Lifted Up

I searched ‘lift you up’ this morning and was shown more than 60 verses where God promises to lift us up & strengthen us in this journey. Thank you Lord for reminding us of your everlasting love that strengthens & love that never gives up.

“But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭3:3‬ ‭CSB‬‬ http://bible.com/1713/psa.3.3.csb

Waiting on God

“... but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:31‬ ‭CSB‬‬

http://bible.com/1713/isa.40.31.csb

There’s the hymn trust and obey.* “When we walk with the Lord, in the light of His word, what a glory He sheds on our way! While we do His good will, He abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey.”

1. • Waiting means not taking things into my own hands. acting out alone puts distance and strains my relationship. Waiting shows faith in God to handle my situation. Acting out alone puts distance and strains my relationship, while waiting increases my fellowship (intimacy, faith and trust). Exercising  impatience I get to see what I can do, when exercising patience I get to see what Christ can do. 
   • Refrain:
     “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
     To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.”
   • * Trust and Obey by John Sammis

Hope

We can be assured that the Lord will fulfill His promises to us and all who put our trust in Him. He sees what we’re going through & will do what is best and in His perfect will for His children. We can be assured He cares because of His sacrifice on the cross and what He has done to bring us to this point in life. Thank You Lord for your great love.

“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10:22-23‬ ‭CSB‬‬

http://bible.com/1713/heb.10.22-23.csb

Some thoughts on 2 Corinthians 7

We must deal with hard things in order to bring Godly thought into our human condition. When God does a work in the heart, we are brought to change our attitude. This Godly sorrow that brings true repentance is needed in every believers life (especially mine). Without this process sanctification and Christlikeness do not thrive. It does turn to joy as we invest in others and take a chance on trusting God in these areas. This should only be done after much prayer and His confirmation that He has placed you there to do just that. The tie breaker there is that it will be something you do not want to do, but something you can only do with God’ divine guidance.