His Will; His Way

Have you ever been impatient, and decided to help God out. Well, believe it or not He doesn’t need your help nor does He need my help. And what help could we possibly provide?

We read in James 1:2-8 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

James is telling us or I would say forewarning us that when we encounter different trials and tribulations that it’s going to test our patience, and rather than being impatient, or anxious we should allow this test of our patience to be a joyous occasion, because of the fruit of patience that will be produced from our trial or tribulation.

⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

When we allow patience to perform its tasks, it’s working out within us the ability for us to exercise our faith in Gods ability to bring us victoriously through our trial or tribulation.

⁵ If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

God is merciful, even during our trial or tribulation if we need guidance He says ask Him, if we need wisdom to get us through, He says ask and He will give it to us. He won’t judge us, or think whatever we are asking is something we should already know as man might think. Have you ever been afraid to ask someone something because you thought they might judge you, or even ridicule you because they think what you are asking is something you should know? God doesn’t respond to us that way. He says ask, and He will provide us with wisdom, He will give wisdom to all that ask equally and not make us feel guilty or feel bad for asking.

 ⁶ But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

When you ask God for wisdom, be prepared to receive it. Have faith that He will give it to you. Don’t go before God with a mindset of well, I think I want to, but I’m not sure. Be steadfast and determined in your quest for wisdom. Don’t be wishy washy.

⁷ For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

When you come before God doubting and unsure, you will leave Him the same way, doubting and unsure because He will not respond to you if you display uncertainty in your request.

⁸ A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

When you’re doubleminded you’re unsure and unstable. If you don’t know what you want or why it is you are even seeking wisdom why would you expect God to understand your confusion?

He says acknowledged Him is all your ways and He will direct your path.

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Perseverance

Joseph was a dreamer. At 17 years of age he was going about his business feeding the flock. Now Joseph was special in the eyes of his father Jacob, because he was born when Jacob was no longer in his prime. As a matter of fact Joseph was Jacobs’s favorite child. He loved him more than his other children. In fact, he loved him so much he made him a coat of many colors. Now how would that make you feel if you were one of Joseph’s brothers?

You’d probably be jealous and maybe a little envious, and Joseph’s brothers, well they hated him plain and simple. As a matter of fact they couldn’t even carry on a peaceable conversation with him. So Joseph, happy go lucky in his colorful coat has a dream and shares it with his brothers. He tells them we were binding sheaves, or bundles of wheat in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance, or bowed down to my sheaf, they responded to Joseph saying are you going to rein or rule over us and have dominion over us, so they hate him even more.

Then Joseph has another dream and shares it with his brothers and his father. He tells them how in his dream the sun, the moon and eleven stars made obeisance or bowed down to him. This time his fathered rebuked him saying are your mother and I along with your brothers going to bow down to you on earth?

His brothers grew angrier, but his father thought about the dream.

What had Joseph done to cause his brothers to be so angry? Absolutely nothing. He didn’t cause his own birth. He didn’t make his father love him, nor did he make his father make his coat of many colors. He wasn’t even responsible for his own dreams. All he did was share his dreams.

Did you cause your own birth? Are you responsible for the dreams or visions God has given you?

I will issue a word of caution here. Not everyone will understand, encourage or support you in your vision, goals, ideas, or Gods plan for your life. Be careful with whom you share your dreams.

Your only responsibility is to have that childlike faith, believing and trusting in God as you forgive those that trespass or conspire against you, or try to deter you from God’s plan for your life, and persevere, or persist in anything you have undertaken. Maintaining your purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles or discouragement, continuing steadfastly, that’s the definition of perseverance.  Believing God for whatever He has placed in your heart whether it’s healing, a job, a relationship, a spouse, the birth of a long awaited child, a business venture, deliverance, or salvation for those you love.

You must be resolved, or stand steadfastly in your faith as you persevere.

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Who Are You?

How many times have you asked yourself that question? Who am I? Why am I here? I know I have a purpose, but what is it?

Oftentimes people struggle with knowing who they are. They want to know their purpose. People want to know why they were put on this earth and what God has chosen for them to do. For each of us it’s a personal struggle or journey. Sure, people can throw ideas at you based on their observations, but who are you, really? That’s the question.

Do you know who you are? Do you know what God has purposed for your life? I think sometimes our struggle to find out who we are takes us down various paths. Those paths may include different jobs or relationships. Sometimes there may be a struggle on a job, or a particular relationship. Sometimes we may think we have missed God, especially when we are going through difficult times, but I believe every experience whether good, bad, or indifferent is part of our journey. It’s what makes us who we are. Nothing just happens.

I will tell you this, everyone is here for a reason, and there are no mistakes or accidental births. Birth in itself is a miracle. Several years ago during prayer God spoke to me in an audible voice “The miracle of Birth” I didn’t know then and still don’t know now why He spoke those words to me, but I am sharing them with you today because maybe His intent was for you to hear them.  So I say to you this day birth in itself is a miracle.  Each one of us is a miracle of God.

But who are you? You already know you are a miracle, but what else? You are a spirit that resides in a body and you have a soul. Your soul or heart encompasses your mind and emotions.

One thing that you must know is that before you were born, your destiny was already planned.

Jeremiah 1:5 before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.  Whether you were ordained as a prophet like Jeremiah or God has another plan for your life, He does indeed have a plan for you. His plans or His thoughts for you are great. Jeremiah 29:11-13 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

God is telling us to call upon Him, to pray unto Him. And when we do this, He tells us He will hearken, He will give heed or attention to what we are saying, He will listen to us. And, if we seek Him with all our heart, now remember this is being done within our soul, then we will find him, and when we find Him, we will find ourselves.

I often think of our purpose or God’s plan for our life as that thing that won’t go away. Sometimes it may lie dormant especially if the enemy is attacking and trying to pull you away from God’s purpose for your life, but rest assured, try as he may. Not even the devil himself nor his henchmen can stop God’s plans for you. He has anointed, appointed and equipped you to do everything that He has predestined for you to do.

Who are you? You are a child of the Most High God with a predestined plan to succeed in God’s will for your life.

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