Waiting for Change

I am not sure why, but I have been thinking about the beach a lot lately. I have found myself wondering, considering, even investigating if it is possible for my family to go to Bermuda for a short holiday.

The more I have examined my thoughts and my motives, the more I am convinced that my motivation is my desire for change. I want change in my life. It isn't that I detest my life, but that I find myself in a situation where I am too busy and I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed.

The funny part about all of this is that, I don't have to go to Bermuda to change my life and situation. All I really need to do is give it all to Jesus, and depend on Him to lead me, guide me, care for me, and put my life back together the way it belongs.

That is what Isaiah 61 is all about - Rebuilding, Returning, and Rejoicing.

Isaiah 61:3 reads,

To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified

This is the ministry of Jesus and His church. This is what He does. He takes our heavy burdens, the ashes that we have made by burning our life at both ends and destroying all that has been given to us. When we seek His will and give our life to Him, he brings beauty from the ashes, exchanges joy for mourning, and covers our heavy, weak, down-trodden spirit with a garments of praise.

Will you join me in standing stall and strong like the mighty oaks in the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ? Let's give everything to Him together, for His glory, and for our restoration.


-dRo.