When my Real Need is God

This morning I had to pray for strength to focus so I could pray. You ever been there?

The movers come tomorrow, and I am looking around thinking I am so not ready, and my mind is running at full tilt trying to figure everything out, and I have no clue how I'm going to make this work. All I know is I love my prayer time first thing in the morning, and if I give that up to deal with moving, moving has become my idol and my limitations created by time, my strength, my mind's efficiency or solutions has become my God where I put my trust, so this morning, I prayed for strength to focus not on my giant or myself as god (notice the very tiny, insignificant little g), and instantly, I heard, "I will meet your every need according to the riches of my glory in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:23) As soon as He began to speak, I felt excitement and anticipation build within me like a deep breath that settles deep. You know what I mean? And I have no clue how He will meet my every need, but I know those needs are met. As my prayer and pondering time was winding down, I looked at my "random" verse for today.

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV

Think my Daddy is saying, "Baby Girl, I so have this," or what?

 I hope you have that kind of day, too. :-)

The grace that comes from the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

The Very Breath of Me--Ponderings

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen--Philippians 4:23

 

The joy, pleasure, and that which creates delight in you being received from and having everything to do with the Lord Jesus Christ be your very breath. (part 1)

In the other vein....

The absolutely free expression of God's loving-kindness to you manifested in the gift of the Lord Jesus Christ be your very breath.

Daddy, I'm pondering this, and I'm trying to let it get deep into my spirit and affect change in my mind and soul, but I need help to overcome all my ideas of what "joy in the Lord" means. I need your pure heart on this. I need your revelation. Open my heart and mind to hear and know. Lord, speak, apply, train me in whatever way is necessary for this to become daily DNA expression in my life. I don't want this to be something I learn. I want it to be something I live.

The Very Breath of Me

For several days now, the Lord has been giving me the same encouragement or "lesson to be applied."

The joy of the Lord is your strength. -- Nehemiah 8:10

This morning the Lord is still on the same topic. Just a different verse.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen--Philippians 4:23

Grace (charis)--to rejoice. Grace. From its root, this word denotes that which causes joy, pleasure, that which creates delight in the recipient or observer.
     In reference to God we might understand it as the absolutely free expression of His loving-kindness to men, finding its only motive in His bounty and benevolence as the Giver.

Spirit (pneuma)--breath, to breathe

The joy, pleasure, and that which creates delight in you being received from and having everything to do with the Lord Jesus Christ be your very breath. Amen