God heard the cries and groans of the enslaved Hebrews and moved to act for their deliverance long before they knew anything about it. God is at work on our behalf even when He appears silent.
He allows brokenness in our lives in order to bring about a blessing.
God calls you to delight in Him because nothing will satisfy your soul like being close to Him in intimate fellowship.
We fulfill our eternal purpose when our lives honor the Lord and reflect His glory. What pleases a human father more than to hear, “That boy looks just like you; he even acts like you”? God takes pleasure in spiritual sons who reflect His character.
The length of time it takes to catch on to this relationship depends on us – not God. The more willing we are to confess our inadequacy, the easier it is for us to fully surrender to His will for our lives.
Lord, as my Source and Creator, I will make time for You. Transform me so I may carry out Your wonderful plans for my life, amen.
Change your focus from the gift to the Giver – from the blessing to the One who bestows it.
God’s blessing is often dependent on our obedience.
Whenever problems arise, get alone and listen quietly for God.
Our tendency today is to assume that we can eliminate the authority of husband over wife and yet retain the authority of husband-wife over the children. The Bible is more realistic about marriage than modern man, for the truth is that in disobeying the one hierarchy we destroy the other.
Every person has potential and only God knows fully what that is. In the end, He rewards you on the basis of three criteria: how much truth you know, what opportunities He gives you to express it, and what your response is in those moments. Therefore, don’t compare yourself to others. Rather, obey Him faithfully in whatever He gives you to do, and He will do the rest.
And it is in times of extreme difficulty that He develops our character and strengthens us spiritually, while helping us to grow deeper in our faith in Him.
Friend, it is God’s responsibility to supply what you require. Your duty is to trust Him, obey Him, and keep your focus on Him – not on what you perceive is.
This is an important concept as we look into the idea of forgiveness because we see in it God’s desire to have fellowship with sinful, disobedient men and women.
Life Lessons 12:32 – “I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.” Jesus says that He draws all peoples to Himself. We are to represent Him as well as we can and allow Him to live through us, but we can never convert anyone. It is Christ’s responsibility to cause faith to take root in human hearts, not ours.
We learn more in our mountain experiences than on our mountaintops.
Make sure that what you are living for is what you are willing to die for.
What is a “total” or “real” man? He is one who understands and accepts the responsibility for the development of his mental, emotional, and spiritual capacity and demonstrates this by his maturing attitude and actions in his personal life, his home life, his vocational life, his social life, and his spiritual life.
Obedience always is the first step to discovering God’s plan for your life.
Oftentimes the root of their marriage problems is found in some hostility they have been hauling around, sometimes since childhood.