This Blog Post was inspired by today's First 5 Devotional entitled "What Will You Do With Jesus?" I challenge you to download the FREE app and start spending / investing the First 5 minutes of your day in The Word.
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I am the daughter of a Baptist preacher turned pastor. My father was an older man when he and momma had me (dad was born in 1919). Momma was 20 years younger than daddy, and yet it was momma who died when I was just 14 years young.
I didn't know what to do with my grief, my emotions, my anger, my questions, my disappointment with life ... and God knows, I didn't know what to do with Jesus thru all of this. He soon faded away.
I was saved. I was saved as a young girl, I remember my declaration of that spiritual transaction. I truly believed that Jesus was born of a virgin, He suffered under Pontus Pilate, He was unjustly condemned and was crucified on a cross. I believed that Jesus died on that cross for my sin and was buried in a borrowed tomb. And I also believed God raised Jesus from the dead just like He said He would. So I repented of my sin and made a conscious decision to follow Jesus Christ. I was baptized in a local lake, which was our custom, actually I was baptized more times than I can count, but that's another blog post. LOL And yet, as I grew older, I failed miserably at growing up in Jesus. I did not mature in my faith. My "seed" remained a starter seed. ... "Oh ye of little faith."
Somewhere along the way I decided that Jesus could be my Savior, but I would be the one who would sit on the throne of my heart while Jesus patiently waited in the background. He never left me you know.
Needless to say, as I searched for significance in all the wrong things, I started to live out a lifestyle of total rebellion. Daily, for many years, I grieved both The Holy Spirit and my daddy in ways I care not to recall. But God.
But I kept on searching and in 1993, I finally found The King of Kings was always there with me and for me. So, I invited Jesus to take His proper place in my life. This time I crowned Him Lord of Lords in my life.
But while in the midst of all my confusion God gave a song to one of His children that was recorded. When I'd go to church, which was often, as I still lived in daddy's house, daddy would always ask me to sing to sing this song. I wouldn't be happy about it, but I would oblige. Even in the midst of my personal storm, I'd sing.
I've often wondered why he always wanted to hear this particular song, until today, thru this devotion my long time question was finally answered. This song was a prayer song for my daddy, a prayer that he eagerly prayed that I would someday pray for myself in the midst of all my confusion.
Well God answered daddy's prayer. I am not only praying this song prayer for me, but I am praying just like dad, that my children and their children will some day sing this same prayer song over their own lives, and the lives of their children.
And I pray this today in Jesus name, with a spirit of Thanksgiving. Amen!
And now for the song/prayer.
Lyrics to "What Shall I Do"
By Tramaine Hawkins
What shall I do
What step should I take
What move should I make
Oh Lord, what shall I do
I'm going to wait
For an answer from You
I have nothing to lose
Oh Lord, I'm going to wait
I know You'll come through
With a blessing for me
Please Lord set my soul free
Oh Lord, I know you'll come through
I can't live without Your help
I am weak all by myself
Lord please give me the strength I need
So I can possess eternal peace
[Choir: repeats]
No one else can calm my fears
God alone can wipe away my tears
Glory to the mighty king
In Jesus Christ I have everything
Oh there's no one like Jesus
Who can heal broken hearts
And put them back together again
What shall I do
What step should I take
What move should I make
Oh, Lord What shall I do
I'm going to wait
I know you'll come through
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