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!

Day 23 Thinking God's Thoughts

This morning I was in the kitchen thinking about what to have for breakfast. As I considered my options, nothing sounded good to me. Because of the words, “Father, cause my thoughts to become agreeable to Your will” are so familiar to me, they rolled right off of my tongue.

Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; 

He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will…. 

Proverbs 16:3 (AMPC)

Immediately I thought of peanut butter. My favorite breakfast used to be peanut butter on a honey wheat tortilla with frozen bananas—all rolled up and ready to enjoy. I had taken myself off of this treat in May because my summer clothes were fitting too tight and I figured that it was partly because of the peanut butter.

When I was lamenting about my clothes predicament to my daughter, she advised me about an app for my phone that would keep me disciplined. She had been using it and it helped her to take her unwanted pounds off. I gave it a try and it did the same for me. Now my clothes fit comfortably again. This morning when I asked God to “cause my thoughts to become agreeable to His will,” and the words “peanut butter” came to mind, my immediate reply was, “No, I can’t have that!” God was saying, “Yes, now you can but not just every morning.”

I am so glad that God cares about what concerns us. If we invite Him into our daily lives, He will come. If we ask Him to give us His thoughts, He will.

Psalms 138:8 NKJV

Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV

I John 2:27 NLT

God bless your day with "God Moments."

Day 22 Adjust That Attitude!

Let’s continue now with learning how to stay in peace so we can be successful—one day at a time!

When we made Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, our spirit was recreated to be in unity with Jesus Christ. It sure would have been nice if our souls were transformed at the same time but—not so! That’s up to us.

On Day 19 I explained that our soul is made up of our thoughts, our emotions, and our choices. If all three are in perfect alignment with God, then we experience peace. If not, our thoughts, emotions, and choices take a collision course. We are all over the map and there is no peace to be found.

It’s up to each one of us to commit our thoughts, our emotions and our choices to God so that He can cause them to become agreeable to His will. I call that “recalibration.” Three words that define recalibrate are adjustment, alignment, and correction. When we adjust our thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes so they agree with God’s, we will experience His peace. 

There is something we can do on purpose so that we can walk in peace every day of our lives. 

“Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him….” 

My husband and I begin every day this way because we have learned when we are in sync with God, we experience peace—the kind of peace that establishes us in a position to be successful. How simple and how beneficial——and how motivating to do this each and every day!

Spend a little time thinking about an area of your life that needs to change in order to come into alignment with God's will. Make some notes in your journal using the following scriptures:

Romans 12:2 NIV

Philippians 2:5 KJV

Proverbs 16:3 KJV 

God bless your day! God bless your week! God bless your life!!

Karol

Day 21 Our Seven Day Recap

We have just completed 20 days of laying a foundation for developing a successful lifestyle. If you have just joined us, I encourage you to go to archives and click on April. There you will find “Day 1” which is entitled “Developing A Successful Lifestyle.” Begin reading there so you don’t miss a thing. 

When you are caught up, I encourage you to put in your email address and each new post will automatically be sent to your email box. I love this revelation so much that I will probably never quit posting about it. I want to help you be successful, just as God is helping me!!

On DAY 15 we learned that God has wonderful plans for us and He is waiting for us to invite Him to share them with us.

On DAY 16 we learned that hearing from God is really very easy—as long as we get our agenda out of the way.

On DAY 17 we learned that if we don’t commit our day to God, we will more than likely hit a dead end and get stuck there. Being stuck is not fun!

On DAY 18 we learned how to put our questions on “God’s Drawing Board” and let Him help us to think like He thinks concerning every question we have.

On DAY 19 we learned how to declutter our souls so that we can think straight and not succumb to our out-of-control emotions, which cause us to make wrong choices.

On DAY 20 we learned that decluttering is a constant exercise. It’s something that we practice every day. Remember those closets??

If you haven’t put Proverbs 16:3 AMPC into practice yet, I pray that what I have said so far has motivated you. And to those of you who have made it part of your daily prayer, I would love to hear how God has been able to work in your lives.

God bless you all!

Karol