We look to Yahweh. Yahweh.

Today our pastor spoke on the series we will dig into deeper in the coming six weeks. It's about an undivided heart. And I was just struck by the purity that there is an undivided heart completely devoted to God. Our pastor talked about Solomon, to whom the gift of wisdom was granted. And that it was a tool that God gave him, and like he did with Solomon God gives us tools. Maybe not in grandeur as palpable as Solomon's gift was-but maybe we're not looking close enough.
The intelligence to be good in school-is a gift of God. A compassionate heart for the people around you is a gift of God. The ability to write beautiful poetry, swift feet that dance beautifully to the music are all gifts from God. Gifts He has granted us-tools. But as we may know-Solomon's biggest weakness was women. And these women were what pulled him down. And he used his gifts-his money, his wisdom to praise other false gods.
You see these tools were given to him, to us-to fulfill God's beautiful purposes, not our own. The very tools we use to fulfill our own agendas are the very tools we were to use for God's kingdom. And when we use our abilities-our intelligence, our musical skills to fulfill our own agenda's rather than to further God's kingdom we drift away from God and more to ourselves. When you use the beauty God has given you to get your way-you drift. When we use our singing voices for the fame of it all-we drift. And I don't know about you, but I don't really want to drift into myself. There's sin in me-there's darkness. And without Him-it's even worse. But I want to work to go to God. I want to remain in Him. And lead my boat to Him.
So amidst the conflicts, the pressure in school, the assignments, the papers, the tests, amidst it all. I want to look to God. Not to myself but to Him. And to use EVERYTHING He has given me for Him. Instead of being caught up in my lack of focus, in myself and things that will come to pass. I want to look to God. Look past myself and use my oar and look to Him as He leads me in this great river of life. As I rest in His streams of Peace. In His plans, not my own. In HIS time-not my own. I look to Yahweh.
We look to God. We look to Yahweh.