I Believe
Tonight I was doing worship at Northe, and we were singing this song called “With All I Am.” It’s chorus has this line “Jesus, I believe in You.” I’ve sung this song many times before, but tonight that line really hit me. Its deeper meaning seemed to scream out to me like never before. Of course I believe in Jesus, but it’s not just like believing in Santa Claus or something. When you tell someone that you believe in them, typically you’re saying that you have faith in their abilities, that you trust that they are going to do what they said that they would, and more importantly even when it looks bleak, you will stand behind them with faith. So tonight while I was singing that song, I began to pray about how I truly do BELIEVE in Jesus. I believe that what He says is true. I believe that He has a wonderful plan for my life, I believe that He loves me. I believe that His ways and thoughts are bigger then my own. I believe that the things that He asks me to do are truly for my best interest. And I believe that even when it hurts and even when I don’t understand, that His plan for me is to prosper my life and it’s all going to be ok. I believe that He is my hope, my comfort, my strength, and my joy. I believe that all I have to do is call on His name and He will help me. I believe that He will never leave me or forsake me. I believe that His promises are true and they endure forever. I believe that the words spoken over my life and my calling are forever. I guess it just comes down to the fact that I believe that Jesus is love, and every action that He takes, every action He asks me to take, all stems from His overwhelming love for me. So even when I don’t understand why He’s asked me to do something or give someone up, I make the choice to believe that He knows what He’s doing. That I only see a small piece of the picture, but He sees the whole canvas. And there is such amazing peace in that fact. There is peace in having something bigger then myself to truly believe in.