Since moving back home, I have gone back to my old church. I have absolutely loved it! In Sunday School we studied out of Priscilla Shirer's book "Discerning the Voice of God" when I first returned. All I can say is wow!
Job 33 says; "He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in bed. He whispers in their ear and terrifies them with His warning. He causes them to change their minds; He keeps them from pride...."
Is. 45 says; "I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness - secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the One who calls you by name."
These verses really made an impact on me. When I first moved back, I became so distressed because I was afraid that I had missed God's will for my life. You see, when I moved to Richmond, I felt like God told me that I would never return. Yet, here I was moving back. This verse in Job made me realize that it wasn't up to me to find God's will. It is God's responsibility to reveal His will to me, if I wasn't already fulfilling it. If I was out of His will then He would have to reveal that to me. . . Once He reveals it, then it is my responsibility to fix it... Since He hadn't revealed that I was out of His will, then there was nothing to fix and I could rest in the fact that I was in a right standing with God.
To go along with that same verse, it also takes the pressure away from me in another area. I do good about my eating most of the time, but certain stressors cause my eating to get out of hand. I have beat myself up for years. I couldn't understand why I couldn't find victory in this area of my life! This verse has taken the condemnation away. It is God's responsibility to change my mind toward food. I understand that once He changes my mind toward food, it is my responsibility to cooperate with Him in this endeavor.... [I found out this summer that I am allergic to corn, fish, flaxseed, and now fresh pineapple. I lost 5 to 10 pounds in a short amount of time, then suddenly stopped losing even though I was doing a lot of right things. In the past month they found huge nodules on my thyroid! At first they were testing for cancer. I know for sure that the right side is cancer free. Part of my inability to lose weight may be due to thyroid! BUT, that is not why I am mentioning all of this.... At first, it was very difficult to walk past all the good things I loved. Now, just 7 months since the food allergies were discovered, I noticed the other day that it doesn't bother me at all to walk past the doughnuts, cookies, breads, cereals, etc. You see, in a very short amount of time I went from feeling like my time was very short in this life to feeling like a normal human being again! I've heard many people say that they would rather die than give up corn.... But, they would do it if it was the difference between feeling good and feeling like you are dying!!! The point of this is to say, God can change your mind, without you even realizing it at first. How cool is that!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
The last one in Isaiah, reminds me that God has unexpected treasures to give me... These are treasures that I need, want, and treasures that I would've never imagined! He has riches unspeakable. This isn't just money. These riches may be a friend, a needed word, a feeling of belonging and of worth, etc. Whatever they may be, they are there waiting for the right time. They will come unexpectedly and from sources that we never thought of.
Wow, what an awesome God we serve!!! Thank You Jesus!!!!!!!
Job 33 says; "He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in bed. He whispers in their ear and terrifies them with His warning. He causes them to change their minds; He keeps them from pride...."
Is. 45 says; "I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness - secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the One who calls you by name."
These verses really made an impact on me. When I first moved back, I became so distressed because I was afraid that I had missed God's will for my life. You see, when I moved to Richmond, I felt like God told me that I would never return. Yet, here I was moving back. This verse in Job made me realize that it wasn't up to me to find God's will. It is God's responsibility to reveal His will to me, if I wasn't already fulfilling it. If I was out of His will then He would have to reveal that to me. . . Once He reveals it, then it is my responsibility to fix it... Since He hadn't revealed that I was out of His will, then there was nothing to fix and I could rest in the fact that I was in a right standing with God.
To go along with that same verse, it also takes the pressure away from me in another area. I do good about my eating most of the time, but certain stressors cause my eating to get out of hand. I have beat myself up for years. I couldn't understand why I couldn't find victory in this area of my life! This verse has taken the condemnation away. It is God's responsibility to change my mind toward food. I understand that once He changes my mind toward food, it is my responsibility to cooperate with Him in this endeavor.... [I found out this summer that I am allergic to corn, fish, flaxseed, and now fresh pineapple. I lost 5 to 10 pounds in a short amount of time, then suddenly stopped losing even though I was doing a lot of right things. In the past month they found huge nodules on my thyroid! At first they were testing for cancer. I know for sure that the right side is cancer free. Part of my inability to lose weight may be due to thyroid! BUT, that is not why I am mentioning all of this.... At first, it was very difficult to walk past all the good things I loved. Now, just 7 months since the food allergies were discovered, I noticed the other day that it doesn't bother me at all to walk past the doughnuts, cookies, breads, cereals, etc. You see, in a very short amount of time I went from feeling like my time was very short in this life to feeling like a normal human being again! I've heard many people say that they would rather die than give up corn.... But, they would do it if it was the difference between feeling good and feeling like you are dying!!! The point of this is to say, God can change your mind, without you even realizing it at first. How cool is that!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
The last one in Isaiah, reminds me that God has unexpected treasures to give me... These are treasures that I need, want, and treasures that I would've never imagined! He has riches unspeakable. This isn't just money. These riches may be a friend, a needed word, a feeling of belonging and of worth, etc. Whatever they may be, they are there waiting for the right time. They will come unexpectedly and from sources that we never thought of.
Wow, what an awesome God we serve!!! Thank You Jesus!!!!!!!
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