Are you ready?

Today I read from Psalm 46. In it, it speaks of God's ability to break every spear, to end all wars, and to see every nation bow before Him. I can see this God. I can understand why He wants to change it all and see peace. On in my devotions, it has me read Isaiah 1:21-26 which is the opposite of the God of peace that Psalms speaks about. It is speaking about the God who melts away every bad thing about a nation, and burns away every inch of wrongdoing. Two very opposite sides of God's person. hm... not quite sure what to think about this. It reminds me that even though God is love, He is also justice. He is a God of mercy and grace, but also one that wants to change us, to take away the sin in our lives and make us new. This is not always easy, as many Christians know. We like to have things given to us easy, let us make one decision and everything in our lives will change and all the bad stuff will go away. But sometimes, even when we are doing all the right things, bad things can still come. Our behavior modification cannot, in any way, change the will of God for who He wants us to be. We have to let Him in. Let Him do the work, and make the changes in our lives. Giving up control is the hardest part. I still struggle with this daily.... but I know that God knows what I need at every point in this journey, and that He will change me when I need to be changed, not necessarily when I am ready to change. In our spirits we yearn for this... in our hearts we ache to know the God who can give us peace, but also the God who can light a fire under our butts if that's what we need. If your heart is yearning for something, and you are not sure what, ask God, and He will give it to you. You must be open for the change, whether or not you are ready.