Living Life for Christ Alone

There is only one place to receive fellowship sweet.... One still small voice saying, "Come unto Me." When all other voices are shouting, Jesus whispers a sweet invitation to His throne. When all are clamoring for your attention, Jesus beckons for you to come to Him. When all seem to be shouting for you to do, do, do, Jesus says, "Be still and know that I am God." When all the burdens seem to be crushing you, Jesus reaches out to carry them for you. When all of life seems filled with fear, Jesus says, "Fear not. Peace, be still." ...Don't get caught up in life, get caught up in Jesus. His presence is always ready to receive you. Go to Him. Rest in Him. Believe His word. No burden is too heavy, no trial too hard, no joy too small, that He does not want you to share it with Him. He loves you, and He always says in a still small voice, "Come unto Me."

This morning, I was praying through parts of Colossians 1, where in verse 9 it says, "...that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and understanding."  The NLT put it this way: "...We ask God to give you complete knowledge of His will...." My response to that verse was, "Lord, how can I have complete knowledge of Your will? How can I really know what it is? It seems impossible!"

"Give it to me." "No!" "Why won't you give it to me?"  "Because I don't trust you!" Often, we have this conversation with God without realizing it. Maybe we wouldn't say those words -those faithless words- with our mouth, but we most certainly live it every day, and our hearts are unwilling to let go. I don't know how many times I've found myself on my knees,  praying through something big -something hard- and He says, "Give it to Me." My instinct is to say, "No!" Quickly, He asks, "Where is your faith? Don't you trust Me?" And I am left speechless...

Your life is only a brief moment. Blink, and it's gone. Some live all of their lives for themselves, knowing it is for themselves, and then the end comes and they realize it is all over. They missed the point. Some live their whole lives for themselves, and think they are living for God, but in reality they do things that appear outwardly good, but inwardly, they want glory, fame, respect -you name it. Then the end comes, and they are just as disappointed as the ones who knew they were living for themselves. They, too, missed the point.