Heeding the advice and teaching from spiritually mature people, whom we encounter during God’s divine moments, helps us to grow under their tutelage. However, our main examples for a well-lived obedient life are in God’s Word through the good and the poor decisions in the life of Biblical authentic Believers.
We do not look to the future, but instead, we live in the present and trust God in the moment as He prepares our life for the current and future events that He has planned for us. As we take all our thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5), we are better able to avoid satanic lies and to hear directly from God in order to walk in His purpose for our life.
We immerse our self in all our positive emotions and circumstances, and we draw near to God during negative thoughts and issues. We ask Him to help us to change them if we are able, or we put them in His loving hands as He helps us to refocus our mind on Him.
We consult God with our whole heart for His strategies for us, and we only trust in His perfect plans for our life (Proverbs 3:5-6). We look forward to a new day to follow the peace of God in our life, which often makes no human sense at all and defies all odds due to our circumstances.
We revel in that peace because it guards our heart, mind, and choices through the power of Jesus Christ and the leading of His Holy Spirit within us (Philippians 4:7). We abide in continual prayer and praise for our circumstances as we experience His hand in our life through every moment of our day and night.
People are watching our life choices and taking ques for their faith and focus from us, so they can traverse the trials in their life with the same victory we exhibit. We are open and honest with our struggles and trials, but they also see our growing intimacy and faith in the unseen blessings that God provides for us.
God is our only dependable anchor for our soul through every trial we can ever experience. When we serve God, we have no responsibility to take action for Him, because we do not minister from our human resources. In fact, God calls us to lay down our finite talents and skills in order for us to be more open and obedient to Him, so He can live in and through us.
Prayer:
Father God, total surrender to You is the hardest thing we ever have to do in life. No wonder Your Word describes it as a time of striving (Hebrews 4:11-16). As we rest in You, the profound peace and joy we discover in the shadow of Your wings is more desirable than silver and gold (Psalm 17:8, 57:1, 63:7, 91:1-4). The stress of life melts away, and we start to rejoice evermore, regardless of our trials and our circumstances.
As we focus on Your nature revealed to us through Your mighty name, through the fruit of Your Spirit, and through Your interaction with us throughout the day, they all teach us who You are and how to enter Your rest. We desire to grow deeper in intimacy in our union with You. We also want to grow in Your grace and mercy as a tool for Your use throughout our days on this earth.
Thoughts for the Day:
When our life is too full of busyness, we miss out on the deeper union that the Trinity of God provides for us with His glorious presence in our spirit. Worshipping our Father God with praise songs, as well as daily time in His Word, helps to feed our spirit. God uses these songs and scriptures to deepen our intimacy with Him in each moment of our life.
