Dear Beloved, When I give you no special guidance, stay where you are. Concentrate on doing your everyday tasks in awareness of My Presence with you. The Joy of My Presence will shine on you, as you do everything for Me. Thus you invite Me into every aspect of your life. Through collaborating with Me in all things, you allow MY life to merge with yours. This is the secret not only of joyful living but also of victorious living. I designed you to depend on Me moment by moment, recognizing that apart from Me you can do nothing.
Be thankful for quiet days, when nothing special seems to be happening. Instead of being bored by the lack of action, use times of routine to seek My face. Although this is an invisible transaction, it speaks volumes in spiritual realms. Moreover, you are richly blessed when you walk trustingly with Me through the routines of your day. - Jesus
Colossians 3. 23 John 15.5 Psm 105.4
I don't know exactly WHAT transpired back on that day, but I do know that my husband and I were living in the same house, but counsel seemed to be getting no where.
You see he was not happy. He was not content or satisfied. But, he was also allowing the enemy to steer his thoughts and he was in NO position to trust God. He really did not even have a relationship with God then.
From my perspective -- TOO much time had passed and I was SICK of waiting on God. I was still so very lonely even though he was in the home. But, God reminded me of what He asked of me.
So, I wrote that Jesus Calling devotional into my journal and personalized it:
Dear Michelle, When I give you no special guidance, stay where you are. Concentrate on doing your everyday tasks in awareness of My Presence with you. The Joy of My Presence will shine on you, as you do everything for Me. Thus you invite Me into every aspect of your life. Through collaborating with Me in all things, you allow MY life to merge with yours. This is the secret not only of joyful living but also of victorious living. I designed you to depend on Me moment by moment, recognizing that apart from Me you can do nothing.
I don't know exactly WHAT transpired back on that day, but I do know that my husband and I were living in the same house, but counsel seemed to be getting no where.
You see he was not happy. He was not content or satisfied. But, he was also allowing the enemy to steer his thoughts and he was in NO position to trust God. He really did not even have a relationship with God then.
From my perspective -- TOO much time had passed and I was SICK of waiting on God. I was still so very lonely even though he was in the home. But, God reminded me of what He asked of me.
So, I wrote that Jesus Calling devotional into my journal and personalized it:
Dear Michelle, When I give you no special guidance, stay where you are. Concentrate on doing your everyday tasks in awareness of My Presence with you. The Joy of My Presence will shine on you, as you do everything for Me. Thus you invite Me into every aspect of your life. Through collaborating with Me in all things, you allow MY life to merge with yours. This is the secret not only of joyful living but also of victorious living. I designed you to depend on Me moment by moment, recognizing that apart from Me you can do nothing.
Be thankful for quiet days, when nothing special seems to be happening. Instead of being bored by the lack of action, use times of routine to seek My face. Although this is an invisible transaction, it speaks volumes in spiritual realms. Moreover, you are richly blessed when you walk trustingly with Me through the routines of your day. - Jesus
Colossians 3. 23 John 15.5 Psm 105.4
But today as I was writing this blog for another, I asked her in my head-- do you TRUST God?
Can you trust God to remind you that YOU are of value?
Can you trust God to discipline that wayward hubby?
Can you trust God to discipline that baby daddy that won't help or seem to help?
Can you trust God to discipline that husband who has betrayed you and now won't follow up and provide?
Can you trust God to discipline that child who continually seeks the world instead of your advice?
Can you trust God to hold you ..... still?
Can you trust God to provide...when it looks very pitiful?
Can you trust God to bring joy back into your life?
I will tell you this -- YOU CAN Trust God and Jesus -- but you must LET Him be everything and deal with everything.
I found this prayer in a blog that I wrote a few years ago:
But today as I was writing this blog for another, I asked her in my head-- do you TRUST God?
Can you trust God to remind you that YOU are of value?
Can you trust God to discipline that wayward hubby?
Can you trust God to discipline that baby daddy that won't help or seem to help?
Can you trust God to discipline that husband who has betrayed you and now won't follow up and provide?
Can you trust God to discipline that child who continually seeks the world instead of your advice?
Can you trust God to hold you ..... still?
Can you trust God to provide...when it looks very pitiful?
Can you trust God to bring joy back into your life?
I will tell you this -- YOU CAN Trust God and Jesus -- but you must LET Him be everything and deal with everything.
I found this prayer in a blog that I wrote a few years ago:
Dear Jesus, I believe I have stayed in Your Presence and yet, begged for mercy and called for Your steadfast love over and over, here and there for the past six years, over and over. And Lord, I am very aware of YOU and YOUR presence every day in every little task. Lord, I pray people can see the JOY you bring me. All. The. Time. Jesus, I pray that you can totally see that one of my MAIN goals is to always be in collaboration with You - doing what You ask of me. God, I do believe I have experienced some JOYFUL and victorious living!! I do realize that I NEED you 24/7 and YOU are the only one that can totally fulfill me.
And I am adding today -- Lord -- I want this precious woman of God, this sister in CHRIST to GET it ..to allow YOU to take over and I pray she will trust you - totally. I pray her healing is becoming something she believes will happen or HAS happened. I pray she will allow you to 'work death' in her of what needs to be removed and then.....allow YOU to fill those spaces with Your Word, Your love and Your peace.
Lord, for the others, I pray for that one that wants to give up - I want to give up with her...but God -- MOVE...and HOLD...and SHOW... and let her know her waiting is not in vain. Lord...move like only you can MOVE. Lord, I release those I had a burden for today - I have prayed. I know you will provide and answer and I know -- that I know -- You will win. God... I want them SHOUTING as LOUD as they can...God won!!
Until then.... just HOLD them... IN Jesus name.
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