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You have to stand on the promises of God. The word stand means to have or maintain an upright position. When you are upright, you are not bending over based on thoughts and desires. You are maintaining a stance no matter what your situation is. The Bible tells us in 2 Peter 1, "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:
that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust". So we have to know that there are promises that come with serving God and trusting God. We have to trust and believe in those promises no matter what. The only way to do that is to believe God's Word and to allow our faith to override our fear.
People hear what you say, but they are also looking at what you do. We get very upset when people tell us one thing and do another. Look inwardly today. Listen to your words that you speak to God and make sure your life and your lifestyle are in line with what you are telling Him you will do.
It is easy to say ... God if you do this for me, I will do whatever you tell me to do. We need to live our lives doing what He has already told us to do and wait and watch Him do what we need Him to do based on the obedience we are already walking in. We have to stop trying to make deals with God and just walk in obedience.
When we try to make deals with God, we are already saying that our obedience is based on Him meeting our need. How would you feel if your child came to you and said that they would be obedient if you buy them a new toy? Shouldn't they be walking in obedience and allowing their obedience to be noticed by you? Once you notice how good they have been, that will cause you to want to do something good for them. It's time to live in obedience because it is the right thing to do and to stop walking in conditional obedience based on what you want or need done in your life.
What do you do when you don't see the results of your expectation? Do you stand still and wait on God or do you accept the compromise? The very word testimony tells you that there is going to be a test involved. Some tests are easier than others. Consider when a teacher gives a test. Some tests are multiple choice where you can pick and choose your answers and some tests include discussion and essay questions.
When you think about discussion questions, you understand that the meaning of the word discussion is the act of talking things out in order to reach a decision. It is a conversation. That is what prayer is. Prayer is a conversation with God. In life, there will always be questions that require discussion. For prayer is essential in life.
When you consider essay questions, you need to look at some of the synonyms for the word essay. They are: attempt, effort, endeavor, try, venture, trial, experiment, and undertaking. In life, there will be things we attempt to do, make an effort to do, try to do, venture to do, go through a trial while doing, experiment with, and undertake. However, as we do each of these things, we need to make sure we are remaining in faith. It is only when we walk in faith that we will reach the place called testimony. That requires us to stand still and to wait on God. It requires us to trust His faithfulness and to NOT compromise.
Stopping and standing still is not causing you to get to the place that you need to be in God. God wants us to move forward. He wants us to allow Him to lead us into the place that He has designated for our lives. So often in life when fear comes, we stop, stand still, give up, or quit and none of those are of God. We have to understand that our stagnation comes from fear. It's time to move from the place of fear to a place of faith. Faith comes when we trust and believe God.
It is time we begin to look at the root of our actions. What is causing us to do what we do? What is causing us to stand still and to move forward? Every step that we take requires confidence. When a baby learns to walk, he takes steps according to his confidence level. The same is true with us as adults. We move forward in our lives based on our level of confidence. The thing we must understand is, our confidence cannot be in self. Our confidence must be in God. If our confidence is in ourselves, when we fall, we may not ever pursue the same task again. However, if our confidence is in God, we will pursue whatever He is telling us to do based on the fact that we understand that although we are moving towards a goal, it is entirely up to God to bring it to pass in our lives.
Starting over is not always an easy process. Learning how to begin again can be very difficult. However, sometimes that is exactly what you must do. Begin again in God. Different situations in life will cause you to have to begin again. It could be financial reasons or reasons dealing with family or health. No matter what the reasons are, you have to learn how to accept the change with dignity and humility.
The word dignity is defined as poise and self respect. You have to understand that it doesn't matter what others think about the reason that you have to begin again because your life is a part of God's plan. Yes, you may have made some mistakes along the way. You may have made some bad choices. However, God knew every choice you would make.
So as you begin again, be humble. There is no room for pride when it comes to beginning again. There may be people that God wants to use in your life. If you walk in pride, you may miss what God is trying to do. You have to stop looking at the people and always remember that God will use whomever He chooses.
Just because you can't see the breakthrough, is that a reason to give up and to quit? The birthing process for a child is 9 months. A child begins as a seed and yet as they are covered and kept. They grow until it's time for them to be birthed and come forth. Understand the seed of prayer. Understand there are some things that God has covered and is keeping for you. You have to have faith in Him and trust Him. Just because you can't see the fullness of it right now, doesn't mean it is not happening.
We have to learn how to stand "firm" in our faith. When you stand firm, you are secure and unyielding. When you are unyielding, you are unlikely to be swayed or to give way when pressure comes. Our faith requires that we be firm in what we say and what we believe. We can't speak words of doubt and say we are walking in faith. We have to remember, just because we can't see it yet, doesn't mean it's not happening.
You can tell somebody that you love them but if your actions don't reflect your words, they will never believe you. We tell God that we love Him. We tell Him that He is the priority in our lives. But are our actions a reflection of what we say? Is He truly the priority in our lives? Or are there people, places, and things that have become idols that take priority in our lives before God?
It's time to let our words coincide with our actions. No one or no thing should take God's number one position in our lives. He is Alpha and Omega. The beginning and the end. Everything begins with Him and ends with Him. We are nothing without Him.
God is not a commodity that can be bought, sold, or traded based on our needs, wants, and desires. He is a necessity. Our need for Him never changes. He should always be the first choice in our lives. If things go against what He has said and try to negate what He has done, we should let go of those things. When we say we love God, we need to back up our words of love with our actions.
Windows of worry. Are you continuously looking at what could be wrong or go wrong? Are you constantly in fear of what is not happening the way you wanted or expected it to? What are you seeing out of the windows of your soul? What are the thoughts in your mind? What is it that you will to do? What is causing you to feel the way you do? As you look out the windows of your life, what is it that you see? Do you see God or is life causing you to fear "what's next"?
God wants you to see Him. He wants you to walk in faith. He wants you to trust Him no matter what is going on in your life. Psalm 1215 says, "The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand". Understand a keeper is a person who manages or looks after something or someone. It doesn't matter what is going on in your life as long as you trust God with your life. Instead of walking in fear of what you can't do, what in faith for what you know God can do.
Sometimes
in life things become overwhelming and they seem to be unbearable.But God said that He would not give us more
than we can bear.It is at those times
we have to trust what He has said.We
have to believe His Word and we have to stand on His promises.
When you
are holding a rope and you are pulling it while being tugged on the other side,
sometimes the rope slips out your hand and sometimes you get tired of pulling
and just let go.That’s life.You can be holding on tight to God’s hand
and being pulled on every side by the things of your past.Sometimes you might slip back into them or
sometimes you just completely let go of God and walk back in them.But understand, you are stronger than
that.You are stronger than anything
that is pulling on you or at you.Things pull at you when they entice you.Things become enticing when they offer you
pleasure.You have to find your pleasure in serving
God.You have to let your pleasure in
Him and His Word override all the other pleasures of life.
We seek
pleasure because we are emotional beings.But don’t allow your emotions to dictate your actions.When you are feeling overwhelmed … Go to
God.When things seem unbearable … Go
to God.When your past pulls at you …
Hold on to God.God is your source of
strength and He wants you to trust Him to deliver you.Understand, He can’t deliver you if you
choose to let go of Him so that you can go back to what you once knew.Deliverance means coming out … not staying
in a thing.
