God's and my Ways

God’s ways are higher than my ways

It is so easy to go my own way! It’s so easy just to do whatever I want! It doesn’t take a lot for me to walk out of my door in the morning and just go my own way. I am sure we all have that sometimes. But we got to remember that his ways are so much better. I feel like if I want to go my own way I can hear God calling my name. It’s like he is gently taking my hand and telling me: “I know you would love to go in that direction now, but trust me, my direction will satisfy you way more than you could ever imagine.”

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29.11

I am so thankful that God helps me to choose him over and over again. I know I would fail without him. All the things that this world offers me look at some days so tempting, even if I know already the painful outcome.

I feel like I want to take over control in my life but God reminds me that his love for me is so big that he would never give me something that would suck. I want to let go and give him the control. Why should I choose my own way, when God’s ways are so much higher and better!

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55.8,9

I decide to choose God’s ways, even if it’s hard sometimes. Even if it takes a lot of hard work, self-control, sacrifices and patience. I’ll do what he wants me to do. I know it deep in my heart that his way is the right way. Because HE is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE right=)=)

His ways are full of excitement, adventure, fun and SATISFACTION!

Isn’t it crazy that we mess up so many times because we feel like the plans we have for our life are much better than the plan God has for us?! So many times I had my own plan and it was painful. So this time I will walk in God’s footsteps. I will trust him and listen to his still small voice. I will choose HIS way because I belong to HIM!!

Grace

Jesus, thank you for your grace. You are so good to me. When I think about the line “if grace is an ocean we are all sinking” in the song “he loves us” I am blown away! That’s exactly how I feel. I feel like I am sinking in your grace and I’ll never get out of that big pool! You love me more than anybody else in this world. You help me if I stumble. You comfort me if I am sad. You party with me when I am in a crazy good mood. You let me rest in your presence when I need a quiet place. But all of that is only because of your grace. We are not worthy of it. But because of your grace and because of your blood we are washed clean, pure, holy and worthy to be in your presence. Sometimes I am covered in sin but the cross you took upon you makes me as white as snow!! Whatever I have done in my past or what I might do in my future I am always pure and holy. I’ll be always worthy to be your friend. I am forever yours, forever in your presence, forever one!  Jesus I love you. Thank you Holy Spirit, that you are talking to me and that you minister to my heart! You work through me and you live in me. If there is sin in me, you just point at it with so much love. But you don’t leave me alone. You walk through it with me!

Thank you Father, that you adopted me into your family. Thank you for calling me beloved. I am so proud to be your child. And I feel so privileged to be your princess, your bride!

Positive Atmosphere

So the other day I was sitting in a Coffeeshop with a few girls here in Ywam LA. It was actually the day I decided to start a Blog, So we just started talking and talking and talking. And how it often happens we started talking about our bodies and the way we look. And immediately everybody started complaining about what they don't like about their bodies. I just felt like I am supposed to encourage them to only speak out positive things about themselves and their friends. So they did. They said first what they like about their own bodies and then what they like about the other girls in the room. As soon as we started to speak out positive things the atmosphere got more joyful and happy and just so peaceful. It felt so good to be in a room full of girls and not hearing complaining, but positive words. We are supposed to honor our body and we are not doing that in speaking out death over our Identity in Christ. Words have so much power. So let's speak more life and truth about ourselves than death and destruction. God is good and He made us so perfect! We are beautiful.