6.31am a wave of exhaustion hit me - sooo hard it knocked me back into bed!
Umm...not really how I imagined day 2 of Surrender December starting... but it was actually a great opportunity for me to turn to God in my weariness and trust him for the strength to face the day. So after a bit more dozing in sleepy thought, I turned to Isaiah 42v1-10 in the Bible - one of the Bible readings from Church last night - a prophecy about Jesus which was fulfilled as we see in the New Testament accounts of Jesus' life, death and resurrection:
“Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
5 This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out,
who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it,
who gives breath to its people,
and life to those who walk on it:
6 “I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness;
I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people
and a light for the Gentiles,
7 to open eyes that are blind,
to free captives from prison
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out,
who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it,
who gives breath to its people,
and life to those who walk on it:
6 “I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness;
I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people
and a light for the Gentiles,
7 to open eyes that are blind,
to free captives from prison
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
8 “I am the Lord; that is my name!
I will not yield my glory to another
or my praise to idols.
9 See, the former things have taken place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
I announce them to you.”
I will not yield my glory to another
or my praise to idols.
9 See, the former things have taken place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
I announce them to you.”
10 Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise from the ends of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
you islands, and all who live in them.
his praise from the ends of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
you islands, and all who live in them.
Bottom Line for me as I read this - This is the heart, character and power of the God in whom I put my trust... YEP I'M HAPPY TO LET HIM TAKE CHARGE TODAY!
As I surrendered my plans to him I felt more at peace. Trusting him with my work load and 'agenda' actually made me more available to follow his plan. It was definitely a more satisfying day today. My weariness did not last all day either - in fact I became more energised through the day as I experienced doing life WITH God, rather than on my own.
I'm excited to keep growing closer to God through this!
God provided a way for a group of young people and I to meet together to share our grief and encourage each other As we prayed together and shared, we were all so inspired by Zac as we reflected on his life, that we were energised to really live passionately for Jesus, to love and rejoice in Him. This was a gift, and it reminded me that God's people are a gift from God to help us draw nearer to him - we need each other. So please ask someone trustworthy for help/support if you need/want it. And ask God at the same time - he is able and willing to provide - after all, it is Surrender December so it's a good time to go to God first [anytime is really ;)]
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