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Assumptions

27 Friday Feb 2015

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 What is my automatic reaction to trouble in my life? What is my automatic assumption when issues come up? Do I automatically think that something is trouble? Do I assume that the slightest whispering in our church family is going to be a massive fissure? Do I truly believe that God has my back, or do I ASSUME that I must figure things out for myself?

I began asking myself these questions as our Sunday School studied through II Samuel some time ago. In chapter 4 of II Samuel, we find the story of Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth was one of Jonathon’s sons. You remember that Jonathon was one of King Saul’s sons and heir to the throne of Israel according to man’s law. God anointed King David instead, but God gave Jonathon and David a deep friendship where no jealousy erupted. Jonathon agreed with God that David should be King. He…

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Strength in the Waiting

20 Friday Feb 2015

Posted by Melissa G in Christian Growth, Encouragement

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In almost every single area of my life right now I am being asked to wait. It’s such a joy…Ha! This is a different time of waiting for me because it’s not a case of confusion, or indecision about what needs to happen, it’s simply knowing with every fiber of my being that now is not the time. I am being called to wait. Let me tell you…it’s hard. Some days I am great with resting in the arms of my Savior and other days it feels like the next step is a million light years away. I am sure though that one day I will be able to say, “Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.” This is Isaiah 25:9 and it is a favorite for me right now. This verse assures me that my God’s plan is worth waiting for. This verse excites me and helps me to remember that one day I will be looking back at this time of waiting as a mere glimpse compared to God visibly showing Himself mighty on my behalf. I can look ahead with faith, see the day and go ahead and rejoice knowing that I am waiting for the Lord and He always delivers!

Isaiah 25:1 says, “O LORD, Thou art my God; I will exalt Thee, I will give thanks to Thy name; For Thou hast worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.” I can rest assured in the waiting that God is still working His plan out in perfect faithfulness. I love this verse as well. It reminds me that God has everything under control, especially the timing.

Honestly though, I don’t like living in limbo. It’s just not something I strive for. Melissa and Limbo Land have never gotten along; but, through the power of the Holy Spirit, this time I can wait well. I want to be strong in the waiting. Isaiah 40:29 says, “He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power.”

Very few things make me more tired than waiting. How about you? Waiting in a doctor’s office, waiting for test results, waiting for the next plane connection…shew! I’m tired just thinking about waiting. Waiting can simply wear us out! But, Isaiah tells us that we can be strong because God makes us strong. Verse 31 of this same chapter tells us how. It says, “Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.” I remember Beth Moore pointing out several years ago that when our focus is right, our strength is right. When we are focused on an event, or an expectation, we grow weary and exhausted. BUT, when our focus is the Lord, we gain strength. That’s the secret. That’s how to be strong in the waiting. Focus on the Lord.

So, I don’t know if you are in the waiting stage, or the stage where every goal is falling into place quickly, but know that as long as your focus is the Lord you can be strong. This should be our goal…to be strong in the waiting and in the receiving. Whichever the Lord is allowing in our lives at any given moment, I pray that our focus would be Him alone knowing that we are to be stong in Him and the power of His might (Ephesians 6:10).

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Praise the Lord!

13 Friday Feb 2015

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Psalm 150 verse 6 says, “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!”

So many times I am guilty of reading a verse of Scripture, thinking what a great idea it is, but then falling short of implementing it. Psalm 150:6 invites everything that has breath to praise the Lord and then it is as if the psalmist thinks, “Wait a minute, that’s us! Let’s praise Him now!”

So today, instead of reading through the Scripture and thinking that it’s a good idea, let’s take a moment and actually do it.

Father, we praise You today for Your awesome greatness. There is no one like You. You formed every planet and creature with only Your word. You formed mankind out of dust and breathed into him the breath of life. You are Creator and we praise You.

Father, we praise You today for Your kindness. You sent Your only Son to live among us and sacrifice Himself for us on the Cross. Your Word tells us that Your kindness leads us to repentance and we praise You today that no kindness is greater than Yours.

Father, we praise You today for Your healing power. Whether You choose to heal on this planet, or in eternity is not the point, but the fact that there is hope in You is why we give You praise today. You are the Great Physician and we praise You that nothing is beyond Your ability. We always have hope in You. You are the Great Healer of all and we prasie You today.

Father, we praise You for Your power. We thank You for leaving Your Holy Spirit with us to empower us with the same strength that raised Jesus from the dead. Nothing is too difficult for Thee and we look to You for the ability to run through troops and leap over walls (Psalm 18:29).

Father, we praise You today for Your unbridled love of us. You never let go. You never give up on us. You are the Great Shepherd that cradles the lost sheep in His arms. You are the Great Defender of the lambs and Protector of our souls. Nothing can strip us from Your hand (John 10:28-29). We praise You today that we are safe and secure in Your arms.

You are God of gods. You are King of kings. You are Lord of lords. We give you praise today and ask You to remind us to praise You daily in the way in which You deserve. Let every breath that we take breathe out praise to You. You alone are holy. You alone are God and we worship You today.

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Guilt or God?

06 Friday Feb 2015

Posted by Melissa G in Christian Growth

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A really odd thing happened to me the other day. As I was writing a blog about being God’s light where you are, having a passion for others and that kind of thing, my doorbell rang. There stood a teenage boy and his small sister asking me about trimming my trees. They wanted to know if I could pay them to clean up my yard. It was in the middle of a school day, my dog was barking to beat the band and there stood a boy and his sister asking me about my lawn. To say that things didn’t feel right would have been an understatement.

As I was speaking to him, I thought about human trafficking issues that I have heard about in regards to children coming to your door. I also thought about the fact that they should have been in school and wondered if I should call someone. In a moment of complete honesty, I would have to say that I even thought, “Would you please leave so my dog will shut up.” Yeah, if you haven’t guessed it by now, my spiritual gift is not mercy, but the whole situation was just really strange.

When I turned down the offer to have my yard picked up, things got weirder. I won’t go into any more details, but the boy kept asking me about things and I just kept saying, “No”. At this point, it was so strange that I even thought about calling the police. Things just didn’t add up. Even the way they were standing seemed calculated and just a little “off”.

They eventually left and I sat back down to my computer to finish writing about sharing Jesus. As you can imagine, the guilt was strong. Here I was writing about having a passion for others and a few moments before I couldn’t wait to get a couple of strangers out of my yard. I sat at my computer and asked God if I should have helped. I almost got up and ran after the strangers, but do you not what He said? He said, “No.” As clear a voice was in my spirit as I have ever heard from Him. The guilt was still really strong and so I kept asking and He kept saying the same thing, “No.”

As I mulled the situation over the next few days, I remembered Matthew 10:16. It says, “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” God’s Word tells us that we are sheep among wolves. The sad part is many wolves look just like the sheep. That’s why we must be so close to the Shepherd that we can hear His warning to flee, or His admonition to help.

Sheep are not naturally wise. They are a little too trusting at times and so are we. James 1:5 says, “But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously and without reproach and it will be given to him.” We need to ask God for wisdom daily and in every situation that comes into our lives. We need to be armed with the wisdom of God in advance.

The sad truth is that the world thinks the church is stupid and oftentimes they are right. Some individuals truly need help and we need to help them. We are called to help them (Mark 9:41), but others simply view the church as a piggy bank. We have been entrusted to do God’s work with God’s resources and we need to be wise.

So, I’m not giving you an excuse to be selfish and not use the resources that God has given you to help individuals in need. But, I am saying please be wise. Please never assume that a person needs help because they appear to need help. Remember that in Joshua chapter nine the children of Israel were tricked into taking care of people that did not need to be taken care of. God wants us to be wise and not let our guilt rule us. Satan knows that Christians are commanded to help those in need. Don’t think that he won’t stoop so low as to manipulate us into situations that are not of God.

So, please pray today and ask for the wisdom that only God can provide. Don’t be scared either. Yes, there are many wolves, but there are many precious sheep as well and as long as we stick close to our Good Shepherd He will tell us the difference.

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