Jesus Calling - Day 40 - February 9, 2014

Today’s devotion is a good reminder of the treasure hunts I use when I lead teams to Uganda or London.  “I rejoice in Your Word like one who discovers a great treasure” – Psalm 119:162   

We began the hunt with a devotion booklet called,  “40 Days with Jesus”  which helped to discover clues towards finding more treasures.  We now are using Jesus Calling for 2014 to uncover even more!  We are discovering that each person’s treasures & journey’s are different.   The key to discovery on our ISP trips was making sure we each had a devotion time with the Lord daily. How can we find treasures the Lord has for us if we don’t take the time to search?! 

Today is a reminder to allow the Holy Spirit to continue to lead you on your own treasure hunt. It didn't stop when they came home from our trip, or when we finished the 40 Days with Jesus booklet.  I encourage them to continue to dig deep.  Today’s devotion encouraged me:   “Hardships are part of the journey too.  I mete them out ever so carefully, in just the right dosage, with a tenderness you can hardly imagine.”  

If you find yourself struggling on your treasure hunt, don’t give up.   Think of the movie, “Indiana Jones” or any other movie that they are searching for a treasure.  Rarely is the journey easy.  The movie would be too short and too boring!  With Indiana Jones, he faced snakes, bullets, arrows, and even huge rolling stones!  Yet, in the end he does win the treasure.  Hardships are a part of our journey.  Yet they are not meant to harm us, but to give us hope for the future. (Jeremiah 29:11).  

If you are faced with difficulties today on your treasure hunt, push through.  It is part of the journey.   I wonder where my ISP students would be today if they had not pushed through the tough stuff on their journeys.  Hardship doesn’t feel good.  But face your difficulties knowing that Jesus is tenderly walking with you.  You WILL survive and will be stronger for it.  Do not give up or give in.  He will receive the glory! 

So let’s go and uncover more treasure together! 

Kale & Cheers! 

mama eydie!