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Treasure of Power

Searching the deep parts of our hearts, and the complexities of our souls can be so painful.  I was always so scared of the power inside of me, scared of what I may have to follow through with when it was finally unleashed.  I have said this before, as followers of Christ, we should be exciting, we should live BIG, FULL and EXCITING lives.  God truly intended to give us ALL the desires of our heart, "take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4)" but He can not do that with out you. "


Following our convictions and setting our sights on God will bring freedom, purpose and peace like you have never known. "Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. (Romans 8:5)".  Intentionally dedicating time to pray about what God desires from you will start to put your heart in the right place.  God knows what we want from our lives, but sometimes what we want is not what will make us the most fulfilled or as happy as we thought it would.  I guess the balance lies between praying for direction and personal desires with a thankful heart, and trusting God's plan for the rest.

God knows our spirits so intimately, He created them, trust that He knows what will make your light shine bright.  Desires, sympathy, passion and calling are all treasures of the heart, but unleashing the power we have been given from God will put feet to those treasures.  Embrace the power God has given you, without Him we wouldn't have any power at all.  "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)"

Expectations

Children need expectations, but only up to their ability.  You can not expect more from a child than they are able, or they will always fail.  My second son, Sullivan, stopped eating shortly after he was born and was put on a feeding tube.  Two years later, two long years, he started eating again.  I immediately stopped tube feeding him, even on the days he ate very little.  Because Sully now had the ability, and he needed to rise to meet my expectations.

God works like this, don't you think?  He has individual expectations for everyone of us, based on our ability.  As we rise to meet those expectations, we grow in faith and ability.  And as our ability grows so do God's expectations.

A list of expectations from God will not show up in your INBOX.  We need to be aware of the convictions that arise in our changing hearts.  Those convictions have been written on our hearts by a loving God.  He placed them there and it is our choice to respond and embrace them or to ignore them.