John moves quick in his biography about Jesus.
No birth story, no childhood or early adult events. Just right to it. Jesus starts gathering disciples and performing miracles. His fame begins to rise, but Jesus knows better than to fall prey to the trap of public opinion.
Look what John observed about him:
‘Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.’ John 2:23-25
A counselor once told me that Jesus trusted people, but would not “entrust” his heart to them. In other words, the only one who held his heart was his Father. Think about how much less pain we might have if we’d practiced that simple truth. Most of us entrust our heart to people’s opinions, approval, support and loyalty only to end up broken hearted.
Jesus trusted people with his mission. But only entrusted his father with his heart.
How about you today? Who have you entrusted your heart to people who don’t have your best interest in mind? What would it look like today to say “Father, you have my heart. What you think of me matters. Your truth is my truth. I’ll believe what you say about me.”
It took me along time to realize Christ is all I need. People usually have ulterior motives. God only wants the best for me. However, I had to learn to still serve, work and be with my family without letting their actions or words hurt me. I had to really learn to listen to God and not people. It was a painful journey but worth it. It felt like a rollercoaster ride for a while. But, now I bounce back quicker.
I am a work in progress, I work at understanding God is all I need, I know this but it’s hard to practice it all the time. I have become better at this and will continue to grow. I do my best to share God’s love and glory and that in turn helps me to see God’s love even more.
It would be a day of moving forward. Putting our complete faith, trust and hope in God.
Looks like a great day to me.
God you have my heart.
God what you think of me matters.
God your truth is my truth.
God I’ll believe what you say about me.
I had put my trust in my own children, husband, and work in the past. I know now God is all I need because humans will fail me all the time and he is Faithfull. I had to read and learn about what he says and his promises for my life. Now I know he is all I need in life in order to live my life full of acceptance.
God is the strength, all that believe and trust in Him.