Rooted Sunflower

Lamentation 3:23 “They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.” Every morning- His faithfulness shows. It rushes over me. Its hard for me to grasp this because I don’t deserve it, but I am overwhelmed by the faithfulness of His everlasting love He has for us. “Great is Your faithfulness” and so much so that I am unable to comprehend all of it. I used to struggle with mornings and getting up. I am reminded of Psalm 51:2, “Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.” We serve a King who does this for us day in and day out. Its hard to really comprehend all the freedom we really do have in Christ. So many people and even some Christians believe there is more freedom in the world, but I know from my life as an example there is more bondage in this world than anything else. I tried to find freedom in worldly things when all along all my freedom was found in Christ and He was right by my side the whole time. Every morning I get to start with a new plate and He doesn’

Job 37:14 where were You-ghost ship “Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.”             This week God has been opening my eyes to these very words. “stand still and consider the wonderous works of God. Everywhere I look I find myself in awe and wonder with God and how much beauty there is in this world. From the bugs in my room to the stars in the sky I see the beauty and thought put into creating all these living things- well the little bit I can comprehend. There is beauty even between the lines a friend used to tell me, and now that is what I can see. The beauty which cannot always be seen because of our bitter hearts or our crazy lives. Finding the space in our minds and softening of our hearts to see the beauty within all His creation is one of the many beautiful attributes of our walks with Christ. The rest of this chapter talks about the fullness and power of our God and how He plans everything and sprinkles beauty in it all- whether in

James 1:6-8 “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”             Its sad to see so many young people today have an awful time making up their minds about anything. They’re not “really sure” what college to go to, or what to major in, whom to room with, what career to prepare for, whether to marry someone or just stay single. To have children or to not even bother with it, if they do get married. I know for me making decisions has always been something that when I do make one I follow through, its how my mom brought me up and I am thankful for that. But in many ways, I have found myself trying or struggling through some of these exact situations and conversations in my head and with some friends. I guess there’s nothing new under the sun when it comes to being indecisive. James