Sometimes silence is golden. Today I woke up knowing I need to be quiet more and just listen - lean into Jesus and trust - and rest. Oftentimes my words wear me out.
Luke 1: 19-20
19 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
The scripture above is written about Zechariah the priest who was the father of John the Baptist. Sometimes, as in this instance, I believe our words get in the way of simply believing and trusting that what God has said and is saying is Truth.
Facts exist and cause our eyes to get off of Jesus and onto our circumstances. The good news is Truth and trusting that Truth overrides facts. Facts change but Truth never changes.
...,a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor. Isaiah 61:3 NIV
Showing posts with label Trust. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Today and Tomorrow
Oh my precious Lord,
What ignorance,... and arrogance, is the so-called knowledge of Your sheep. We oftentimes think we know what the day holds but we are so ignorant,... and arrogant. I know those words sound ugly but they are true. You are God. Only You know all things. You know what each day holds. I am learning daily to be satisfied in the knowledge that I know the One Who holds this day and all of my tomorrows.
1 John 4:18 NIV
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
I have often thought about this scripture. I kept trying to put myself in there. Into being the one who has to love perfectly. That's not how it is. Actually, that is quite impossible. I cannot love perfectly. But once I realize that God loves me perfectly- all the time - I can begin to grasp that there truly is nothing to fear. He is perfect. I can trust Him with EVERYTHING. Anything that comes my way, He knows about. He's seen it. He knows how the story ends before it even begins. He has me in the palm of His hand.
He holds my today and He holds my tomorrow. He holds your today and He holds your tomorrow. His perfect love can be trusted. Do not trust what you know. Trust Who you know.
What ignorance,... and arrogance, is the so-called knowledge of Your sheep. We oftentimes think we know what the day holds but we are so ignorant,... and arrogant. I know those words sound ugly but they are true. You are God. Only You know all things. You know what each day holds. I am learning daily to be satisfied in the knowledge that I know the One Who holds this day and all of my tomorrows.
1 John 4:18 NIV
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
I have often thought about this scripture. I kept trying to put myself in there. Into being the one who has to love perfectly. That's not how it is. Actually, that is quite impossible. I cannot love perfectly. But once I realize that God loves me perfectly- all the time - I can begin to grasp that there truly is nothing to fear. He is perfect. I can trust Him with EVERYTHING. Anything that comes my way, He knows about. He's seen it. He knows how the story ends before it even begins. He has me in the palm of His hand.
He holds my today and He holds my tomorrow. He holds your today and He holds your tomorrow. His perfect love can be trusted. Do not trust what you know. Trust Who you know.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Have Nothing To Do With,...
In our humanity, when there is a problem, we want to step in and fix it. If we do nothing we feel that we are in error. That somehow we are "less than" because we are not physically doing anything. But I have found that sometimes there is nothing we can do. In the natural realm anyway.
2 Timothy 2:22 - 26 ESV
So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
Oftentimes, the more we try to fix a situation, the more we fall into the snare of being quarrelsome, stirring up anything but peace, gentleness and kindness. Our protective instincts will cause us to lash out and say hurtful things that cannot be taken back once cast upon the airwaves. And the more you stir, the thicker it gets. Tensions grow stronger and it just gets deeper and deeper. Misunderstandings and misrepresentations of your words or reasons become a maze that is impossible to find your way through. And the plot thickens,…
The best thing to do is not always the easiest or the most natural thing. The best thing to do is pray, and pray, and pray. Allow yourself the time and the quiet to hear what God wants you to do in a particular situation. Then do it. Take your hands off and trust in the hands of God. Trust that He is able to work in situations where you cannot. Trust that no one and no thing is beyond His grasp and His ability to handle. He knows all about it. He is the only One who knows every minute detail from the beginning to the end. When He works in a situation there is hope - unending hope.
Today I choose to have nothing to do with a very tender situation in my life. I am bowing out. Stepping back. I am going to live and love like there is no tomorrow. Because there may not be,… But there is a God Who holds tomorrow. And I place this very tender situation, once again, into His very capable hands. I will pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22 - 26 ESV
So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
Oftentimes, the more we try to fix a situation, the more we fall into the snare of being quarrelsome, stirring up anything but peace, gentleness and kindness. Our protective instincts will cause us to lash out and say hurtful things that cannot be taken back once cast upon the airwaves. And the more you stir, the thicker it gets. Tensions grow stronger and it just gets deeper and deeper. Misunderstandings and misrepresentations of your words or reasons become a maze that is impossible to find your way through. And the plot thickens,…
The best thing to do is not always the easiest or the most natural thing. The best thing to do is pray, and pray, and pray. Allow yourself the time and the quiet to hear what God wants you to do in a particular situation. Then do it. Take your hands off and trust in the hands of God. Trust that He is able to work in situations where you cannot. Trust that no one and no thing is beyond His grasp and His ability to handle. He knows all about it. He is the only One who knows every minute detail from the beginning to the end. When He works in a situation there is hope - unending hope.
Today I choose to have nothing to do with a very tender situation in my life. I am bowing out. Stepping back. I am going to live and love like there is no tomorrow. Because there may not be,… But there is a God Who holds tomorrow. And I place this very tender situation, once again, into His very capable hands. I will pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
- ’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
And to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”- Refrain:
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
Oh, for grace to trust Him more!
- Refrain:
- Oh, how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
And in simple faith to plunge me
’Neath the healing, cleansing flood! - Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace. - I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.
Amen.
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