Day 27 Never Alone

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs

from His glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 NLT

God has unending resources to meet your every need. Paul is telling us in the above scripture that he has been well taken care of by God. This same God wants to take care of you, as you put your faith in this promise.

We’ve been dissecting Proverbs 16:3 which says, “Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him…” It’s at this moment that we sense that God is with us and that we do not have to fear. When we have unmet needs, we can invite Him to come and meet those needs, whether they are spiritual (like peace, joy, etc.) or relational (having a new friend or a spouse, etc) or financial (a new job that pays more, the sale of property, etc.)—Whatever our need is, God wants to meet it.

You might say, “Can I really trust Him to take care of me?” It’s okay to ask that question, but the answer will come as you take His outstretched hand and step out in faith.  Ask Jesus to become your personal Lord and Savior. Tell Him you don’t want to live life without Him for one more minute. Never again do you have to struggle on your own because God wants to be right there with you. He’s willing to help you, comfort you, and provide for you as you invite Him into your life.

Come, Lord Jesus, be my guest.

Day 26 What?? How Can That Be??

And I will love them and reveal Myself to each one of them.                                                                John 14:21b NLT

Did I read that right?? He promises to reveal Himself to each of us—-personally?? One morning during my meeting with God He said to me, “I will be as personal as you want me to be.” 

Selah—pause and think about that.

Because you are reading this today, that is a word from God to you also. How personal do you want Him to be? 

Do you want His advice on that relationship problem that you are facing?

Do you want Him to help you with your budget and your finances? 

Do you want His guidance as you make decisions today? 

How willing are you to invite God into every area of your life?

I like that word “invite” because I understand that word. “Come on in, sit down, let’s fellowship together concerning my day, concerning this problem or concerning this situation. Come in—I am in need of Your help and I am willing to receive Your guidance. Even if you tell me something new or something I don’t really want to do, I will follow Your commandments (remember, commandments are instructions)….I will follow Your instructions because You love me and always want me to succeed. You know how to get me from A to B today. Father, cause my thoughts to become agreeable to Your will.” Every day I choose to say, “Come, Lord Jesus--be my guest.”

John 14:21-23  NLT 

Isaiah 30:19b

Psalms 73:24 NLT

Day 25 Are You Stuck?

Are you ready to make a lifestyle change? It might be changing your career, or moving to a different geographical location or even leaving behind a tormenting behavior so that you can live free and clear of that old life.

Who understands better just how to do that? The One that knows you the best and loves you the most of course! God is waiting for you to come to Him—to submit your plans to Him so He can plant His thoughts into yours. Right out of the blue you will hear yourself say,“Here’s what I think I should do…………” You will be speaking God’s thoughts and not your own, and you will amaze yourself. I cannot tell you the number of times that ideas popped into my thinking that I could never have thought of on my own. God wants that for all of us.

He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, 

and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.

Proverbs 16:3b Amplified Classic Bible

When we don’t have God’s wisdom, we are left to our own devices. Think back to the last time you moved ahead on your own! It didn’t work out so well, did it? God wants us to submit our situation to Him and say, “I’m stuck in a place and I could do this…..or I could do that….what do You think? Put Your thoughts into my mine so I will know what to do and how to do it.”

You will show me the way of life, 

granting me the joy of your presence 

and the pleasures of living 

with you forever.

Psalm 16:11New Living Translation (NLT)

Thank You, God!

Would you like to hear from God today??

Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.

For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].                                         

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. 

The above three promises from God are taken from the Amplified Classic Bible:

Psalms 139: 16

Ephesians 2: 10

Proverbs 16: 3

In what area do you need success? If you are like me, you could make a list! 

Relationships

Overcoming illness

Handling finances

Career choice

All my daily decisions

Etc……………… 

You can find the Amplified Classic Bible on the “You Version” app on your phone or tablet or at www.biblegateway.com.  EnJOY!!

Day 24 Here’s How It Works

Last week my husband and I sat down to plan our six-day road trip. This particular trip is all about seeing family and friends, so we wanted to schedule everything in a way that would smoothly take us from one destination to the next. 

We began to brainstorm and nothing—-I mean nothing—— was working. Remember a child’s “dot-to-dot” activity—where you begin at No. 1 and just flow from one number to the next??  Dave and I were still stuck at No. 1. 

In times like this, we know enough to set it aside and start over another time. Dave got up to leave the room and in my frustration, I said, “God, cause our thoughts to become agreeable to Your will.”  As I looked at my scribblings on my paper, immediately I knew what to do first. I wrote it down and quickly the next thing came to mind. In the space of about 90 seconds, I had all nine things written down in perfect order.  When Dave came back into the room, I handed him the paper. He looked at it and said, “Where did you get this?” I replied that I had asked God to “cause our thoughts to become agreeable to His will,”  and it all fell into place.

God is willing to be our Event Planner if we bring Him into our plans. He has the perfect layout for any situation. If we take Proverbs 16:3 AMPC off the page and put it into practice, we can eliminate all the frustrations of trying to make something work on our own. Commit your day to God and watch what happens. God desires to amaze you!!

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. (Proverbs 16:3 AMPC)                                                                                                                                                                                

God bless your day!