There’s More In You!

Written by FAVORED1 on March 11, 2010 – 11:21 am -

Thursday, March 11, 2010

But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land. Then the LORD said to Elijah, “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. There is a widow there who will feed you. I have given her My instructions.” So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, “Would you please bring me a cup of water?” As she was going to get it, he called to her, “Bring me a bite of bread, too.” But she said, “I swear by the LORD your God that I don’t have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die.” But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and cook that ‘last meal,’ but bake me a little loaf of bread first. Afterward there will still be enough food for you and your son. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: There will always be plenty of flour and oil left in your containers until the time when the LORD sends rain and the crops grow again!” So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her son continued to eat from her supply of flour and oil for many days. For no matter how much they used, there was always enough left in the containers, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.

[1 Kings 17:7-16 New Living Translation]

There’s More In You!

Good Morning Beloved,

I am a visual learner. Some of the most profound thoughts I’ve ever had, have come through the simplest means. As I emptied hand sanitizer from a large bottle to a smaller one, I noticed that the larger container looked empty… but drops were still falling into the little one. That is when the thought occurred to me that we are like that little empty bottle and God is the big one. Even when we can’t see, He has so much more to pour into us. When we are empty of our ‘stuff’, we are in a perfect position to receive more from the Lord. We will hit “dry” seasons where we feel as though we have nothing more to give, but then watch out… here comes the rain! It may seem as though the doors of opportunity are not only shut, but padlocked and blocked. It may seem as though people are getting break-throughs all around you and you wonder when it will be ‘your time’. It may seem as though situations will remain the same, because they have been around for so long… but remember you serve a God that is never still. He is always moving, ever constant. He is consistent and stable. He knows what we need, to do what He has asked of us. In the story, we find a woman in the midst of a famine. People were starving too death. There had been no water and without water nothing can survive for long. The animals were dying, crops were dying, everything looked barren and hopeless. This woman had heard a Word from God (remember God had told Elijah “There is a widow there who will feed you. I have given her My instructions”). Still, in the face of certain death she almost missed her blessing. Her faith level reminds me of my own at times. She had the faith to give the man water (in a drought mind you), but when it came to her last little bit of meal and oil.. she hesitated. I know I’ve done that. It is easy to give something when we know that we have more, or when we can see its replacement. It is another matter to give “blind”. We can’t see when we will have more. We can’t see God’s hand in our circumstance. We can began to panic. We want to follow the Lord’s commands, but fear and uncertainty can grip our heart. Well…. breathe….. God ALWAYS has a plan. He never asks for anything from us that we CAN’T give. He will never ask a man to carry a baby.. they physically can’t.. Whatever He asks of us we can do it… we can give it… whether we know it or not

. When we find ourselves at the end of ourselves… there He is. He will renew our strength, quench our thirsty spirit, feed our hungry soul, and anoint us afresh.

….. and that Beloved is Good News!

Y Stress? … U Blessed!

Have A Fabulously Wonderful Day

Regina

“Balm In Gilead”, Karen Clark Sheard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5y0mUayAkM

“Jesus Is A Love Song”, Karen Clark Sheard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs0mB-RSV0c

“Pure Gold”, The Clark Sisters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5E3PxkL8Y

“Endow Me”, The Clark Sisters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkkTWq8XevM

“Its Your Time”, Donald Lawrence w/Vanessa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuOcIigwVhs

“I Need Thee”, Bishop Paul S. Morton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiLHo2oFNHg

“Cast Your Cares”, Donald Lawrence w/Lejeune Thompson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTQwem9kQjw

“He’s Preparing Me”, Daryl Coley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpJ_0IxNoUM

“Yes”, Shekinah Glory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obIT-By1VOU

“Let It Rain”, Bishop Paul S. Morton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApjyAnt4-qE

I’m Praising Him with ya!

HALLELUJAH!

Oh Lord, help me not to cuss anybody today
Freeze my tongue, if someone gets in my way
Fill me with Your grace, so I might stay cool
I ‘m trying to do right, but I ain’t nobody’s fool
Cause me to humble myself, before I get fired
Even a saint like me sometimes gets tired

Praise You ’cuz You’ve saved me before

Rise up in me before I get in the door
All Mighty One, You know I need You close
Inspire me to be kind to folks
Show me how to love like You, not hate
Even me Lord, I believe it’s not too late

“Today, I ask You Dear Lord to meet me at the office door, and sit with me all day, with Your Holy Arm around my shoulder and Your Righteous Hand over my mouth when needed”

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Live in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God, will come to know God because they know you.

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