Do not let fear STOP you from becoming who you already are in Christ.
This is what the LORD says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."
- Jeremiah 29:10-14
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I think the one thing that hinders me from becoming all God wants me to be is His living water. I need to go to the well everyday and drink from it. What I mean is that I need to read, study and meditate on His word everyday and pray throughout the day. I need to stay in constant communication and relationship with Jesus all day long. If I do not do this, I am not and will not be who God created me to be. I know that when I am not in constant fellowship with the Lord, I really make some poor decisions for my life. I also find myself more vulnerable to sin and will fall into temptation. And what did Jesus tell His disciples on the night he was arrested, “Pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”
I need His living water throughout the day, just like the clay needs the water from the potter in order to be stretched and molded. If the clay has no water, the clay crumbles and breaks. If I do not have His water, I crash & burn. I see a beautiful picture of the potter pouring water on the clay and the clay being shaped into a beautiful vase, or fruit bowl or whatever. I do not know what the potter is making but I know that he knows what he is making. I can only guess to what is in his mind, but he already has the picture of his completed project.
This is how it is for me; I do not know exactly what God has planned for me or what the final product is. I do not know what God’s plan is for everyone I know, I can only see what God has done so far and only God knows how it is going to end up. I do know that if we allow God to continually pour His water on us then He can shape us into His plan for our life. I thank the Lord that He is always willing to pour water on me and I thank the Lord He is always willing to stretch me. I pray that I will always want His water and that I will allow myself to be shaped by the awesome hands of God.
- Jim Duran, August 15th, 2009 at 6:25 am
Amen- Jim. Lord, help me to always want your living water.
- kimberlyhaes, August 15th, 2009 at 11:26 am
The first time I ever heard the voice of God was when I was about 15 or 16 and tired of dealing with the same sin over and over again. So I was sceaming at God, placing blame for my sin on him and why would he create me to fail. In the midst of my ranting I yelled out, with tears pouring down my face, “What am I supposed to do? What do you want me to do?” No sooner had the words left my mouth did the reply come, “Read my word.” A heat went through my body and the tension I felt all over released. It was something I had never experienced until that day. Divine wisdom given to me! looking back I can’t help but feel so unworthy to be graced with the presence of God, especially since I haven’t given his words the attention that it deserves. I haven’t sought out the presence of God like one who has minutes left on his scuba tank and can’t find his back-up tank. I know there is such an urgency. i know I am being called like the 10 virgins to prepare for the coming of the Bridegroom. I know that I am being called to be a voice in the desert, preparing the way of the Lord. I’ll be the first to confess that I am a lazy fool staring at my reflection all day and walking away saying, “What color are my eyes again?” I am the overfed mutt that can’t resist the taste of my own vomit. BUT GLORY TO GOD FOR THE GRACE OF THE KING,
- jdoney, August 15th, 2009 at 11:25 pm