beth moore quote

"beloved, God is not tired. nor is God tired of you. He delights in your attentions even when you practice them much like you did yesterday. He awaits for you to awaken, and He anticipates His time with you. when you or i ignore Him, He is disappointed. somehow in His self-existent essence and omniscience, His foreknowledge does not cheat Him of reactive emotions. He laughs when you delight Him. He listens when you speak to Him. He honors you when you persevere with Him. in all the changes He is making within you and me. He rejoices in the few things that call for blessed sameness. let's stay faithful, you an i. 'let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up' gal 6:9. "- beth moore quote
hey ya'll---
i know it's christmas break and we will all be busy for the next few wks! but i stumbled across this just a minute ago scanning through the book by beth moore called "believing God". lately i have felt so dry and like i'm in the desert searching for fullness and surrendering everything to the Lord, but it seems unheard and i have not truly rested in God and given Him every day. anna once told me that we sometimes may not "feel" the Lord's presence, we may not feel his blessings, but communion and fellowship with the Lord is one of the BENEFITS of being His child, it is not "God". she said, "sometimes our hearts can love God's gifts to us more than we love Him. and even though God never removes HImself from us, sometimes He strips us of the blessings so that we can learn the meaning of what it is to just have HIm. and to be content in God without having an EXPERIENCE of God...this is true love". for about a year now, that email has stayed in my mind and is so encouraging when i feel like i'm in the desert and i don't feel "close" to the Lord. it is good to desire to feel His presence though and blessings and acceptance. and it is good to be discontent with this earthly condition! she also said this, though, "forget yourself! nail this self-obsession to the cross. give up your rights and needs and lay all those cluttering desires aside, and fix your eyes on Christ. see Him there? see His beauty? see HIs love? in brokeness, surrender, and a renewed gospel-truth-based trust...look at Christ. that's the only branch to grab".
anyways, powerful quotes by 2 amazing women. anna lucy would be honored to know she made our blog! haha. jk. hope ya'll enjoy your breaks, just wanted to share these thoughts with you. it is still encouraging to know i'm not by myself in some of my wanderings :)