God knows what you need before you even ask Him.

“Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.” Mt. 6:8
What does that mean? Like them? Them who? Them what? Simply them who haven’t met Him yet. I love “them”. I know because, I was there, I won’t judge anyone.
We so limit our God. He’s everywhere, hears it all and knows it all. He reads our hearts every day. Can you imagine a God that knows what you need before you even ask Him? You could ask, “Well if we’ve got a God who knows what I need, why ask Him? Why pray? Besides that, why does he allow me to go through all of these things?” Because, He wants to hear from you, after all; He is the one who created you. Besides, He’s given you a free will to do as you please.
Think of it this way: You are where you are because of a thought, and you eventually carried out that thought. Woe is our thoughts if we do not choose to change them.
Isn’t it delightful when your first born says a few words to you and begins to grow in their love toward you. They look up and smile and you smile back and as they grow, they ask you for things and sometimes you say a no because you know what is good for them at that age. Other times, you are delighted to give them things. A very wise man that has a gigantic help ministry once said to me “Sometimes God says NO.” Boy we don’t want to hear that. But you see, just as God knows what we need, He also knows what we do not need. A leader of the Prophets once said that the worst thing you can do for your child is to give him everything or to do everything for him. I say “amen brother!”
I call Him father, because He’s been my Holy Father since I was five years old. I didn’t understand it, but I knew He was there. I knew He was my guardian.
Isn’t it great that when you are hurting and struggling; we have a great God that actually knows what you need right at that exact time!

Getting Older isn't for Wimps

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes;: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to the bones.” KJV Proverbs 3:5-8

It seems when you hit a certain age you start noticing odd aches and pains. I realize I am not unique because we all seem to be on the same journey. If you have been healthy for the most part of your life you become shocked and dismayed with your body. What is going on anyway? We become like an old modelay needing a 30,000 mile overhaul. Our engine doesn’t seem to be running the way it should and sputters when it tries to start. After all,the car used to automatically know where to go, but now we have to take a few minutes to think why we went into the garage in the first place. You went to the Dr and discovered you then became a statistic of many other thousands of women who needed their gallbladder out. Your back ache becomes a real challenge and you know it isn’t your great bed. All in all, you look around and see so many others treading on our journey a lot worse off than you and not whining about it.
As I see it, there has to be a lot of backbone in you to be able to continue on our journey of aging.
Behind every thought of mine is a continual trust in God. I certainly won’t pretend that I know and understand everything that is written in the Bible, but I do know that when you take it to heart; it will change yours. When you take that one small leap of faith in trusting God, he meets you the rest of the way and takes your hand and makes the journey a little bit easier. It is so easy to try to figure it all out, especially when you have an analytic mind like mine. I have always sought the “whys” and “motives.” God says it is he who gives us understanding and wisdom when we seek him with everything inside of us. We have a God so big that for some reason we seem to keep trying to bring him down to our level to understand him. That isn’t necessary. Isn’t it time to realize that there really isn’t anything too small or big for him to handle? Can you honestly believe that? Can you change your thinking processes from doubt to faith assured that the character of our God is love? He will move mountains upon your behalf if you can only believe.
Have you found yourself in a quandary about which way to go? Acknowledge God first and then take that step forward. Believe me, if you aren’t supposed to walk through that door, he steps up to the plate and closes that door. He may have a better one in mind for you. I always love it when he closes a door, because he has heard my prayer.
Knowledge and wisdom is a good thing and we should be seeking his way all of the time, but do not depend upon man’s storehouse of wisdom. Why do we always seem to do things our self and depend upon our own “wise” ways? Too many times we will find ourselves going in circles until we learn that it is all by his spirit.
Fear the Lord. I see this as remembering that whatever we do in this lifetime we are planting seeds of some sort. Seeds of trust for others to use, seeds of hope to extend encouragement, seeds of love to those who are in need and seeds of favor. All those are good seeds that will reap an abundance of a healthy harvest in your life, but there are the unwise seeds that we choose to plant too and there is definitely a harvest time for them also. God’s sowing and reaping principles are seen everywhere. In fact, one single sowing began with one thought from our mind. Whether it was a building to be built or a divorce and from those seeds each gathered a harvest. Be very careful what you plant in your garden of life, there will surely be crop come up.
Depart from evil. Today’s message in the world is that there isn’t any difference between good and evil. We know better when we hear the news. If you are struggling with evil or any bondage, seek counseling and help. You can be delivered from it, but you first must desire this to happen. In order for light to open up darkness you have to make that one small step and seek help. This is what a powerful God of love can do for you.
The above verse gives us a promise that when we do all of these things we will have health to our navel and bones. Navel signifies life and when you get a little bit of age, you will want some extra marrow in your bones so you won’t creak.
God doesn’t expect us to be perfect; but we should examine our heart and ask for forgiveness and forgive those who have offended us. In fact, bless them in some way, but that is another word for later. Remember God knows our weaknesses before we confess them. It is important that we acknowledge him, trust in him so we can lean upon his strength instead of our own. A small amount of trust and acknowledgment will open up a door to give you more faith. Forgiving others will bring forgiveness when you need it. Extending a kind word will reap a perfect word in the perfect time in your life. Leaving an old way of life will give you the blessing to see his strength and promise to carrying on in your journey.