Hi, everybody!

I had all these great intentions of writing to you while I was on our five-day vacation. I was going to demonstrate the use of Proverbs 16:3 AMPC while doing ordinary things like vacationing. It ended up that we were on the go most of the time. However, I did have one major example that I do want to share with you.

On the first day of our trip, I had the opportunity to pick up and harbor a major offense. (No, not with my husband!) It was like I was in a tug-of-war with this thing.  I knew better than owning it but it would not leave me alone. It was like my mind was on a continuous play--running the offensive words over and over as I tried to sleep. I fought it with all that I had and then finally I said, "Father, I commit this injustice to You. Cause my thoughts to become agreeable to Your will so I can be established in peace--and experience Your success." Shortly afterward, I fell into a sound sleep. When I woke up in the morning, I began to celebrate what God had done for me when I completely submitted to Him for His help. I was ready to begin a new day!

It's not the people who are the problem, but the enemy who used the people....Ephesians 6:12

Do not return evil for evil but instead extend a blessing.....I Peter 3:9 NLT

Father, help me to think like You think concerning this......Proverbs 16:3 AMPC

God always causes me to triumph......2 Corinthians 2:14

When I committed the situation to God, He took it from there......Psalms 118: 23

It's Time To De-Clutter Again!

Day 20 

On Day 19 I talked about “de-cluttering” our souls to get rid of fear, anger, confusion, frustration and all the things that cut us off from the peace of God. We can pray and submit our plans to God* all day long but if we haven’t emptied our souls of garbage thinking, we will not be able to enjoy the companionship of God. We’ll be too full of ourselves—our false imaginations, our selfish thoughts, and the memory of all past experiences that have gone wrong.

Have you noticed that our “closets” need attention on a regular basis in order for them to stay neat and organized? It is the same for our souls. For example, once we recognize a bad attitude over an injustice done to us, we can say, “No you don’t! I have no use for you!! Into the garbage you go!”

Then as you commit your plans to God, you will feel Him nudging you into the right direction all day long. Here’s an example for you—this morning I recognized a judgmental attitude on myself. In one word, that boils down to pride. Can we all say “Yuk—Yuk??” 

Instead of allowing that judgmental thought to take up residence in my soul, I pulled it out and showed it to God. I asked Him to help me not go down that path of criticism of others. A good friend stopped over and if I hadn’t gotten rid of that “garbage” thought, my judgmental words would have come up in my conversation. Instead, while we were visiting, we stopped to pray for someone and the presence of God was tangible in the room—to the point where we could hardly speak. 

Time to clean out our souls and then do a daily check to keep them clean. No fear—no pride—no selfishness—no anger—nothing except the presence and peace of God!

How It Works....

We have been learning how to apply Proverbs 16:3 to our lives. Think about these words:

Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. (AMPC)                                                                      

The other night we were sitting at an outdoor concert and enjoying the beautiful humid-free evening. All of a sudden I picked up my phone and clicked on my Weather App. I went to the radar and noticed lots of green, red and yellow just west of us. We decided to load up our lawn chairs and head for the car so that we wouldn't get caught in rain, winds and maybe even hail. We walked to the edge of the outdoor concert area--away from the buildings--to be greeted by some very dark clouds. We were able to drive into the garage just as the rain and wind started to come. 

We had committed our day to God when we woke up that morning and right in the middle of a very pleasant evening, I picked up my phone and went to that App. God was causing my thoughts to become agreeable to His will. He knew the storm was coming. 

And that's how it works!!