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29 September 2010

Commit Your Way

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Albany, NY
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Am thinking on the Scripture I gave out for the moms in the small group to meditate on for the next 2 weeks.  It is from Psalm 37.

"Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass."  Psalm 37: 4 & 5

We are to enjoy God!  We are to DELIGHT in Him!
"Delight" means to take great pleasure or joy; to give great pleasure or joy

And if we do this, if we take delight in God, the Bible says He will give us the desires of our hearts!  This is a promise!  It doesn't mean He will give us whatever we ask (as in earthly riches).....we do need to be in His Will.....but...our desires will match His, as we grow in Him. 
This entire Psalm is often known as a "teaching" Psalm....a "little sermon" and Jesus does refer to it in the Sermon on the Mount. (see Matthew 6:33)

I shared briefly with the moms  during our first "Got Teens?" meeting that our desires for our tweens/teens need to match up with what God wants for them.
AND...if we commit them to Him, and completely trust them to Him, those things will come to pass.  We can expect it.  His Word is true and His promises are true!

For example:
Do we want our children to remain pure until marriage?  YES...if we are raising them to be Christ-followers, and if they make a personal decision to follow Jesus, then we need to put that expectation on them.  It is the Word of God.  It is a command! (to wait until marriage/stay pure).  Therefore, commit that to God.  Does it mean a teen will be perfect?  No.  Some will be successful in this.  Others may not be.  That is where the grace, forgiveness, and mercy of Jesus come in.  BUT...as moms raising teens in this world, we need to put that expectation on them and then commit them to God.  Praying for them daily.  I fall in this area. I tend to concentrate on things like "guide Courtney/Claire in her friendships.  Help her to make wise choices. Help her remember the Physics info for her exam,  Give her a desire to know You more." etc, etc.  I have covenanted to pray daily for their purity...that the vow Courtney took with accepting the purity ring last year for her 16th birthday, would remain in her heart and she would be successful with her goal of staying pure until marriage.

And with this kind of praying.....and expectation...and committing...it's like just following a path....
Following a path kind of like the one pictured above.  The way is sure...it's not super wide....but it is straight.....and with this kind of commitment, this trust that we place in God, comes peace.

And isn't that what all moms desire?

3 comments:

Susannah said...

Very sound advice, Faith! ღ

Susanne said...

"our desires for our tweens/teens need to match up with what God wants for them." That is such a powerful sentence, Faith, and so true. Both in the things God wants for them according to the Word and those not so clearly defined things such as career and interests, etc. I find I have had to lay aside my own agenda and desires for my teens as they pursue what they feel God wants for them. I don't know about anyone else but sometimes that's hard for me as a parent.

Faith said...

Thanks, E-mom! :)

Susanne: i know!! It is hard for me too...I do know that as my husband and I talk to each of them more and more about the future, we remind them to seek God's direction. Hopefully they will begin to learn how to do that on their own! I know dave and I tried to get Courtney to look into architecture based on her math skills and interest in art but she really feels graphic design is where God is calling her right now...so...we shall see! It sure is an exciting time.....