Make Him Wait

I just came across this song called "Make Him Wait" by Abby Anderson.

I listened to it and my heart broke.

See, in my past, I have had relationships with guys that were not healthy and were not good. There are things I wish I could take back. Things I wish I had done differently, said differently... even ways I wish I had acted differently.

This song reminded me how important it is to not rush everything. I am always rushing through everything, trying to get to the next thing. But...

Life can't be rushed. There is nothing we can force. Life is like a puzzle, and the pieces just come together eventually. You can force a piece to fit, but in the end, something won't be right.

Same in relationships.

Don't try to force something to work together.

Don't try to force something to "fit" if it doesn't. Trust me, I'm thankful my parents stopped me from trying to force something to fit about a year ago. In the end, something wouldn't have been quite right. I can see that now, but couldn't see it then.

I'm thankful that part of my puzzle fell apart. Because I know God has a better plan of how that part of the puzzle is going to come together.

He will make it come together, and it will be beautiful. I just need to give Him all the pieces, and let Him be in control of it.

Do you have something in your life that you just want to control and make happen? Why not join me and just hand over all the pieces to the Master of all puzzles?

He really does know how to make the puzzle come together beautifully.

Out to Get Me

Y’all don’t believe the devil is real? Let me tell you something.

The devil is so real and He is out to get you.

This week, I finally started to feel content in one area of my life. As soon as I was feeling content, temptation came and pulled me away from that contentment.

I struggled through for a couple days. I didn’t do well. (Heck, I'm still struggling with it.)

But as I was struggling and doing things I knew God didn’t want me to do, I kept feeling more and more lonely when I thought what I was doing should help me not feel so alone.

See that’s what sin does. It pulls us away and blocks our view of God and who He really is. The devil loves to do that to us. He loves to get in any crack he can and wreak havoc in our lives.

Thankfully, we can always come back into the light, out of the darkness of the lies of the devil, into God’s glorious light, and seek forgiveness and restoration.

Devil, you ain’t got nothing on me. I got Jesus. He defeated you a long time ago, and just wait, cuz your time is coming again. I’ll fight you, with Jesus living in me. And you might win a battle, but you won’t win the war.

Claim that truth for yourself. Use it when temptation comes. RUN from temptation, don’t dance with it. Trust me, dancing with it only leads to trouble.

Sin might look good right now... the devil might be whispering lies to you. But one day, sin will be locked up with the devil.

Don’t be one to get locked up with the devil. Get with Jesus. Ask Jesus to come into your heart and forgive you of your sins. Tell someone. Seek to follow Him the rest of your life. Read your Bible (and apply it in your life). Fellowship with Christians. Pray. Practice spiritual disciplines. All those things are good, but the most important thing is a relationship with Jesus Himself.

Don't know what to pray? You can follow what I've written below.

Jesus, I'm tired of living in darkness. I don't like feeling lonely. I want to have a relationship with you. Please forgive me for my sins. Help me to seek you and live my life for you. Help me grow to know you more each day. Thank you for your sacrifice and for your forgiveness. Help me in my day to day life. Help me to forgive myself too. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Please tell some other Christian if you've prayed that prayer. Our relationship with God is most important, but we need relationships with others too.

Have no one to tell? Feel free to comment on this post so we can celebrate with you, or send me an e-mail at augustinegidney@gmail.com

Be Blessed y'all.