Jesus Calling Thoughts 7/7/2012

God is telling us that all we have to do is trust Him with absolutely everything. That means that we have to hand every last thing over to Him. We don't need to sit around and worry about when we are going to get some small task done. God is above that task. He is more important. And trusting Him will get you even through something as minuscule as getting the laundry done. He knows that we can't help what we think sometimes, its just a human thing. He doesn't hold us accountable for things that we unconsciously think. All He is asking is that we make a habit of constantly trusting Him and thanking Him in all we do. Thank Him for the good times, thank Him for the "bad" times. They aren't really so bad, trusting Him through it will make what comes of it so much better. You will really see how awesome He is when He brings something totally amazing and unexpected out of a bad circumstance. All it takes is trust. You can't just hide away and pretend that God doesn't know where you are , what you're doing or what you are thinking. He always knows. You can't run from Him. Just fess straight up to Him. Say "God I know it was wrong, but I did…" or "God please help me to steer my thoughts away from … and towards You." or "Please help me to direct my thoughts toward you today. Please help me to weave you into every thought that goes through my mind." The more you practice this the better you will get. God is just asking that we try. He knows we are human and that it is difficult. The more you try the better it will get. Keeping your mind in the right place with God will help you to remember that you are always surrounded by His Presence in everything you do and go through.

1 John 1:9 (NLT)

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

Luke 1:77-79 (NLT)

You will tell his people how to find salvation
    through forgiveness of their sins.
Because of God’s tender mercy,
    the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,
 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    and to guide us to the path of peace.

Luke 1:67-79 (MSG)

Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

   Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
      he came and set his people free.
   He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives,
      and in the very house of David his servant,
   Just as he promised long ago
      through the preaching of his holy prophets:
   Deliverance from our enemies
      and every hateful hand;
   Mercy to our fathers,
      as he remembers to do what he said he'd do,
   What he swore to our father Abraham—
      a clean rescue from the enemy camp,
   So we can worship him without a care in the world,
      made holy before him as long as we live.

   And you, my child, "Prophet of the Highest,"
      will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways,
   Present the offer of salvation to his people,
      the forgiveness of their sins.
   Through the heartfelt mercies of our God,
      God's Sunrise will break in upon us,
   Shining on those in the darkness,
      those sitting in the shadow of death,
   Then showing us the way, one foot at a time,
      down the path of peace.