My Thoughts Are Not Your Thoughts

Ok, a "wow" moment.  What was it that I was just writing about.  Changing my thinking and being obedient to God's way.  Soooooo, I decide to just do one verse today from my "31 Days of Praise" study.  And what was that verse, you ask?? Isaiah 55:8-11 (ok, so it's technically more than one verse, but it was grouped together for this particular part of the passage. lol).  So that was my focus for this part of my study.

So what is God saying here?  He thinks and sees things way way differently than I do.  His ways are not anything like mine.  I need to shift my thinking and doing to line up with Him.  It is His way of doing things, His Word, that brings forth fruit. When I asked the question; "how do I change?" and God told me obedience, what He was saying was to align myself with His way of seeing and doing.  And that is what today's verse emphasizes.  The difference between us.  But it also promises that God's way accomplishes His purposes, it's fruitful and useful.  My way of thinking brings about turmoil and frustration.  Just like I saw at work the other night.  I spent the night in bitter resentment, feeling agitated until I did it His way, until I aligned my thoughts up with Him and acted in obedience to that.

So how funny is that right after writing my previous entry, that this is the verse God choose to share with me!?!  Too cool!!

Lord, help me to follow You today.  To get of my boat and through obedience walk on the water.  I want to be fruitful for You, glorify you and be a blessing to others.

 Isaiah 55:8-11New Living Translation (NLT)

8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.
    “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so my ways are higher than your ways
    and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
10 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens
    and stay on the ground to water the earth.
They cause the grain to grow,
    producing seed for the farmer
    and bread for the hungry.
11 It is the same with my word.
    I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
    and it will prosper everywhere I send it.