It’s comforting to know that the same God that’s in control of the good times of life is still in control in the tough times of life. Our difficulties are not a surprise to Him. God will not allow a storm unless He has a divine purpose for it. Romans 8:28 promises us, “That in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (NIV) God will direct the winds of the storm to blow you where He wants you to go. We see storms as being negative, but God uses the storm to move you from point A to point B. The winds may be strong, the circumstances may look bad, but those winds will blow you to a new level of your destiny.
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I lift up my eyes to the hills-
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip-
he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD watches over you-
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The LORD will keep you from all harm-
he will watch over your life;
the LORD will watch over your coming and going,
both now and forevermore.
Think about someone you love so much (boyfriend, girlfriend, fiance, husband, wife). You can’t wait to spend time with that individual, hear their voice on the phone when you call or when they call you, or even receive texts from them telling you how much they love you or that they are thinking of you throughout the day. You are in love =D. There’s something about this person that makes your heart melt. But what if all of a sudden this individual starts to carry on so many responsibilities that all they tend to focus on the most is school, their job, career, family, friends, etc. and somehow he or she just doesn’t have the time to go out with you on a date or spend quality time with you? Your 2 hour phone convo turns to 15 minutes, and you both now only have the weekend to see each other, instead of everyday. All you hear is “I’m really busy srry, I’ll talk to you later”. Not a quite pleasing feeling right?
Well, truth is that at some point in our lives, God, who is so in love with us, who can’t wait to talk with us, to know about how our day went, or long to hear us tell Him that we love Him, and even better to show it to Him, yes this God, the one who showed us the greatest love by sending His son to die on the cross to pay the price on our behalf from all of our iniquities… feels the same way.
Doing student teaching in a Kindergartener classroom this last semester in college has been fun but pretty tough so far.. more like a bittersweet feeling. I constantly found myself being busy all day everyday, physically exhausted but spiritually dry. The responsibilities kept on increasing but the sad part is that God was not receiving the best of me. I was allowing my busyness (student teaching being one of them), get the best of me, leaving me spiritually dry bc of the lack of intimacy with Jesus. He wasn’t receiving my profound love that He deserves “loving Him with all of my heart, mind, soul, strength” Matthew 22:37. In a way, school became my idol :O. Sadly, my first love in a way became an option…
Can we be too busy for God though? This just doesn’t make sense. “If your too busy for God, change your schedule” -Joyce Meyer. We shouldn’t work God into our schedule but work our schedule around God.
In a letter to a church in Ephesus, Revelations 2:4 states “But I have this against you: you have abandoned the love you had at first”. Have you forgotten about your first love Jesus Christ? Maybe you have been too busy, or maybe you have been so distracted… any idols that needs to be teared down? I sure was too busy for my first love. But now, I returned to Him. And I can’t even describe how my shift to spending more time in His presence and in HIs word has been turning out =D. I can see the changes! I’m giving Him all of me bc He deserves it and bc He truly won my heart <3
Remember your first love. Go back to Him.
His beloved,
<3 Jenn
You Better Go FORTH JEN!
Faith moves mountains. Faith opens supernatural doors. Faith pleases God. What is faith? It is simply believing God and His Word. It’s believing in His goodness and knowing that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek after Him. Faith is believing that the promises of God are true. It’s obeying His Word. Where does faith come from? Everyone is given a measure of faith. Romans tell us that faith grows by hearing the Word of God. The more you hear the Word of God, the more real it becomes in your life and the easier it is to believe His promises.
It doesn’t matter how much faith you have today, begin investing your faith by choosing to obey God’s Word. As you hear and obey the Word, you will be empowered by faith, and you will move forward to receive every good gift He has in store for you!
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“And will not God bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night?”(Luke 18:7, NIV)
Have you been crying out to the Lord for something? Maybe there’s a situation in your life that’s been overwhelming, and you feel like you’ve done everything you know to do and can’t see a way through. Be encouraged today because we serve a God of justice! He is faithful to His Word, and He will always be faithful to you.
Not only is He a God of justice, He is your vindicator. One thing we have to remember is that our battle is not with the person who may have wronged us. Scripture says that the enemy of our souls, the accuser of the brethren is our ultimate enemy. Know today that God already has a plan; He already knows the future, and He will bring about justice! Before eternity is through, He will right the wrongs that have been done to you.
Your part is to release the situation into His capable hands. You don’t have to straighten everybody out or right the wrongs in your life, that’s God’s job. Trust Him with your future because the God of justice is working things out on your behalf!
