God Exists
July 22
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3
"The more you give everything over to God, the more His spirit will fill you."
J. Heinrich Arnold
Boo thought: In Carol Kent's book, Secret Longings of the Heart, she states a profound truth..."God Exists". The Isaiah verse personalizes that truth taking us right onto our Father's lap....when our eyes and minds are steadfast on the Lord we will have peace.
My Mama always said, "You don't have to tell names and tales too," but I want to share a women's Bible Study experience (without names) that testifies to the filling of the Spirit, mentioned by Arnold above.
The day had been hectic and the facilitator for the evening study was really unprepared to lead this group of twenty women. Rushing to the gathering she prayed, "Lord, I have no handouts, no catchy stories, what am I to say tonight?" "Just speak my love over them," God replied. OK, she thought. As the women settled in their chairs one of the women in the group, with musical talents said she had a few songs God had placed on her heart for them to sing. No one rose from their seats, but just took the piece of paper with the lyrics and sat and sang. The first song was Lord, I Lift Your name on High, then they proceeded with Oh, How He Loves You and Me. The tears were dripping down the facilitator's cheeks. God had impressed upon two hearts the same need...so through music and through prayer God's love was spoken over these women. What was to follow was an unfolding of God's healing touch on hurting spots on the hearts around that room. Everyone there knew they were in the presence of an adoring loving Father.
Kent says in that same book...Instead of feeling ashamed or threatened by our emotions, we can pass them through the grid of a belief system based on the Word of God so our passions and ultimately our actions will be for our good, the good of others, and the good of God's kingdom.
May we all go forward today and speak God's love over another.
God loves each of you. He loves how wonderfully he has made you and he longs for you to recognize His love for you today! Take time to sit in your Daddy's lap and taste of his goodness.
He is waiting to wrap His arms around you.
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3
"The more you give everything over to God, the more His spirit will fill you."
J. Heinrich Arnold
Boo thought: In Carol Kent's book, Secret Longings of the Heart, she states a profound truth..."God Exists". The Isaiah verse personalizes that truth taking us right onto our Father's lap....when our eyes and minds are steadfast on the Lord we will have peace.
My Mama always said, "You don't have to tell names and tales too," but I want to share a women's Bible Study experience (without names) that testifies to the filling of the Spirit, mentioned by Arnold above.
The day had been hectic and the facilitator for the evening study was really unprepared to lead this group of twenty women. Rushing to the gathering she prayed, "Lord, I have no handouts, no catchy stories, what am I to say tonight?" "Just speak my love over them," God replied. OK, she thought. As the women settled in their chairs one of the women in the group, with musical talents said she had a few songs God had placed on her heart for them to sing. No one rose from their seats, but just took the piece of paper with the lyrics and sat and sang. The first song was Lord, I Lift Your name on High, then they proceeded with Oh, How He Loves You and Me. The tears were dripping down the facilitator's cheeks. God had impressed upon two hearts the same need...so through music and through prayer God's love was spoken over these women. What was to follow was an unfolding of God's healing touch on hurting spots on the hearts around that room. Everyone there knew they were in the presence of an adoring loving Father.
Kent says in that same book...Instead of feeling ashamed or threatened by our emotions, we can pass them through the grid of a belief system based on the Word of God so our passions and ultimately our actions will be for our good, the good of others, and the good of God's kingdom.
May we all go forward today and speak God's love over another.
God loves each of you. He loves how wonderfully he has made you and he longs for you to recognize His love for you today! Take time to sit in your Daddy's lap and taste of his goodness.
He is waiting to wrap His arms around you.
