A Changed Life

 

Would you like to have your life changed? As a Born Again Believer, we have the Holy Spirit present in us to fill us with all the fullness of God. This is the key to walking in Serenity.

We fall to our knees and pray to our Father God, the Creator of everything in Heaven and on earth. We pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources that He will empower us with inner strength through His Spirit.

This allows Jesus Christ to make His home in our heart as we totally trust in Him. Our roots grow deeper in God's love and this keeps us strong in body, soul and spirit.

We empty our self of the inner clutter caused by our overly committed lives. We can journal until we are totally void of self and totally filled with all the fullness of God ^{(Ephesians 3:14).}

He gives us the power to understand the root of the issues in our life as well as the wisdom of His Word. We bask in the width, length, depth and heights of His love for us.

We experience the love of Christ, although it is hard for us to fathom how He can love us so completely and deeply, even in the minutest details of our life.

God fills our spirit and soul to the brim with His life, wisdom and power. We can dwell in this inner sanctum within His divine presence in us all through the day.

We no longer feel the need to worry and stress over the issues in this world, because we are not really part of it any more. We are hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3).

Prayer:

Father God, our mind is quick to fill with worry and clutter with each sunrise. Thank You for helping us not to allow the pressures and distractions of this world to monopolize our attention. We no longer want to run full speed ahead all day long and then fall into bed at night too exhausted to spend time with You or in reading Your Word.

Yet, Your mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23), and we can learn to access them in Your presence within us. Draw us close to You and keep us in the center of Your will. Remove any Satanic strongholds that prevent us from growing in Your grace and keep us safely tucked under the shadow of Your wings until we come to spend eternity with You.

Thought for the Day:

At times the cacophony of life prevents us from hearing the voice of our beloved, Jesus Christ; but God wants to fill us through all of our being with all of His fullness, so that we can experience for our self the richest measure of His presence and become a body wholly filled with God Himself.

- Ephesians 3:19 Amplified Bible

Fly Away and Rest

Read: Lamentation 5:15-17

“So I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.” Ps 55:6 (NKJV)

Some commercials promise to zip the harried housewife away from life’s stresses, through products like enchanting bath crystals. The actress always whizzes through her chores after a calming bath. I admit I often crave for a magic carpet to fly me away to a place of rest too! Of course, I realize that my chores always await my return. In reality, escaping is only a momentary relief!

When I lose my joy, the dance goes right out of my step and then I entertain the sin of murmuring as my soul gives in to frustration, depression, and sometimes, even resentment. Outer clutter causes inner clutter, which results in these negative emotions overwhelming me!

Starting each day with the Lord always gives me His joy as my strength. Then, by eliminating and preventing outer clutter, I can keep organized. This helps me to dwell in peace instead of dissatisfaction. My day is never successful, however, unless I listen to the Spirit and wait on His direction as I do each task. He always has a quicker or more creative way to do a simple chore. I get done so much faster by doing it His way.

One day He prompted me to have a place for everything and to keep everything in its place. To facilitate this, I purchased wooden storage units of all sizes and arranged them in every available space in the house. He also led me to purchase stackable kitchen utensils, which make storing and using them and their lids more efficient. One of the most time saving ideas came when He encouraged me to store duplicates of all necessary cleaning supplies in each room. This allows me to whisk away any mess in a few seconds.

Everyone discovers their own housekeeping rhythm as they explore different methods. I used to try to squeeze all of the major chores into every day in an attempt to keep my house immaculate. The Spirit reminded me that a casually spotless house was much easier to live in. Now I like to do one major chore a day, and then touch up all over to keep things looking clean and uncluttered.

PRAYER:

Lord, give me Your wisdom as I perform my daily chores, so that I have more time to serve You in areas where You need me the most. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Enhance your peace within by controlling the clutter without.