19 March 2019
RICK WARREN'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Jeremiah 33:3 NLT
Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
God Knows Your Future
It's interesting to me the things people will try in order to figure out what's going to happen next: astrology, horoscopes, reading tea leaves, consulting with people, bio-rhythms.
But they're going to the wrong source because the only one who knows what's going to happen next is God.
The Bible says He's able to be in the past, the present, and the future all at the same time. That should give us great confidence in God. He not only knows about the future, He's there in the future. He not only walks with us day-by-day, He can also walk in our future.
If I know that God knows all my tomorrows - today -- then I should ask for advice. The things you don't know, God can tell you about. He's not going to lay out your whole life all at once, telling you everything that will happen in your life. If He did, you'd likely get very discouraged or prideful or both. Instead, He gives it to you a little bit at a time.
Here's what I'd suggest, when you get up in the morning, go over your schedule with the Lord. Pray, "Father, You've already seen this day that I'm about to experience. Tell me the things that are important today and then help me to focus on them."
my thoughts:
so I am in a situation that is requiring me to completely trust God, walk in faith, and walk by faith. I have struggled coming to this place in my life. in fact, I lost the joy I had when Daddy told me some very special things he would be doin'. I struggled so much that my joy completely disappeared. I once again felt isolated, abandoned, and alone. I let thoughts of despair and depression come in. some I entertained and others I flat out threw out. God's word was always there. I even had difficulty holding on to God's promises and staying mounted so I could travel on this adventure.
I am now leaving my past in the past and packing up the old memories until God needs them to help someone else. believe me, I am so unsure about my future, I have to remind myself to take it one day at a time. I ask Daddy for the strength I need to get thru every minute as I ride this journey with him. so much joy is ahead of me and I need to keep Jesus as my focus and let Holy Spirit be my joy. I need that joy to be my strength so I can live just today.
at the moment, I am walking a similar road that I lived with for over 30 yrs with my husband where I am living now. it's a struggle to walk this again. but Daddy is still keeping me and working out the ugly in me. IT HURTS!! my faith has been rocked. my faith is being stretched. my hope is becoming firmer in Christ my Savior. my hope is growing in Christ as well. all this Daddy is walking thru with me again. he is tweaking my faith and hope to line up completely with his word. this is not easy as I am having to let go of many things. in the place of all that Daddy is removing, he is putting his character, giving me his heart, letting me share all that he is doin' in my life. I am much stronger tho I do not feel like I am. tho I am still tentative in areas, I know I can trust and know that my faith in God will not be void.
I have asked God to give me wisdom, understanding so I can make the right life choices and follow with peace knowing I am on the right path. Daddy's written word is a good instruction book with lots of encouragement and love pouring out of the written word.
as I live today and do my best to live the written word of God in my life today, I will continue to ask, seek, and knock cuz I need all the help I can get. I'm not God and I need his help.
in Matthew 7:7, 8 "Keep on asking, and u will receive what u ask for. Keep on seeking, and u will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to u. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. so that is what I am doin'. I need to keep askin', seekin', and knockin'. I am promised answers and God has always answered. the hardest part of him answerin' is that waitin' is involved most of the time. in that waitin', is where I struggle and where God does his best work.
DO NOT GIVE UP! DO NOT GIVE IN! the answer is right there. keep askin', seekin', and knockin'. as I do all of these, I am learnin' to rest and breathe and be thankful and content. this brings peace. it also brings a quiet knowing that God is.
my thoughts:
so I am in a situation that is requiring me to completely trust God, walk in faith, and walk by faith. I have struggled coming to this place in my life. in fact, I lost the joy I had when Daddy told me some very special things he would be doin'. I struggled so much that my joy completely disappeared. I once again felt isolated, abandoned, and alone. I let thoughts of despair and depression come in. some I entertained and others I flat out threw out. God's word was always there. I even had difficulty holding on to God's promises and staying mounted so I could travel on this adventure.
I am now leaving my past in the past and packing up the old memories until God needs them to help someone else. believe me, I am so unsure about my future, I have to remind myself to take it one day at a time. I ask Daddy for the strength I need to get thru every minute as I ride this journey with him. so much joy is ahead of me and I need to keep Jesus as my focus and let Holy Spirit be my joy. I need that joy to be my strength so I can live just today.
at the moment, I am walking a similar road that I lived with for over 30 yrs with my husband where I am living now. it's a struggle to walk this again. but Daddy is still keeping me and working out the ugly in me. IT HURTS!! my faith has been rocked. my faith is being stretched. my hope is becoming firmer in Christ my Savior. my hope is growing in Christ as well. all this Daddy is walking thru with me again. he is tweaking my faith and hope to line up completely with his word. this is not easy as I am having to let go of many things. in the place of all that Daddy is removing, he is putting his character, giving me his heart, letting me share all that he is doin' in my life. I am much stronger tho I do not feel like I am. tho I am still tentative in areas, I know I can trust and know that my faith in God will not be void.
I have asked God to give me wisdom, understanding so I can make the right life choices and follow with peace knowing I am on the right path. Daddy's written word is a good instruction book with lots of encouragement and love pouring out of the written word.
as I live today and do my best to live the written word of God in my life today, I will continue to ask, seek, and knock cuz I need all the help I can get. I'm not God and I need his help.
in Matthew 7:7, 8 "Keep on asking, and u will receive what u ask for. Keep on seeking, and u will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to u. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. so that is what I am doin'. I need to keep askin', seekin', and knockin'. I am promised answers and God has always answered. the hardest part of him answerin' is that waitin' is involved most of the time. in that waitin', is where I struggle and where God does his best work.
DO NOT GIVE UP! DO NOT GIVE IN! the answer is right there. keep askin', seekin', and knockin'. as I do all of these, I am learnin' to rest and breathe and be thankful and content. this brings peace. it also brings a quiet knowing that God is.
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