Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Psalm 107:35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Mark 4:39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
Prayer: Father God in the name of Jesus. Thank you for who you are. Thank you that as we become more aware of who you are and how you are we are changed into the image we see. Let us behold you daily through prayer and meditation. Youโre good, all the time. Help us to encounter and receive your goodness & grace in Jesus name. Amen.
Dearly Beloveds,
I pray this finds you well. And I just want to encourage you that Godโs got us whole heartly. Maybe youโve experienced a lot of disappointments, setbacks, slip & falls, struggles, and hardships. But I want to encourage you and I to fear not, God is in control. And guess what He can be trusted. He sees all, knows all, understands, and already has provided a way of escape. All he requires of us is to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with Him (see Micah 6:8). And what a joy it is. Sometimes we carry the weight of so many things but God doesnโt want that for us. He says cast your cares. Yes we will suffer on this side of glory. For various reasons. But we can count it all joy because we are redeemed through Jesus Christ.
As humans with bodies we are often searching for something we can see, taste, hear, feel/touch with our natural senses to satisfy & secure us. But there comes a time when God will require us to completely trust in Him and Him alone. Take our eyes off everything, deny ourselves the pleasures of this world, and take complete delight in Him. Life is filled with distractions. Things that come to take our focus off of God and draw us away from Him. The enemy of our soul works overtime to distract us from our purpose (worshipping God in love). The whole bible is summed up into two commandments. Love God and Others as Ourself.
We talked about love in the last post. Letโs read the scripture in 1 Corinthians 13 about love and jump in. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.8 Love never fails.
In this season of my life I’ve been working on my love walk by drawing closer to God. What about you? The bible says we love because He first loved us. When we spend quality time with God He loves us. And from this we can pour out as He fills us up. In seeking (SEE KING) Him He reveals His nature, character, and thoughts toward us. Itโs up to us to meditate on that versus the noise inside & out. God wants to and will quiet the noise if we let Him.
Once the noise is quieted we can hear. Sound interpreted correctly will give us an image or mental picture/perception. The bible says we are changed into the image we see. This is why the word of God is so important. The only thing faster than sound is light. When the light is on, darkness is eliminated. Darkness is defined as evil but itโs also defined as ignorance. Ignorance means to not know something or someone. This could be intentionally or unintentionally. God wants us to know Him and understand His ways the more we know Good the more we are aware of whatโs evil (See Hebrew 5:14). My friend we need wisdom, understanding, and knowledge (spiritually & naturally). And guess what God gives us access to them all if we ask with a poor spirit (a humble desire to know for the reason of becoming better).
This is why we must learn to guard our gates and hearts. We do this by allowing the Holy Spirit to reveal to us who or what we need to take our natural eyes & ears off so we wonโt be tossed to and fro. For instance things/people that provoke us to sin (miss the mark). Ask God for wisdom, understanding, and knowledge of the who, what, when, where, why, and how. Remember small disciplines and adjustments lead to big change. He may say remove this from your diet, talk to this person, listen to this, donโt watch that or go there, etc. (See Ephesians 4:14-16) The key is to walk/talk with God daily, read/rehearse His word, sow into our spirit, and be led by Him.
He knows us! Trust & Obey Him! Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord His God. Psalm 146:5
Peace & Love,
K. Joi
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