Water Your Worth

I sometimes go back and forth on how we as humans and God’s children always get what is needed and deserved and so I leave it as an open sentence headline topic because I have seen all of the above in my own life and in the lives of others. One thing I have for sure found in this pilgrim way of living is that there is no denying how as you put yourself in a surrendered state of living you will most certainly draw closer to our Father. “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.” [Psalm 84:5] This Psalm has been one recurring themes of mine through this year with many ways that our Lord has been working it in and through my heart and even using it with me when the enemy was attempting to put me in a state of un-wanting; what is interesting though is how only one that is truly seeking, surrendering and truly wanting to “walk the walk” will be able to see the many perplexing and connecting layers in this Psalm.

“I struggle with that and am just not ready to go in to it yet…” a widow vulnerably shared with me once after I shared how God has purpose in most things in our life. It is things like this that tune me in to our Father even more though – “Father, how can I be present with her? What do you have for me to help her with through this time? Is there anything that can be shared to draw her closer to you? Will you just bless her and be closer to her?” There are so many aspects to life and we don’t even see most of it and yet I still find myself realizing that we do tend to get what we need.

Yes, He provides. Sometimes we get exactly what we need to make ends meet, sometimes we get more than enough, sometimes we don’t get anything and even that is what is needed at the moment. Here is where the focus needs to be in the middle of the unknowns… He knows us better than we know ourselves, He knows exactly what is needed, when and how. After all, He made us in His image for His creation and with His great plans for our lives and all of life. It is in our sinful nature that we struggle with trusting in His perfection in and through all. This in itself is one of the greatest pains to heal with our Father… that we chose deception instead of obedience and then that we went forward with it instead of asking Him first.

While it definitely comes with its own forms of growing pains, there is great value in knowing that our Father is greater and better than any earthly father and wants to provide for us, we just have to step back and actually let Him. This is yet another layer to this type of acceptance is that we have to trust that He knows what is best and let Him. I know this is a broad and complex topic for a lot of us but I also know that it is something that we need to face and even dive deeper in with. How has He shown you that He is paying attention and providing for you? Or, how does this challenge you?

Want to share a coffee and talk about this more?

As always thank you for your time. You are worthy of all that He has for you.