Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening - Thursday, February 21, 2013

"He hath said."
Hebrews 13:5
If we can only grasp these words by faith, we have an all-conquering weapon in our hand. What doubt will not be slain by this two-edged sword? What fear is there which shall not fall smitten with a deadly wound before this arrow from the bow of God's covenant? Will not the distresses of life and the pangs of death; will not the corruptions within, and the snares without; will not the trials from above, and the temptations from beneath, all seem but light afflictions, when we can hide ourselves beneath the bulwark of "He hath said"? Yes; whether for delight in our quietude, or for strength in our conflict, "He hath said" must be our daily resort. And this may teach us the extreme value of searching the Scriptures. There may be a promise in the Word which would exactly fit your case, but you may not know of it, and therefore you miss its comfort. You are like prisoners in a dungeon, and there may be one key in the bunch which would unlock the door, and you might be free; but if you will not look for it, you may remain a prisoner still, though liberty is so near at hand. There may be a potent medicine in the great pharmacopoeia of Scripture, and you may yet continue sick unless you will examine and search the Scriptures to discover what "He hath said." Should you not, besides reading the Bible, store your memories richly with the promises of God? You can recollect the sayings of great men; you treasure up the verses of renowned poets; ought you not to be profound in your knowledge of the words of God, so that you may be able to quote them readily when you would solve a difficulty, or overthrow a doubt? Since "He hath said" is the source of all wisdom, and the fountain of all comfort, let it dwell in you richly, as "A well of water, springing up unto everlasting life." So shall you grow healthy, strong, and happy in the divine life.

http://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/morning-and-evening/2013/02/21

Breaking boundaries

Me: I don't know if I can trust you God
God: Well life is hard, but you may stop believing it. You will enter a circle of lies without me. You will tell yourself lies and believe it. Soon no one will be able to help you. You will rap yourself up so tight you can't listen anymore. Please stop you circles. Please stop your lies and let go. Let go of all you can't control.

Trust me!

Me: I trust you God
God: Great! Now things are going to be hard, but I am here. I am in control and I don't want you to forget that. I am leading your life and you are to follow me. Please listen to me Please spend time with me. This is my plan, you to reach from your impossible circumstances and trust me. I won't always move in miraculous ways but I always am with you. Remember this world is not the end so don't think it is all about the now. Remember that it is all about me, and not you. Trust me and I will change your life. Trust me and I will speak to you. Learn to listen to me. I created you and I have a plan for you! Please accept it

God show us how to open doors of silence
Teach us to trust you
God be on our lives
Teach us to listen

300th post

It is amazing how God provides. It is amazing how God works through us. It is amazing how God works in a two way conversation with us. At church this Sunday it was described as ridiculous how God works through us. Not in a bad way but in a crazy way. No human could contrive how God has worked in my life. 

God states in his word
Matthew 6:26 NIV
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? "

God bless us
God speak to us
God lead us
God teach us to have honest hearts
God teach us to be left vulnerable to you God.

Listening vs speaking

I've noticed that we tend to talk more than they listen. Now I'm not talking about hearing the words. I'm talking trying to feel what there are feeling, hear what they are hearing.

You know I think it goes back to our self centered nature. Everything circles around us. You know I find this in the business world as well. Everyone is talking about expectations but no one is listening.

I've noticed in my own heart that sometimes I like to blame other for my own choices.

You know nothing beats a divine thought given my God. Recently I was getting frustrated by my inability to see or even to get back to friends and family. I was trying to figure out what was wrong. Then God showed me that it was because I was making a choice to spend my time with my wife instead. This completely removed my fustration and it was replaced by thankfulness.

Praise God for his blessings
Praise God for his provisions
Praise God for his grace
Praise God oh my soul!

Good thing God Doesn't Care about Grammer

Good thing God Doesn't Care about Grammar, or any of the other finer details about life.

He is more interested in us!

Let us try to remember it is about people! That's what God cares about.

Let's remember to care about people.

God help us!
God heal us!
God lead us!
God change us!

Positive thinking

Sometimes I get caught up in thinking how many times I do not do what is right. How many times I forget about God. How many times I get caught up in life ....

Shouldn't we rather get caught up in how many times God worked in our lives. Each one is a miracle from God where he decided to touch our lives.

So let us rejoice for how God has provided for us
Let us praise him for including us in his plan

Praise God
Praise God
Praise God

To: Angela My love

I can't wait to Marry you My love. I believe that you are God's provision for me, and that God has blessed our marriage. Angela I commit to be yours alone as long as we both live.

I promise to strive to love you selflessly and unconditionally, putting your needs before mine.  I offer my love and my life first to God and then to you.  I can’t wait to live our lives together!

God help us live for you
God help us keep our promises
God bless us
God lead us

Identity?

What is our identity?
Is it internal or connected to the holy God?
Are we disconnected or connected to the holy God?

Where does our identity, power, purpose, life derive from?

Is taught to us from above?
Is it poured into us with purpose and passion?

Can we ignore God, and his calling?
He is always there to lead us.

The two way streets of relationships are so often forgotten. When ever we discover something about our self, or reach a new depth in God's calling, who had that moment prepared? Who knew how to ready it?

When will we know/discover God's complete plan for us? When will we know our identity passed on to us from him?

"I want you to get out there and walk -- better yet, run! - on the road Goad call you to travel. " Ephesians 4 (The Message)

I wonder how many times we get a distourted view of the road God calls us to? How many times do we do God's will even when we think we are not?

God teach us to listen to you.
God speak to us and teach us you ways
God pour into us your life giving spirit.
God help us feel your love

Nebraska

God is crying over this great content. Pleading for us to turn back to him.

God turn us back to you. What ever the cost.
God bless us with your love.
God help us live for you!

Reveleation 2:4 "....You have forsaken your first love."

Victory

There's no room for self gloating. For putting myself over others.

Victory is in giving God the glory.
 C.S Lewis Screwtape Letters
" The Enemy wants to bring the man to a state of mind in which he could design the best cathedral in the world, and know it to be the best, and rejoice in the fact, without being any more (or less) or otherwise glad at having done it than he would be if it had been done by an another. The Enemy want him, in the end, to be so free from any bias in his own favor that he can rejoice in his own talents as frankly and gratefully as in his neighbor's talents - or in a sunrise, an elephant, or a waterfall."

I face another day, not knowing how it's going to work out
I face another day, here I am God, this is it

I trust you power
Whether to overcome outside or inside myself

I love you God and here I am trying to give myself

I need your power
Here is my trust lets go

Don't know what you have
Here is my prayer

Here is my trust, lets go

What is right and what is wrong,
what if it is neither, rather what has and what will happen.

Let's grab this future,
Let's change it.

I trust the future
I trust the past
I trust my life to you oh God,

Here is my life, let's go!!!!