2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance ~Matthew 3
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men ~1 Timothy 2
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. ~ Matthew 9
Greetings In Grace Beloved Ones
It is the beginning of a new month, time, and season! And I am eternally ๐๐ฝgrateful & ๐glad for another opportunity to enter into His gates with praise and to enter into His courts with thanksgiving. Iโm thankful unto Him and I bless His name! For the Lord is good and His mercy endures forever. Letโs Pray!
Father God in the name of Jesus. Thank you for your goodness, your loving โค๏ธ kindness, your tender mercy, and your grace. You have been better to us than life itself. Even when were/are disconnected from you, you are always accessible to us. Your word says if haply we might feel after you, and find you, though you be not far from every one of us (See Acts 17:27). Thank you for being a very present help during this time where things have been brought to crisis. โ๏ธOur Savior/salvation is only one turn away.
Itโs 5am here in the Chicagoland region and itโs pouring down ๐ง๏ธrain as we speak. IDK about you, but Itโs been a long month since our last post, tiring ๐ to say the least. Nevertheless, what shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? (Answer: No One & No Thing.) (See Romans 8:1) God IS Faithful!
Sometimes it takes us being pushed & pressed beyond our own ability to tap ๐ฅinto Godโs presence & power. Whatโs pushing & pressing on you right now? Is it health challenges, loss & grief, pain & anguish, financial hardship, brokenness, comfort & complacency, and the list goes on? WELL I have GOOD ๐ฃ๏ธNEWS for YOU! Jesus already paid for it at the cross. There is nothing hidden from or too hard for Him.
He seeโs all, knows all, and is greater than all!
One may ask how do I experience this greatness you speak of? And the answer is simple, Surrender (see Matthew 10:39). God has already given us ALL things as it pertains to Life AND Godliness (see 2 Peter 1:3). It just takes us having a willing heart ๐ and workful ๐ช๐ฝhands. We were created to live for God. However, we live in a world where most donโt and wonโt. If God was a man, though HE IS NOT (See Numbers 23:19). He would be the perfect gentleman. He never forces himself on us. He simply says this is path A, B, and C. Choose the one that leads to me.
And if we decide to go another route. He will let us. And guess what, we may even experience some success taking our own route. ๐ถ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ถโโ๏ธBut why have partial when we can be full and filled? My friend’s success according to the world and according to God (The Word) are NOT THE SAME! Whereas the world lusts after things & persons. God (The Word) teaches us to love. First to love Him and after to love others, as ourselves. Have you ever heard the saying thereโs a thin line betweenโฆ Well just as the saying goesโฆ it is.
I recall a number times where God showed me I had something/someone else in His place. Want to know how we can tell when this is so? How do we respond when we donโt have that thing or person? Can we stay focused๐๏ธ and follow God with or without them/it? Or have they/it become a distraction from us being focused and following Godโs lead? This can be linked to a mentality ๐ง we have that leads us to a course of action that inadvertently disconnects us from Godโs will/word/way.
Iโm learning that ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธObedience is BETTER than sacrifice. Sometimes what we give & do isnโt always what God wants. How often have we decided I’m going to do this or say that? And God is like I did not ask you to do or say for this or that. As lovingly kind and merciful as HE IS there does come a time where He will give us over to our own desires. And the consequence of this choice is lack. ๐ฃNot necessarily a lack of things, but of Him. Because friend, that’s what God ultimately wants us to have, HIMSELF! This includes His heart/mind, His nature, and least of all the natural things that come with that (money, fame, relationship connections, etc.).
We must begin and/or continue to daily examine ourselves against the Word of God. He is more than able and faithful to meet EVERY need. Where we lack NOTHING, Inside & Out! (See Mark 8). But it starts with a posture of LORD, I need YOU. Show me your will/word/way. And my friend the more we know. The more we grow. And thatโs GOOD NEWS๐๐๐ฝโค๏ธ
Part 2 & P.S. Coming Soon!
~XOXO GC Ink.~
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