Thursday, June 16, 2011

Move From A Place of Intimidation ....To God's Secret Place.......

Sometimes while we are waiting on God we become intimidated.   Intimidated means to become timid....full of fear.    To become discouraged in the face of someone or something else.    The question is....what are you allowing to intimidate you?   To cause you to be timid....to cause you to be fearful....to cause you to become discouraged.   The opposite of intimidated is relaxed.    It is God's desire that we be relaxed in our waiting.   Another word for relaxed is peace.....we need to be at peace in the "knowing" that God will come through.  

Sometimes it's easy to say what we need to do or what we need to be.   It is very hard to be relaxed when there are fiery darts coming at you from every side.   But again....this is the state of "knowing'.   Knowing that God is true to His word.   Of knowing that God will never leave you or forsake you.   Of knowing that God will supply all that you need.  

Intimidation is like a bully.    It pushes you and tries to persuade you to give in.   To give up.   To let go of what is yours.   God's desire is that you be confident, relaxed and resilient.   When you are resilient, you are able to withstand and recover quickly from difficult situations.  

God has given you His peace, His power, and His grace today.   Live in it.    Take a step towards Him.   Abide.   Abide means to conform and to stay.    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.   What better covering.   The shadow of God.

If you make God your dwelling place....the image that people see when they see you will be God.   So dwell today......stay in the secret place.   The place where the enemy can not access you.   If something is secret....it is not known to everyone.  It is not a place that everyone can get to.     This is a place of covering and protection.   A place of communion and edification.

So know today.....intimidation has no right or rule over you.   That the power within you is much greater than anything going on against you or around you.   Know that your job is to dwell.   To stay hidden in God.   To stay relaxed and at peace.......knowing that God "will".  

Worship For Today.....
"A Secret Place"
Ministered By Karen Clark Sheard

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