Lip Service.

A date with my hubby at the DTS library...check!
Free wi-fi...check!
Bible reading...check!
Journaling...check!
Prayer...check!

Wow, I am doing good today!

I've been thinking a lot lately (what's new?) about my devotional time, the time I spend with God throughout my day.  I try to sit down and have a "quiet time" with just me and Him, my Eternal Father.  Oftentimes I get stuck in a rut and just read the Bible to read the Bible. How can I forget that the Bible, the word of God, is living and active?! Am I so proud as to think that I know what the Creator God is going to reveal to me in His word?  I hope not, though I act like it all too often.  And when I pray, I feel like I am speaking empty thoughts.

Father, God, change my heart; mold my heart to be more like Yours.  May I no longer heap up empty phrases to You, may I no longer pay You lip service.  You deserve my all: thoughts, actions, AND time.  Everything belongs to You because You hold everything in Your hands. 

So what does that mean for today?  God has my heart.  I want His will.  Everyday I need to turn to Him, desire Him, serve Him, and love Him with all that I have.  Why?  Now that is a big question...more on that later.


from humbled and repentant hands,

Jessie Rediger


PS:  Book I am currently reading:  Radical by David Platt
Click Here for more information on how to buy it (because you need to read it too).
OR Here for more information on the book itself.

PSS: Oh! And this will not be the last time I recommend it, either.

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2011 at 12:20 AM

    You are amazing and inspirational to me! God is visible in you and in all you do! I love you lots!
    Mom

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