DEVASTATED PART 1: THE CALL

Devastated

Definition:

1) To Bring to Ruin or Desolation by violent action

2) To Reduce to Chaos, disorder, or helplessness: overwhelm

Oh to be devastated by a Holy Power. What does that mean? To be completely overwhelmed, made absolutely helpless, totally obliterated, UNRECOGNIZABLE!!! What would that take? Well, not much if God just chose to do so, and SOMETIMES HE does. It’s in the valleys that He is teaching us, HOWEVER, what if we CHOSE to become unrecognizable…CHOSE to be changed?

Right now I’ve started on a several part journey to be changed. I GIVE UP!!! There’s no amount of resolutions that I can make to do anything with the mess that is ME. I’ve tried for years to change myself and have failed miserably, but that’s not my job anyway. Who do I think I am? Well, most definitely not who I’ve been “trying” to be for sure. I remember something my Mom always used to tell me “Only God can change the heart of a king”(usually in reference to my dad not letting me have what I want and her telling me to pray about it), but none the less that applies to me as well. Only He can change my heart. No matter how many bible studies or church events I attend there is nothing I can do to change my heart. It is only Jesus who can Redeem me. All I can do is GIVE UP.

So I wave the white flag (moment by moment) and surrender. Am I scared out of my mind? YES. Will it probably hurt like HAITES? YES. Will I have to sacrifice some things or A LOT of things? MOST DEFINITELY. Is God faithful ? MORE THAN I WILL EVER BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND. IS HE ABUNDANTLY MORE THAT I WILL EVER NEED? YES YES YES HE IS!!!

There are one of two realizations that we have to come to as believers, either He is worth my EVERYTHING or He isn’t. Is He worth a few minutes of sleep? Is He worth me giving up some of my “precious” TV time? Is He worth me getting my rear end off of pinterest, facebook, and twitter? (Even if I’m becoming the housewife of the century with all my new recipes, craftiness, and cleaning techniques ;) ) He is calling, and has been calling longer that I want to admit. Today I choose to answer, “ HERE AM I LORD…DEVASTATE ME.” Scary and Exciting all at the same time. So my question to you is…What will your answer be??? Is HE worth your EVERYTHING or NOT?

BE DEVASTATED!!!

Philippians 1:21 “For to Me, to live is Christ and to die is gain”