How you doin? I may be taking some time off from this email. I'm feeling like I need/want to, but I'm still waiting to hear from God. Which seems to be more of a challenge since yesterday. I'm dealing with financial insecurity, spiritual identity theft, low self worth, discouragement, disconnect, and defeat. I'm questioning my vision and call from God. Whether or not it actually was a call from God, or my own mind manipulating my own selfish desires. Perhaps this is the temptation that comes with fasting. Temptation to hear and believes lies. Today is day 15 of fasting. My time off of work is taking serious shoots at me. I feel like fiery arrows are coming from inside my shield of faith. Either way I fell like I need to "stay down". I can only take so many shots. Please be praying for me/us. Pray that I can be a good steward of what God has given me. Pray that I can reconnect with Him and be edified and built up by Him. If God does indeed tell me to take a break from this email, know that Stacey and I will continue our morning devotion. I'm hoping that God tells me to continue this email as usual. It has been wonderful for the past year or so. 1 Thessalonians 5 today.
Verses 4-6, "But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief; 5 for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; 6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober." WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!! This chapter has come in perfect timing. God tends to do that.
Verses 8-11, "But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing." These verses are great instruction and encouragement.
Verses 12-22, are instructions to a perfect body of Christ. Please read these verses on your own. Reading them creates Holy jealousy in me. I will be trying to adhere to these instruction in my own life and praying for others to do the same.
Verses 23-24, "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.24 Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass." HOLY MAC A LOLY!!!!!!! These verses take the cake. I love the words "entirely" and "complete". I believe and know that Jesus is faithful. I know that God is strong in my weakness. Be sanctified "entirely" and preserved "completely" today.
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