“You are God’s children whom he loves, so try to be like him. Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.” [Ephesians 5:1-2]

“I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses” [Joshua 1:3]

Today in church, the pastor said that what’s important is not how God sees me but how I see myself through God. I have to allow God to love others, speak to others, and help others through me. When I trust God to use me as He pleases, I have total knowledge of who I really am. I am a daughter of the King. I am destined for greatness – great power and responsibility. I have the honor to “walk in the way of love with Love Himself.” I serve a huge God. A God who is bigger than anything, including my circumstances. There should be no reason for me to belittle myself by such a “big” obstacle.

I’m going to fail. I’m going to stumble, I’m going to scrape my knees, scrape my heart a few times, but God is right there. He lifts me up and carries me when I can’t walk any further. I can’t stray away from Him. The more I keep at His side through my struggles, the more I grow in Him. He starts to pour Himself out of me. It’s He that gets me through my struggles. It’s by His strength, His power. It’s no longer I who lives, but Christ in me. I gain His mind and think like He does. I gain His heart and love like He does. I gain His voice and speak like He does. I gain His hands and help others just as He does. I begin to see the world the way He does.

I see that God has been where I have. He already stepped into the places I am led to. He has seen and knows exactly what is in store for me. I cannot be afraid to step into these places where God wants me to be. I must trust God and step into my promise land. I have to take hold like the verse above says to. I have a destiny that is waiting for me. It’s not going to be easy taking hold of the land I step into, but I have God on my side. God wants to fight those battles for me. He wants to be glorified. It’s going to be difficult, it’s going to be painful, but it’s going to be worth it. 

God, You gave Your Son up for me. You sent Your Spirit down to help me walk in the way of love. I can only walk this path if You consume my everything. Be the strength I need. Remove every distraction that keeps me from serving You. Remove every negative action, every negative thought, every negative word that consumes me. Show me all the positive things I can replace the bad with. Continue to flood this heart with Your love. Open my eyes to see the ares that need love. Open my ears to hear the areas that need Your Word. I want to trust in You. You are far greater than any person that stands in my way. You are far greater than any circumstance that causes me to stumble. I want to see myself through Your eyes. I want to spread positivism. I don’t want to jump around from person to person, from place to place, like a grasshopper. I want to stay planted. I need You to transform me. I don’t want to sound like a screechy grasshopper. When You call me to do something, I want to say “Yes, Lord. Let it be done.” I don’t want to run in hide. I want to rise boldly to my destiny.