STRONG ENOUGH by Matthew West

Give It Up

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28

Recently I had a hard decision to make.
Being a teenager means that more decisions I can make on my own. As a kid your parents always make decisions for you, to your best interest. As I'm getting older my parents are starting to ask me to make the decision, "It's your life." Sometimes decisions are easy, sometimes they are hard. This decision was a hard one for me.

I wasn't sure what to do. I didn't want to do it, but I wasn't sure if I should just do it anyways. I didn't know which was the right answer. I went back and forth. I really did not know what to do. So I gave it up to God. I said something like, "If this is what you want me to do. I'll do it. If not or not right now, I won't. Please make the decision for me. It's your decision God. My life is yours, so it's your decision."

Then I sighed and let it go. Surprisingly after that I wasn't worried about. The next day Mom called me over and told Me that she and Dad had made the decision that I wouldn't do it right now, but later. I was soooooooooooooo happy. I really wanted to do it later, but I wasn't sure if doing it now was the thing I was supposed to do. I was so happy and so thankful.

My point is this, not all decisions are for us to make. Our lives are Christ's, it's his decision. So I ask His opinion before I ever jump into something. And it's so nice to place the pressure of a decision on His shoulders and you know He'll make the right choice. So, let God make the decisions in your life. You will feel His love and power. :)

"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will," Ephesians 1:11

To God be the glory.

More

I don't know about you. But I want God more. I love my Creator and He makes me joyful. I'm very blessed.
I want more of His love and I want to love Him more. What an awesome God we have!

The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

Christ gives me so much more pleasure than any earthly thing. I thank Him for the talents and dreams he has given me. I need no more. I want Him more. I love Him. Thank you God. :)

This world is always telling us that we need more or better things. God is the only One who is sufficient enough for all our wants. You could have everything, but without Christ you have nothing.

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
Mark 8:36

This world is constantly telling us that if you do this or have that you'll be happy.
But these things don't fill us. They're empty. They are missing something. Something the world doesn't have... We recieve the joy of the Lord, by obeying His commands.

...Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Nehemiah 8:10

But Christ can offer so much more! He is stronger, more powerful, more loving and more beautiful than anything this world has to offer. He is more!
To God alone be the glory!