Don't Hold Back
It's been stewing in my mind for a while. I've been struggling to find the words to charge me up and boost out of this comfortable yet unsettling spiritual rut I'm in. Quite often when I read an encouraging verse from the Bible it lifts me up. However, I always find that I need to digest the words and let it chew out the message God has been trying to hit at me.
Colossians 3:23
"What ever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men..."
Matthew 23:37
"...Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
For weeks now, I've been trying to put God first. Trying to stop with the manufactured eloquent talk and get back to the raw truth that my heart is feeling when I come to God. I've been praying for an answer, a signal, confirmation of his calling. It's always cool that it boils down that greatest commandment. My struggle lately has been to personify what that means and not merely recycle it. In the end I'm left with three words to drive me: Don't hold back.
Walk with humility and with confidence in the Lord.
Colossians 3:23
"What ever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men..."
Matthew 23:37
"...Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
For weeks now, I've been trying to put God first. Trying to stop with the manufactured eloquent talk and get back to the raw truth that my heart is feeling when I come to God. I've been praying for an answer, a signal, confirmation of his calling. It's always cool that it boils down that greatest commandment. My struggle lately has been to personify what that means and not merely recycle it. In the end I'm left with three words to drive me: Don't hold back.
Walk with humility and with confidence in the Lord.
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Q: What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?
A: Psalms 117
Q: What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
A: Psalms 119
Q: Which chapter is in the center of the Bible?
A: Psalms 118
Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118
Fact: There are 594 chapters after Psalms 118
Add these numbers up and you get 1188
Q: What is the center verse in the Bible?
A: Psalms 118:8
Q: Does this verse say something significant about God's perfect will for our lives?
The next time someone says they would like to find God's perfect will for their lives and that they want to be in the center of His will, just send them to the center of His Word!
Psalms 118:8
"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."
Now isn't that odd how this worked out (or was God in the center of it)?
Before sending this I said a prayer for you. Got a minute? 60 seconds for God? All you do is say a small prayer for the person who sent you this.......
"Father God bless my friend in whatever it is that you know he/she may be needing this day! And may his/her life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You.
Amen"
Then send it on to 10 other people. Within hours 10 people have prayed
for you, and you caused a multitude of people to pray to God for other people Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life...
When things get tough, always remember... Faith doesn't get you around trouble, it gets you through it !!
God Bless You!
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