His Face is all I should see

For months now I have been searching for direction and focus. What should I be focusing on?? Well it kind of all clicked together today.

"Oh Lord You're beautiful and Your face is all I see. And when Your eyes are on this child Your grace abounds to me."  -Keith Green

If I would stop focusing on myself for once and focus on God my direction wouldn't matter. As long as I am focused on Him whatever direction I am going will be the right one.  Have I been praying enough? NO. Have I been serving Him enough? NO. Have I even been trying?? NO. I have been giving up and failing miserably.  I am not being hard on myself just being honest.  I have been hiding from my problems.  Instead of facing them head on running in the opposite direction.  I need to be advancing the Kingdom not wasting away in worry.  I am reading "Just Do Something" by Kevin DeYoung and it is hurting to read some of the book. I am so glad that it is uncomfortable reading it though.  One of the things that I love that he says is how we are cowards.  We cannot trust God because we are so scared.  I am definitely one of those cowards.

"God is all-knowing and all-powerful.  He has planned out and works out every detail of our lives-the joyous days and the difficult-all for our good. (Ecclesiastes 7:14)  Because we have confidence in God's will of decree, we can radically commit ourselves to His will of desire, without fretting over a hidden will of direction.....Don't despair. God promises to be your sun and your shield and to carry you and protect with His strong right arm.  So we can stop pleading with God to show us the future and start living and obeying like we are confident that He holds the future." -Kevin DeYoung

A very good friend told me yesterday as I was worrying and stressing over a big issue in my life currently that everything happens for a reason.  I was immediately convicted and felt so small, but that was the point.  My God will supply all my needs and why waste the energy worrying and fretting over His direction.

You make all things work together for my good." -Jesus Culture

 "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." Romans 8:28 NLT

This song lyric and this verse both simultaneously popped in my head.  I have so much to place my hope and trust in.  My focus should be on the peace and power I have through Christ Jesus.