Grab On

I loved my Joni and Friends Devotional today. She managed to mold two things that I have been thinking and writing about recently into one beautiful message. The message being, that God wants us to pursue the person that He intended us to be and wants us to allow Him to take care of the transformation. This message perfectly captivates the two problems that I have struggled with of: 1. not knowing how God wants me to live my life and 2. being resistant to giving God total control. God has shown me very clearly how He wants me to pursue my career in running with a full dose of Him. He wants me to use running to display His mercifulness. When I choose to slack off in my talents, or disregard prayer before a race, or selfishly accept all honor from success, I send God the message that His son's blood wasn't really all that special for me. Because I can take care of my self. Well, boy am I sorry for that one God. If I were to sacrifice my only Son for the good of all man kind, I don't think that I would appreciate the cold shoulder either. So today I want to fully exemplify God in my pursuit of the woman He created me to be. But not just today...Everyday. The person that God made you to be is the one that will walk through those golden gates of Heaven. When you reach the bottom of those steps, you should be the perfect you by God's design. As far as giving God control, when you decide to finally be engaged in your own sanctification (in words of Joni), the actions that you perform in getting there will all be done hand in hand with God. So grab on to God's hand today. Walk with Him in pursuing your "perfect" you. He has the blueprint, and you have the goods. Build yourself to be the person He created you to be. Again, take hold of God's hand...and DON'T let go.