“There is no substitute for Jesus. When we look to a spouse, friend, a child or an Internet audience for the love, healing, and recognition only a Savior can offer, we’ll always, always come up short.”
If you don’t get Proverbs31 Ministries, read this devotion from today! I wasn’t going to post ANYTHING today because I am super stressed and to top it off I’ve been trying to redirect my blog website to a new host. I know nothing about computers so it has been a disaster. But, this morning I read this devotion and it hit me hard. And then moments later, I was driving my sweet niece to Gymnastics and we were listening to His Radio. One of my all-time favorite worship songs came on, “What a Beautiful Name” by Hillsong Worship. I literally tear up every single time it comes on, it is so powerful. This morning I was kind of in a ‘mood’, but I look at my niece in the rearview mirror and hear the sweetest, most innocent voice singing along, singing the most beautiful name. In every moment, He is all we need. If you don’t read the rest of this blog post, go read the devotion at least. It is good.
“Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these stars? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.” -Isaiah 40:26
When we are overwhelmed and seeking perfection and attention and acceptance and approval (must I go on…) in all the different aspects of our lives; our social circles, at home, our jobs, etc…we are wasting our time and exhausting ourselves with meaningless work. I loved this simple reminder that there is NO substitute for Him and the fulfillment He brings. He meets us wherever we are – whether it be on the bathroom floor crying, at our desks at work, in our car, in the kitchen feeding our feisty children, or on our knees calling out to Him..HE IS THERE. He sees us and He loves us.
Ultimately for me, I want my children to love their momma and to FEEL loved, same goes for my husband. At work I long for my families to appreciate their therapist, my yoga students to return to my class wanting more of whatever it is that I have to offer, IGers to like my posts, and my friends to value my friendship, but at the end of the day, NONE OF THAT can substitute Jesus. And ultimately, if I acknowledge Him, all these other things may not immediately fall perfectly into place, but they are WAY better than without Him. I know that I cannot be everything to everyone, but I am fully known and loved by the best Savior. I can rest in this in every moment: He sees me, He notices me, He loves me.
So, know that at any moment, in every moment, He loves you, and THAT is all that matters.
