Abide

*So- this blog is going to kind of piggyback off of the last one- heads up.*



Here lately, the idea of holding on to things has just been very present in my life.
I'm not sure why.
Maybe it's because I thrive on consistency.
Security.
I get this idea in my mind of how something is going to be,
and thats how it's going to be.



But then on some idle Monday-
things change.
That idea of things in your head took a right,
and you missed the turn.
Ever find yourself there?

See, so often we find ourselves holding on
with relationships,
plans,
friends,
people,
promises,
ideas,
and how we think things are going be-
that we so often forget we came into this world with nothing,
and we can't take anything with us when we go.

But on a grander scale,
we are busy making plans, deepening relationships, and holding on to words-
That we forget these things were never ours to begin with.
They were graciously given to us by the God who knows our hearts,
The God who knows how the story is going to go,
The God who gives,
and takes away.

After a few long nights, and a few crazy days-
I am beginning to see that yes, we hold on to these things for comfort,
when the only true comfort can be found from the One who made us intricately.
Because you see,
The One who made us intricately designed us to need Him, to seek Him,
to abide in Him.
And then we will find a place to put our dependance, our relationships, our longings, our plans, our promises.
In Him.

We hold people to standards.
We put them in a position to meet all of our needs, and they can't.
While yes, they can do a lot and life is a lonely place without friends/relationships,
and they each add so much to our lives individually and collectively,
They shape our lives and teach us things we were meant to learn from them specifically,
but they can't ever fully satisfy our hearts need,
-and we can't expect them to-
They are a gift from God, but they are His- not ours.

When or if we can ever fully grasp this,
maybe then we can let people finally be people-
and just maybe
we can finally let God be God.


Just maybe,
we could let God be all we ever need.
because-
He is all we will ever need.








"... and the things of this earth will grow strangely dim- in the light of His glory and grace."