He is enough.

Philippians 1 ~ ²³I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; ²⁴but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

And why is it necessary?? For His Name's sake. That's purpose! He's enough!

I need to stop worrying about tomorrow. Especially the tomorrows that are a good five months or five years away. I'm so thankful for friends who remind of Truth that I already know, that I've already preached to others...Father, thank you for being so graciously patient with me, for giving me the grace to take You at Your Word and believe that Your perfect timing will come to pass...
ha, and I want to stop being so surprised when I see God's promises fulfilled in my life.

Mark 11:24~"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

I do believe that I have received it...yet I'm still blown away when I actually receive it! Am I walking in doubt, or a continual state of awe? I don't know. *random - I'm so thankful for Hillsong & Shane and Shane music this week..it just helps to usher in the peace of God.*
All day long, I know that the Holy Spirit has just been whispering and reminding me of what God has already decreed over me for 2010..."Emily, we do collide! You can be active when you continue to abide in Me, because I Am already in you. Rest, my daughter, rest in Me alone...one day, one step at a time is what I have called you for. Trust that you are familiar with My hand and I will lead you forth in peace...you can hear Me, now won't you listen to Me?"

ahhh, I love Him. Lately, I'm learning that I get so engulfed by looking in the sky, because it's only echoing/reflecting the Glory and Love that I read of in His Word. He is more than enough, all I need, my complete satisfaction! And I know that's another reason why I hesitate before excitement, when God answers a prayer...I desperately desire to be sure that I'm only giving Him glory and praise - not making an idol out of what He has just blessed me with. Especially in terms of new friendships, is God simply a piece of a picture, like the icing on a cake? Or is HE the very reason, purpose and breath for every move we make? (haha, those two analogies don't correlate quite as poetically as I hoped, but I think you get it) But this is what I'm currently wrestling with and working out in my own life....is God receiving His Glory? Is the smile on my face causing you to turn around and look at the One that has my undivided attention?

"The joy of the Lord is your strength." Where do the saints get their joy from? If we did not know some saints, we would say - "Oh, he, or she, has nothing to bear." Lift the veil. The fact that the peace and the light and the joy of God are there is proof that the burden is there too. The burden God places squeezes the grapes and out comes the wine; most of us see the wine only. No power on earth or in hell can conquer the Spirit of God in a human spirit, it is an inner unconquerableness.
If you have the whine in you, kick it out ruthlessly. It is a positive crime to be weak in God's strength. " --Oswald Chambers from I don't remember what day in My Utmost for His Highest

And, the latest little-sister-insight...

*Luke 9:62~Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
"It doesn't matter what we want. What matters is what God wants. So if He wants us to walk away from everything and follow Him, we need to be ready to do that."*

Yes and amen to the chance to move forward into the new things God is doing---whatever it takes, wherever He leads...His will, not mine.