The word of God says in the book of Proverbs that hope deferred makes the heart sick. We hope for things we cannot see. We look for a brighter day and when we think that the brighter day will not come it makes us sick to our inner most being. But what is our hope? Look deeper into deferred. When our faith cannot look toward deliverance we are sick to the core. For is not faith that which makes no sense to believe; yet, all that is within us says believe.
It is so easy to look at non-believers and shake our heads. Poor things, they just don't know the truth. They struggle because they are not Christians and they commit sins against God and His word. But, what about the believer who finds himself in the struggle for his life. You have dropped so far, that for the first time you find yourself doubting. You tell no one because you don't want to look unspiritual or immature. What has happened when that person who has been always taught the truth suddenly begins to back away or runaway if you will from God? How many christian marriages are struggling or the husband and wife have called it a day because it is just too hard? Where is your hope? Is it deferred? Oh soul, why are you cast down? Hope in the Lord!
I have come to realize that it is dangerous to say and pray change me Lord. Make me a vessel fit for your use. I want to be a true worshipper who will worship you in spirit and the truth of who you are. I want to know you Lord and the fellowship of your suffering. For if you mean these things, God will show you your heart and try the motives of your heart. It is His will that we come closer. He wants to whisper secrets to us and tell us all about His heart. But, do we really understand the cost of being used in the last day? God is testing our foundation. He cannot build a house upon shaky ground. For we are seeing more and more and more the winds of change. Change and sin is all around us and it is a war on the Kingdom of God. Leaders are falling to the left and the right. Things and institutions we have trusted in are now falling apart. Many in the faith are falling away or compromising the gospel of Jesus Christ. We can pray to an unknown or unnamed god, but dare we pray in the name of Jesus to Yahweh? Our government is backing away from foundational truths. The ten commandments, prayer, integrity, honesty, loyalty, and righteousness almost a thing of the past. He tells us in Habakkuk that the just shall live by faith. Faith is that which we hope in although it makes no sense. In our inner man, we know that God is faithful and He is a sustainer and He is able! He is able to be whatever we need today! He is able to keep and change our mind. Although the vision, the promise is late or deferred, wait on it. I will wait on you oh God. There is none other that can keep me or take care of me in time of peril or heartache. I will look unto the hills where comes my help. My help comes from the Lord. He is the maker of heaven and earth, the Lord strong and mighty!
You may find yourself in the struggle of your life. Around you is destruction, loss, poverty and famine. But out of His holy mountain comes a deliverer. He sees you in all the mess. He has not forgotten His promise to you and although it looks as if the promise will never be fulfilled, do not give up hope. He has not given up on you. You are being processed and it is a new day regardless of where you find yourself at this moment. He makes all things new. It is time to move forward, to press forward into destiny. No longer hope deferred, now it is hope realized!
Determined Focus
It is so easy to look at non-believers and shake our heads. Poor things, they just don't know the truth. They struggle because they are not Christians and they commit sins against God and His word. But, what about the believer who finds himself in the struggle for his life. You have dropped so far, that for the first time you find yourself doubting. You tell no one because you don't want to look unspiritual or immature. What has happened when that person who has been always taught the truth suddenly begins to back away or runaway if you will from God? How many christian marriages are struggling or the husband and wife have called it a day because it is just too hard? Where is your hope? Is it deferred? Oh soul, why are you cast down? Hope in the Lord!
I have come to realize that it is dangerous to say and pray change me Lord. Make me a vessel fit for your use. I want to be a true worshipper who will worship you in spirit and the truth of who you are. I want to know you Lord and the fellowship of your suffering. For if you mean these things, God will show you your heart and try the motives of your heart. It is His will that we come closer. He wants to whisper secrets to us and tell us all about His heart. But, do we really understand the cost of being used in the last day? God is testing our foundation. He cannot build a house upon shaky ground. For we are seeing more and more and more the winds of change. Change and sin is all around us and it is a war on the Kingdom of God. Leaders are falling to the left and the right. Things and institutions we have trusted in are now falling apart. Many in the faith are falling away or compromising the gospel of Jesus Christ. We can pray to an unknown or unnamed god, but dare we pray in the name of Jesus to Yahweh? Our government is backing away from foundational truths. The ten commandments, prayer, integrity, honesty, loyalty, and righteousness almost a thing of the past. He tells us in Habakkuk that the just shall live by faith. Faith is that which we hope in although it makes no sense. In our inner man, we know that God is faithful and He is a sustainer and He is able! He is able to be whatever we need today! He is able to keep and change our mind. Although the vision, the promise is late or deferred, wait on it. I will wait on you oh God. There is none other that can keep me or take care of me in time of peril or heartache. I will look unto the hills where comes my help. My help comes from the Lord. He is the maker of heaven and earth, the Lord strong and mighty!
You may find yourself in the struggle of your life. Around you is destruction, loss, poverty and famine. But out of His holy mountain comes a deliverer. He sees you in all the mess. He has not forgotten His promise to you and although it looks as if the promise will never be fulfilled, do not give up hope. He has not given up on you. You are being processed and it is a new day regardless of where you find yourself at this moment. He makes all things new. It is time to move forward, to press forward into destiny. No longer hope deferred, now it is hope realized!
Determined Focus
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