Crying (2)
For I cried to him and he answered me! He freed me from all my fears. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. Psalm 34:1,6
Crying; weep, shed tears, sob, wail, be in tears, cry one's eyes out, cry one's heart out, cry as if one's heart would break, bawl, howl, snivel, whimper, whine, squall, mewl, bleat; lament, grieve, mourn, keen; Scottish greet; informal boohoo, blub, blubber, turn on the waterworks; British informal grizzle; literary pule, plain.
My tears to God were answered in the Word of God. I was so broken in my soul. Everything around me was good, but my soul was in a state of despair. At that moment I could literally understand how the wealth of this world could never comfort the brokenness of the soul.
The wealth of this world is for external use, but only the word of God can feed the internal soul. We can read all kinds of self help books and they will encourage us for a season, but the Bible heals the soul! When we are healed on the inside it changes our perspective to the outside world.
I love that the scripture says David cried unto the Lord and He delivered Him from all of His fears. David went after God, he sought God and God delivered Him. When we seek God through prayer and reading of His word it will deliver us from anything this world can bring to us. God delivered David from all His fears!!
I told God I want to be delivered from all my fears. He showed me that my fears come because I don’t believe Him in that area. David believed God in every area of his life. When he cried out to God, God delivered him from all his fears.
Family, there is nothing wrong with crying. God gave us those emotions and tears, but take them to God, seek after Him and He will deliver you!
Father,
Thank you for reassurance that when we come to you, you hear, deliver and answer us. We just give you the highest praise. To you be glory and praise amen!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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CRYING
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no for can withstand] Psalm 91:1, AMP
I was up early crying out to God. I felt the Holy Spirit say, “Stay in the bed next to your husband and pray.” As I being to pray I felt no connection at all to the Holy Spirit. Literally, the feeling of desperation, loneliness and hopelessness came over me. I was spiraling down in my feelings and I could feel them leading me to a this place of hopelessness. I cried God, Jesus, help me! But I continued to go to that place of despair.
I got up out of the bed and headed downstairs. I got on my knees and just begin to pray in tears, “God help me!” My mind started to focus on all the mistakes I had made the previous day, and how I may have hurt other people. I could feel everything in me sinking. I just cried out all the more, “God I need you! I know you are here! I know you are my God! Why is there this desperation and loneliness in my soul?” I heard the Father say, “Read Psalm 91.”
I picked up the Bible and began to read Psalm 91. I got through the first four verses and I felt that I missed something so I started at verse one again. There it was “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no for can withstand]”. Immediately after reading those words I heard the Holy Spirit say, “Do you trust God enough that you won’t allow your feelings to dictate your position?” My feelings had so overwhelmed me that I was questioning my position with God!
Dwells: reside, live, have one's home, have one's residence, be settled, be housed, lodge, stay; informal hang out, hang one's hat, put up; formal abide, be domiciled, sojourn; archaic bide.
When we accept Christ as our personal savior we live in Him. He is our home. I was questioning my home. I was saying God where are you? I allowed my feelings to cause me to believe that I was not stable and fixed under the hand of God. See, Satan uses our feelings all the time to move us out of our position. God has not moved. My place of residence had not moved. I allowed my feeling to make me believe God had moved.
As I sat meditating He showed me that every time I opened my heart to pray I moved into the sacred place of the Most High. I may not have felt Him at all, but the truth is the only way we can have a conversation with God is in the Most Secret place.
I began to thank God for all the mistakes I had made. For everything that looked like a failure to me. For all of His wonderful plans because they had brought me to this place. Every movement had put me in His presence and caused my heart to search for this intimate relationship with Him.
Family, every move has a purpose. We can be confident that no matter how we feel in the depths of our soul, our home is in Him. When we open our hearts to pray we are in the secret place.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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Do Your Plans Align?
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:6, ESV
I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the California International Marathon. It had always been on my bucket list but I was not sure when that would happen. The opportunity came sooner than I expected. Our church was doing a capitol campaign and wanted to raise money for a local school close to our church. They team up with the CIM in Sacramento and asked for volunteers to run the marathon or do the relay. So I signed up!
I have always enjoyed running not only for the exercise but it is one of the ways I spend time getting counsel from God. He always talks to me on my runs. He actually told me on one of my runs that it was time for me to enter into some of the official races. At that time our church had not yet announce the Capitol Campaign with CIM. I said okay but had no idea what race He was talking about.
Its funny because I could not imagine myself running 26.2 miles in one day! My maximum daily run was seven miles. However, I found that as I went through the training program I could actually run more miles. I got so excited about the challenge to go further that I started to doing my own training plan instead of following what was provided for me. I found that doing things on my own brought me a lot of pain. I started to have pain in my knees and I was so bummed. When I checked with our training instructor it was clear that my plan was what brought on the problem.
This totally reminds me of how we chose to live our life and not consult God. He is the one who has given us the breath of life. We live and breathe through the breath from Him. He has given us the instruction manual the Bible to help us get through life. Yet many times we refuse to look in the Bible or even ask Him for direction. We want to follow our own path…and then when trouble comes we run to Him. I love the scripture above that says God will never leave us nor forsake us. We may leave Him but He is always there waiting for us to come back…He watches us fall and until we ask for help, He will not intervene. I pray that this will remind you to take the trips with Him instead of on your own.
Father,
Thank you that you are the Master planner. You have everything set inlace for us. We ask for your help to quiet our voice so we can hear you loudly and follow your plan. We know that what you have established for us is better than anything we can imagine. To you be glory and praise in Jesu name amen!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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FISHING LESSONS (1)
“He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s.” Lk 5:3 NKJV
Lesson one: Invite Jesus into your boat. That’s the starting point! Always! Nothing has greater influence on your personal success than whether or not you have Jesus Christ in your life. By himself, Peter fished all night and caught nothing. But when he brought Jesus on board, he caught more fish than he had ever caught before. Now, Jesus never performed a miracle without a purpose. He always used His miracles to illustrate principles. So this incident teaches you what to do when you’ve failed, or when your best is not good enough. For Peter, his boat represented his livelihood. When you’re a fisherman, your boat is your business! It’s significant that Peter invited Jesus into his business, and Jesus used it as a platform for his ministry. Are you willing to do what Peter did? If you are, the Lord will bless your business! Indeed, he’ll bless anything you give Him. If you give Him all your life, He will bless all of it. But if you give Him just part of it, He will bless just the one part. And here’s another thought: Having Jesus in your boat eliminates the fear of failure and reduces your worries about the results. When Peter made Jesus his fishing partner, the results were incredible. But don’t miss the sequence. First, Peter used his boat for Jesus’ purposes. Then Jesus blessed Peter’s boat and used it to take care of all Peter’s needs. Jesus said, “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need” (Mt 6:33 NLT). Did you get that? “Everything you need.”
SOURCE: The Word For You Today
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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