And the LORD spake unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet; (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us. Deut 2:2-3, 24-29
This is an awesome word and it could not be more on time for me personally today. The Word always comes to me first and today it is a reminder of the God we serve. That is what I so love about Him... His Word is gentle, yet firm, comforting and reliable.
Morning Lovers, I apologize and ask that you would forgive me. I have been dealing with a lot and not that my faith level has been compromised but that it just seemed to be a heavier load than I thought I could bear. But God allowed me to come to myself after some nudging and whole lot of prayer. To make a long story short, in my attempt to do some other "entrepreneurial" things since being laid off in February, I allowed myself to get sidetracked; both in thinking and believing that perhaps I should do a weekly Morning Love in order to free up some time to prepare and also for additional Kingdom work. Well, with all of those particular efforts, including the natural humanly concerns of life, I fell into a slump of sorts. So, I wasn't even writing even on a weekly basis (but of course you know that, right?). I guess you could say that I fell off the writing wagon! Although, my salvation was still intact, I was convicted nonetheless that I was doing everything to ensure the future of the Morning Love ministries, etc. Still doing what I love to do by serving God with my gifts but also not doing it according to the way the Lord had given it to me and His agenda. I will admit that we have to be careful who we take counsel with and who we give ear to and also who we allow to get in our ear. All advice is not good advice and the enemy is always present, ready, willing and for sure able to hinder the work of the Lord.
The scripture mentions that when we begin to possess what God has purposed for us, we are going to have to contend (fight or battle) with the enemy. He is not going to just move aside and let you get to it without a fight. So we have to remember that along this journey, whatever the Lord has given to us, it might require some struggles along the way but if He gave it to us then we must make an effort to go and get it! Yes, what God has for me is for me but it still requires effort on our part.
This portion of the scripture jumped out and was blinking like a neon sign: This day will I begin to put the dread (to be afraid, worried, or frightened of), of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish (emotionally in pain) because of thee. And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. So in my words to make it more personal; this is my servant, let me tell you about her. This day, today I will begin to put the word out to the people that you should be worried and should be in fear of her. When you hear the report of her, you will tremble because of the power that she comes with and you will be in emotional pain and anguish because you have heard of her coming. So I am sending out messengers to speak peace on her behalf and I say - let her pass straight through your land, give her food and drink that she'll pay for as she journeys because she will not be turning to the right or the left to get to her destination because she is coming to possess that which I have given her.
Seriously, are you shouting right now? All I could do is cry. How can I not bear the burdens or the trials that the Lord has put before me if this is His word to me? How could I not rise up and be about what He has given me to do? I don't know what you are faced with today, I don't know what your situation has been or is currently; I don't know what has caused you to slow down or stop along the way but the time is now to rise up, get up and make it up in your mind to move ahead, move forward to do what God has purposed for you to do.
In all sincerity, we can be doing a lot of what we call Kingdom work and it can just be busy work... not really amounting to much except that. Especially, if you are not doing exactly what God has purposed for you to do and if we are going about doing what "we" think we should be doing. Trust me, if it is not in line with God's will or His timing, we are just marching time. If God has given us His plan for our life, why do we feel obligated to help Him out or veer from what He has given us? Definitely food for thought. I had to repent for me trying to step in and "help God out." There is no doubt a lesson learned in all of this and when I tell you that I will not be skipping off the beaten path again, you can believe that. Sure there will be situations and life that will knock us off our feet, but we dust off and not let that deter us from journey. I have His assurance through His Word and according to Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." Does He have mine? Today, I can say, "Yes! most definitely and most assuredly"
During my prayer and fellowship with the Lord this week, I heard this words, "it's a new season, it's a NEW me!" Rise up and purpose to move ahead... time to get on with the journey!
Asking that you would remember me in prayer times.
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
This is an awesome word and it could not be more on time for me personally today. The Word always comes to me first and today it is a reminder of the God we serve. That is what I so love about Him... His Word is gentle, yet firm, comforting and reliable.
Morning Lovers, I apologize and ask that you would forgive me. I have been dealing with a lot and not that my faith level has been compromised but that it just seemed to be a heavier load than I thought I could bear. But God allowed me to come to myself after some nudging and whole lot of prayer. To make a long story short, in my attempt to do some other "entrepreneurial" things since being laid off in February, I allowed myself to get sidetracked; both in thinking and believing that perhaps I should do a weekly Morning Love in order to free up some time to prepare and also for additional Kingdom work. Well, with all of those particular efforts, including the natural humanly concerns of life, I fell into a slump of sorts. So, I wasn't even writing even on a weekly basis (but of course you know that, right?). I guess you could say that I fell off the writing wagon! Although, my salvation was still intact, I was convicted nonetheless that I was doing everything to ensure the future of the Morning Love ministries, etc. Still doing what I love to do by serving God with my gifts but also not doing it according to the way the Lord had given it to me and His agenda. I will admit that we have to be careful who we take counsel with and who we give ear to and also who we allow to get in our ear. All advice is not good advice and the enemy is always present, ready, willing and for sure able to hinder the work of the Lord.
The scripture mentions that when we begin to possess what God has purposed for us, we are going to have to contend (fight or battle) with the enemy. He is not going to just move aside and let you get to it without a fight. So we have to remember that along this journey, whatever the Lord has given to us, it might require some struggles along the way but if He gave it to us then we must make an effort to go and get it! Yes, what God has for me is for me but it still requires effort on our part.
This portion of the scripture jumped out and was blinking like a neon sign: This day will I begin to put the dread (to be afraid, worried, or frightened of), of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish (emotionally in pain) because of thee. And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. So in my words to make it more personal; this is my servant, let me tell you about her. This day, today I will begin to put the word out to the people that you should be worried and should be in fear of her. When you hear the report of her, you will tremble because of the power that she comes with and you will be in emotional pain and anguish because you have heard of her coming. So I am sending out messengers to speak peace on her behalf and I say - let her pass straight through your land, give her food and drink that she'll pay for as she journeys because she will not be turning to the right or the left to get to her destination because she is coming to possess that which I have given her.
Seriously, are you shouting right now? All I could do is cry. How can I not bear the burdens or the trials that the Lord has put before me if this is His word to me? How could I not rise up and be about what He has given me to do? I don't know what you are faced with today, I don't know what your situation has been or is currently; I don't know what has caused you to slow down or stop along the way but the time is now to rise up, get up and make it up in your mind to move ahead, move forward to do what God has purposed for you to do.
In all sincerity, we can be doing a lot of what we call Kingdom work and it can just be busy work... not really amounting to much except that. Especially, if you are not doing exactly what God has purposed for you to do and if we are going about doing what "we" think we should be doing. Trust me, if it is not in line with God's will or His timing, we are just marching time. If God has given us His plan for our life, why do we feel obligated to help Him out or veer from what He has given us? Definitely food for thought. I had to repent for me trying to step in and "help God out." There is no doubt a lesson learned in all of this and when I tell you that I will not be skipping off the beaten path again, you can believe that. Sure there will be situations and life that will knock us off our feet, but we dust off and not let that deter us from journey. I have His assurance through His Word and according to Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." Does He have mine? Today, I can say, "Yes! most definitely and most assuredly"
During my prayer and fellowship with the Lord this week, I heard this words, "it's a new season, it's a NEW me!" Rise up and purpose to move ahead... time to get on with the journey!
Asking that you would remember me in prayer times.
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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