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Here I am again. Standing in front of the same mountain. I am officially right back where I started. I didn't learn a thing. So here I am, back at the bottom of this mountain again. This time, I am determined to put this mountain behind me! One lesson I am learning is that it takes a lot of self discipline to be obedient to what the Lord is calling you to do. You can't just willy-nilly it. You have to put in the work. I am learning to live with only the necessities, and give the rest to God. It is not easy, but there is a freedom in not having a lot of stuff or expenses that is a true blessing!
Absolute necessities. Depend on God for the rest. That is the work He is giving me. I am to have faith in Him to supply all my needs, and do the work He has given me to do. "I can't afford it" is not a curse. It is my reality. Why is it we think we "have" to have certain things? Why do we feel we cannot live without things? When in all reality, what I am learning, is that you can. You will not die without certain things in your life. You will survive. Not having money is not the end of life as you know it. Trust me, there are worse places one could be then without money. Be careful of the trap of riches. There is great freedom outside the desires to have the things of this world.
I have food, clothing, a job, a home, a car (Lord Willing it keeps going!) and a whole lot more than thousands of others across the world. Be content and trust God for the rest. How simple is that? He knows the desires of your heart and it is His great pleasure to give these things to you. Get ready. You are gong to climb this mountain! Amen!
He knows you have needs, and He knows the desires of your heart. You are not lacking. You are just looking at it wrong. We have to learn how to see through His eyes and not through fleshly eyes. Flesh wants. Flesh desires. Flesh covets. What we lack, our flesh wants and starts to seek after it. It wants a quick fix. So we pursue after it because our flesh desires it. What we don't see are the consequences of our choices- but God does. That is why, when we trust Him, depend on Him, and we make our wants and desires known to Him, He gives us the desires of our hearts. He wants us to bring it to Him and trust that, if it is for our benefit, He will bring it to pass. There is no desire too big or too small, and no want or need to silly or too extravagant for our Heavenly Father.
Like any Good Father, you can tell Him your requests, but He may say no. We have to be the ones to control our flesh when the answer is no, and trust that our Father does truly know what is best. Amen? For instance, a few days ago I felt the urge to write down some things I wanted/needed but can not afford at this time. One of them was some "girlie" things. Not anything extravagant or overboard, but simple things like a bracelet, or some earrings. Little things like that. One of the other things I had told Him I wanted was a day at the beach. I haven't been but once this summer and I was bugging for some salt water and sea breezes.
Sunday morning, my son in law calls me with a spontaneous trip to the beach! We had a blast! While we were there, he surprised me with a bracelet! The kind I really like to wear all the time. And it has an Anchor on it, to remind me of who my True Anchor is. He is sovereign. He is in control. It has been spoken, written, testified and the case is closed. But, there are consequences you will have to face. There are mountains you will have to climb. But take heart; every time you come up on that mountain, all you have to do is look up. He has made a way for you, and provided gifts, blessings and respite along the way. But, it will take learning self-control. Learning to lay down your fleshly wants and choosing to completely and totally rely on Him to give you the desires of your heart.
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That is what I am going to do. I am going to write out and lay down my requests- the desires of my heart (even the littlest things) and trust Him to fulfill, as He always does. This is however, still a covenant relationship. I may not be legally married on this earth, but I am spiritually bound in heaven. And that's not changing until the Lord frees that bond. Amen. I still have to do my part. Do the work of my faith.
But, as I do, one by one, He brings to me the desires of my heart and it fulfills me in so many ways. I can't wait to see what He does next! It does mean that sometimes, I have to go without and I have to scrape by with little to no money, or little to no food; until the next pay check, but its worth it to see the hands of God working so vividly and evidently in my life. Only He could have known those needs, because He is the only One I told, and He has already prepared these great joys for me. He foresaw my needs and provided a way for them- even before I was created! (Let that sink in!)
"He foresaw my every fall, my every sin, my every backsliding; yet, nevertheless, Jesus fixed His heart upon me." Arthur W Pink
Make your requests made known to God. It is the delight of your Father to delight you with these things. He knows you have need of these things.
"Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows."
Trust Him. Rely on Him. Tell Him. He is faithful. Amen. He knows the desires of your heart; speak it to Him and let your faith do the work. He knows the best time, place and circumstance to bring you what you most greatly desire. Trust Him. Make your requests known to Him, and He shall bring it to pass. To Him be the glory, honor and praise, forever and ever amen.
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