We just gotta come to Him!

Proverbs 30:5
    "5 Every word of God proves true.
He is a shield to all who come to him for protection."

The words of the writer of this Proverb held me captive this morning. How true! Every word of God DOES prove true, and He IS a shield to all who come to Him for protection! I want to focus on the shield portion of this verse today. I know that I've been struggling with fear lately, and homesickness as well; so I figure that I'm not the only one out there having these feelings. The words I read today gave me a peace, and comfort that He is my shield, He will protect me in all things!

How often do we try to "go it alone"? I know for me, it seems to be a pretty common thing, but we don't have to do that; we don't HAVE to be alone. God will shield us and protect us! All we have to do is come to Him. Then why do I find myself constantly thinking I can do this on my own, and constantly failing at it? I think that, for me anyways, it's just too easy. All I have to do is come to Him and hid in His arms? Really? That's it? I mean, I'm pretty much a mess here God, are You sure You don't need me to clean up somehow? But He doesn't, all He requires is that we come to Him.

This isn't the only time He says this in the Bible either, Jesus tells us in Matthew 11:28 "28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." It seems to be a theme here, God WANTS to give us rest if we will just come to Him. It seems so simple to read, but so hard to actually DO. How can we move from reading something to actually doing that same thing? I've been trying to figure that one out for years! I know that the Lord is working in me though, I've read these words many, many times and never stopped to think about them before. I never stopped to act upon them after having read them. I do have to say, that I have done this before...just come to Him, but it always seems to be in times of desperation. I spent a lot of times begging Him to just hold me when we were trying to have a baby; and now that I'm pregnant, I've spent time begging Him to hold both me and the child and protect us both. I wonder just how much my life would change if that was my attitude every single day. If I woke in the morning and said, "good morning Lord, I'm ready to be held some more!". If I took the time to seek His arms when I'm perfectly happy and enjoying life instead of waiting until it's all falling in around me?

I can only imagine what good has in store for us, what wonderful things He has just WAITING for us to come to Him for. But I tend to stand on the outside and look in at the grand party, instead of seeking out His arms to be included in it. I think that my plan of action for the next week, is to actively seek the Lord's protection, shield and arms when I DON'T need them most. I plan to seek Him at all times, not just the rough times. Thank you Jesus, for being that shield and protection I need, and not just when I ask for it either; but all of the time! I love you Jesus!