Breakfast For Your Soul

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

 
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the SON of GOD.
[1 John 5:13]

“Believe”

Good Afternoon Beloved,

So simple… Believe in God.  I find it fascinating that all of life’s issues, at their very core, are rooted in this simple truth.  Where our faith rests we see the results.  If our faith is in our job, what happens when we lose our job.  If our faith is in our family, what happens when they aren’t there for whatever reason.  If our faith is in our talent, education, intelligence etc.. etc… what happens when we come to the end of our-self.  We will find our self in the same state as Solomon…“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless.” [Ecclesiastes 12:8].  When we shift our focus to the magnitude of God, it will put our life in its proper prospective.  Ever had a dream so big it paralyzes you?  I have.  I’m learning to take it one day at a time… one step at a time.  That is difficult for me because I can be impatient at times. What feeds my dream is the Truth that it is impossible for God to lie.  If He truly said it .. it will come to pass because He knows the end of the matter.  Our life is like a book well read and edited by God.  He knows every detail… every page… every chapter… nothing ever catches Him off guard.  When we read the Bible, we see the intimate details of the lives of those written about.  We see their triumphs and their failures, their strengths and their weaknesses.  Their struggles and their proclivities.  We watch as they take a mate or take a nation.  We see those who trusted in God and honored His people, and those who hated God and His people.  We are spectators, but lest we forget, those were actual people who lived real lives.  They had no way of knowing what the next chapter held for them.  Elisha was minding his own business when the Word of the Lord came to Elijah the prophet:

And it shall come to pass, that him that escapes the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.  [1 Kings 19:17]

Now see what Elisha was doing at the time~

So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. [1 Kings 19:19]

That was it… that was Elisha’s calling.  He had no idea what God had in store for him.  Elijah was right smack in the middle of his pity party after hearing of the “hit” that Jezebel had out on him.  He ran to a mountain, and God came to him and had a little conversation with him.  He let him know that he was not the only prophet left in Israel that had not lost their mind and worshiped Baal.  God gave him instructions on what he was to do next.  Elijah did not know it, but God was having him to train his successor … Elisha… but Elisha knew none of this!…  Wonder what God is speaking to someone about you and I… right now… God has you on His mind.

… and that Beloved is Good News! … (..Yes it is!  Because ultimately “all things work together for the GOOD to those who love GOD, to them who are the called according to His purpose” …Romans 8:28)

Y Stress? … U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Day

Regina

 

“He Reigns”, Kevin LeVar and One Sound

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

 

“Be Magnified”, Fred Hammond & RFC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAdp9Cwmk6c

 

“He Meant It For My Good”, Dottie Peoples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLABsFAxKb8

 

“Shut Up and Start Prayin’”, Candi Staton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f-GTJu721U

 

“Thank You – I Won’t Complain”, Fred Hammond & RFC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS9cvxpMpCI

 

“Testify”, Dottie Peoples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GCzJlhrRV4

 

“That Ain’t Nothing”, Fred Hammond & RFC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTeSuyN-oLM

 

“This Is The Day”, Fred Hammond & RFC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5fXhoxJqQQ