Last week was spent doing a lot of thinking and catching up. But one of the things that sticks out to me most is what God was teaching me about myself. Who am I? That is a great and important question.
I heard this from a preacher I listen to, “God cares more about the dreamer than he does the dream. God cares more about our character than He does what we do.”
1 Peter 2:25 NIV
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
When things get hard or confusing or stressing, simply return. Listen to God. See what His plan is and how much He loves you. A shepherd was there for the sheep to guide and protect, to provide and to give peace. That is where the greatest amount of our growth will happen.
Be at peace. Know you are protected and provided for by the one who loves you most. That is why spending time with God and allowing Him to build our character is so important.
Proverbs 1:33 NASB
But whoever listens to me will live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”
Isaiah 55:3 NASB
Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, According to the faithful mercies shown to David.
When we listen to God, we will learn. Also we will hear the things that really do matter. Too often we are concerned about the things that aren’t very important or are about what will not last. God gives us the lasting things, the things that get us from one situation and to another. His words are life and truth and strength!
Proverbs 8:35 NASB
For one who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord.
Find life in God. Finding life is what will help us know always who we are and who we can always trust. God is for us. He is working on us.
May we live and respond, act and think based upon who God says we are. May we believe and know who we really are.
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