Have you ever wondered why God doesn't just come out and tell us what He wants for us?
Recently, I was praying about something and I really wanted to know the answer. I didn't want for God to take His time to "reveal" the answer to me. I wanted to know what direction to take so that my life would work out as God would want it. After all, I was seeking God's will....I just wanted to know what it was! Why was He making me wait?
Then it dawned on me. These moments are my spiritual exercises! O.K. it's not quite the same as the Saints would call them, but to me, I was exercising my spirit. I was stretched beyond comfort and my spiritual muscles were getting stronger. I was learning to trust God. I was learning patience and most importantly, I was learning to hear God.
In the past I have talked about praising God while you are waiting for Him to answer your prayer, now I have more of a reason to do so. Not only is He great and He is leading me blindly, but He is also strengthening me in the process. :)
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Are You Ready
Are you ready for what God has in store for your life? Honestly,you probably are not ready. Because if you were, you would probably already be there. For example, I know so many people who say, "I know God is calling me to do something....but I don't know what it is!" If you are one of those people, then you are soooo lucky because God is currently giving you the time to prepare now. What you have in front of you at the moment is a preparation period where God is getting you ready for the fullness of His plan. Are you getting ready? Or are you just standing around waiting and complaining to God that your waiting?
So how do you get ready?
#1. Stop worrying and start praising God for what he is going to do in your life...whether good or challenging. (See March's blog about waiting on God).
#2. Pray that God prepares you, your mind and your heart so that you can become ready as quickly as possible, and pray the same prayer for your family...since what affects you, affects your family.
#3. Ask for humility. Nothing will impede the process more than your own pride.
#4. Ask God to remove any other obstacles that are in your way that will keep His will from occuring in your life.
Finally, many times we think these 4 steps only apply to something grand that God is going to do, or something good, but many times bad things can happen to people, ie: the terrible earth quake in Haiti. We don't understand it, but God has allowed it to happen. But what if you were in that circumstance? Would you be ready? The four steps would be the same, but they would change just a bit.
#1 Stop worrying about what is to come and start praising God about how His grace will flow through your life during that difficult time.
#2. Start praying that God will prepare the mind and hearts of your and your family.
#3. Pray for courage and understanding.
#4. Ask God to remove any obstacles that will keep His healing from occuring in your life.
We all need to be ready for what lies ahead. Especially as Christians, we are called to stand out and apart from the rest of the world. We are called to be ready to live out his grand plan and to face the greatest of challenges with Faith.
Are you ready?
So how do you get ready?
#1. Stop worrying and start praising God for what he is going to do in your life...whether good or challenging. (See March's blog about waiting on God).
#2. Pray that God prepares you, your mind and your heart so that you can become ready as quickly as possible, and pray the same prayer for your family...since what affects you, affects your family.
#3. Ask for humility. Nothing will impede the process more than your own pride.
#4. Ask God to remove any other obstacles that are in your way that will keep His will from occuring in your life.
Finally, many times we think these 4 steps only apply to something grand that God is going to do, or something good, but many times bad things can happen to people, ie: the terrible earth quake in Haiti. We don't understand it, but God has allowed it to happen. But what if you were in that circumstance? Would you be ready? The four steps would be the same, but they would change just a bit.
#1 Stop worrying about what is to come and start praising God about how His grace will flow through your life during that difficult time.
#2. Start praying that God will prepare the mind and hearts of your and your family.
#3. Pray for courage and understanding.
#4. Ask God to remove any obstacles that will keep His healing from occuring in your life.
We all need to be ready for what lies ahead. Especially as Christians, we are called to stand out and apart from the rest of the world. We are called to be ready to live out his grand plan and to face the greatest of challenges with Faith.
Are you ready?
Friday, January 8, 2010
Making Your Task List Manageable
With the New Year just passing, many are trying to accomplish new things. Others are just trying to accomplish something! They make task list after list only to find that the amount of work is unmanageable and just plain discouraging. Or their list does manage to get things crossed off, but there is always those one or two things that remains on the list for the entire year because they manage to keep adding new things while avoiding those one or two original things.
Why not try making the task list more manageable? Try putting only three to five things on the list at a time and do not add anything new until all three to five things are completed. Once completed, you are free to add new things.
This method does not work for all people, but it does help for those who tend to put off that "one thing" way too long.
Why not try making the task list more manageable? Try putting only three to five things on the list at a time and do not add anything new until all three to five things are completed. Once completed, you are free to add new things.
This method does not work for all people, but it does help for those who tend to put off that "one thing" way too long.
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