May we not get so bogged down by the "dailies" that we lose sight of God's greater vision.
when God's purposes are fulfilled, He will move us beyond our circumstances.
Be assured that God takes good pleasure in giving back our dreams. If you are in a dry place, know that your escape, your sanctuary can be found in the presence of the Lord. Spend time with Him. Ask Him to reveal His mysteries, His timing, His destiny plan for you. Ask Him to give you His understanding of what you've gone through and how He will bring it all together in His due time, in His good pleasure. Ask Him to awaken you to His greater vision. Trust that He will show you specifics concerning your future. You will surely see that there will be no greater dream fulfillment, no greater plan, no greater intimacy and no greater love for you.
because I laid down my dreams and got involved with His dreams, He has gotten involved in my dreams and is giving them back to me in a way that is greater than I ever expected.
I don't know that I've ever been more humbled or awed. Indeed, God rewards sacrifices of the heart that make room for Him to be first.
Let us remember that God created us for the purpose of fellowshipping with Him. We are to make Him our first priority, our first love. It gives God good pleasure when we praise, worship and honor Him throughout our destiny journey, even if it is done sacrificially. He delights when His plans and purposes are fulfilled through us, when we are a living testimony to His power, love and glory. Therefore, may we lay down every idol, every hearts desire, turn from every temptation and say, "Yes, Lord. Have it Your way no matter what."
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when God's purposes are fulfilled, He will move us beyond our circumstances.
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Be assured that God takes good pleasure in giving back our dreams. If you are in a dry place, know that your escape, your sanctuary can be found in the presence of the Lord. Spend time with Him. Ask Him to reveal His mysteries, His timing, His destiny plan for you. Ask Him to give you His understanding of what you've gone through and how He will bring it all together in His due time, in His good pleasure. Ask Him to awaken you to His greater vision. Trust that He will show you specifics concerning your future. You will surely see that there will be no greater dream fulfillment, no greater plan, no greater intimacy and no greater love for you.
...
because I laid down my dreams and got involved with His dreams, He has gotten involved in my dreams and is giving them back to me in a way that is greater than I ever expected.
I don't know that I've ever been more humbled or awed. Indeed, God rewards sacrifices of the heart that make room for Him to be first.
...
Let us remember that God created us for the purpose of fellowshipping with Him. We are to make Him our first priority, our first love. It gives God good pleasure when we praise, worship and honor Him throughout our destiny journey, even if it is done sacrificially. He delights when His plans and purposes are fulfilled through us, when we are a living testimony to His power, love and glory. Therefore, may we lay down every idol, every hearts desire, turn from every temptation and say, "Yes, Lord. Have it Your way no matter what."
[DISCLAIMER: excerpt from Margaret D. Mitchell's A Woman's Walk]
