Is That What You Want? Are You Sure?

Written by FAVORED1 on August 18, 2010 – 9:39 pm -

Thursday, August 19, 2010

LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble: You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your Ear to hear:
[Psalm 10:17]

You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
[Psalm 21:2]

Delight yourself also in the LORD: and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
[Psalm 37:4]

Is That What You Want? Are You Sure?

Good Morning Beloved,

Have you ever prayed for something, and received it only to discover you really did NOT want that. I am convinced that the God of our salvation KNOWS us. In my own experience, He has given me things so that I can see that I did not want the thing in the first place. Sometimes, we unwittingly allow other people’s desires to influence us. Sometimes, it is in small ways. A hairstyle, an outfit. At other times it can be something as life-altering as a career choice, who to marry or whether or not to marry at all. No matter what it is, we should be prayerful at all times. Study the Word of God and study ourselves. Find out what really makes us tick. What are our strengths?.. What are our weaknesses? God knows. Prayer is still our most powerful resource. Seek the face of God. The bible says that, “men ought to always pray and not give up” (Luke 18:1). Prayer will draw us closer to God. The closer we get to Him, the more affected by Him we become. Our desires begin to shift into what pleases Him. The love we have for Him, who we’ve never seen, spills over to those that we see everyday. Our eyes are opened and we see the world as He meant for us to see them-kidnapped royalty. Our heart’s cry for them should be, as my good friend Arlene sang, “Lord, they’ve been taken captive by an enemy, taking them to distant shores..Father, can you turn their hearts around” (“Rachel’s Lament”, Love Will Last by Arlene Ross Music Ministries). Question to ask. What lasting value is this thing, I think I want going to have. Will it be temporary or eternal? Will it impact someones life for the better, or just make me feel good for a minute? Shopping can be fun. Getting new stuff is nice, but new stuff gets old really fast. My “new” car is now almost 7 years old! It seems like only yesterday I was driving it off the lot. The car I had before that one, practically disintegrated like the car in the “Blues Brothers”… and yet I can remember when that too was new… to me. The excitement of the “new” may wear off, but the excitement of seeing a transformed life is something that never gets old… It is “DELIGHTFUL”!

… and that Beloved is Good News!

Y Stress? … U Blessed!

Have a beautiful day… keep the Family in prayer

Regina