Feeling a bit better; to those
that offered prayer, I appreciate it, greatly.
Another hot day today, but
seriously overcast. We may be in for
some thunder storms, which could prove deadly in our forests and plains.
Not a lot happening right now,
just taking it easy and letting the body settle down.
Psalm
61:2 From the end of the earth will I cry
unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than
I.
Only through
the leading of the Holy Spirit can we attain growth in God. We cannot do it on our own, we can strive,
pray, work and think we are doing well, but until our heart is turned over to
God can we raise above where we are now.
Sometimes that
raising comes from the stress and torment of life. We may have an injury that is life
threatening, we may have an illness that is terminal or at the least a burden to
live with.
We may have
those about us that try to bring us down, who use words and deeds to make life
harder on us. They can be a colleague, a
boss or just someone who doesn’t want to see Christians succeed so will do all
within their power to try and destroy us.
But God will
never leave us, He will strengthen us and use our trials to make us stronger in
Him.
We should look
at our trials and tribulations as an opportunity to grow closer to God. We will always have them, if we are not being
tried by the enemy; we are not doing what we are supposed to do. We are not allowing Christ within us to shine
through us.
He looks at us
as a non-combatant, why should he waste time on us when we are already
neutralized? Just better to leave us
alone and not stir anything up within us.
But our role as
a Christian is not to take a back seat and watch. There are times when we must rest, ask God to
revive us, heal wounds and prepare us for the battles to come. While for each Christian that will be
determined between him and God, it must be understood that we are resting to get
ready to once again join the fray, not to give up.
Once we are
reinvigorated we can rejoice with Paul that we have been tested and that through
that experience we will become stronger servants for God to use.
Romans 5:2-6
By whom also we have access by faith
into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of
God.
3 And not only so, but we
glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh
patience;
4 And patience,
experience; and experience, hope:
5 And hope maketh not
ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost
which is given unto us.
6 For when we were yet
without strength, in due time Christ died for the
ungodly.
When we take
our stand for Christ, it should be firm and without doubt, but that doesn’t mean
we cannot show love and mercy towards others.
We want to draw men to God, not push them away. When we are in tune with the Holy Spirit not
only will our faith in Him stand out, but so will the Love He has given us be
shown.
We need to
realize that we cannot do battle for Christ on our own. No matter how good an orator or how strong we
are when we face trials, if we try and do it without God I will drain us to the
point that we need a longer recovery time once we realize we cannot do it on our
own.
It is best to
come to acceptance that through Christ we can do things that within ourselves we
would accomplish.
faith into this grace wherein we
stand
Faith in God
and His direction for our life we what we must allow our soul and mind to
accept.
Once we have
come to the conclusion that only in God can we succeed, we will see God’s Hand
moving in our life.
There is no
other, and in Him we know that we are on solid footing to encounter the
enemy.
Psalm
62:6 He only is my rock and my
salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be
moved.
We strive for independence from
the time we are able to voice our opinions – even as a baby just starting to
move about. We want to be able to do
things on our own without depending on others to help us. We want to feel we don’t need their help.
But when it comes to serving
God, we DO need His help, but fortunately for us, He is our rock and our
foundation, we shall not be moved.
Later, Art :-)
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