Word of the Day
What do you really long for in the hidden places of your heart? I know the secret desires of your heart (Psalms 37:4). Do you find yourself pursuing other things instead of those things planted by Me? Can you hear rumbles of your destiny somewhere deep inside?
I have given you specific words—rhema words—straight from My heart, yet they seem to pale in the light of what happens on a daily basis. Every once in a while, it seems as if the sky cracks just a little, letting a glimpse shine through. Latching on, as if it were a lifeline, you mount up in excitement, only to look around at the stormy sea of life and once again you doubt.
When doubt and unbelief settle in, you sink back behind the cover of everyday trials and duties, thinking it will never be. Pursuing other things becomes easier than standing in the fray and overcoming until the manifestation of all I have spoken comes true. Don’t let doubt make you waiver (Romans 4:20).
Little thoughts of “what if it never happens” compete with My promises with veracious tenacity. You must respond with a greater voraciousness for I have not made you to cower under anything or anyone. I have made you a conquering king and priest, not a beggar of crumbs. I have not called you to be satisfied with any less than all I have promised.
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Romans 8:37 NIV)“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart” Psalms 37:4)
Prayer
Lord, how I long for You and all You have promised in my life. Everything I long for has been whispered into the hearts of Your children throughout all ages. They received and so do.
I long to be in Your presence more than I desire all the other ordinary aspirations of life. In Your presence there is fullness of joy and faith to overcome. In your presence I become like you as I behold Your beauty. I set my face on You and stormy seas have no power over me, no power to pull me into the murky depths of doubt and unbelief.
Reflect and Journal
- What promises for yourself, your family, and your purpose has He spoken to you? Have you let go of any of these promises by saying, “Hath God Said?”
- What easier things have you pursued in order to feel like you are doing something even if it isn’t the grander promises of His heart?
Brenda,
I have a journal that comprises “What God Has Said to Me.” I write in it when I feel led to. God tells me to have patience….He states I will publish a book of poetry……This is when I feel helpless, as I have my writings complete. But I am in a waiting mode. So God will let me know when it is the right time. It is for Him that I write, from the Spirit within
I feel I need to show “love” more completely to my family whom I will be seeing over the coming holidays. With my husband I do express myself, as we are in our twilight years; hug, a kiss on the cheek, a love pat and “I love you.” It is a second marriage for both of us, as we both lost our spouses. But even with him, I need patience and I believe, that is my life lesson…to be more patience
I broke my leg four years ago and my first comment was “God, how could you let this happen to me?” I had slipped on the bathroom floor. Out of this dilemma, I realized I needed a closer walk with God. I attended many church classes, listened and learned from them. I renewed my interest in writing inspirational poems. It was not an easy time when recuperating, but the results did change my life. I know where I am going now. My life is God centered.