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Power Point:
God doesn't
expect your relationship with Him to be a "marriage of
convenience". He never intended to
live on the periphery of our lives and only drop in for the occasional
rescue. He never thought heaven was the
only reason for choosing you.
God expects us to learn
more about Him by day by day, abiding in His counsel, abiding in the presence
of His peace and joy, and abiding in the
safe place of His plans for you.
Your heavenly
FATHER, wants you to spend so much time with Him that you know the family
relationship of Father and Child/ Bride and Groom. The joy of abiding begins in the wonderful
moments of the ordinary times, the daily times, day after day, building a trust
and a companionship, a growing comfort in being together.
When Denny and I were
first married I thought he was the best thing that ever happened to me and I adored him. But I didn't know him
fully, and frankly I didn't know ME and who I would become because of his
influence in my life.
As the years
progressed and we walked through life's circumstances together, we learned more
about each other and about ourselves.
There were times of great joy but there were also times when we had to
hold each other tightly and simply keep walking. The thing is, I gradually came to KNOW that he would hold on to me and keep
walking. I came to the place where I never doubted that. I guess you could say
that we learned to "abide" with each other.
As I observe my son
David, and his wife Kim-they definitely
have learned the value of "abiding". Now, with the wonder of
texting, they are in constant communication throughout the day, wherever they
are. It may be just a quick check in or something more important but they have
become best friends as well as a married couple. They've walked through some pretty difficult
circumstances but in the process they've learned to know that each of
them is there for the other no matter what. They hold on and keep walking.
The glorious beauty of
our relationship with Jesus is that He has opened the door to a place of our
ability to encounter our Father's presence any moment-any day-any time. In John
15, Jesus pointed out the fact that we are invited and expected to abide
in Him. He said that the evidence of abiding is that what HE has said,
becomes the basis for how we live our lives.
His words are there to hold us together with Him. His promises, and His thoughts are to be the
glue that binds us together with our heavenly Father and all that He is for
us. His words are the "studs"
that hold up the foundation of our lives.
And unless HE builds the house, WE build it in vain.
The progression from knowing
about Him, to really knowing Him is firmly established on Jesus's Words
and seeing them come to life in our circumstances. It's taking the time to sort out what we
believe about Him from what someone else has said, and beginning to increase in knowing Him from what Jesus has said,
and has demonstrated by His life. Jesus
is the One who holds all things together by the power of His Word.
If He is the One who
holds everything together, wouldn't it be wise to at least know what He thinks
about things?
When my husband
died, there was a huge void in my future.
The things we had planned together, the dreams we had dreamed together
were all tied up in our "togetherness'.
Suddenly I had no purpose, no teammate, and no one to hold me
together. That's when my journey into
"abiding" in Jesus, began with greater intensity. Now, twenty years later, I find that He is
perfectly capable of holding me and my circumstances together. I heard Graham Cooke say recently, that 'If
you are IN Christ, then all of your circumstances are In HIM too!" Good point don't you think?
I don't know where you
are abiding today, whether it is in the counsel of a friend, or the
latest world news, or the latest self-help book, but I do know this; If you are
abiding in Jesus, then your circumstances are lovingly and powerfully in Him
too.
Why not ask Him WHO He wants to be for you in your situation
right now? Could He be bigger than you
think?
And then, why not ask Him, who He intends for YOU to become as you abide in Him through
this situation?
Could you be bigger than you think?
Could you be bigger than you think?
The most obvious question is, of course, what are HIS thoughts on
the matter?
Wouldn't you like to abide in higher thoughts, wiser
thoughts, and victorious thoughts?
It all depends on where you chose to abide today, and who
you choose to listen to does't it?
Power Thought:
Copyright © 2014, Suzanne Roberts, Unpublished Work
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