Psalm 40:8

In the first blog, words from a devotional are used. The journal is called "God Calling Journal" by Two Listeners, edited by A.J. Russell.


Psalm 40:8 says, "I delight to do thy will, O my God."

In God Calling it says, "Your foolish little activities are VALUELESS in themselves. Seemingly trivial or of seemingly great moment, all deeds are alike if directed by Me. Just cease to function except through Me…"

Ok, what does that mean? If we are not living a life of service to God, our lives are pointless. Because in the very beginning, thousands of years ago, He carefully created mankind with a purpose, with a plan. How sad it would be to live a nice, long life, having anything and doing everything, and then in the end, wind up with nothing… empty. Whether you live in Texas, New York, China, France, Iraq…wherever…GOD CREATED YOU, and knew you before you were even conceived! Who else knew you before you were even in your mother’s womb? And now we have to make a decision. Are we going to live our lives aimlessly, or are we going to listen up and pay attention to the reason we are here on this earth? We won't be here on this earth for long. It goes on to say…

"I am your Lord, just obey Me…Just have no choice but Mine, no will but Mine."

Obey God. What’s to obey? He says in His Word to love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, all your strength. ALL THAT YOU ARE! How do you do that? It doesn’t happen overnight. The beginning is a relationship with Him. Talk to Him. Ask Him questions. Read His Word. Talk to others about Him. Ask someone questions, someone you know who has a relationship with Him. If we could only realize that we are not alive just to please ourselves and have things we want or like. To have things go the way we want them to go. The Lord’s will is for everyone to know Him. Well how in the world are we supposed to spread the Word and reach out to people if we are so concerned with our own problems and situations?! It should be our mission, as Christians.

"I am dependent on no one agency when I am your supply. Through many channels My help and material flow can come."

God is so POWERFUL. Trust in Him, and He’ll do wonderful things.