Beggers Can't be Choosers!

Last night while I was drifting off to sleep I started thinking about different circumstances I am presently going through. The negative of these circumstances seemed greater than God at that moment an I begain my episode of begging. "Please God take this away" "I don't want to go through this anymore" "I can't face another minute of it" As I wrestled with these thoughts in my emotional prayer it seemed like the only way out and eventually God would remove me right? or in other words give me what I wanted. That's what I remember doing as a child when I wanted my way I kept begging and kept crying sometimes it wouldn't work but, the majority of the time it did with my parents especially my Father. So of course this would work with my Heavenily Father. Once I pulled myself together and laid quiet  before God he begain to speak and reminded me of Paul. "Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness."So now, I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me"(2 Corinthians 12:8-9) You see Paul was just like me and just like so many of us. We want to do the work of Christ but, when things get tough or don't go the way we anticipated we start Begging only because we aren't in control and able to choose which trials to go through. God never puts more on us than we can bear and whatever trial or circumstance he allows you to go through he will remind you His Grace is sufficient but it's it's up to Us to recieve it by Faith!


Blessings,
Lisa

Team of Me.......

Going through the process with God if you are not careful can make you become selfish. It happens to the best of us especially when we don't like what we are currently going through. It's not that we don't trust God is just that we don't have understanding of who God truly is in the midst. God's processes are painful and they force us to take inventory of ourselves but, the majority of the time we tend to focus on getting out instead of going through. I know for me there were so many times I worried about how to get out of the process instead of truly allowing the Holy Spirit to cleanse me and bring about perfection in me through Christ."That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."(2 Timothy 3:17). It's hard to put your pride aside and say God have your way. God knows my beginning from my ending. He sees things that will hinder me or try to trip me up a day from now a week from now even a year from now. He loves us that much that he would strip us ahead of time to prepare us for that time. For me I'm learning there is no Team of Me in the Kingdom and definately no room for it in the process.

A Four Letter Word.....REST!

"Rest is a necessity. It is a Biblical principle that all creatures must rest. Without proper rest the human body will break down."(whatchristianswanttoknow)


(Genesis 2:2-3) "And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation"

The other day I was so exhausted, my body was aching and my throat was scratchy. I thought to myself "hear comes another cold" when I got home my intentions was to take some Nyquil to combat the cold I was coming against but, before I knew it I was laying down and didn't wake up until the next morning. To my surprise when I woke up my throat was no longer hurting and all my body aches were gone. Of course God is a Healer and by Jesus Stripes we are healed so I always claim that promise over my body anytime I feel like I'm getting sick but, this particular time it was different. The Lord gave me a revelation and said when your body is tired and needs proper rest it can make you feel like you are sick. Rest is so important naturally and spiritually. Even when we don't get the proper rest spiritually we  start to feel sick and lose strength. Trials seem bigger than God and the enemy come in to attack. The faith we once have becomes dull and weak and we find ourselve wanting to sleep instead of pray, or worry instead of have faith. Rest is necessary if we want to be effective in the Kingdom. We have to make the time to rest our bodies and rest our spirits in the presence of God. (Matt 11:28-29)"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Rest is a four letter word that is necessary in our Victory in Christ Jesus!!!! SO MAKE TIME TO REST!!!


Blessings,
Lisa