Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you (Psalms 55:22), He means it when He says "I'm here for you.". As humans we say a lot of things we don't mean, sometimes we have good intentions, but you know what they say about good intentions "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
I am guilty of the making promises that I don't keep and guilty of good intentions. Just today my younger daughter reminded me that I promised to purchase an online game for her two years ago. When she asked for this game I told her it would be a birthday present then her birthday came around....and okay we'll get next week-end. I guess she finally gave up because it's two years later and she doesn't have the game. Good intentions aren't good enough. It hit me today, God is always there and He always fulfills His promises.
If our goal is to be like Christ then we need to leave "good intentions" behind and fulfill what we say we are going to do. If you say "I'm here for you" then do all you can do to be there. This season in my life has taught me that I have failed so many people in my life and I want to take this time to ask for forgiveness from all of you who I hurt, who needed me and I wasn't there, and who I just plainly forgot. There is no excuse and I truly apologize.
- John 15:12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
When the calamities pass away I want to come out of this storm a person who is so in love with Jesus that my commitment to Him will not waiver. I want to be more like Jesus and want to do what I say I am going to do. Again doesn't that sound like good intentions. How do move away from "good intentions"? We pray without ceasing. We read His word. We believe His promises. He will move in us so much that we will not be the same.
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Marisol
Great writing....this is so true.
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