I was praying this morning, seeking God to give me direction. I have to preach this weekend. What an awesome responsibility. Wanting the message from your heart to be not just your words but those from God, for that time and place. Meant for that group of people. Words that transform and empower. Words are just words unless we take them to heart and allow them to change us. Change me. I find that in writing sermons, God is using them to change me. To help me realize the things that I too need to work on. As I prayed this morning, I need Him, my Abba, to show me to direct me. My words aren't good enough. He has to pour out His Spirit to make them effective. I began to pray for my heart to be changed. That I too will allow Him to work in the soil of my heart. I had two sermons before me, both I need as much as anyone else. And as I read them and then read a devotional, I knew which way I would go. I would preach the one now and the other one in August. God knows who will be here on both of those sermons. He knows what I need too. Thankfully.

I read another blog today about rest- and true rest comes from Him and only from Him. I am hoping to today to find my rest in Him. To understand a little more of what it looks like to crawl up in Abba's lap and rest. To allow Him to work in my heart and find the place where true rest is found.