God loved the world so much he gave his son so that all who would believe may have eternal life. Jesus loved us so much he gave us his peace which surpasses all understanding and life full of abundance.
I have been thinking about the word "habitation" recently and the concept of fully inhabiting my life. I have been worrying about several things. I have been walking through a period of grief. My house has been cluttered with so many physical things from the past just as my heart and mind has been cluttered with so many thoughts and emotions from my past. This year I am going to work on accepting God's gift of salvation fully in my mind and heart and also at accepting Jesus' gifts of peace which surpasses all my understanding. I want to live abundantly and to fully inhabit my life and home.
I am going to learn to "let go and let God" work in my day this day and each day forward. Holding on to things from the past has weighted me down. I will trust God's care for me.
Thank you Lord for loving me so much, beyond what I can comprehend. I love you Lord!
John 14:27 (NLB)
"I am leaving you with a gift--peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don't be troubled or afraid.
Philippians 4:4-7 (NRSV)
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Luke 10:41-42 (NRSV)
But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.’
Matthew 6:26-30 (NRSV)
Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NRSV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own insight.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
