Turn to God FIRST

Why is it that we want God to be Lord of our life and we ask him to break us and change our heart, but when it comes to actually making a decision or dealing with pain, we turn to God only after discovering that no one else can help us? First we try to figure it out on our own. Then, we turn to our friends. Our friends try to help us solve our problems and make decisions, but normally they can't do anything about the situation and turning to them ends up being a complete waste on time. Why don't we just get smart, after trying this a thousand times and automatically turn to God for help? I mean after all he allowed the pain to happen, he gave you the choice and the freedom to make this decision, so wouldn't it make sense to turn to God before we turn to other people? I have heard so many times the cliché phrase “People will fail you, but God never will”. I think it's about time I stop trying to get my answers and solve my problems through people. I always feel so dumb, when I finally turn to God and the answer becomes so clear. I think my life will be so much easier once I start automatically turning to God first.

Valentine's Day Love

So it's valentine's day. I do not have a significant other, and my best friends are over 2,000 miles away so today I decided to celebrate my love affair with God. I am so incredibly overwhelmed and excited and thankful for his love for me. I don't understand why he chose me, or why he loves me so very much. Sadly, I know that I will never be able to love Him to the extent that He loves me. His love is perfect, pure, holy, unconditional, and never ending. What more could I ask for? I don't need a guy in my life. God can do everything that a guy would do for me and so much more. He is my protector, my comforter, my counselor, my best friend, he is always there, and he cares for me more then any guy ever could. I don't need anything or anyone but God.

So this valentine's day this is my prayer:
God,
there is no one that I love more then You. God there is no one that I ever will love more then You. Father, I am going to take this day to think about and celebrate our love for each other. Father, I want You to be my valentine. I want to think about You all day long. Father, I pray that You will help me fall in love with You again. Father, I pray that my faithfulness toward you is greater then the faithfulness of a couple who has been married for over 50 years. Father, I pray that my passion for you would be stronger then that of a newlywed. I pray that my love for you would be greater then the love a child has for his tender and caring mother. I pray that I would be more excited about our relationship then a couple who has just gotten engaged. Father, I pray that I would be more open to You then I would be to my best friend, whom I tell everything to. Father, I pray that You would renew my love for You. I want to love You will all of my heart. I want to love You with all that I am. I want to be obsessed with You. I want to think of You and pray unceasingly to you 24/7, every moment of every day. Father, all I want is more of You in my life. Draw me close and show me who You are.

So I was messing around on the internet and i came across this article and I became completely overwhelmed by God's love.

http://bible.org/seriespage/god-love

Check it out and let God speak to You as You learn how much he loves You.
Also a great movie to watch today is Veggie tales: "Sweet Pea Beauty. (You can find it on Netflix if that helps)

Just remember that whether or not you have a significant other that you are celebrating today with, you have a Father in heaven who loves you more then you can ever understand. So take today to celebrate your love affair with God after all, he is the perfect Valentine.