Tag: in God we trust and we lack nothing\

For The Moment…60

Awake, why steepest thou, O Lord?

Psalm 44 verse 23

With all reverence, there are times when I feel the Lord is silent. I think in my heart he does not hear me.

I wonder if I am worthy to receive a blessing or a positive answer. Do I have his favor? I am so far gone in my life he will not hear me?

Others are receiving, and yet I am not receiving. Has he forgotten me? Maybe I am living a life not pleasing to him? Maybe I haven’t confessed my sins.

Then I remember His word he will never leave or forsake me.

Wait on the Lord, and he will bring it to pass.

For The Moment…52

The tongue is a fire no one can tame. (Adapted from James 3 verses 6 and 8)

Sometimes jumping in and speaking your mind is not always  a good idea. As an old Arabian proverb says, there are four things you can not get back once they are sent out. One is the spoken word. Words are powerful.

Words spoken in hast or out of season can cause strife and not good. It is best always to check your words before you speak. Depending on the situation, they can do more harm than good.

Be aware.

Whoever keeps his mouth and his  tongue keeps his soul from trouble. (Adapted from Proverbs 21 verse 23)

Psalm 39 verse 1. I said, “I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.”

For The Moment…46

Over eight times in Psalm 34, God’s deliverance from all evil, against the enemy, and from fear is spoken.

The theme of  the promise of God hearing the cries of his people and saving them from all their trouble saturates this Psalm.

The faithfulness and precious love of God runs freely from him to those he loves. Trust and belief in the Lord are our weapons against all fear, against whatever evil we face every day. He is a present help when we are in trouble.

I sought the Lord, and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34 verse 4.

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In my haste, I am cut off from before his eyes.

Nevertheless, I believed, and the Lord heard my cries, and He saved me.

Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all who hope in the Lord. ( adapted from Psalm 31 verse 22 and 24)

The Psalmist David writing this work was a fugitive running from King Saul. David was to be king, but he was hiding  in caves away from a man who was jealous of him and sought to kill him. This psalm is one of lament, a prayer for help, while  at the same time, it declares the goodness of Jehovah as the source of all blessings in times of trouble. David’s unwavering trust and belief in Jehovah is seen in the words of this Psalm 31.

The Lord is your hope when all other paths fail. He is your deliverer when you have no one to turn to and no place to run. He is always there to pick you up and keep you safe if you trust, obey, and believe in him.

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Give thanks believing you have received it.

Meaning, there is no doubt. Believe the Lord is able to give you what you desire. Ask in faith, not doubting, because a double minded person is unstable in all things.

If there is doubt, then how can you say you trust God? How can you say you say in truth you believe him or that you take him at his word?

You do not believe it because you have no faith.

And you are living a lie.

You do not believe he can do it for you.

You do not believe he is great enough.

You do not believe you deserve it.

You need to make it right. You need to present all your fears and tell him about your doubts then cast them aside knowing he hears you and you trust him. 

Even if your faith is small like a grain of mustard seed. He will come through for you.

Believe him and see him as God the creator. The God who loves you no matter what you have done, no matter who you are.

(Adapted from Mark 11 verse 24, James 1 verse 6 and Matthew 17 verse 20)

Next… no one said it will be easy. There can be dark days ahead…

For The Moment…36

Ask BIG, and don’t be afraid.

You don’t have what you desire because you don’t ask him. He gives us everything because he is our source of blessing, so ask. And when you ask, do it in detail.  Every little thing awakes his ear. He loves to know you can trust him, and you believe he can do whatever you ask for.  He is faithful.

Jesus said, ” Ask and it shall be given unto you. Everyone who asks receives.”

That person who comes to him he will not cast away or cast aside. He loves freely and fully. Ask and approach him with all reverence and boldness, knowing he will reward you.

With God, all things are possible.

(Adapted from James 4 verse 2 and Matthew 7 verse 7 and 8.), Matthew 19 verse 26.)

Next up…give thanks believing –

For The Moment…31

Waiting on God in Hope.

When we wait on the Lord, it is not because He is slow or forgets to be kind to us. Waiting can seem very long. We do not hear or see any difference. He is not subjected to time like humans. We are born, live a little, and then we die. ( Ecclesiates 3 verse 1. To everything, there is a season.)

Time is not His enemy. It is His creation.

( Genesis 1 verse 5. The evening and the morning were the first day.) He dwells in eternity where time and the ravishes of time can never touch. Yet, God remembers what we are. He remembes we are frail creatures, and we go back to the earth as dust.

(Psalm 103 verse 14. He knows our frame and remembers we are dust.)

At the appointed time, He will come through. It will be for us perfect. We have only to trust Him.

I know it is hard. But He knows how this story ends and how it started. He is faithful.

(Isaiah 46 verse 9 to 13…

I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from the ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I purposed it, I will also do it. Hear me, I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry.)

Amen

For The Moment…29

My soul waits patiently for the Lord.

For none that wait on the Lord will be ashamed. The Lord will renew their strength.

As I wait on the Lord, I will hope, I will trust him, I will anticipate his blessing, and I will rest in him.

Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. Is it not wonderous? ( adapted from Psalm 29, Psalm 130, and Isaiah 40.)

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The Lord is great.

The Lord is the king of glory the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. He will fight for you. The Lord who owns this earth and all that is in the earth, the fulness, riches, the plenty of this earth is His . This same God says to ask him anything and prove him and see if He will not open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing. It will be a blessing juat for you. If only you will believe Him, you will receive whatever you ask. (adapted from Psalm 24, Malachi 3 verse 16 and Matthew 21 verse 22)

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He knows them that trust in Him. It is not enough to call Him Savior and go on our merry way, seeing He will never deny us His love. We need to spend time with Him and get to know Him beyond asking for what we need. Thank Him, praise Him, just talk with Him. To know Him is to trust him.

I am the good shepherd…and I am known of mine. (Adapted from John 10 verse 14)