The season of Spring is often viewed by many as a time filled with endless colorful scenery; the beginnings of new life surrounding us with each new flower bloom that we can see. Easter is a time we celebrate Christ resurrection. He lives! To me, Spring is not just about pretty flowers, chocolate bunnies, or a delicious meal on Easter Sunday, but it is also a daily metaphorical reminder of His death, His payment on the cross for all of our sins, and His continuance of blossoming life as our Heavenly father. I couldn't decide whether or not to do an Easter blog AND a Spring blog, or just to combine them both. After praying about it this morning, I have combined the two as I feel the dead flower blooming back to life example is a perfect way to describe the true point of Easter and the power that He can have within our lives. Today, I would like to share the three things we should pray to Him about, so that He can make us into a true reflection of who He is.
The first most crucial thing you must ask the Lord to help you do is reassess your life. New beginnings always start to happen and can only happen once we are made self aware of our surroundings and any personal shortcomings. What comes first in your life? People or God? Our daily lives and the effectiveness of our testimony serves as a true teller of where our priorities are.
Allowing Jesus to show us our lives for what they really are gives Him the power to start removing things that He feels is hurting our relationship with Him. Perhaps you live for the acceptance of others, or maybe your outlook on life is not as positive as it should be. Maybe your prayer life and faith need a little strengthening. Just start praying and ask Jesus to help you with it, and He will. I have gone through trials that have shown me just how much I'm not in control, and just how strong He is. Jesus loves you and wants to help you. I have realized He has a love for us that is stronger and greater than that of other people or even ourselves. I have learned to draw positives from the negatives. I am thankful for every blessing, every trial, every mistake. Everything. I would not be the person I am today had I not gone through those experiences. I may have regrets as does everyone, but in hindsight I still wouldn't trade a single moment. Thank you Jesus for everything.
Once Jesus shows you what you need to work on and He begins to weed out the junk from your reach, you will start seeing your life being truly replenished and fulfilled. Believe it or not, change is sometimes for the better! What we want isn't always what we need. How much we depend on Christ is directly related to our choices: how we speak, how we react to things, and just how we live period. Life is hard, but we can choose to have faith in the midst of our struggles rather than to moan and complain through them. When I pray about my anxiety if I'm having a rough day...as soon as I finish talking to Him, my feelings go away. Cerebral palsy has turned into such a gift because God has really shown me that He can still use me; I'm just Molly. I am not my disability. I am a born again Christian who loves the Lord and lives to serve Him. I like to think of having cerebral palsy as having the ability to reach people that maybe someone else can't. That's pretty neat! No matter what you are going through, He is there for you! He's ready to help you. Won't you let him clean up your life today?