By Dr. Charles F. Stanley
Waiting on God so we can discover His will is an essential discipline of the Christian life. Once we learn His plan, we must be careful to implement it in His time frame.
Following the Lord's schedule is always to our benefit because of His . . .
• All-encompassing knowledge. Unlike us, the Father has complete awareness about our world and the details of every individual life—past, present, and future. (Acts 17:26).
• Complete wisdom. The Lord understands man's every motive (1 Chron. 28:9) and acts accordingly. Our decision making is flawed since we cannot clearly discern people's intentions. We make choices based on partial information, but God has the wisdom to properly interpret the facts and then take action based on truth (Rom. 11:33)
. He never makes a mistake.• Unending love. Through His Son, the Father offers us unconditional love. By sending Jesus to die in our place, God proved the depth of His everlasting love (1 John 4:10). He always has our best interest at heart.
• Perfect sufficiency. The Lord offers us all the resources we need to carry out His plan—wisdom, strength, and skill (2 Peter 1:3).
Adhering to God's timetable requires both faith and courage. We must believe that He knows how we should live, trust that His plan is right, and have the determination to wait until He gives a signal to proceed. Those who follow the Lord's schedule will experience the blessing of watching Him work things together for their gain and His glory.
Scripture Of The Day: "Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day." - Psalm 25:4-5 (NKJV)
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
How do you want it?
You know life has not always been easy for me. I don't claim for it to be easy now but many people comment on how I am always so positive.
I have my days that I deal with insecurities, fears, doubts and uncertainties but I try to see the better part of things. Hard times come in and out of our lives at different times but how we perceive them determines the outcome of them.
If we chose to look at them as something that came to destroy us then it will. BUT if we see it as a challenge as something that came to teach us and strengthen us then it will.
After years of dealing with adversities and trying to learn how to deal with them I learned that my mind controls so much of what goes on in my life.
If I learn how to discipline my mind and keep it on things up above rather than on this Earth I can survive anything God brings before me.
I admit that I make certain things in my life worse than they have to be but mostly because I allow the weight of them to drown me.
Instead of allowing the currant to carry me I struggle to swim against it. Only leading me to frustration, defeat and depletion. Things don't have to be so hard if we surrender to them and allow God to handle it for us.
That doesn't mean that we accept turmoil and sit back and watch things fall apart. It means that we surrender to God and put our faith in action rather then our doubts and fears.
So next time you find yourself facing a troubling situation ask yourself.."How do you want it?"
You can either make it difficult or sail through with the grace of God. It's up to you.
I have my days that I deal with insecurities, fears, doubts and uncertainties but I try to see the better part of things. Hard times come in and out of our lives at different times but how we perceive them determines the outcome of them.
If we chose to look at them as something that came to destroy us then it will. BUT if we see it as a challenge as something that came to teach us and strengthen us then it will.
After years of dealing with adversities and trying to learn how to deal with them I learned that my mind controls so much of what goes on in my life.
If I learn how to discipline my mind and keep it on things up above rather than on this Earth I can survive anything God brings before me.
I admit that I make certain things in my life worse than they have to be but mostly because I allow the weight of them to drown me.
Instead of allowing the currant to carry me I struggle to swim against it. Only leading me to frustration, defeat and depletion. Things don't have to be so hard if we surrender to them and allow God to handle it for us.
That doesn't mean that we accept turmoil and sit back and watch things fall apart. It means that we surrender to God and put our faith in action rather then our doubts and fears.
So next time you find yourself facing a troubling situation ask yourself.."How do you want it?"
You can either make it difficult or sail through with the grace of God. It's up to you.
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