I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own. You and I can sit around thinking about the future and still come to a dead end. Prayer, not purposeful thinking, is the key to unlocking doors. Prior to my writing aspirations I had gone through several years of Biblical study. The Biblical courses were beneficial to me and deep down I knew they would also be beneficial to an effective ministry. I had envisioned a speaking ministry even though I was a little doubtful about my speaking abilities.
So I went to my Bible for guidance and the answer as what I was to pray came from Isaiah Beginning in verse four it says,. This Scripture became my foundation on which to stand. Then after a period of time had passed the opportunity for me to write came up unexpectedly. The funny thing is, I never thought of speaking through the written Word. Still, if it had not been for my persistent prayer, I would have lacked the confidence necessary to write a word in season.
The desire was burning in their hearts but they were blind to what was in their hand. Thankfully, unlike these people mentioned by Brian Houston I accepted the challenge to write and faced my fears head on. Where do you feel like the Lord is leading you? Are you uncertain about the path? Obey the counsel provided within its pages and you too will have success. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it.
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Immanuel means God with Us. God with us in the best of life, and God with us in the very deepest valleys we ever experience.
He is faithful, and He is with you, no matter the evil you might be facing. Immanuel, let me never forget your nearness, especially when I experience the evil at work in this world. Growing up in the Midwest, my least favorite season of the year is winter. When I think of winter, I think of: I know there are people who say they love winter, but honestly, no one moves from Michigan to winter in North Dakota; they go to Florida or Arizona.
Several books in the bible — Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Jeremiah, and many of the Psalms are wintery season books. We discover that sometime silence is better than speech, anger is acceptable, humility is essential, and God is present, even in the coldest of seasons. Help me to express my hurt and sorrow rather than bottle it up. And keep my heart open to you no matter the season.
However, when I was pretty young someone instilled the importance of prayer inside of me.
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I prayed ALL the time. Whenever I was happy, whenever I was scared, when ever I was sad, I was praying. When I was years-old my mom got pretty sick. I spent every night praying for her healing, and during the day I was pretty stressed out, to the point where my teachers started to take notice. When I think back to that time in my life, I remember that God felt pretty hidden from me.
Now, many years later, I can look back and see all of the amazing friends, family, medical professionals, and others that God brought into our lives at that time. Help me to be someone who keeps my eyes focused on you. When I was younger I used to try to refrain from asking my parents for too many things; it never worked. I was constantly asking my parents for a new toy, to take me somewhere, for this and for that.
Sometimes they would say yes, sometimes they would simply say no, and sometimes they would ignore my continual persistent asking. Thinking back, I know I was annoying. God wants us to speak to him. God desires for us to share our hearts, fears, and concerns and to ask Him to be present. God wants this relationship. I believe God wants us to ask away and to pray. Thank you for being close and for seeking me out. I want to share everything with you, all my fears, wants, desires, and concerns.
Help me to ask, help me to seek after you, and help me to know that you are always present and near. In the beginning of this Psalm David is in a dark place.
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Where is your blessing? David goes on to remember all that God has done for him and his people and it changes his perspective. Like David by the end of my ranting I remember God is with me, always. The unfailing love of the Lord is exactly that, unfailing.
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In these moments of darkness, God reminds me of what He has done for me. He has always provided what I need. God has always brought me out of the dark, despite my stubbornness. What god is greater than our God? Thank you for your enduring patience and faithfulness. In these seasons I start to ask questions, and what once was the subtle whisper of doubt, can grow into a full on scream. I can start doubting things like my purpose, my position, my value. And oftentimes these doubts creep into my mind in seasons of waiting.
However, the waiting season is not a slacking, sitting, sulking season. Waiting is a verb; there is action in waiting. The waiting season is a season of refinement, a purification of heart and motives. When we wait intentionally for what God has for us in the next season, we are then ready for what God has for us in that next season. Who created all of this? The same God who has created and refined the universe, is using the waiting season, to purify and refine our hearts.
A little confession time…sometimes I can be incredibly stubborn. This wonderfully humbling passage in James reminds me -- as I come near to God, he will come near to me. When we let down our guard, put away our defenses and justifications, and ask him to be close to us — he draws near.
And then we realize he was never gone at all, our awareness of him was simply clouded. You are already on the right track by taking time to seek closer relationship with God through this devotional. Forgive my pride, my need to be right, my engagement in sin and unhealthy behaviors. Give me a renewed heart and a humble spirit. Let my day be filled with joy and laughter, and let me be a vessel of that to others. In my college years I struggled to keep up friendships with friends from my hometown.
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