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God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways, But Infinitely Better

god's ways are not our waysIf Your Life is anything like mine, you have one (or more) situations going on right now for which there is no plausible solution.

If you and I were in charge, we’d create a Straight Path to the Top. But would that really be better?

God’s ways always include Something More Wonderful – something you and I can’t even imagine – that will reveal His Glory on the earth.

Consider God’s Ways when …

Adam is alone.

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” (Genesis 2:18)

Adam and Eve have sinned.

So the Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
Cursed are you above all livestock
    and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
    and you will eat dust
    all the days of your life.
And I will put enmity
    between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head,
    and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:14-15)

The World is Filled with Violence.

So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. (Genesis 6:13-14)

God’s People are in Slavery.

The Lord said [to Moses], “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” (Exodus 3:7-10)

Giants are in possession of The Promised Land.

After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “… Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.” (Joshua 1:1-6)

God’s People are in desperate need of a Savior.

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)

God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways, But Infinitely Better!

There are so many more Wonderful Stories in the Bible.
True Stories! Stories of Jesus. Stories of people like you and me.

  • People who need protection and provision.
  • People who need vision and direction.
  • People who need hope and healing.

Remember: When God speaks, something happens. Though it often doesn’t make sense to us at the start, He gets the job done in a way that only He can! Amen?

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9)

QUESTION: What problem(s) are you facing today that only God can solve?

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Double-Minded or Undaunted: Your Choice

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Yesterday, The Lord whispered a Truth in my ear. As only the Holy Spirit can do. No blame. No shame. Just something to work on. Disappointment. Hurt. Fear. I become double-minded. But His desire is that I – that you also – live The Kingdom Life. Undaunted.

Like you, I have a calling. But everything seems to be against me. I know I’m in a battle. A battle I’m losing. Everything is falling apart. Nothing is working. And I’ve run out of ideas. I need help. But I feel totally alone in my struggle.

What Shall I Do with Wisdom?

Like you, my spiritual reflex is to cry out to God. But nothing is changing. So The Lord gently reminds me that I’ve forgotten about my part. It has sneaked up on me unawares.

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. (James 1:5-8)

Believe and Not Doubt

Like you, I must admit that I can’t conjure up an that kind of bold, steadfast belief on my own. Fortunately, everything good thing comes from The Father. A Gift. Just for the asking. But I have to be willing to trade in my negativity. It’s a Divine Exchange:

  • My hurt. My disappointment. My fear.
  • For His Healing. For His Promise. For His Faithfulness.

“So exactly how does this work?” you ask.

luke-11-13Well, it’s the not-so-secret Work of the One and Only Holy Spirit. We acknowledge our need (as soon as He points it out). Then …

  1. Ask.
  2. Receive.
  3. Give Thanks.

We get to be Undaunted because
He Who promised is Faithful.

Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. (Acts 4:29-31)

undaunted-defined[callout]Find more encouragement in Undaunted: Daring to do what God calls you to do by Christine Caine.[/callout]

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God’s Promises Make Every Day Count

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Are you waiting for something God has promised you? For sure, many of God’s promises can come to pass without your input – or even your cooperation. But why would you want to just sit around and do nothing? You could be learning to partner with the Holy Spirit in your own development … and make every day count!

The Lord has shown me the Desires He placed in my heart. I used to ask Him – almost daily – to remove those Desires because I had been unsuccessful in bringing them about on my own. But He promised to give them to me Himself. That’s pretty exciting!

But when, Lord? I’m not getting any younger, you know. And please don’t remind me of those Biblical late-bloomers like Abraham, Sarah, Moses, or Caleb. I want to step into my inheritance and fulfill the purpose for which You created me. Today.

Can I speed up fulfillment of God’s Promises?

At the very least, isn’t there something I can be doing while I wait?

I want today to be Significant.

I want to partner with The Lord. To submit to Him. To become the person He wants me to be. So I can fully receive and fully enjoy the Times He has planned for me. That He has conceived in His Heart for me since before the foundations of the earth (Ephesians 2:10).

Wait! The Answer is within the Promise!

Take delight in The Lord,
  and He will give you the desires of your heart.
(Psalm 37:4)

Take delight in The Lord? So that’s my job? I love it! Don’t know what that means to you all. But here’s what it means to me to delight in The Lord:

  • Worship Him. First thing. Everyday. There is Joy in His Presence.
  • Find Joy in the sometimes-painful process of being made more like Jesus.
  • Spread Joy. Love unconditionally. Lavishly. Without expecting anything in return.

Yes! God’s Promises do make every day count!

[callout]“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.’ (John 4:34)[/callout]

Remember to seek the Holy Spirit and examine the Scriptures.

… they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. (Acts 17:11b)

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