Verse of the day-Deuteronomy 6:4-5
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
I have been taught that nothing ever just happens. Today is my first day on my 28 day journey to new life and what do I see on the Christ Union website? The above verse. The same verse that spoke to me only 4 days ago in which the speaker based his sermon on and I vowed within to dedicate myself like never before.
Well the weather this morning in Hertfordshire began brightly but as I look out the window now, it has grown overcast. I have finished exercising on the bike where I combined my time of pain with crying out to God. In doing this the exhaustion was nullified and a deep sense of God hearing my cry prevailed.
As Internet worship music filled the room the words which came out of the speakers began ministering to me. I believe God would have me know that as I cried for help in various areas of my life that I should always be aware that this world is not permanent in its present state. So I must lift my thoughts to a higher purpose of living.
Later in the afternoon I realized that if I’m to hear from God in anyway I’m to get myself lost in the word. I can’t rely upon dreams and visions anymore cause they have dried up anyway.
So my plan here on in is to apply myself to his word that he may speak to me thru them.
Today begins a quest that I could not shrug aside. It is a quest that i could not ignore.Usually it is reserved for the traditional new years eve, where I reflect over my life and attempt to implement ideas to make the coming year a closer walk with the Lord.
Every year of my known life in christ has seen my ideas peeter out mid way through the January month. But not this year...not this time. This time an unidentified power within (I cannot say it is God and I cannot say it is me) is compelling me to devote myself initially for 21 days of this calender month. As i agreed this in my Spirit I was aware that Feb has only 28 days and 28 is a good number for me as i lived for many years under that house number.
Even as I write, the well known verse.."it is the goodness of God which leads us to repentance" tugs my heart. Reminding me that this is in fact the Lords doing and not my intelectual abilities.
What do I hope to achieve? Only God knows! What I do know is that this will be an inspiration to those like me who are going through extreme periods of spiritual darkness.
Those of us who have followed the Lord and have allowed situations of our past to harden us and nullify our hearing and dampen our faith. I believe my 28 day journey will awake the faith within to once again stand were Men have feared to tread.
I dare to go into the enemies camp and return all that was stolen and more. For I do not just want my goods but also seventy times seven for my trouble.
once again I will know what it means to gird up the loins of my mind and allow God full control.
Working in sales drained me of devotional time,but now the lord has seen fit that all excuses and obstacles has been removed and a response is needed from me.
After many years of praying for God to lead us to a Church, we have finally found one that we can call our home. Now it is imperative that I be filled with the Spirit as to assist there and in my home, as I continue to pray for the Lord to lead me Career wise.
I do not know how this journey will be walked.My days must however include an overload of prayer, worship, exercise and study. I will simply take a step out of the boat and trust that day by day God will influence my mind to do the things he wants and when he wants.
Adam is related in part to the verb adom, meaning to be red.This is referring to the ruddiness of man's complextion. Adamah which means soil may also be derived from this verb.
Looks like the red indians owned more than just America and Jamaica!
Gen2:7 The Lord God formed Adam of the dust of the "adamah".
The first man and woman were a microcosm of the church and God's glory and blessing was to be seen through them.To this very day that unity carries with it promises of success and blessings upon our unity today
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