 Psalm 51:10-13 “God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and sustain me by giving me a willing spirit. Then I will teach the rebellious your ways, and sinners will return to you.” ~CSB
I know you are tired. I know in this life you have tried very hard to make some things happen and it seems you continue to fail. You are like a cell phone at 20%. Sometimes it seems no matter how much you spend time in the Word of God, no matter how close you think your relationship is with The Father, you feel like the righteous things you are attempting to accomplish, just won’t come together. The obstacles could be anything; from having an understanding with your children. Lack of solutions to disagreements with your spouse. Not knowing how stable your finances will be in the future. All of these things can take your personal power of peace away from you. This will cause your vision of God’s power in His grace and mercy, to cloud up and weaken your relationship with Him. It is time to realize that you are at a place in your life where, under your own power, you can do nothing. And that is ok. This is where God takes over and moves you. But you must become a faithful and willing vessel. Ask God to, “...create a clean heart…” in you. Allow yourself to embrace your ‘rebirth’ in Christ and become that new creation. Then, ask God to, “...Restore the joy in your salvation…” Remember you have a spiritual goal that has been set. Jesus has prepared a place for you. All you have to do is continue to journey on in His name. Then, embrace your desire to ‘want’ to do the spiritual work of the Lord by asking God to recharge your, “...willing spirit…” Ask Him to restore you drive so that you can get up and pick up where you left off under your own strength; and now continue on as a vessel under His strength. When you do this, your life will be a testimony for others to look upon and follow. When you allow yourself to be in position, God will do the rest. His seed will move from you to others. And it is because of that action on your part you will, “...teach the rebellious…” God’s ways, and, “...sinners will return…” to Him! God created you to endure so don’t give up. Ask Him for a recharge and watch the renewed spirit go to work in you! May God continue to bless, protect and direct you as you journey in Jesus’ name. Amen
0 Comments
Philippians 2:13 “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him.” NLT
Right now, there is something going on. You don’t know what it is. You don’t know why tough times are on you. As hard as you try, things don’t seem to be looking up. No matter what you do, situations like; the communication in your relationship is not working out. You are constantly trying to lead your children in the right direction but it seems they are not listening. Or maybe simply, financial issues. Let’s think back to a time where this happened before. You were at a point where you were ‘stuck’. If you can remember correctly you finally realized that there was nothing you could do about the situation you were in. But before you could give up, something happened. You made it through! But how? What happened? I’m here to tell you that it was not the ‘universe’. It wasn’t ‘luck’. It was God. We are at the point in our lives where we must know how much God loves us. And that if He loved us enough to sacrifice His Son for us, then He has the power to do other things in our favor. The power to take care of your rent or mortgage when you thought you didn’t have it. The power to heal in you what the doctor told you couldn’t be healed. To speak through the Holy Spirit into your spouse, your children and your family when you think all communication is lost. It is time to understand through our experiences in the past about our trials that God loves us enough not to leave us where we are, but to heal, teach and allow us to grow in our pain so that we can become stronger spiritually and move on. We learn that it is in this time when we realize there is nothing we can do under our own power; our faith grows and our trust in God’s love and His power takes over. When this happens, our stress, worries and doubt disappear. We become immune to the enemy’s tricks. And we learn to live better lives because we begin to live according to God’s will for our lives. “For God is working in you…” He takes over where you cannot. Allow His work in you, and He will give, “...you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him.” May God continue to bless, protect and heal you in Jesus name. Amen |
Authors Billy & YolandaThis is the place where we share our heart through God's Word in faith that will inspire and empower you to live in peace. Archives
November 2024
Categories |
RSS Feed