“Sometimes I’d like to ask God why He allows poverty, famine, and injustice in the world when He could do something about it…but I’m afraid God might ask me the same questions”. ~Anonymous

A friend of mine posted this quote on their Facebook wall. It hit me hard. Why do I question God? Is it because I feel I am wiser than God? I hope not, but I think in a selfish way, I act in that manner. I question His sovereignty; His perfect will.

Sometimes there are days when I press into God, sometimes there are days when I run from Him. This week has been the latter. Today, however, I made a conscious decision to press into God, to spend time in His word, and to seek His face. Today was the best day of the week for me.

I don’t think that God punished me by having a bad week for my distance from Him, but I think I saw first hand, that if you press into God, that He will press into you.

It’s funny, I started writing this blog about a week ago. I was just going to write the quote above and jot down a few thoughts, but one day turned into 9 and here I am finally finishing it up. Conviction is different than guilt. Conviction makes me feel worse and better at the same time than when I feel guilty. I think it’s because I have the knowledge of what Jesus did on the cross so many years ago. How, every time I fall short of His glory, I put the nails into his feet and wrists and pierce His side. This has been a season of growth, I’m not done growing, and hope that I never will. I hold steadfast to Jesus and the promises of His Word.

Goodnight.

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