Week 106: Conversations

                                      Conversations          

                 …have faith in our Lord Jesus Christ [that is due Him]. Acts 20:21b (AMP)

• Lord, You told me. . . 

• Yes, I did!

• Now, Believe It!

          You really get to know a person when you have regular meaningful conversations with them. This form of communication builds real relationships; not to mention, you learn to distinguish their voice from among others.

Based on that principle; my morning worship includes a dialogue I constructed. Basically, I read God’s Word back to Him. I formed the scriptures (keeping their integrity in tact of course) to sound like God and I are having a personal one-on-one. This approach helps me to feel intimately closer to Him. As I read, I can hear Him talking directly to me. His focus is on me, and my concerns. Let me share a portion of a conversation.                                          

                                                  

Me:   Lord, Do My Life!

God: Yes, I’ll do your life because, it is not within your limited ability, not even at your best, to choose and direct your steps in life. (Jeremiah 10:23 AMP).

Me: Lord, You said, I can bring all my problems to You, and right now______ is troubling me. (1 Peter 5:7)

God: Paulette, know that my Word that goes out of My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing where I sent it. (Isaiah 55:11)

 

 God: Therefore, if you, humble yourself, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from your wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive your sin, and will heal your land. (11 Chronicles 7:14)

Me: I’m scared.

                                        

God: Fear not! Remember, I’m not a man, that I should lie, Nor a son of man, that I should repent. If I said it, I’ll Do It? If I spoke it, I’ll Make Good and Fulfill It. (Numbers 23:19)        

                                                

Me: Lord, You said, no weapon that is formed against me shall prosper. (Isaiah

54:17) Well, _________ is a weapon.

God:  I see what’s going on—My eyes are over you and My ears are open to your prayers: (1 Peter 3:12a)                                      

                                              

 God: Don’t Worry! My Word is full of Power, sharper than a two-edged sword. (Hebrews 4:12)                                                                              

                                           

  God: And Paulette, know that if you ask anything according to My will, [that is, consistent with My plan and purpose] I hear you. And if you know for a fact, that I hear and listen to you in whatever you ask, then know with absolute knowledge that you have the requests which you have asked of Me. (1 John 5:14-15)

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         I think you get the idea of how these conversations go. The dialogue change, as life dictates. Hopefully, this is an approach that you will find helpful.  

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Week 105: Start Where You Are and Use What Cha Got!

        Start Where You Are and Use What Cha Got! 

                                    For we walk by faith, not by sight. II Corinthians 5:7

• Just start. . .

• When?. . .

• Right now—TODAY!

       Having a hard time getting started on that special project you’ve been putting off for years? Not sure if you have the wherewithal to pull it off? Hmmm! Well, my advice is to start where you are and use what cha got. Don’t be tricked  into thinking that you have to wait for ideal circumstances before you can make this "thing" come true. 

                       

  Ask God: Is this something that you want me to do? If He gives you the greenlight, then start with the little that you have in front of you: a sheet of paper, a nail, a comb, or an empty cardboard box. In time, your faith will fill in the missing pieces.

 If you are not sure if you have God’s okay about this, then pray and make some movement in the desired direction. God knows that you are depending on Him to stop you dead in your tracks if you are headed in the wrong direction.

                                       

                                          Think about this:

God’s resources might be waiting for you to take the first few steps of FAITH.

                                                  

Your faith will develop as you trust God to supply your needs. You can read countless reports in the Bible on how God’s people triumphed with little or nothing to work with.  

• Moses asked God, Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh? (Exodus 3:11)

• God told Gideon to go defeat an army that was way beyond his human

  strength. (Judges 6:14)

• When the apostle Paul was ship wracked, the crew made it on planks
  and broken pieces. (Acts 27:42)

• Jesus multiplied two fish and five loaves of bread, and fed thousands.

  (Luke 9:10-17)

                                        Get my point?

As a matter of fact, I think if things are too perfect we might be tempted to take God’s glory; slap a label on it, and sell it as one of our own bright ideas.

            

                          

Don’t be discouraged when your dreams are derailed. Usually, well written stories are spiced up with a few close calls, tight squeezes, and narrow escapes. These cliffhanging experiences are the ingredients that will make the plot thrilling and exciting.    

         So, just start where you are—so God can use what you got!   

                                              

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