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Let Go & Let God!

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When you pray do you really release everything to God? Or do you hold on to bits and pieces and think you can work out some of it by yourself?

Paul tells us in Philippians that in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication WITH thanksgiving, to let our requests, our desires, our needs…everything that is going on in our life, to let it be made known to God. Bring all of those things to the Lord he said, tell Him all about what is in your heart, don’t leave anything out. And then? Don’t pick it back up and carry it home!

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7.

If it is a burden…leave it there.
If it is a worry…oh, especially, leave it there.
A financial need? Leave it with Him; He is the problem solver!
Need a medical miracle? Leave it at His feet. He’s the Great Physician!
Marriage in a mess? Best Counselor there ever was!
Worried about your job, or facing unemployment? He can supply your NEEDS!

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You see, there is nothing…NOTHING, my God cannot do! Trust Him, lean on Him, praise Him in the good and bad, and most importantly keep walking beside Him.

Let Go & Let God 

 

He Simply Wants US…

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I was walking into the house one day and there was this little stem growing beside the house. I’m not sure if it was a flower or a weed, and it had these little berry things hanging off of it and so I had The Sweetheart take a couple of pictures. I was thinking ahead! I thought I could make something out of that for a post sometime. And last night it came in handy. You will see what I mean in a minute…don’t scroll ahead!

I thought of ME, and YOU, and our great Big God. What does He want from ME? What does He want from US? I feel like I have so little to give sometimes. I’m not flashy, fancy or flamboyant. I’m just ME.

I don’t make a great impact in this world, I’m not out saving hundreds at a time, building mega churches, writing self-help books, selling T-shirts with catchy one-liners…ugh…the more I think about what I am NOT doing the more depressed I get!

I’m sure you are thinking like I am. (You haven’t scrolled down yet, have you?)

We go to church, we give in the offering, we might even teach Sunday School, participate in extracurricular activities, the social aspect of the church. We even support our pastor and his wife, and help in any way we can. We train our children to love God with all of their heart, soul mind and strength. But it just doesn’t seem like enough. We are running on empty, our days are so full, so much to do, so little time to do it. There just are not enough hours in the day.

So Lord, what DO You want from ME? This simple little stem with the little berries is embarrassing, kind of like good ole’ Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree. I hate to bring it before You. But I have nothing else left, I’m all give out.

And here comes the good part. Now…go slowly…for effect…

You know what He said?

C.S.-Lewis

You mean I don’t have to do all of those other things?

Yes, those are necessary things; the Body of Christ needs US.

Our family needs US.

Our co-workers need US.

We still have to contribute to society.

We are NEEDED.

But God just wants US. He wants the best part, a heart that says, “Lord, here I am, use me. Whatever You have for me, whatever You want for me, I am Yours.”

“For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.” Psalms 51:16, 17 NKJV.

Simple? Yeah. Real Simple. We are the ones that make it difficult.

 

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:1, 2 NKJV.

He did the hard part at Calvary. It is finished.

No other debt has to be paid. He Simply Wants US…

Thank Him today that all He really wants is YOU and once you have surrendered yourself to Him, all of the rest will come. You will want to serve, to love, to give and to be Christ-like.

That’s what it’s all about.

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Order My Steps…

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31 days of HopeDay 23 of the #31dbc!

“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.” Psalms 119:133-135.

When I go out to eat with The Sweetheart, we will walk into a restaurant and say, “Table for two, please.” Then inevitably, one of us will head to the restroom to wash our hands. That leaves the other one at the table, alone, when the server comes to ask what we would like to drink.

I trust him to order for me when it comes to a Dr. Pepper or a Strawberry Lemonade.

But if I am not back when she comes asking about the main course….hold on Big Boy!

I don’t want him to order what I am going to eat. I might not feel like spaghetti that night. I might have preferred a steak and baked potato!

“Order my steps in your word…” Guide me, direct me, and put me on the right path.

Lord, you can go ahead and order for me!

You can order whatever you think is best for my life. I will take it and accept it and run with it God as your will for my life. 

Do we trust Him enough to truly let Him have full control? To really let Him ORDER our steps? To say, “Okay, Lord, it’s in Your hands, do with it as you wish. I am just the clay, You are the Potter.” Then step back and let Him do the work. Wow.

Just imagine if we actually LIVED that way!

But to do that, a change will have to take place.

He isn’t going to order and guide our footsteps if we refuse to move our feet! WE have to be willing to get up off of our seat of do-nothing-and-do-little!

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If you ask Him to order your steps, to truly place the “menu” of your life in His hands and let Him decide what is best for you, then you had better be prepared to MOVE!

“Guide my path, Lord…but I will just sit right here and hope everything turns out alright. Let me know when You’re done.”

It doesn’t work that way. You have to be a vital part of the equation. He wants you to be involved in the process. You have to be out in the trenches! He does the choosing, but you are the recipient, so once He hands those items off the menu to you, then you must get up on your feet and run with it!

What has He given you? What has He chosen for you? Every one of us has a mission, every one of us has a chosen path, and our steps have been “ordered” by God. But we have to get up off of our FEET.

He doesn’t want us to just sit there when the order comes through.

You have to be ready to move your feet!
As we enter this season of thankfulness, I thought it would be good to hear from you, from your corner of the globe and right here close by too. Some of you I hear from regularly, some read but have never commented. What I would love to know is three things:
  1. Something God has done for you in 2013, what you are most thankful for.
  2. What you want to see accomplished in your spiritual walk in 2014.
  3. How you and your family will be celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday if at all.

Mention what state or country you are from. You can email me your response to ynannette@gmail.com . I would like to use the information in my Thanksgiving post and show what God has been doing around the world! I will only use first names so you don’t have to worry about confidentiality. But if you do not even want me to use your name at all, please say so in your post and I will respect your wishes.

This will be a great blessing! I hope you will take a couple of minutes and answer the questions for me. I love and appreciate every one of you. These last eight months have been some of the most rewarding of my life and I thank you for being a part of the journey.