Scripture: What man is he that feareth the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way that He chooses. Psalm 25:12
I know a lot of you are thinking God I thought 2012 was the year, I thought my breakthrough was coming. It's here you just have to grow through this part of the process and then go to your breakthrough. Your life changed at 11:59 p.m. on 12/31/11, if you want to know the truth. A lot of us haven't gotten there because we have a fear of the unknown we don't want to just step out on faith, we are still holding on the old, not because it's necessarily good for us, but because it's familiar to us. As people we will keep reliving and rehashing stuff that should and could be over if we would just trust God, grow and go trough the process. We just want the breakthrough, I am sorry sometimes the way God restores is not pretty, but the restoration happens. Sometimes,when God is taking you to a new level it means you have to leave your comfort zone and let go of somethings and people that have been with you all your life. Keep this in mind everybody is not destined to go with you.
Just because it seems like things may be a little harder, it doesn't mean you are not on your way. May I remind you Jesus was sent to save us, to give us the gift of eternal life, well in order to fulfill His plan and purpose He had to go through the garden, hang bleed and die on a cross, descend into hell and then rise again so that we can have it. In short nothing about this process was pretty, and it didn't always feel good, but His plan and purpose was fulfilled.
So stop letting fear stop you from getting to what God has for you. Trust that even though every step in this process may not be all roses and sunshine, the breakthrough is still going to be what God said it would be trust Him.
Clear the pathway. We have two main obstacles that hinder our discernment: sin in our life and our own strong desires about the situation. To receive the Lord’s guidance, we must repent of all known sin and make our desires secondary to His.
Exercise patience. Sometimes it takes a great deal of strength to stand still when everything within you is shouting, “Hurry! Time is running out!” But if you rush ahead of God, you may miss His will.
Persist in prayer. The Bible clearly instructs us to keep coming to the Lord with our concerns. As we continue to pray, He will gradually weed out anything confusing until we come to His conclusion about the matter.
Search the Scriptures. The Word of God has an answer for every need, and the Holy Spirit knows just how to point us in the right direction. I remember times while I was reading the Bible that a verse jumped off the page and supplied the exact answer I needed to make an important decision.
So often when we’re faced with a critical choice, all we want from the Lord is a quick answer. But He delights to meet with us in order to deepen our relationship with Him. Don’t let the urgency of your need keep you from enjoying the intimacy of His presence as you seek His will.
Blessed to Be A Blessing
Shon Garner Cole @ http://realtalkwithshon.blogspot.com/
Note: this message was written with some help of Pastor Charles Stanley
A POWERFUL WORD LADY SHON . ITS A PROCESS BUT I MUST GO FORWARD . I CANT STOP , LIE DORMANT FOR AWHILE AND CONTINUE, NO I MUST KEEP IT MOVING .IT'S THE ONLY WAY FOR THE PROMISE TO BE MANIFESTED AND FOR US TO TRANSITION INTO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST AND FULFILL THE ASSIGNMENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO . THANKS SIS WHAT AN ON TIME WORD BLESSINGS AND LOVE
ReplyDeleteThank you Lady Kim yes the process is a definite part of the promise the biggest part actually. Like we discussed it won't always look like we want it too,but God is not man He makes no mistakes and He tells us no lies.
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