l asked the Lord how I would be able to lead a Recovery Ministry and he gave me Psalm 107
Psalm 107:2 NIV:
'Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,' and
“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my Salvation." Isaiah 12:2-3
So, I am just going to go for it.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
I was so concerned, but God..
He showed me His promise after I prayed:
2 Samuel 22:33-34 (WEB)
33 God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
34 He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.
I don't have to worry, I don't have to fret, and I don't have to be concerned about things not working out. I will not fail because he strengthens me and He's steadied me. God provides all the strength I need and the power I need to do His will. I can 'walk out' His purposes and plans for my life. What plans and purposes are asking the Lord to make happen and to help you with?
2 Samuel 22:33-34 (WEB)
33 God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
34 He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.
I don't have to worry, I don't have to fret, and I don't have to be concerned about things not working out. I will not fail because he strengthens me and He's steadied me. God provides all the strength I need and the power I need to do His will. I can 'walk out' His purposes and plans for my life. What plans and purposes are asking the Lord to make happen and to help you with?
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
A Watched Pot Never Boils
I hear the Lord speaking to me to remember this and be patient. Doubts are like lifting the lid and checking to see if the waters hot yet. It just continues to simmer because the heat is let out time and time again. So, since I know God is faithful and His promises are "Yes" and "Amen", this is the day I stop watching the pot.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
ASK, KNOCK, and SEEK
Matthew 7:7-11
7 ``Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8 ``For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
9 ``Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
10 ``Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
11 ``If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
Praise God, He's good. agree?! What is it that you ask for, need, that you want God to do for you? A greater anointing? More peace? A pay increase or stronger relationships? How about marriage and children (shout out to all the singles!) I am not going to hesitate from going to the Father for EVERYTHING from this point on. If He has something else in mind for me, He will gently remove any desire that is not in line with His plans and purposes for me. I do not think we need to preface our prayers with, "IF it's Your will Father, I would like this or that." James 1:17 says that, 'Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow'. So I am going to just ASK, KNOCK, and SEEK.
7 ``Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8 ``For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
9 ``Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
10 ``Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
11 ``If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
Praise God, He's good. agree?! What is it that you ask for, need, that you want God to do for you? A greater anointing? More peace? A pay increase or stronger relationships? How about marriage and children (shout out to all the singles!) I am not going to hesitate from going to the Father for EVERYTHING from this point on. If He has something else in mind for me, He will gently remove any desire that is not in line with His plans and purposes for me. I do not think we need to preface our prayers with, "IF it's Your will Father, I would like this or that." James 1:17 says that, 'Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow'. So I am going to just ASK, KNOCK, and SEEK.
Friday, March 13, 2015
The Lord is on my side..
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
PSALM 118:6
Whenever I tremble or begin to feel anxious about a poor outcome to a trying situation, I take my concerns to God in prayer and He's already there - He's already provided the answer and comforted me. He's Faithful!
PSALM 118:6
Whenever I tremble or begin to feel anxious about a poor outcome to a trying situation, I take my concerns to God in prayer and He's already there - He's already provided the answer and comforted me. He's Faithful!
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Giving Back to Jesus
I realized that I needed a big love in my heart. So I asked the Lord to fill me up with a big and passionate love for Him and others. It then occurred to the that
He has already sown in my heart His love and that my desire to present to Him a
sweet-smelling and tasty fruit of love is from the seeds of love He's sown in me.
I think the Parable the Sower Jesus taught the disciples about refers to love as well as salvation. I once thought that the 'seeds' that Christ was speaking of were 'acts of evangelism' and to gather souls for the Kingdom but now I see that is the ultimate result of His love IS love. So today I know the love He has planted in my heart bears fruit of more love to give back to Him. May He feast on me! Read Matt 13 1-9
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. Matthew 13:8
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew13:8&version=KJV
I think the Parable the Sower Jesus taught the disciples about refers to love as well as salvation. I once thought that the 'seeds' that Christ was speaking of were 'acts of evangelism' and to gather souls for the Kingdom but now I see that is the ultimate result of His love IS love. So today I know the love He has planted in my heart bears fruit of more love to give back to Him. May He feast on me! Read Matt 13 1-9
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. Matthew 13:8
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew13:8&version=KJV
Joyce Meyers.... Seven Secrets of a Confident Women
The Lord said to me that this would be a season to learn to 'trust'. As I submitted to the process in this season therefore, and of learning to trust on a deeper level, not only in Him but in every aspect of my live, I soon realized that a mistrusting mindset with fruits of insecurity, is the root of fearful thoughts and attitudes. So I prayed that God would teach me how to unlearn 'fear' and teach me to how to trust. You know, how does it look and feel and behave? Soon, praise the Lord, wouldn't you know it, as I lie in bed with the cold/flu bug that's been going around and which has left me with zero energy to get up and get dressed, this archived message appears in my devotional e-subscriptions. I guess this is where I need to be today. May you be blessed and encouraged too.
Much love!
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