God lead me...

Letting God lead me. 

That's hard sometimes, isn't it?

We either want to do things our own way, or what God wants us to do is HARD!

He will ask us to give away something that means a lot to us ( our money, our time)

He will ask us to forgive someone who hurt us (but they don't deserve it Lord)

He will tell us to go and we want to stay (mission trip? move to a new city? new job?)

Many times God wants us to do things that are hard, not because he wants us to fail but because he wants us to grow.  He is stretching our faith. If we do something that on our own we can't accomplish, then our faith in Him gets stronger, because its only by His power we are able to complete the task he has given us.

Many of you may have heard the song "Oceans" by Hillsong.  I posted the video above.  I've heard it many many times on the radio and at times have turned it off because I was tired of hearing it.  But, God brought it to mind during my quiet time.  I read the lyrics and the song took on a new meaning. So many times we hear songs and yet we don't HEAR them.  We listen to the lyrics, but we don't LISTEN.  God will call us to places unknown.  It will be a mystery to us why 
we are going where we are going.  But he also calls us to have faith in Him and trust that he will never fail us.   The lyrics are below.  Read them.  Embrace them.  Listen to the song and let it sink into your soul.   

You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery In oceans deep My faith will stand
I will call upon Your name And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise my soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand
Will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed and You won't start now
So I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
I will call upon Your Name
Keep my eyes above the waves
My soul will rest in Your embrace I am Yours and You are mine

The year is nearing a close.  A new year is about to start.  What doors does God want to close?  What steps do you need to take to put your faith in Him this new year?  Is God calling you to do something and you have turned a "deaf ear" because you don't want to listen?  This is a subject that has weighed heavily on my heart.  We should be set apart, different from the world.  "I am yours and you are mine".  We are God's.  He's asking us to go places we would never go on our own.  I'm excited to embark on a new journey.  To take my feet where my faith will be made stronger.   I challenge you to do the same.  Maybe spend the last few days of 2014 reflecting on what changes God wants to make in your life and see what you need to do to make 2015 the year of change in your life.