Perfect Spice for Change

There are times when we feel odd about our performances, that we feel like we haven’t given our best. There are even times that we wanted to change and make our lives become better. And I had just experienced that today.

 When I was on my Electrical Circuits class, I can’t stop but overhear the conversation of my classmates. I envy them for the changes they were making on their studies. It was also my plan but I keep falling from my old habit of cramming up on the day before an exam.

Then, just now, I read the newsletter from Crosswalk with writer Lysa TerKeurst. Then, I realized that God is finding every means to be able to talk to me. He is talking to me through Lysa. What my problem is how I approach my plan of having a definite studying time and gain better grades. What my problem is? I didn’t lean on God. I lean on my own self, which is just wrong.

Lysa is right, I am made for more. She said, “I wasn’t made to live a life that dishonors the Lord.” It is true. I am not made for it. I am made for a greater purpose, a purpose pleasing to God and of which He had already planned ahead.

I wanted to be better but I keep stumbling. I really wondered what I should do to be like my classmates, full of self-trust, confidence and determination. Then, God spoke to me. He used Lysa Terkeurst to tell me what I lack which hinders me from having the change I want. God spoke to me and told me that I am made for more and that for me to be able to see that, I have to trust Him in directing my life to that purpose.

He even gave me this life changing verse to ponder on:

Proverbs 3:5-8, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.  Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.  This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones."

God told me this, through her,

“Trust in the Lord-you were made for more.  In all your ways acknowledge Him-you were made for more.  Don't try to be wise and do your new diet in your own strength, hold tight to the Lord and flee from temptations-you were made for more.  This will bring health and nourishment to you and help you find victory in this struggle-you were made for more!”

God is at work in giving us chances to live our lives for Him. God gave us a chance to make our lives better and pleasing to Him. God gave us a chance to live the purpose He had planned for us.

Now, I understand that I can’t make it on my own. I understand that I can’t do better on my Electrical Circuits class without God. I should trust, lean on and acknowledge Him in all the things I do. That is the spice I lack to have the perfect ingredient for change.