God is not done showing me some things He wants me to know and learn from last week.  Fundamentally, I know I am never to look again at a week like last week with dread.  That word dread is definitely part of my old self vocabulary.  I am learning to replace the word dread with anticipation.  The environment of “dread” is dark and dreary.  The environment of “anticipation” is light and motivating.  When I am facing things that in my past made me insecure and where I heard the voices of my past condemning me, I need to stop right there and surrender them and change my focus to anticipation.  I even wrote in yesterday’s blog how God used each and every situation of last week as an instrument of His work.  The deeper lesson for me is found in the word–TRUST.  I no longer want to put my trust in my capabilities, but put my TRUST fully in the One I serve–Jesus Christ, Father God and The Holy Spirit–The Three in One.

Yesterday had its own situations to face where I was brought into the equation of man’s dilemmas.  I was much more able to stay grounded in listening for The Holy Spirit’s nudges  during the deep conversations rather than thinking “I” had to be “the wise one”.  Boy, I hate these confessions, but they are good for me in getting the truth of the old me out in the open so he can be replaced fully with the new me in Christ.  These character defects need to be fully replaced with the characteristics of Jesus Christ so I reflect Him much more fully.  The anticipation of the new day is so much more rich when I see myself surrendered and trusting.  Thank you Father God, Jesus and Holy Spirit!  I so love your patience.