Stop Trying To Steal The Pen....(40 Days) Luke 4:1,2

Good Morning

Stand with me and lift up your bible and repeat after me.

This is my Bible.

I am what it says I am.

I can do what it says I can do.

I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be.

Today I will learn more of the word of God.

The indestructible, never ending, living word Of God.

I will never be the same.

I will never be the same.

In Jesus Name

I heard something on the radio the other day while I was driving.

“Stop trying to steal the pen. God is not done writing your story.”

Have you ever thought about that..?

Here is a story for you from Godswork.org

This is God. Today, as with every day, I will be handling all your problems.

Please remember that I do not need your help. If the Devil happens to

deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve

it. Kindly put it all in the SFJTD box (Something for Jesus to do).

It will be addressed in MY time. . .not yours. . .please be patient.

It is not that I am busy. I just want the best for you.

Once the matter is placed in the box, do not hold onto it. Do not become

impatient and take it back out to see if you can find a solution. Holding on

or removal will delay the resolution of your problem.

You must surrender the problem to me for proper resolution. If a situation

that you think you can handle arises, please consult me in prayer.

Together we will come up with the proper resolution. If you do not receive

what you anticipate as proper response from Me.

Remember. . .some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.

Because I do not sleep, there is no need for you to lose any sleep.

Rest my Child. . .if you need me, I am but a prayer away.

Have any of you developed the perfect plan for your life, and had it not quite work out?

I have been down that road. I was in the ideal career but I did not know the Lord and instead of continuing in my path, I made a mistake I thought. I went to church and gave my heart to the Lord.

What a great thought.

Boy did things change. Instead of destroying more of my life on my own, the Lord started shaping my life for the better.

God will do that.

He showed up to us through lives of people in the bible.

Turn with me to the Book of Luke, Chapter 4 and say, “Amen” when you are there.

In the New Testament Luke chapter 4 shares the story of Jesus being in the wilderness for 40 days being tempted by the devil.

Verses 1 and 2 “led by the Spirit in wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended. He became hungry.”

Our story in life may not be 40 days in the wilderness but we will be in the wilderness from time to time as we walk along. Our wilderness may be at a cemetery where we have lost a loved one, or in a hospital as we pray for a friend or family members recovery. It may be when we lose a job, or husband or wife has been unfaithful.

Life can be much, much better than that.

Forty is a long time.

Noah faced rain for forty days.

Moses faced the desert for forty days.

Jesus faced temptation for forty days.

Jesus had it a little harder. He hung out with the enemy for one month and 10 days.

They say that 30 days creates a habit. Forty days must solidify that habit.

Personally, I have shared this many times before that I have a habit that is only about 10.

It is 10 minutes listening to the Lord.

Just saying, “Hi” to Him when I awaken and listening.

Some days it is very quiet and it is just peaceful time with the Lord.

Other days it is thoughts of the future that are usually repeats of previous things that I am either persevering through something or trying to understand.

I have been in this habit for over 15 years now. Sometimes I forget but He reminds me that it is time with Him.

If you look back at your story of life so far, there are chapters that you may want to remove from your book.

I have a book written about my life from when I was about 6 until recently and it will probably never be published. There is bad and there is good.

How do you and I keep going?