This week, the Lord ministered to me the importance of focusing on what God represents; I don't want to drown the consultation God freely offers. Sometimes, we as humans think we can run the whole show in our own strength. When we take on things we weren't meant to carry, we will end up missing out on the peace only Jesus gives.
In Psalm 94:19, the psalmist gave a testimony of how Christ quieted anxiety and gave joy. That was basically what the Spirit was trying to share with me; He was saying, even in the midst of Alan hunting for a job and working on a non-profit there was joy in Him. My husband and I need to periodically stop ourselves, when the joy of the Lord has been drowned out by our busyness. I recall what Nehemiah 8:10 says, that the joy of the Lord is our strength.
Tasha Layton's song "Look What You've Done" is one of joy that comes from realizing whose children we are. When we are truly saved, we are God's! As our pastor mentioned today, in prayer we should remember we belong to the Heavenly Father. The beliefs we have of ourselves, or what we have been told about ourselves, they need to be dug up by the work of the Spirit.
We have the wonderful experience of seeing our disabilities and problems overcome by Him! Life isn't about what a person can accomplish, but is in seeing the Spirit accomplish what He purposed to do. This is brought up in Philippians 1:6. God made us, so we need to let Him finish the work in our lives. In Genesis it pinpoints the fact that God creates what is good. He has finished His work on the cross, and now we are able to rest in Him, in His joy. God bless us as we let Him take the reigns this week!
Read the key scripture: Psalm 94:19 (NIV) →
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