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#6 "An Agenda That Will Never Satisfy"
Mark 3:14-15 |
"Dear Lord, I'm choosing to stop in the midst of everything to just be with You. Let me never forget what a gift it is to spend this sacred time in Your presence. In Jesus' Name. Amen" |
With this being said (written) you might think I'm running on a full glass, but sadly I often still find myself exhausted and overwhelmed, because frankly, fighting the enemy (on our own) wipes us out and that's when I know I need to run to Him, climb up into His lap and let Him know I need Him so - He's a much better Defender, Advocate and Warrior than I. Even with this time set aside, I, too, can identify with what Lysa wrote about being empty - "where your hands are full, but inside you're nothing but an exhausted shell" without being as busy as she ... I need God to breathe life back into my depleted and dead places.
ABIDING
DELIGHTING
DWELLING
[A.D.D.}
"...all words used to describe us being with Him..."
"Fix your eyes, not on a worldly prize,
but on staying in love with Me."
"That's an AGENDA that's always
completely satisfying"
Lysa TerKeurst
*all words in this color are Lysa's in her devotion(s)
Tomorrow
FRIDAY
my date with Him
I will
EMBRACE
this
AGENDA
(of A.D.D.)
fully
and
#7
{not in YouVersion}
Psalm 119:18
I'm sure I will!
{There is only one day left with You Version reading plan, but many more in Lysa's book, EMBRACED... #7-15 are in her book and not in YV plan, so the final one in YV is #16 in the book. So I am not sure if I will post on all of these or how often, and the other 3 parts of this beautiful devotion book; but I will at least post something for each of these parts that follow these first 26 in Part 1: Embracing the Pursuit of Him and His Direction. I will post #16 when I get there in the book. And we'll have to see about the rest. Yet know that this journey of EMBRACED, is being done with Him and that I realize it's only the beginning of this One Word and all God will do in me with this in 2019. Hugs!!!~Peggy}
I really liked this and what spoke to me most was the “middle D” of ADD...abiding and dwelling with the Lord are second nature with me in this season of my life because I absolutely can not face a day or night without talking to my Lord (and trying to be still to listen) but I sense a falling away of just “delighting” in Him....it’s been too long and my soul is thirsty and that strengthening joy has been depleted...so I will be embracing the “delight” of my heavenly Father, my gentle Shepherd, and my sweet Holy Spirit....
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