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Showing posts with label God is able. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

YOUR EFFORT OR TRUST GOD?

When you feel God is not working or not working fast enough have you ever taken matters into your own hands? You probably know what the outcome of that will be. Many stories in the Bible of impatient people do not have good endings.
It is so difficult to wait and trust God. We pray, cry out to God, and yet nothing. Perhaps it is time to know God heard you and to try to put your focus somewhere else. Think of ways to help others. Write a letter to someone without access to a computer or without the knowledge of how to even use one. Find a project to get involved in. Volunteer your time somewhere. Pray for the needs of others as well. Clean your house. Go to the gym or out for a walk. These are just some ideas. I heard someone once say "Helping you is helping me" and as a matter of fact I think it might even be a book title. But it is very true. Focus on something else and do not try to play God. Bible teacher Joyce Meyer coined the term "Holy Spirit Junior" which I love and use lots.
Say you are waiting for your prayers to be answered for a family member. Maybe it is your spouse. You can not wait so you open up your mouth and say something you wish you had not. In other words tried to be his or her "Holy Spirit Junior". Not a good idea.
Today try to have your quiet time and lift up your concerns but then know you have given them to the Lord and He cares and He has as a plan. Trust Him.
'Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not unto your own understanding. In all our ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path.' Proverbs 3:5-6(NIV)
PRAYER: Thank you Lord that you hear my prayer. Thank you Lord for helping me to be patient. Forgive me Lord when all I do is worry. You want me to give my cares to you then let go. Help me as I seek to do that. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

GOD IS ABLE....YES HE IS!!!!!


One of my all time favorite Bible verses is Ephesians 3:20. It used to be on a poster hanging in my first apartment in Pacific Grove,California. It says 'Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine according to His power at work in us'.

You may think your situation is impossible, but not to God. He is the Alpha and The Omega. He is the Almighty. He can raise from the dead and heal the blind. What is it that is on your heart that you can not seem to let go? Maybe you feel it is beyond hope. Nothing is beyond hope.


He is able to deliver you from bad habits. He is able to save your soul from hell. He is able to help your family member out of a dark pit of sin they are in. He is able to restore your marriage. He is able to set the prisoner free. He can deliver from alcohol or drug addiction. He is able to turn an evil person into a good one. You need not give up on praying and trust Him. Oh yes, Satan will lie to you and make you think God isn't working. Remember give it to God and let Him do his mighty work and stand back and be amazed.

PRAYER: Lord you area able to do all things and I am thankful for that. When I feel giving up help me to remember you have a big plan and I need to keep trusting you. You are not finished yet. In Jesus' name. Amen.


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