Word of the Day
Beloved, you must take some time to examine your own heart and life. Is it graced with thankfulness and a grateful heart? Has murmuring and complaining entered into your garden. Murmuring did not work for the good when it came to Miriam and Aaron and it will not work for the good on your part.
Now I do work all things together for your good and eventually you will learn and receive the benefit. However, it would be best for you to reap from the lessons they learned and not have to sit outside the camp due to self-induced circumstances which could be completely avoided by having a heart of thanksgiving and praise.
Therefore, if you have found yourself bemoaning and complaining take time to come aside with Me and confess…take time to repent…take time to receive. It only takes a moment to confess, repent and let go. Once you let go, take the time to receive, for I do not give stones in the place of bread. I give life and life only (John 10:10).
Beloved, I am the bread of Heaven…the living eternal bread. I am always fresh…always giving life no matter the circumstance or environment. My life giving is not determined by anything other than by the fact that I Am and always will be the eternal bread which came down from Heaven…which causes you, like Me, to live forever…to live forever in the here and now as well as in eternity. Eternity is now.
Yes, I am present with you right now with fresh bread and you must let go of the old stale pieces in order to embrace and hold the fresh Manna of Heaven I am offering you. What do you say?
I [Myself] am this Living Bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this Bread, he will live forever; and also the Bread that I shall give for the life of the world is My flesh (body). (John 6:35 Amplified)
Prayer
Lord, purify my heart and cleanse me of any unrighteous thoughts which lead to murmuring and complaining. I give You all my praise and thanksgiving for the continual work You are doing in me. Thank You Lord that I am Your workmanship, and therefore I can trust in the complete work You are doing in me.
I give You all thanks for that which You alone can do, for I know that without You I can do nothing. I repent of any thoughts and actions I have engaged in which try and draw me away from a thankful heart. I praise You for the reality of You are; the Living Bread sacrifice and given to me. I receive You and the fresh manna of Heaven with a thankful heart as I release the old stale bread I have clung to for so long. Thank You for the fresh Manna of Heaven…fresh manna only You can provide. Amen
Reflect and Journal
1. Take time to examine your heart asking yourself honestly if you are walking in a place of gratefulness and thanksgiving; or have you found yourself falling into the trap of murmuring and complaining?
2. Recognize what area or areas you have been tempted to complain about and write them down. Ask the Lord to help you to see them in a different light, to see those areas as He sees them.
3. Take time to confess and repent as the Lord reveals the insights you have asked for. Then, give thanks for the new outlook and praise God for the change of heart in you. Receive the joy and forgiveness the Lord has provided for you as well as His blessings of freedom to stop murmuring and complaining.
4. Take time to enjoy spending time in His presence. Remember to partake from His fresh Manna from Heaven, forever fresh, forever for you to embrace for now and throughout eternity. Remember: Eternity is now.