So thankful...God's in Control
To trust or not to trust, that is the question, with a whole spectrum of possibilities, that is made between those to choices.
One will give you sweet peace of mind, the other will cause you to worry, from worry to worry, your whole life through!
TBS.(the Bible says) in Mark 6:34 NKJ
34. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
What about the what ifs? What about them?
The what ifs, are never innocent like they seem, they are tenacious stealers of valuable time!
In an intimate relationship, time is a precious commodity, that should be spent on the focus of the other person, with whom you are in the relationship with!
TBS. let the what ifs, worry about the what ifs!
Let the what if's, sit around waisting their time, talking about what most assuredly, isn't going to happen if you trust God!
That sounds like a fabulous idea, doesn’t it?
And that’s exactly what every believer should do, "after all, birds of a feather flock together" so let the what ifs, worry about the what ifs!
Realize, once and forevermore, "God Grace is greater than any problem we will ever face" Amen?
Its certainly biblical, we just read it didn’t we?
Then tell me why do so many people, let so much stuff get to them all the time?
Because when we worry, we make it about the capabilities of self.
We try to make it all about right living and right doing, all of the things we think, we can control, instead of right believing!
It's like we say thanks, but no thanks. No wonder, there is so much drama in life...
As soon as the thought of no thanks enters someone's mind, drama starts to be manufactured!
God, in His most infinite wisdom, has provided the answer to worry free living, in the verses right before our text scripture!
Mark 6:31-33 NKJ
31. “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32. For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Every now and then, a believer should chronicle what happens in their life. You know, write down the struggles, the deliverance from the struggles, and the blessings of life produced from the faith displayed while going through.
It's amazing how when you start to write down all the things God has blessed you with, you realize how good God is!
The answer to stress free, worry free living, is to seek God, seek out what He’s all about, and trust Him!
Matthew 11:28-30 MSG
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
You don't have to reinvent the wheel every time, the what if drama of life knocks on the door, wanting to move back into the spare bedroom of your thought process.
God invented the wheel, it's called "the unforced rhythm of Grace" roll with what has been specifically created to help you, at every juncture of your life!
One word from God is all you need!
if you will let Him, if you will give Him a chance, He will show you His capabilities!
We, if we will admit it, know our limitations don’t we? Our limitations are small and insignificant in nature. And no amount of effort, or worry on our part will ever increase our limited capabilities!
We, also on the other hand, know that God’s abilities are limitless! However, if we don’t believe that He wants to do a work in our lives, we will never give Him the freedom to go beyond what we can believe Him for!
Worry ties God’s hands in our lives, Faith sets Him free to do as He pleases,
And do you know what God likes to do for us in our lives, when we untie His hands with our faith? There's not enough pen or paper to record, what God is willing to do for someone willing to believe and have faith!
Ephesians 3:20 NKJ
20. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
Matthew Henry said: God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. There is an inexhaustible fullness of grace and mercy in God, which the prayers of all the saints can never draw dry. Whatever we may ask, or think to ask, still God is still able to do more, abundantly more, exceedingly abundantly more. Open thy mouth ever so wide, still he hath wherewithal to fill it. Praise God!!
Everyone cares about the poverty level of mankind in the world, no one wants anyone to suffer lack!
But it’s a completely different story when it comes to our spiritual poverty level!
When we choose, to worry and trust only in self and don’t trust in Gods endless capabilities,
Even though by the worlds standards we may achieve some form of success, we are spiritually starving ourselves to death! There are far to many, spiritually mal nourished Christians in this world!
Anytime you rely on anything other than God, whatever you choose to trust in, becomes your source!
Be it self, job, spouse, parents, doctors or your own knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 3:5-10 MSG.
5-10. Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don’t try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he’s the one who will keep you on track.
Don’t assume that you know it all.
Run to God! Run from evil!
Your body will glow with health,
your very bones will vibrate with life!
Honor God with everything you own;
give him the first and the best.
Your barns will burst,
your wine vats will brim over.
NKJ. Says; lean not on your own understanding
Sometimes we like to lean on everything but what we know we should.
There is such a sweet peace, that only God can give, when one finally just places all they have, in His hands.
And it’s a wonderful place to live!
Your body will glow with health,
your very bones will vibrate with life!
Honor God with everything you own;
give him the first and the best.
Your barns will burst,
your wine vats will brim over.
Have any of us arrived completely, no but the more you place in His hands,
The more He pours into your life and the more He takes you to new levels in your relationship with Him.
You know, when you first become born again, its like a babies progression of growth...
first you just lay there, it seems like nothing is happening, but you are growing little by little, the more you trust and depend on Him, Then with God's help, you learn to role your self over, and it’s a big deal,
The next thing you know your sitting up experiencing new blessings, like grace and favor. And then there’s another growing period, more trusting and waiting on Him and more blessings follow,
And before you know it, you’ve learned to crawl around, and all the while you continue
to depend on God as your source, trusting Him and growing and getting stronger every day,
then one day you stand up, and begin learning to walk,
you start to take a few steps, but stumble, funny thing is you don’t worry about it,
because you know, no matter what happens, you can trust Him and He will never let you down.
Before to long, walking is no big deal, its effortless
and you realize, that there is nothing God won’t do for you, or keep from you,
Everything is possible with Him first place in your life!
And He says, if will trust me, there is still more for you, so much more, you’ve only just begun
and you begin to run, and you run, and you run, and you run
and you try to, but you can’t imagine all the possibilities that He has opened your world up to,
And He says, Child of God I Love you, I want you to know and realize....
you have only scratched the surface of what lies ahead for you, you ain’t seen nothing yet!!
The apostle said; “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me”
Praise God! How many things?? Limitless things!
If you can believe, God will take you places you’ve never dreamed of,
He is ready, willing and able to deliver, your best life now,
Thing is, are you ready to choose to embrace, step into, and walk in, what's been prepared for you to inhabit?
I want to encourage you, to get to know God on a whole new level, take your relationship with Him, to the next step,
Realize that you can be and are a friend of God, and friends take pleasure and delight, in each other’s company.
They laugh together, cry together, talk to each other, walk hand in hand when they spend time with one another.
It's in that Intimacy, the unforced rhythms of Grace become tangible and real, and trust in God becomes your pillow you lay your head on every night, and your attire you dress yourself in everyday! And what if, moves out of the corner bedroom of your mind, to be forgotten forever!
Proverbs 18:24 MSG
24. Friends come and friends go,
but a true friend sticks by you like family.
Ill. It’s like the two old ladies who were playing cards… One lady said, “I hate to ask you this – I know we’ve been playing cards together for years – but you know, I’m getting old & my mind is growing feeble – but, What is your name?”
The other lady looked at her real surprised and said, “Let me think about it – how soon do you need to know?”
God not only knows your name, He knows everything about you and still calls you friend,
*Still wants to be involved in every detail of your life, if you will let Him.
*Still wants to and will always be your everything you will ever need.
And you will realize like I did so many years ago, as long as God is in charge of your life, you too can have His peace in your life.
Thank you Lord, for saving my soul!
Thank you Lord, for making me whole!
Thank you Lord, for giving to me,
Thy Great Salvation, so rich and free!
