Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.
delight: To take great pleasure or joy
desire: A wish or longing, A request or petition.
longing: A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled
yearning: A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure
petition: A solemn supplication or request to a superior authority
supplication: An earnest or urgent request, The act of praying
earnest: With a purposeful or sincere intent, Serious; determined
sincere: Not feigned or affected; genuine:
feigned: Made-up
I've been praying for God to make a way so that me and Tim can take the trip to NH and MA that we planned months ago. $$ is looking like it's not there right now. I know God is more then able to do whatever he wants. He can provide and do miracles. We've been on the receiving end of that so many times. He is a loving and providing Father. But lately I'm feeling guilty for praying for something so "shallow". I know there's more 'important' things to pray for: like my family (immediate and extended) - praying for the youth, praying to break bondage and strong-holds, pray against the religious spirit, pray for freedom, and overall just God's will for my life and those around me. And I just find myself praying for God to make a way to go to NH and MA first? I keep thinking of the scripture I listed above. and I know that's true. But I don't want to twist it to apply it to my life so I feel like God should answer my prayers in this area. I know there are things that He answers "No" to. And I do understand that, even if there's major disappointment.
So God, There's 2 more weeks for my prayer to be answered. And I'm gonna keep asking and asking and asking. And I know you Love me no matter what the outcome is. Please give me wisdom and give me the ears to hear your voice. I love you.
20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
We just talked about the Kingdom of Heaven last night and how when it's here on Earth, God's power can do so much! Now whenever I see a peach, I will think about how I don't just want to look at it and know what it is and the potential. I do want to be able to bite into it. Experience the fullness of it. I want to plant the pit and spread more 'peach trees' to bare more fruit. It was a great analogy and it really got me excited and opened up my mind. I know there's so much more out there. I know God is capable and able to do some awesome things.
Someone there added that when God uses you to do awesome things - you really experience God's power and might and just His awesomeness. They said we all know our weaknesses and how we're not worthy. And how it's different when you see others praying for someone and them getting healed or blessed because you can begin to think that they have it all together.
I know I definitely don't have it all together, but I know God can and will use me if I just ask Him to and be open to the move of His Spirit.
I kept hearing the song "Wait on the Lord"...
♫ "Wait on the Lord Oh my Soul, Wait on the Lord Oh my soul, Wait on the Lord oh my soul, Be Strong and Take Heart, Be Strong and Wait Upon the Lord...He is beautiful and good, he's the lover of all men, he has rescued us before, He will resuce us again, He is faithful and true, He is loving and just. Surely He will deliver* us. ♫ (*set free, emancipate, release, liberate, release, relief from a thing, riddance of it)
♫ I will wait on You, I will wait on You...I'm gonna wait. ♫
I want to be Spirit led in every day life. I want to see where God wants me to go, what he wants me to do. It goes hand in hand on what I'm learning on Tuesday and "The Art of Hearing God" I want to hear Him more. So I have to wait and practice. And I know if I do, things will chance...and I'll be liberated.
