LEAP OF FAITH

WHAT I DO REVEALS WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT GOD, REGARDLESS OF WHAT I SAY.

GROWTH

I CANNOT STAY WHERE I AM AND GO WITH GOD.

Twilight Zone

TWILIGHT ZONE

(February 2014)

Today was really weird. I can't really explain how I've been feeling except that I have been overcome with emotion. It actually started yesterday but it was even more prevalent today. I felt like I just needed God. Very overwhelming; because I didn't really know what to call the emotion or what to do with it. It was as if the atmosphere within me had changed. I almost just wanted to be alone and cry out to God, though it wasn't a sad feeling. More like needing to be nearer.

I have decided to spend my quiet time with God in my bedroom. There are too many distractions when I sit and read/study at my dining room table. I figure this way I can really have more "quiet time" and not be distracted by my household noises (TV, conversations, etc.). So, if I want to cry or praise the lord, I can do it without the presence of others.

I don't want to get too overwhelmed or too emotional but there is so much about God that I want to learn that I just want to constantly take in all He has to offer in His Word. I just feel like I don't want to be so focused on learning so much at one time that I'm not truly focused and retaining the information and learning what it is God wants to teach me. 

I want to work on being a better person every day. Being better to me means learning to live by the principles of God and learning to hear from Him and obey His Word in all things. I want a more intimate relationship with God. I want to walk in the purpose God has made me for. I don't really have a clue what that is right now. It could be something He has already giving me responsibility for, like being a mother or a wife, or it could be something He is still preparing me for. Whatever it is I want to do it with the love and direction of God.

GOING THROUGH

If God takes you through something that you prayed not to go through, you still have to believe that God has a greater purpose for sending you through it. He will be with you and take you through it. It's always for our benefit and well-being even though it may not feel good.

When you are going through your worst, you are probably closest to your breakthrough. If you give up, you will have to go back to the starting point of your test.

It doesn't mean God is mad at you. Sometimes when you ask God to bless you, you have no idea what it takes to get the blessing. You may have to go through trials and tribulations to receive your blessing.

God is Always Watching

Look beyond my circumstances to the One who controls all things. God is always watching. Weaving all these jumbled, seemingly random events together into a purposeful, beautiful whole. And just when I think evil really has won, God orchestrates the ultimate plot twist!

GOOD MORNING LORD

Good Morning Lord. I lift up my voice in desperate need of your mercy right now -- this day! My only option is You.

*God hears our pleas, He meets our needs, and He turns our desperation into satisfaction.

Why am I so impatient? Who do I think I am???
I hate it when other people expect me to get in line with their agendas. So, why do I do that to other people?
Please, Lord, help me relax and enjoy You and the people around me more.
Help me get my life more in tune with your agenda. What You want is more important than what I want.


"With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love..."
Ephesians 4:2


Help me to believe, really believe, always believe,
that you call great those who serve other people humbly.

Obeying God

OBEYING GOD -- Sometimes God will not give me a "sign" to "prove" it is Him commanding me to do a thing. Sometimes the affirmation comes after the obedience. God is basically saying - "Do it and you will know it is me when you succeed."

Reference: Hebrews 11:8
(Abraham was called by God and told to go to a place, and he obeyed not knowing where he was going.)