My Desire

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

Yesterday, our pastor preached a sermon on Romans 12:1 and 2. If you are like me and have gone to church all your life, you have likely memorized these verses at one point in time. Well, I have and I've always loved these verses and thought I was living them. But I realized at one point during the sermon that I have not committed my life to the Lord. I've been married 37 years to a wonderful man and when I said "I do" to the list of things Pastor Baxter asked, I made a committment to him to do all I could to make this marriage work. Well, why haven't I done the same with the Lord? I mean, I have committed my life to Him and yet, I haven't worked as hard on it as I should have. I've neglected prayer and Bible study and let other things control my life. I've complained about my body and how much I hate certain parts of it over and over all through my life.

We are starting a new study in our Care Group out of the book called "Lord, I Want To Know You" by Kay Arthur. Already, after studying the second chapter, I am knowing the Lord more. We are made by Him and for Him, for His glory. "Thou art worthy, our Lord and our God to receive glory and honor and power; for Thou hast created all things and because of Thy Will they existed and were created". Revelation 4:11. If this is true (and it is) why haven't I realized how far from my committment to the Lord I've gone? I've let the world get in and crowd out the Lord and what He wants for my life. I DO want to know Him more.

So today, I made a strong committment to the Lord to study His word more, pray more and work hard at making my life one that will reflect HIS glory! Pray for me that I will keep this committment.