A change in focus

One thing I still haven't figured out is why God shows me things through other people instead of showing me directly from his word. I guess just to keep me humble; ) Well anyway, I have been rather down lately and didn't feel like I was living a victorious life. Why? I wasn't really sure. I kept looking at all the things that I was determined to do, but wasn't. In between school subjects, I turned on the radio. There was a preacher on who was talking about how free the Christian life is. He used Matt 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
God didn't want christianity to be a burdon, but a blessing. I sure hadn't been feeling like I was living under an easy burden. I realized that I was so focused on doing doing doing, instead of focussing on who I am trying to live for. I serve a God who knows my name, who loves me and is there to help me serve him. I serve a God who created the stars, placed them, and calls them by name. I serve a God who wants to give me victory. That camp song “Victory in Jesus” is a really cool song. By the way, why don't we ever sing that except at camp? The weird thing is that when I stopped thinking about all the things I should and shouldn't do, I started to get some victory. Other phrases came to mind like “Be still and know that I am God.” I sing the words I will glory in my redeemer, but I wasn't doing it. It is a whole lot nicer to focus on a God who never makes mistakes, than to focus on myself! That's what I've been learning.

Greg