Yesterday our pastor taught an awesome and insightful word on 'faith'. It was taught from an angel that I had never heard it from. But very prevalent to the current season of my life. Usually when you are being encouraged to have faith, it's for something that you are believing for God to do or give you. And there is nothing wrong with that, HIS word tells us to ask; "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for." Matthew 21:22. But there is another side of 'faith.' The side that gives you the peace while you are waiting for your request to be granted. As I grow in my faith with the Lord and trusting HIM for not just the things that I ask for, but also, for what HE wants for my life. I am learning, that he hears our request. Matter of fact, HE knows it before we ask. Therefore I don't need to keep reminding HIM of my need as if though HE didn't hear me the first time.
When the Lord supplies my needs, in that, HE deserves the Glory. Not because he did it, but because he was given full access to do so. When I am waiting for HIM to move, I can't just sit there dwelling on the situation, watching the clocking, and hoping that it will be that second, that minute, or that hour that HE is going to come through for me. I also understand that there is always a lesson to be learned and the journey will always be set up for HIS GLORY. The lesson isn't so much like the lesson that we want our children to learn when they do something wrong, and we tell them, "I hope you have learned your lesson from this"! Yes, the Lord doesn't want us to keep repeating the same mistakes and having the same behaviors, but, for me, it has been the lesson of "trust."When I came to the place in my life when I wanted God to heal me from a broken heart and take away the rejection that I had from the broken relationship with my mother and father; I first had to trust that it was possible and that HE could do it. But, I had no idea, how and when that was going to take place. I just thought that I would pray and ask, and then one day I would notice that my heart was better ... only in my own little perfect world would that happen.
You see, my need was for a new heart and a better relationship with my parents, but the blessing wasn't just to feel better and restore the relationship, the blessing, was the ENCOUNTER with the Lord. The Lord took me through a process, day after day. Performing inpatient heart surgery on me. And during the times of my check ups, HE would reveal to me the change that was taking place. During this process, I began to get to a place where I was now more focus on HIM and HIS presence in my life. He began revealing himself as a father to me. HE was loving me, molding and shaping me, like a father does. Moment by moment, I was connecting with HIM, and HE was becoming real in my life. I couldn't stay in that place of hurt anymore. And I wasn't doing myself any good just sitting and waiting and only focusing on that. So why not, get closer to the Lord? After all, HE was the one that was going to take care of the situation. Why not take advantage of this time with HIM in my life and truly get to know HIM!
I could have put my needs above HIM! I could have only gone so far in my deliverance and healing and it would have been enough from time to time to hear from my dad, or have a conversation with my mom that didn't end in a fall out. I could have been satisfied with that, and I would have thanked the Lord and said "Amen, the Lord did what he said he would do." But to see and experience God's Glory is priceless. You see HIS glory, was that encounter when he scooped me up the day my father walked out and my mom turned away too. When, HE met me at the altar and covered me in HIS presence and gave me the adoption of son-ship. When HE started to put identity in me and took away the pride, shame, guilt, and stopped it from controlling my life. When HIS love for me made it secure for me to love others. You see, when God gets the Glory, it remains in your life. It is displayed at all the times. It was there when my mother and I exchanged the words "I love you." for the first time after now being an adult with my own family. On the phone when I told my father that I forgave him. In my home the day when my father came to visit, it's ongoing... and it's PRICELESS!
When I look at how I could have put me needs above all that God wanted to do in my life, there would be a void. Sure the prayer would have been answered, I asked and believed for it in faith. But the residue of peace and contentment that I now have from that encounter with the Lord, I would have been void of that. And each faith project would have been set up on worry and discontentment, and my life would be at a stand still.
So, I encourage you; take your need to the Lord, ask it in faith for HIM to do what you need. But, while you are waiting for the delivery, make sure you order the whole package and get HIS glory. Let HIM flex in your life and show himself strong. Go for the encounter! get the peace and contentment that he so desires for us to have. Don't put your needs above HIS Glory!
Remember, surrender all ...
Tynisha
When the Lord supplies my needs, in that, HE deserves the Glory. Not because he did it, but because he was given full access to do so. When I am waiting for HIM to move, I can't just sit there dwelling on the situation, watching the clocking, and hoping that it will be that second, that minute, or that hour that HE is going to come through for me. I also understand that there is always a lesson to be learned and the journey will always be set up for HIS GLORY. The lesson isn't so much like the lesson that we want our children to learn when they do something wrong, and we tell them, "I hope you have learned your lesson from this"! Yes, the Lord doesn't want us to keep repeating the same mistakes and having the same behaviors, but, for me, it has been the lesson of "trust."When I came to the place in my life when I wanted God to heal me from a broken heart and take away the rejection that I had from the broken relationship with my mother and father; I first had to trust that it was possible and that HE could do it. But, I had no idea, how and when that was going to take place. I just thought that I would pray and ask, and then one day I would notice that my heart was better ... only in my own little perfect world would that happen.
You see, my need was for a new heart and a better relationship with my parents, but the blessing wasn't just to feel better and restore the relationship, the blessing, was the ENCOUNTER with the Lord. The Lord took me through a process, day after day. Performing inpatient heart surgery on me. And during the times of my check ups, HE would reveal to me the change that was taking place. During this process, I began to get to a place where I was now more focus on HIM and HIS presence in my life. He began revealing himself as a father to me. HE was loving me, molding and shaping me, like a father does. Moment by moment, I was connecting with HIM, and HE was becoming real in my life. I couldn't stay in that place of hurt anymore. And I wasn't doing myself any good just sitting and waiting and only focusing on that. So why not, get closer to the Lord? After all, HE was the one that was going to take care of the situation. Why not take advantage of this time with HIM in my life and truly get to know HIM!
I could have put my needs above HIM! I could have only gone so far in my deliverance and healing and it would have been enough from time to time to hear from my dad, or have a conversation with my mom that didn't end in a fall out. I could have been satisfied with that, and I would have thanked the Lord and said "Amen, the Lord did what he said he would do." But to see and experience God's Glory is priceless. You see HIS glory, was that encounter when he scooped me up the day my father walked out and my mom turned away too. When, HE met me at the altar and covered me in HIS presence and gave me the adoption of son-ship. When HE started to put identity in me and took away the pride, shame, guilt, and stopped it from controlling my life. When HIS love for me made it secure for me to love others. You see, when God gets the Glory, it remains in your life. It is displayed at all the times. It was there when my mother and I exchanged the words "I love you." for the first time after now being an adult with my own family. On the phone when I told my father that I forgave him. In my home the day when my father came to visit, it's ongoing... and it's PRICELESS!
When I look at how I could have put me needs above all that God wanted to do in my life, there would be a void. Sure the prayer would have been answered, I asked and believed for it in faith. But the residue of peace and contentment that I now have from that encounter with the Lord, I would have been void of that. And each faith project would have been set up on worry and discontentment, and my life would be at a stand still.
So, I encourage you; take your need to the Lord, ask it in faith for HIM to do what you need. But, while you are waiting for the delivery, make sure you order the whole package and get HIS glory. Let HIM flex in your life and show himself strong. Go for the encounter! get the peace and contentment that he so desires for us to have. Don't put your needs above HIS Glory!
Remember, surrender all ...
Tynisha
YESSSS! Pastor hit it on the head when he said, "Some of you don't need money, you need PEACE!" Nothing can cover all like God's peace. Thank you for reminding us to ALWAYS and continually go back to the father.
ReplyDeleteJiquanda this is a word that we need to seal on our heart. What a season that we are in, right? I'm excited to go deeper with the Lord.
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