100 Days with Jesus: The God of Heaven Will Give Us Success - His concept of sucess

Day 28


It is cold and flu season and this past week I had my share, or what I hope will be my only share. No flu thankfully, but a nasty cold that lasted a few days. So for the better part of last week, I had the fever and cold medicine induced brain fog! You know the feeling I’m talking about. You know what you need to be doing but nothing makes sense. Even the simplest tasks you’ve done a hundred times are painfully difficult. Nothing seems like a good idea except sleep. I did not write in my devotional journal. I thought of God each morning at my devotional time and throughout the day and had an overwhelming sense of sadness because I couldn’t get my head into studying and comprehending anything, much less write about it. So I prayed and muddled through the days until my head began to clear up and my fever went away.

I guess the thing I was most aware of is that I desperately missed my routine of Bible study, prayer and thinking through the things that God was teaching me each morning. Once the habit begins to develop, it embraces you and you long for it, you look forward to it. It becomes as vital to you as food and water. As much as I regret that I did not develop this habit at a much younger age, I’m thankful that I am doing it now. God is such an awesome God. He can bring me up to speed, teach me, train me, mold me and use me according to His will no matter my age or how long I’ve delayed committing fully to Him. In Nehemiah 2:20, Nehemiah said ‘The God of Heaven will give us success.” I know it will be success according to His terms and His concept of success. I find the world’s idea of success to be oppressive and heavy on my shoulders. You know, for the first time in my life, I’m happy to be striving to reach His goals for my life and not my own. It’s the most liberating and energizing feeling in the world because it’s not of this world. God can give insight, even in the midst of a nasty head cold!