Jeremiah 30:21
“I will bring him near and he will come close to me,
for who is he who will devote himself
to be close to me?’
declares the LORD.”
For the past couple of weeks, I have heard the Lord nudge at my heart with the whisper of, “Tracee, are you willing?” Some might ask what that really means, but for me it is my life’s mantra. Am I willing? Am I willing to follow after him? Am I willing to live and walk out a life that shows the proof of God without doubt? I want my life to answer yes to that, out loud. I desire for my life to reflect that of a man who gave his life for me.
Peter had it right when he said to Jesus, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
For where shall I go…HE is eternal life. I want to live my life devoted to being close to him. I don’t want to live in my blind state just to stay stuck in comfort with who and what is explainable. We are meant to know life beyond our imaginiation and comprehension. The gospel is about the ordinary transforming into what is more that extraordinary. I want life to the full like that.
Is this costly? Yes. Will life like this be hard? Yes. For my fears will rise to the surface; my brokeness made more known. But where shall you go? Where else is eternal life or life at all?
What keeps you from devoting yourself to being close to him?
being able to answer “are you willing?” without knowing what He’s asking me to be willing to do (or become)… that’s the faith of abraham who followed when God said “leave your country and go to the land i will show you.” i wonder how he decided which way to walk when he stepped off his front porch…
i often pray “God show me, and I’ll go…” but He’s saying “you go, and i’ll show you…”
i don’t want to just say i’m willing. i want my life to prove it.
“What keeps you from devoting yourself to being close to him?”
A nasty roadblock.
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Circumstances~ I feel so UGH when it comes to those.
IE: my husband is out of work, depression has set in and unemployment is running out, and he doesn’t want to look anymore.
So, being the breadwinner right now, I get angry at the circumstances and forgetting that GOD is my Jehovah Jireh.
My provider.
Great post and Also, I have never seen my Seattle so beautiful. It brought me home.
Hey Heidi,
Thanks for reading my blog. I always love to hear what the heart is saying. I hear you on God being our provider. That is one characteristic of Him I want to pay more attention too.
I am so sorry abouth the discouragement you are facing. I will be praying for your husband. I will be praying that you find rest in your Jehovah Jireh.