Discernment

It's hard to navigate some situations in life. We go along doing what we perceive to be right to the best of our abilities. A lot of times we go at it from a human perspective, because after all, we are only human.

It's often hard to work within God's plan when we snatch the keys out of His hand. It's our free will. It's what He's given us. We sometimes choose to go about handling a situation with our very own set of rules and our very own way of right. I don't know about you, but that often gets me into trouble. When I pretend not to know that there is a divine hand at work in everything that I am, I tend to lose sight of where the true "win marker" is.

My true "win marker" is for God's love to be personified through every interaction that I have. I am fully certain that my purpose within this world is to share His love with every person that I come in contact with.

Sometimes the way that love should be shared is hard to determine. Sometimes when I look at situations with my carnal mind, it's hard to discern what God's best display would be. Through prayer, and through spending time in His word I know that He will supply understanding of every situation that I find myself within.

It's easy to get lost...........................................
In a moment in time when new age philosophy is in everything around us, it's easy to place too much trust in things that have no solid ground work. You see, lot's of people like to say, "The answer is inside of you." While it sounds really noble, I don't believe it. That sounds great, and perhaps from the standpoint of a Savior living within us, that would make sense, but from the world's definition of that statement, I'm not in agreement. I've searched within "myself" to figure things out and let me just tell you, I don't have it. It's not here. Myself is fresh out of answers.

Take this:

Colossians 2:8 ESV 

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

 As Christians, our discernment has to come through Christ Jesus, because after all, He is the author of every story that our lives will ever tell. 

I'd Rather Have Jesus

1. I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold;
   I’d rather be His than have riches untold;
   I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands;
   I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hand
2. • Than to be the king of a vast domain
     And be held in sin’s dread sway;
     I’d rather have Jesus than anything
     This world affords today.
3. I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause;
   I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;
   I’d rather have Jesus than worldwide fame;
   I’d rather be true to His holy name
4. He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;
   He’s sweeter than honey from out the comb;
   He’s all that my hungering spirit needs;
   I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead

My heart's cry. I feel like I could have written this song.I've come into such a new understanding of just how much Jesus means in my life; how vital to my existence and success my relationship truly is. Yes. It's true that it's the answer that my parents always gave me, but it turns out that it was a pretty good answer. Trust me. I've searched, and time and time again I come back around to the same feeling of needing to fall into his arms and submit my insufficient-ness. There's no other that supplies what I need, and the acknowledging of the fact that I do need, is something that hasn't come easy for me. It's ok to need. It's ok to need other people, and it is most certainly ok to need a relationship with an entity that poured out His life for me. 

I will be true. I am a vessel. God has imparted me with so much ability to administer love. He has put so much love into my life so that I can share it with others. I have a strong family. I have a family that prays in agreement. I have a family that extends beyond blood to include many other willing vessels. We are known for our faith that binds us together in the hardest of circumstances, and it is my renewed opinion that no matter how crazy you think I may be, it's as vital to me as oxygen. 

I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.