Last Sunday Pastor David preached over Matthew 22:41-46, to which he tied the question, "who/what is Lord over your life?" Ouch. That question hit me pretty hard. I felt the Lord whispering something similar to that this past week, so thanks, David, for confirming that one!
The area that affected me most is in our view of ourselves, and how He has the last word in who we are. I find myself so wrapped up in what I think others think of me that I lose sight of everything else. Moments that should be sweet fellowship are drowned out by fears of possible rejection. I tend to see myself as the person I was before He took over, and assume that is what others see as well. But if I actually spent time in the Word instead of on Facebook (that's an area that needs lordship as well!), I would be reminded that He does not see the old me anymore. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says that I am a "...new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." Why is that so hard to remember? Because I haven't given Him lordship there.
Romans 12:2 reminds me to "not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind..." This week, I want to focus on renewing my mind and giving God the power when it comes to how I see myself. So, when I am tempted to grab my phone and do a little Facebook stalking, I'll pull up my handy dandy ESV app instead. Susan Gregory, who wrote a book on the Daniel Fast, says to pick five verses to use like the five stones David chose to fight Goliath in order to win the battle for our minds. I'm going to find five verses this week to use to get the Lord back on His throne in my fickle little mind to see myself not as the wretch I once was, but as the clean and whole person He created.
--C3'er - Amanda Barrow
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