move. We are all guilty of this. We have desires and goals and when we reach our goals we say its because of something we did, but in reality it's not even remotely true. Your goals, your dreams, desires are all know by God. You have to take them to him repeatedly in order to reach them in any manner. When we finally do reach them we must give him the glory not take it for ourselves. We are nothing without him. Useless meaningless vessels without him. Remember, he created you for great purpose... if you walk away from that you will end up in ruins.
I have slowly dug out of ruins. It took me hitting rock bottom to realize that I am nothing without him in this life or the next. I cannot stand alone... he is my heart... my soul... my life... and my purpose for being. Once we realize that we are nothing but a speck of sand yet he chooses to work in us to make beauty in a terrible world it takes a toll on you. If you focus on yourself... and deny anything else greater you WILL fall flat on your face. My prayer today is that people change their views and ways, and strive for greatness with the help of God all things are possible. I had to again be reminded of this today, and move forward. it is not just a destination it is a journey above any journey.
Have a stellar day my peeps.
Encouraging you on your journey:)
ReplyDeleteI know for me after creating & living out my personal manifesto of being an 'independent woman', I found that mentality had also seeped into my faith and relationship with God. I hit rock bottom too...
When you hit rock bottom, there is only one way up. And I've been gathering myself up slowly; learning to become a dependent woman... always on God :)
And since I have, He's been blowing my mind...
My dreams, goals and journey are in His hands... and while it's so tempting to snatch it back temporarily, I'm learning to continually surrender it all back to Him... cos I know He's got me and He knows my heart :)
It's a great lesson to learn the hard way I reckon... :) And while I've lost a lot, I wouldn't change anything (I don't think anyway... :P)
God Bless