I AM

The Hebrew name for God, ‘Yahweh’—is derived from the letters YHVH—which comes from Exodus 3:14, where God refers to himself as “I AM”.

All through the scriptures, God describes who He is:

“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.” (Isaiah 48:17 NIV)

God is in charge of teaching, directing, saving, fixing, refining, guiding, counseling, battling, defending, planning, organizing…which means--I am NOT.

I am not in charge; I am not in charge of determining the best course for my life, let alone, everybody else’s lives. I don’t have the power to fix anybody or any situation. God alone has the power, wisdom, and love to manage everything. I need to follow while God leads. The best thing I can do is to imitate Christ as much as possible. I shall draw from the well of unlimited grace, using the Holy Spirit as my pulley, prayer as my bucket, and scripture as my rope. I shall quench my thirst and remain satisfied, while I wait upon my Lord’s next move.

“Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. ‘Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?’” (Matt. 16:24-26 MSG)