01/29/2022
Thought for Today
Matthew 15:32 " ...I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting lest they faint in the way."
Word for today: "Continue"
As I was in prayer the word "continue" came into my spirit. The Holy Spirit took me back in a time in my life where I was caught up in the wrong thing. I loved God and I had been repenting and praying for deliverance. But just when I thought it was over...I would slip back into my old behavior. One day I was repenting and praying to God to help me. I felt so bad because I kept slipping back and repenting, repenting, repenting, until it was old to me. I had began to lose hope. As I laid upon the cold ceramic floor of my bathroom, sobbing hysterically because I had fallen again and disappointed God; I heard a voice in my spirit man say "Get up and go do what I called you to do". Immediately I sat up (When God speaks you KNOW it is HIM and you immediately respond) I dried my tears and sat quietly for a moment when the phone rang. I answered the phone and there was a young lady who needed to be ministered to! I knew God sent her to get me out of myself and stop focusing on my failures but focus on my purpose! The anointing on me was heavy and I immediately let the Holy Spirit use me like never before previously! My condition had humbled me and as bad as it was, it made me recognize the grace and anointing on my life. All the glory belonged to God and He wanted me to see I was flawed but if I continued to look at my purpose and not my failures or flaws, if I just continued to look to Jesus to deliver me; if I just continued to follow His word, God will have compassion on me and provide what I need when I continue in His word. In this scripture, the people continued to follow Jesus in spite of their condition and God provided what they needed. Time went on and I continued to serve the Lord and one day the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said "Where is that heavy weight that you were carrying"? I tried to feel that crave that would come over me, I could not locate it! It was gone! God delivered me and I did not know when because I was too engulfed in continuing in my purpose! My point is stop focusing on your negatives and stay before the Lord in prayer and His purpose for your life. I am a witness that He is a deliverer! All he asks is that in time of trouble, lack, even failure, keep your focus on Jesus and He will have compassion on you! Know that we will suffer in this flesh but don't be sidetracked by trouble, CONTINUE in His word see that He will deliver you, the key is to CONTINUE my brothers and sisters! May God bless you as you continue in The Way!