Why is it that we always think we know better than the One who knows us best? Think about that for a moment. If the Lord created us. Knew who we were before we were conceived doesn't He know us? If the Creator of the universe knows every single solitary hair on our heads don't you think He "gets" us? Yes! Of course He does.
Do you remember, several years ago, the movie "He's not that into you" ? The movie takes you through different dating scenarios. A lame comedy meant to help women across the country read the men in their lives. It became a national phenomena.
What if we taught our kids how into us God is? Can you imagine?! If we understood from our very core that God had our backs, so to speak. Cherished us. Adored us. Would never leave or forsake us. What if we were taught that from the get go? The world would look different. The normal drama our kids, teenagers,college kids, and young adults experience and witness would look exactly like what it is: chaos. There is no peace in chaos. None what so ever.
When I recognized how much the Lord adored me? My world view changed. I understood that the busyness of the world is the enemy's biggest lie. If he can convince mothers, fathers, teens, college kids, and young adults that they need to be "doing" something all of the time? Well, then we don't stop and rest. We don't have time to listen to the heed of the Holy Spirit.
The enemy has convinced young people across the globe that wealth, fame, and partying are the answer to happiness. When in reality, if you've been there at some point in your life, you know is a lie. In fact, it's not happiness it's literally bondage. You become slave to keeping up and acquiring. When in fact, if you believed you were enough in the first place, God would be enough.
My college aged daughters like to remind me that "Mama, God is not the answer to every single solitary thing in life. Can you just take God out of it and talk normal?" Guess what? No, actually, I can't. I've lived the busyness. I've lived the lies of the enemy. I've acquired. I've compared. I've envied. I'm coveted. Done it all. It left me in the depths of despair. The pit of hell, really. And in that despair I met my Maker. And, yes, He's that into me. The feeling is mutual.
"But those that trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on eagles wings."-Isaiah 40:31
