Transformational Tip
When I look back at my childhood, I realize a big disconnect that dramatically affected me through my teen and early adult years…and I still battle it’s ripples even now. The disconnect…what my parents really wanted from me as a kid was quite different from what I thought they wanted from me. Lots of reasons for this, but I wish I would have known then what I know now about my parent’s heart. Similarly, a lot of my spiritual (then leading to psychological and relational) problems have to do with another disconnect…between what God really wants from me and what I thought God wanted. God doesn’t need our plans and ideas. He needs our attention. He doesn’t need our time; He wants our adoration. He does not want us to spend hours thinking up things for Him to do and bless; He wants us to spread His Word and further His Kingdom here on earth. I am so grateful that we serve a God that is not dependent on our strength, our time, and our money. What a mess that would be. I believe that He wants us in a place where we know that it is Him leading. He is our shield and a shield works best in front, not behind us. Our question must be, “What is it you want me to do Lord?” Most of us don’t even know our own hearts. Our ways are not His ways.
Today, take a piece of paper and draw 2 lines down the page dividing it into 3 equal parts. First, without thinking, write down the first things that come to mind about what God desires you. Then, in the middle section, write what the Bible says God wants of, from, and for you. Lastly, in the section on the right, write down what others would write about you based on what they observe from your daily behavior and if they could see into your thoughts(who you really are). Click here to share with the Stepping Stones community your thoughts on what God wants from us.
Prayer
O God, thank You so much for loving me how I am. I want to know Your desires and plan for me, and at times I have glimpses of it and actually live it…but then the world clutter and my old tapes start playing and I lose sight of Your real desires for me. Thanks for persevering with Your plan for me even though I take the long way to Your goal. Thank You for the trials that can cause me to trust You. Help me give praise to You during the really tough storms in life. I know You are working all things out for your Glory. In Jesus’ name; and all God’s children said - AMEN!
The Truth
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose
Romans 8:28
And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people'; and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.
Zechariah 13:9
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
Deuteronomy 6:5
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Stepping Stones: Nothing is Impossible
Transformational Tip
I always was amazed how women bonded to kids so quickly, even before they were born. My wife was also very attached and the bond grew during infancy. For me, bonding really started when my kids were able to move around, flip over, and crawl. One day, my daughter was scooting along, and she easily got up on the hearth of the fireplace…it was only 1-2 inches high. Just the thickness of thick slate. After exploring a bit, she decided to come down, but couldn’t. she was afraid. She kept on putting her hand out over the ledge, trying to feel the drop off, but wouldn’t put her hand all the way to the floor. I was coaxing her…c’mon, it’s so easy, just one inch. But fear had taken over and no way she could see the facts accurately. FEAR…False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear greatly limits what we believe God can and will do for us. Fear lowers our expectation of God…and of ourselves. We start to believe what the world teaches, or our immature flesh wants to believe for short-term relief. This is why we need to be rooted in the truth, so fear can’t distort our lenses.
Today, when fear and anxiety wedge their way into your thoughts, remember that God is your Shepherd. Through your faith you know He will care for you….so you need not be afraid of anything. Release control of your life to His will. Know and believe that the safest place I can be is within His will. Click here to share with the Stepping Stones community your thoughts on how you come to believe nothing is impossible.
Prayer
Dear Father God, I come to you with all my weaknesses; physical, emotional and spiritual. Help me to accept Your invitation to be comforted in Your presence… and to remember that nothing is impossible for You. I pray that I might take my mind off my problems so that I can focus my attention on You. I know that You can do far beyond what I ask, far beyond what I can imagine. Praise to You Lord, Thank You Lord. Help me move away from simply asking You to do this and that…rather help me attune myself to what you are already doing in my life. I pray in the name of my savior, Jesus; and all God’s children said, – Amen!
The Truth
For with God, nothing will be impossible.
Luke 1:37
Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
Jeremiah 32:17
I always was amazed how women bonded to kids so quickly, even before they were born. My wife was also very attached and the bond grew during infancy. For me, bonding really started when my kids were able to move around, flip over, and crawl. One day, my daughter was scooting along, and she easily got up on the hearth of the fireplace…it was only 1-2 inches high. Just the thickness of thick slate. After exploring a bit, she decided to come down, but couldn’t. she was afraid. She kept on putting her hand out over the ledge, trying to feel the drop off, but wouldn’t put her hand all the way to the floor. I was coaxing her…c’mon, it’s so easy, just one inch. But fear had taken over and no way she could see the facts accurately. FEAR…False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear greatly limits what we believe God can and will do for us. Fear lowers our expectation of God…and of ourselves. We start to believe what the world teaches, or our immature flesh wants to believe for short-term relief. This is why we need to be rooted in the truth, so fear can’t distort our lenses.
Today, when fear and anxiety wedge their way into your thoughts, remember that God is your Shepherd. Through your faith you know He will care for you….so you need not be afraid of anything. Release control of your life to His will. Know and believe that the safest place I can be is within His will. Click here to share with the Stepping Stones community your thoughts on how you come to believe nothing is impossible.
Prayer
Dear Father God, I come to you with all my weaknesses; physical, emotional and spiritual. Help me to accept Your invitation to be comforted in Your presence… and to remember that nothing is impossible for You. I pray that I might take my mind off my problems so that I can focus my attention on You. I know that You can do far beyond what I ask, far beyond what I can imagine. Praise to You Lord, Thank You Lord. Help me move away from simply asking You to do this and that…rather help me attune myself to what you are already doing in my life. I pray in the name of my savior, Jesus; and all God’s children said, – Amen!
The Truth
For with God, nothing will be impossible.
Luke 1:37
Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
Jeremiah 32:17
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