I'm seeing my therapist again, I'll write more about her later. I keep saying that, that I'll write more about things later. I have a lot of writing ahead of me. Thank God it won't be about my effort, and all about His. And He and do anything, you know.
But in my first session back with her, she said "Wow, this is quite a transformation you are going through." And I thought, yes, that's the word!
I'm reading My Utmost For His Highest, a daily devotional by Oswald Chambers. I found it at a thrift store for 39 cents! I didn't realize it was a devotional until I got home. I thought it was just a book, and I had heard of it before. The first Sunday that I sat down to read it God spoke right through the words into my heart. I'll write more about that later. (See how I just keep you hanging? Sorry about that. There is just so much to say. It'll be a bit of catch-up for this first while until I get going and can write each day.)
But anyway, today's devotion was about transformation and it's so spot-on.
When love or the Spirit of God come upon a person, he is transformed. He will then no longer insist on maintaining his individuality. Our Lord never referred to a person's individuality or his isolated position, but spoke in terms of the total person---"...that they may be one just as We are one...." Once your rights to yourself are surrendered to God, your true personal nature begins responding to God immediately. Jesus Christ brings freedom to your total person, and even your individuality is transformed. The transformation is brought about by love---personal devotion to Jesus. Love is the overflowing result of one person in true fellowship with another.
-Oswald Chambers in My Utmost For His Highest
This is exactly it. Totally God. I love how He puts these things in my path on this new beginning with Him. He is constantly reminding me how it's not about me or my plan, and all about His. Transforming me into who He wants me to be. His hands and feet.
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