The Hand of God

Lots of times I think I know what's up with my God. I think I know His time frames, His deadlines, His initiatives, only to find out that He knows way more than I do. Not that I think I know more than God, I just, IDK, think I have a good "bead" on things. But guess what... His timetable is different than mine, Hello!!!. God speaks when we think He is quiet, He works when we think He is biding time, He moves when we think we are sitting still. God is so awesome, full of mystery, so much, much, much more than anything we can imagine. This week I was reading & praying about a situation that has come up in my life, something that I had been praying about for a long time (in my opinion anyway), and God spoke thru His Word, His Scripture, and said this..... "Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them." ..... Daniel, chapter 10, verse 12.
If you happen to have been praying, for a long time, even a very long time, and you think that God may not be answering... be still for a minute.... cry out to God, with the desperate, pleading cry from your heart, and then watch... watch what happens. God is Here, & He is ALIVE, and He is in control. Don't doubt it... not for a nano-second. I'm living proof.
Love you Lord, may your voice touch the nations....

New Life

I Really like that verse 14, "New Life".... it doesn't mean we won't have to face the temptations that so easily entangle, but we will be able to overcome them. We can live in the strength that God himself brings, and I can't think of anything stronger or wiser or more patient than our God. A New Life is sometimes a scary thing, full of questions, change, new responsibilities, new obligations. How about this... instead of concentrating on the new life, concentrate on the giver of that life. God will make things much easier if we focus on him. I had a friend say a couple of days ago, "We don't need to be afraid of the shadows, when the bible said ' yea though I walk thru the shadow of the valley of death, I will not be afraid' the only fear we should have is when we allow something come between us and the Giver of Life, creating shadows in our lives." TRUE 'DAT!!! Don't fear the shadow, the shadow is just the absence of light, and if you have been saved by grace, you can fix that, If you haven't felt God's grace, then you can fix that too.... Open the door to God, let His light in, and don't fear the shadow...