08/05/2023
Equip me oh Lord to carry the word with humility and grace π π
God is so good and faithful in his relationship with us. Unfortunately we can't always say the same. We try to do all the "right" things and often times all of our good intentions turn up more dust than fruit. π
I admittedly have walked haphazardly with Jesus more than a few times since I decided to follow him. I am a run before I walk person from time to time. I would catch a word and RUN with it, I would go before instructed fully and I would make a mess of things. π€¦ββοΈ
Thank you God for knowing my steps before I take them and having the way prepared when I fail to see what you're showing me and mess it all up. π
I can be quite literal at times, and when it comes to God I believe his truth PERIOD there's no questioning it, if God said it then it is so! However, you see that has landed me in some rather unfortunate moments because I ran with a word and didn't wait for the message. π I walked in ineffectiveness because I lacked the patience to see the full picture before I ran off with what I thought was enough.
He's teaching me though, through his word and children with timely messages. He's teaching me how to carry the anointing and effectively walk in the gifting of the call he has on my life.
I strayed, I wondered, I even backed away more than a few times because well it's scary sometimes to think of how unqualified I am to carry such things. I just told you how I have goobed it all up agian and again. Yet he created me for such a time as this to do the things he's called me to do, even when I feel like it's too big for little Ole me.
When I get out of the way. God gets on the scene he makes clear all that is uncertain he lights the path that I may follow he gives sufficient grace, mercy and favor. Hallelujah!
My best advice to you is to get into his word. Really get into it not just a verse here or there be intentional! Bring your every thought, desire and need before him and seek him in the pages of the truth he's left for us. When I started being intentional with my prayers and seeking after him in the pages of his word he began to show me the things I'd been seeking so clearly, so evidently, so wonderfully clear I can't do anything other than praise and praise His holy name, standing in awe of his glory!
God desires relationship with us, he doesn't want to just be the almighty one in the heavens we only come to when things are tough. He desires us to KNOW him that we would know his voice, that we would seek him in all we do. He wants to be your all in all. You'll find him in the word, you'll discover who he is in the pages he will reveal to you THE truth when you seek it.
I am just so grateful to carry testimony of his goodness, in my weakness he is strong! Be encouraged child haven't you heard? He turns it all for your favor! He works it all out for your good! There's not a thing you can do that will surprise him he is the author of tomorrow he's already seen the steps you'll take and being the Good, good Father he is he's already made the way!
Praise and glory be to Him and Him alone our heavenly Father. π