Chapter 2 From Him Through Him and To Him

This reminds me of my pastor’s message yesterday. Although from an entirely different passage of scripture, the thoughts are quite similar. He directed our thought to overcoming the sin of worry. He observed,”If you are not ready to thank God for where you are, you are not ready to ask Him for what you need” (Wilburn, H. Salem Baptist, 8/22/2010). A woman who adopts this posture exemplifies the following characteristics according to Nancy Leigh DeMoss. The grateful life is lived as God-centered. This woman realizes that the events of her life are not about her and she lives to God’s glory – a glory-centered life. She believes that God is bigger than her problems. Secondly,” a true woman trusts God” (DeMoss, p. 41). She isn’t given to fear and worry, even in the face of seemingly hopeless circumstances. I needed to hear this tonight. For the past week, we have been going through a challenging time in our family. I have succumbed to the sin of worry in varying degrees. God confronted me with my sin yesterday, and I had little choice but to turn from it and choose to trust Him. I want to be true woman of God. That ultimately happens when one, looks into His face and says “Yes, Lord” before she knows the question. Lord, help me have that level of trust in my Savior