Move

Greetings!

I am telling you...our God is awesome. When God wants to really get through to me, He will do it while I sleep. I often tell people that He does that because it's the only time I stop talking long enough to hear Him (I can't help it, that's how He made me). But, here's the thing...when I wake up, I always, always have a song in my heart. The song will typically be the answer to or the confirmation of a situation I am dealing with. He takes that opportunity to search my heart for those things that I am struggling with and He helps me put them in perspective and I always wake up feeling refreshed. The thing is I have been in a holding pattern for way too long. He is constantly encouraging me through songs, other people, and even through adversity, and I am still waiting...

God led me to share that today because there is someone out there that needs to know that God is aware of everything that concerns you. You don't have to try to figure it out by yourself. He has the solution, you just have to go to Him and let Him know that you are ready to let it go.

My pastor did a sermon today, and in his message, he spoke about the man at the pool of Bethesda. He said the man had been right at the point of his breakthrough and just didn't complete the act. An angel would come and stir up the water once a year, and the first one in the pool after the water had been stirred would be healed. This man was at the edge of the water and all he had to do was roll, but for 38 years he lied there waiting for someone to help him get in. When Jesus came along, He simply said take up your bed and walk and the man did. He didn't ask any questions. He didn't gripe and complain, and he didn't consult with others around him...he just did it.

Today, I want to tell someone that your breakthrough is here. You don't have to wait for anyone else to help you move into what God is calling you to do. All you have to do is move. God will be there to help you, you just need to prepare yourself for the blessing. I am a firm believer that when God speaks, He makes it so. Your flesh won't be able to comprehend that, but your heart will. Trust the God who loves you and knew you before the beginning of time. He has a plan for your life...walk in it.

Until next time...

Be blessed

Where God is...

Greetings!

Today, my thoughts are on the power of God's presence. We sometimes think that if we are where God is there is no conflict, no issues, no problems. I would love it if that were true, but the truth is that there are no times when we are not in His presence. So, when we are going through our season of triumph or our seasons of turmoil...He is there.

In Psalm 139:4-6, it says, "For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me: it is high, I cannot attain unto it." The King James version is a little harder to understand, but these verses are saying that no matter where we are or what we do...God knows us intimately. Before we even speak a word, He knows. Although that convicts my spirit about the things I sometimes say and the things I sometimes do, its comforting to know that no matter how many mistakes I make, He still loves me. 

Where God is, there is no condemnation, no guilt, and no shame.
Where God is there is a peace that surpasses all understanding
Where God is there is a love that overflows onto others
Where God is there is a joy that doesn't make sense to the world

I can know that without hesitation because I know that He created everything...including me and that He did that intentionally. That thought strengthens me and gives me a boldness that can only come from being where God is...

Until next time...

Be blessed