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Trusting God Through Patience and Waiting

11 Nov

Hello! I am so blessed for each one of you who read this word God has put upon my heart. Thank you and please feel free to send any prayer requests to me at lindaweaver047@gmail.com.

I have been trying to get back to writing and sharing what God puts on my heart with you. I love to teach God’s Word and have missed doing that for a while, so this is now how I follow my heart.

Our God is so good!! There just aren’t enough ways to express His goodness. I have fallen so deeply in love with Him that I always feel His nearness – always! And – His availability! YES! He is always, always, always available to you and to me. When you really grasp that, you will sense His nearness, His availability, His presence. What a phenomenon!

PATIENCE AND WAITING – TWO WORDS WE DISLIKE THE MOST

He is our comfort in all things. He can be trusted to the point of peace in all situations. That is difficult to accept and/or understand, but a real fact and a promise from His Word, the Bible. This trust is not something you can just decide to do. It comes with prayer and sometimes hard situations. It is always available to us. Usually, we have to fight doubt and unbelief – even to the point of trying to jump ahead with our own solutions – then an “oops – I should have waited on God.” The good news though is that we can’t mess things up enough that He can’t help us.

This trust does not happen over night. It can come with enduring very hard circumstances. It usually isn’t something we decide to do. It takes all the mental capacity we can work up, a drawing from our spiritual strength, putting our trust in Him, keeping His Scriptures/His Word, relevant – and the thing we dislike t he most the “P” word – PATIENCE! – and the “W” word – WAIT~! Patience in waiting! He won’t fail us. He can see all that we cannot see. It takes time to work all things together – Selah! He wants us to trust Him – trust Him enough to be still and to give Him the time needed to bring about the prayers we have pleaded for.

We like to make things happen – we believe we are able to make things work. We are taught from an early age how to do things for ourselves one way or another and don’t usually want to wait on anyone or anything. When we discover what God says about waiting – we don’t like that so much. We eventually learn that He has a plan for our lives and wants, above all things – that thing called OBEDIENCE! Oh wow!

HE KNEW US BEFORE WE WERE BORN!

Psalms 139 – Oh Lord, you have searched me and know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word if on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.

You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Where do I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there, if I make my bed in the depths you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me, even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day for darkness is as light to you.

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts God! How vast is the sum of them, they would outnumber the grains of sand — when I wake I am still with you. If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty! …..Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.

This is true – my favorite Scripture is this one – Psalms 139 – It us much more powerful if you read it for yourself. It gives us peace, strength, hope and assurance that He knew us before we were born – yet even when we were in our Mother’s womb! He had a purpose and a plan for our entire lives– Selah – pause and calmly think of that!

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Finding Rest: Trusting God in Times of Struggle

26 Jul

Let Him Help!

Are there times you feel like you just can’t hold on any longer? Times when you just aren’t sure you can cope with one more thing? Times when you are just tired of everything? Times you just want to cry – just because? Those are the times God is moving in you to draw you closer! Yes! Believe it!

The enemy wants you to give up! Don’t satisfy him. Put your faith to work. Yield to your Creator. Trust Him in the midst of it. Don’t give in to your flesh, as much as you want to.

Today’s world is running so fast and furious that in our trying to keep up we just push ourselves to the brink of exhaustion. Much of it at the expectations we, ourselves, us, expect more than is reasonable of ourselves.

Recently, I was in to see my oncologist. As I shared with her my situation – my fatigue, my frustration, how I felt, she asked me why I could not allow myself to rest more. To that I replied – “Because I work for the cleanest woman in town! Her reply was “I thought you worked for yourself.” To which I replied “Yes! I do, that’s the problem!”

We, for some reason, can’t seem to give ourselves permission to slow down, to rest even a little. The world is moving at such a fast pace that we feel guilty if we take time to enjoy any free time. Why? Why can’t we just be? Do you even know how? Let me rephrase that – do you know how without the guilt? Why is that? Selah.

Take a few moments (or more) to meditate on this. Who is pushing you? Is it you? Is it your circumstances? Is it another person? Is it just habit? What causes you to feel that you aren’t doing enough, or you are less than who you should be, if you slow down and don’t meet the demands you – yes, you – put on yourself?

Even God rested! As did Jesus. I admit, it isn’t easy. We don’t know how, in some cases. We feel guilty, in some cases. We don’t want to, in some cases. Selah.
Let’s look at what Scripture says about it!
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

“In God alone my soul finds rest, for deliverance comes from God alone who is my rock, my salvation, my fortress: I will never be shaken.”

Sometimes it’s a matter of the enemy – satan- trying to torment us – he wants to rob us of our peace, cause confusion, steal our time, lead us into ungodly things, etc.

when you find yourself in this situation, pause for a moment and invite Jesus in to settle your Spirit. Let Him in. Trust Him and most importantly, take your thoughts captive, as Scripture tells us. Don’t let your thoughts go off the rails! Scriptures tells us to take them captive! (Captive means “taken prisoner”)

The Holy Spirit is our Helper – let Him help you!








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“Come To Me All Who Are Heavy Laden”

21 Jul

Wow! I believe this is everybody! Life is hard. It just is. I’m not sure any of us are completely satisfied with life as it is. If you are – then I am jealous! I love the Lord, Jesus more than I can put into words. I do my best to be the person His Word directs me to be. Am I always successful? Of course not! However; I am aware of my shortcomings (of which there are many), and continually seeks God’s help where I fall short. I remind Him that I am the person He created me to be! Warts and all, as “they” say. I am so grateful that He loves me the way I am and is forgiving – always forgiving.

Psalms 139:

Psalms 139

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1 You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.

2.You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.

3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

4 Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.

5 You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?

8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,

10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,”

12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.

13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!

18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.

19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!

20 They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.

21 Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD, and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?

22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.

23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

What a Promise!

This Scripture teaches us about how much God loves us and is part of our lives. Can you even imagine that He knew us even before we actually came to be? He knit us together in our Mother’s womb. Selah – pause and calmly think of that! We were planted in our Mother’s womb by our Daddy and then God knitted us together! He saw our unformed body and all our days were ordained for us and written in His book before even a one of them came to be. A M A Z I N G!

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“Thank You” Doesn’t Seem Sufficient

11 Nov

I’m not in a habit of posting my personal prayers here, but this morning my time spent with my Heavenly Father was an expression of love that I want all the world to experience. I pray that as you read this you will open your hearts to a real, approachable God who loves you and wants your love in return.

My Father – my Lord – my King, and my Friend; my Counselor – my provider – You are so good, and so kind. You are beyond earthly words. My heart overflows with love for You. You are so immersed in everything around me. I see You in all things. You are my anchor. I am tethered to You and that brings security to my heart and soul. I search for words to express my love and adoration, but I cannot find them. My  heart is filled with gratitude for the peace and joy You bring to my heart.

Thank You doesn’t seem sufficient. I am grateful that You can see my heart, and know my every thought. All I have, and all I am are because of You. I could do nothing on my own. You open my eyes to many new things – things I would not know – they are beyond my capacity and my abilities. You create in me new things each day. I want the world to know You. I want them to know You are a real, and personal God available on a level that no one else is. You give me a love the world cannot possibly give because it is beyond their ability.

Even through all my hurt and pain – my weaknesses – my faults – my mistakes – my habits – You still love me with a love I can’t understand or explain. You satisfy my every longing. My every fear melts away because I know You are there shielding me. Nothing can breach the barricade you have place around me.

In every sorrow I have experienced – in every loss – in every trial and tribulation – You rise above them. Your presence and Your Spirit engulf me. You put all the pieces of my broken heart back together. You replace all doubt and fear with faith and hope in the future.

No matter how weak and frail my mind and body might become, You hold me in the palm of your hand as I look to You, knowing You are not going to let anything touch me that will destroy my spirit. I will be with You forever, and forever – no matter the state of my body or my mind or my emotions. My Spirit is one with Yours, and nothing by any means can hurt me.

Thank You, My Father, for a love the world cannot give – for Your peace that far exceeds my understanding – for the assurance that I will spend eternity with You and all those who have gone before me, and who will come after me.

In the mighty, precious blood and name of Jesus, Your Son, I pray. Amen

NOTE: – I shared this prayer with you because I want you to know Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour and the Holy Spirit. There is no other love or thing in this world that can fill any void in your life except for Him. There is no other God – no pill – no drink – no sex – no material thing – no experience that will ever satisfy you like the love, joy and forgiveness given to you by God. All you have to do is ask Him. Ask Him to forgive you of your sins, your mistakes and anything that concerns you. It’s not difficult – He will meet you right where you are – just as you are. He will give you what nothing else in this world can give you – the love and acceptance you long for.

I pray for every soul that reads this prayer. I pray that through it you will gain a sense of God’s outrageous love for you – so much so that He really did sacrifice His one and only Son, Jesus, so that you and everyone in the world as the choice of everlasting life in heaven with Him over hell and damnation. He loves you so much that He wants you to love Him because you want to, not because He can make you do it.

This will be the most important decision you ever make. Your future depends on it.

May the peace of God that passes all understanding be with you.

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A Love Letter to My Lord

17 Jan

My Lord – My King – My Father and My Friend;

I cannot do anything without you. There is no one else like you. I just need to be in your presence. I need to be with you. I fall short in so many ways.

My frustration melts away when I come into your presence. I know that I don’t even have to speak a word – just sit at your feet and soak up your love. It is truly inexplicable!

When nothing feels right around me, I know you are there – loving me – touching my heart – looking into my inner most thoughts and fears – my doubts and hurts – all my concerns. I feel inadequate to put into words all the things that constantly fight for a place in my mind for attention – all to keep me from you and your presence.

Oh, how I love you. You have proved yourself strong in so many ways. You are such a personal friend. I wish with all my heart that all your people could give themselves fully to you and know your love.

Breathe upon me, Lord. Nothing satisfies like you, my God. Forgive me for the times I walk in rebellion to your instruction. It is so hard sometimes to yield to you. My flesh is so weak and wants gratification. Help me to see that gratification comes from you alone and nothing else will do.

June 24, 2009

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