Precious thoughts

The other day I bought the book DEAR JESUS. It was written by Sarah Young who also wrote JESUS CALLING. I want to share with you the first entry I read at random while in the store and this sold me on the book! I long to fully embrace the words and live out of them. Enjoy! Love, Pam

***I want you to be all Mine. I am weaning you from other dependencies. Your security rests in Me alone: not in other people, not in circumstances.

***Dear Jesus,

I am grateful for the security You provide in my life. The world has become such a frightening, insecure place! If You were not my Savior, I don't know how I would cope with all the uncertainty. However, I am not yet weaned from other dependencies: I want to depend on You plus other people and favorable circumstances.

Beloved, I am pleased by your candid admission. That gives Me an entrance into your life, so I can work with you on this matter. I'm not asking you to become a hermit or otherwise isolate yourself from other people. On the contrary, I want My children to help and love one another. One of the main ways I bless people is through the loving acts of others. However, you need to remember that every good and perfect gift is ultimately from Me, even if it comes to you through human hands.

The main danger of misplaced dependence is that it can border on idolatry. If you let you basic well-being depend on another person's behavior, you elevate that one to a position that only I should occupy. This is not only displeasing to Me; it's destructive. Because people are imperfect and unpredictable., your life may come to resemble a roller-coaster ride; subject to the whims and moods of another person. Even worse, your intimacy with Me will be hindered by your preoccupation with someone else. I deserve first place in your heart!

***I want you to rejoice in Me at all times, in all kinds of circumstances You may ask freely for whatever you desire, bringing Me your petitions with thanksgiving . Regardless of how I answer your requests, this prayer transaction comes with a promise; My Peace will guard your heart and your mind, keeping you close to Me.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights...James 1:17

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Revelation 2:4

Rejoice in the Lord always...in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7

The Power of Your Love - Hillsong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga6Qtxzd6vk

Getting into God's Word and letting God's Word get into me one truth at a time.