Let It Change You

I am sure that I'm not the only one who has desired something in life and wanted it bad enough that I justified it and went for it. *GASP!*
Today, as I was about to start reading Hosea chapter 11, my eye was pulled to a scripture I read yesterday and was underlined. The words my eyes saw was "Trust thy way". I decided to read that verse again and like Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." it pierced my heart and convicted me to reminded me of the wickedness of my heart and to guard it deligently. Hosea 10:13, "Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men."
Let me explain...
"Ye have plowed wickedness" You have something specific you desire to have or want to experience. It can be something "godly" but if it is not in God's will and you still desire it, it is contrary to Him therefore wicked.
"ye reaped iniquity" plowing your way to get what you want, against God's blessing or allowance to have or be it will only reap iniquity. It will only draw you further from Christ, hardening your heart and sirring you conscience.
"you have eaten the fruit of lies" what won your heart to pursue this desire is a lie from the devil. Like Eve, we can be so easily deceived.
"because thou didst trust in thy way" WHY??? "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart". We did not trust God's will for our life. Sometimes, when we don't understand God's decisions for our life, we make the mistake of analysing the situation and trying to change it or chase the desires or our heart instead of trusting God.
"in the multitude of thy mighty men." We often justify pursuing something by comparing it to the world. Saying things like, "this is not a wicked thing", "I know of godly people who have this", "God could do so much more with me if..." or "everyone has or does this these days". The "mighty" men, and women, of this world allow themselves any indulgence that might not be absolute wickedness but if the Lord does not want this or these things in our life, we must trust Him to know what's best for our life. He wants us to have life abundant and wants to prosper us but it's not always in the ways that we think. If the Lord sees this as a good thing for us and a way to draw more people to Him, He will bring it into our life, if He hasn't.... it is not the right thing for right now. Trusting God is hard sometimes; not because He has not given us reason to trust Him, He is trustworthy. We lack trust because we are weak and not filled with His Spirit. The fruits of the Spirit are Joy, Love, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Meekness and Faith. These are evident in our life when we trust God with our life.
May we not only trust God with the eternity of our souls but for the journey here on earth. Try not to change your situation, but let your situation change you, more like Him.