Skip to main content

Feeling Some Sort of Way & Letting Jesus Change It All (blog post by Jan L. Burt)

 Anybody else out there in the ginormous world of the internet feel like they could use some clear guidance? Maybe some extra insight into what is going on in the world around us and how to navigate all-things-crazy? 


I don't want to speak for anyone else, but for me personally, time has somehow paused but also been on fast forward since spring of 2020. It's confusing and hard to try explaining with my words... and I am honestly wondering if anybody else has been feeling this way? Some sort of way? 


I read a Bible verse recently that was helpful and reminded me that God is still on His throne (He has not abdicated!) and I am still under His watchful gaze. 


Psalm 16:5 - LORD, You alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. (New living Translation)


God alone is my inheritance. 

I don't have to worry obsessively (or worry at all, actually) about the things of this life because this world is not my home & the things of this world ARE NOT MY INHERITANCE.

I have an inheritance. My inheritance, according to this verse, consists of one thing, the only thing that matters: Him.

He is my cup of blessing.

And according to Psalm 23, my cup overflows. Not only that, He is the only time-keeper who can keep things going when time is paused and racing forward. God keeps perfect time. 

We can trust Him with our times.





This song popped up in my Tidal playlist this week, and it's so true, so fitting for this wild era of history in which we currently live. It's called 1,000 Names by Sean Curran and Phil Wickham. (I'll be sure to link to it on YouTube)

What a profound reminder of who God is, how He shows up in our daily lives in a myriad of ways, and that we can count on Him who always keeps His promises to always keep on keeping them. 

He is my inheritance.

He is my cup of blessing.

And in Psalm 16, verse 5, there is a promise for me... God guards all that is mine.

All means A-L-L. Nothing left out, nothing set aside, nothing misplaced or forgotten.

All that is mine is guarded, right now, and will continue to be guarded for time and all eternity. 

Nothing - not a single, solitary thing - in my life can possibly fall outside the boundaries and borders of that tremendously hopeful, tiny 3-letter word ALL.

It's all good, and I mean that literally.

Because the One who is the perfect promise maker is also the perfect promise keeper, and He has promised to guard all that is mine.

When we truly believe God, taking Him fully at His word and expecting Him to do nothing less than 100% of all He has said that He will do, we can live at peace and dwell securely, even when the world is paused & on fast forward simultaneously.


Jesus changes everything, after all. 

Why shouldn't my life, and yours, be part of the "everything" that He came to change? 


Here's that link to the worship song I mentioned, and also one to the podcast The Burt (Not Ernie) Show - episode #140.


Draw near to Him today, and He will draw near to you.


~ Jan L. Burt


Psalm 91 - Pray It & Believe Course with Jan L. Burt available now.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular Posts

A Homeschool Mom's Devotional by award-winning podcaster Jan L. Burt

Colossians 4:17 tells the reader to "be sure to carry out the work the Lord gave you". How can this be applied to the enormously busy lifestyle of a homeschool mom? First of all, we must always remember that the Word of God has the answer for our every need and we can trust fully in God to use His Word to lead us, guide us, correct us, and bless us. Keeping that in mind, let's consider what this verse is saying. We are told to carry out, or complete, the work the Lord has given us. We are wives, mothers, homeschoolers. Those three BIG job descriptions come immediately to mind when I think of homeschooling mothers. Applying God's Word to our life means carrying out our work as wives, as mothers, and as homeschoolers. When I am exhausted from another long day (or long week, long month, long year, etc.) I still must honor the Lord by blessing my husband. Maybe that means having a hot meal on the table when he arrives home from work. Perhaps your husband
6 comments
Read more

I Gotta Let You Know Two Very Important Things (Seriously, They Are Truly Important For You To Know...)

 First, a big --- fat --- hefty dose of encouragement for you, my wonderful homeschooling friend.  As you get ready to roll into the fall of 2020...stop for just one moment and hear what God's Word has to say to you right here, right now, on the brink of the last stretch of what has possibly been the most turn-your-whole-world-upside-down year ever.  Psalm 125:2 - As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people both now and forevermore.   You are surrounded.  Completely & totally, that's exactly how surrounded you are.  Going into the great unknown as, say, a working mom whose children are going to be doing school online at home (or a working mom homeschooling and working from home for just the next several months, but not planning on continuing to home educate after things "normalize" again).  This is God's promise just for you as you embark upon this season of life. I really, truly believe He wants you to know that He has you surrounded
1 comment
Read more

My Preferred Bible Reading Plan

We all know that reading our Bibles is a key part of living a healthy life as a follower of Jesus. But busy homeschool moms may, at times, struggle to know what part of the Bible to read on any given day. Some people read the Bible through, Genesis to Revelation, and when they finish simply start over. Others have reading plans that follow along with the sermons their pastor is currently preaching. And yet others find themselves "stuck in the Psalms", since they're not quite sure what to read. I'm not going to tell you how many chapters a day you should read, or that you need to do exactly what I do. I'm just going to share what has worked for me, and hopefully encourage you to get into the Word using some type of plan ~ because every homeschool mom knows what happens to our plans when we fail to create a plan, right?! I use a prayer and Bible reading guide called "Prayer Point" , published by Samaritan's Purse. About every 8 weeks, I receive a
3 comments
Read more

Schoolhouse Review Crew ~ A Thomas Jefferson Education (This Week in History)

Rachel DeMille, of Thomas Jefferson Education , promotes a fascinating educational philosophy (based on The Seven Keys of Great Teaching ). Her website, www.TJEd.org , provides a thorough explanation of this philosophy. It's also an excellent history resource that I hope my blog readers will consider using in their homeschools. I really love what Rachel is doing! I am not reviewing everything available at the website - trust me, there is quite a bit to be found there! What I am reviewing is " This Week in History ", a resource that covers a wide variety of subjects and topics on a daily basis in an engaging and interesting manner. I have used this as a part of our history curriculum, but it really is so much more than history.  Each week I receive an email with the current week's " This Week in History ". I am also able to access this information at the website, along an archive that covers the current year. And I also receive daily emails, called &q
1 comment
Read more

Do You Homeschool? Then You Need to Read This Article!

Whether you have been homeschooling for a month, a year, or a decade, you've inevitably faced the "questions". Questions about socialization, college, athletics, driver's ed, high-school biology, etc. etc. etc. and so on..... It seems as if homeschoolers are ripe for questions from day one; but the flip side seems to be that there really is no flip side. We are expected to patiently answer any and all questions, smiling politely and pretending we've never heard this line of questioning before. But when we try to ask a few questions about, say, public schools as a whole or the issue of private schools being used as a last-ditch landing spot for students expelled from public school, well...ahem...we're pretty much told to keep quiet. No one wants to hear our questions, and often times no one really wants to hear our answers to their questions. They just kind of want us to....go....away. I'm not planning on going away any time soon. And neither are my fiv
4 comments
Read more