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(Baby Boy practicing prayer as his heart welled up in thankfulness for his gingersnap cookie.)\"\"<\/a>“I urge you to slow your pace, to approach His hallowed name thoughtfully. Take time! Give Him the respect He deserves. Wait on God. In return, He will give you a clearer vision. Furthermore, He will soften your will and make you want to know and do His will.”<\/span><\/p>\n

From Simple Faith by Charles <\/span>Swindoll.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here I go again, borrowing from Prairie Chick<\/a> ; quotes she has made, posts she is sharing and things she is being taught and sharing in our little online devotional.<\/a> More appreciating and standing in joyful agreement with her I suppose!<\/p>\n
THE LEADING<\/div>\n

A few days ago I posted about changing your point of view<\/a>, specifically in prayer but it leads into all aspects of life (IT MUST lead into all aspects of life). Making your focus being lead by God and not letting him tag alone with you… selflessness verses selfishness… listening verses pleading… <\/p>\n

Prairie Chick’s thoughts completed a lot of the Spirits call to me lately with … desiring after him and not after your own plans! He is truly teaching us how to love by insisting we long for him, for love has not one selfish mutant cell!<\/p>\n

THE MOOD<\/div>\n

Just yesterday I was being crushed with a mood… a mood brought on by a burden I wasn’t meant to be carrying… I was frustrated and letting myself be confused about my ability to discern… After a few days of depressive thoughts I realised the only thing I was doing wrong was trying to fix it myself… this only realised when I stopped pleading for God to make this work for me and instead asking him what he wanted from me… he wanted me to let go… <\/p>\n

This burden was valuable and nothing insignificant in the spiritual sense but I realise it therefore was valuable to God too and he could handle it better then I!<\/p>\n

THE LIFTING<\/div>\n

After letting it go in prayer I took a step of faith and called a friend who was involved and basically called off the desperate and feeble battle… ‘We are leaving it in his hands for now!’ I couldn’t believe how relieved we both where! The reaction was immediate! My physical self was energized and my emotions where happy and my heart was no longer heavy!<\/p>\n

Following God, seeking to be in his ultimate will, is always better then taking the bull by the horn yourself, even when you think it is a worthy cause you must first LET GOD!<\/p>\n

THE WAITING AND LISTENING<\/div>\n

So now I am in another place of waiting and listening for what is next and I am so much happier here! There is one constant that today and yesterday share… both days I was clueless about how to deal with it all but the difference is BIG… yesterday I was desperate to carry it and solve it and praying for blessing… Today I have surrendered to Gods will and the unknown is completely manageable because of the little seed of faith<\/span> he has given me for it!<\/p>\n

TTFN<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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