Hello loves! Just like every other post on this blog, this post is about The Lover and us and it has a great personal experience attached to it .
Psalm 40:16(KJV): "Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth". This portion of the scriptures is one of the most quoted. But what does it mean to be stlil? why is there a need for it?
WHAT IT MEANS:
Being still is a spiritual state of calmness. It refers to spiritual serenity. In this state, your ears are wide open to hear and your eyes clear to see. It means to step out of the traffic!
THE NEED FOR IT:
At different points in our lives we will tread troubled paths, things will happen, things might crumble all around you, you can watch your plans all fail before your
eyes but what is the command? Be Still! Calm down, stand firm in faith, why? Because God is on our side! He loves us! Romans8:37 ;"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us". " we are "more than conquerors" this means we not just mere
conquerors. We walk through fire unscathed! Yes, we will walk through fire
but it shouldn't hurt us, it should rather refine us,we should come out shining brighter and stronger, challenges should launch us into greater realms. Remember all things work together for our good. I love the Message Bible version of Romans8:37 ; "None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us". To faze means "to disrupt the composure of" Ahahahah!
Got it?!! Tribulations should not make us run around ! They should not affect our composure. God wants us to enjoy life, fear and agitation won't let us enjoy life. He wants us to be always at peace, He wants us to live lives full of hope and remember, hope is a Person, Jesus. .
BE STILL! HE SPEAKS
Psalm40:16(MSG) : “Step out of the
traffic! Take a long, loving look at me,
your High God, above politics, above everything.” . So.....take a break! Move out of that heavy traffic , take a deep breath, pay close attention, He is saying something . Just as God provided the Israelites with daily manna, He provides us our daily bread; His word. His word comes forth per time so, always be in
alignment with Him.
BE STILL, LET HIM TAKE CHARGE
Sit!! and take a longggggggg loving look at your lover. Just behold Him, be still! Yes........stare at Him He's sure to return that stare! That loving gaze makes you melt like butter, all fear vanishes! He's ever ready! Let Him take the wheel! C'mon..... He's a better driver than you are and He knows the suitable routes so,
all you need to do is to sit back and relax!
Don't be troubled!
Now going back to my experience, those two weeks are still the best days I've lived so far! They have forever transformed me! I had wonderful encounters with God. There was only a need for me to Be Still and listen. Now, I'm beginning to feel
overwhelmed, there are so many things to
do, lots of work to catch up on. I'm beginning to feel troubled again, I've developed a bad habit of over thinking things. Glory to God! I know what to do, i'll be still and let Him take charge. I'll surrender the whole situation completely to Him just like a child that I am. Yes! I'm His baby. I'm never gonna lose my child likeness. He loves us and He pays close
attention to us( Psalms 36:5-6 God's love
is meteoric,
his loyalty astronomic,
His purpose titanic,
his verdicts oceanic.
Yet in his largeness
nothing gets lost;
Not a man, not a mouse,
slips through the cracks.)
He's more interested in us than we are in ourselves. It's a love affair!
(Don't forget to drop your comments and share...love you!)
So many things have happened in the past two/three weeks. I was hospitalised, was bedridden, I even had to use a ventilator for like four days. I felt so many emotions ; I was angry at first, then I became seriously bothered, I even thought about death for like ten minutes, the things that bothered me as regards that were my mom and the number of songs I was yet to write(seems funny, but it has a whole lot attached to it). It didn't take long for the "death thing" to die because even though I was physically weak, I still felt full of life.( I can't st op laughing about it now) But later I became indifferent about the whole situation . I acted like I didn't really care about the outcome of the whole situation.. I didn't sing or listen to any song,It was that bad! Then the visions started.....(let's stop here for now)
I can guess the question on your mind now "where is she headed?".
,shhhhhhhh......Be Still.
,shhhhhhhh......Be Still.
WHAT IT MEANS:
Being still is a spiritual state of calmness. It refers to spiritual serenity. In this state, your ears are wide open to hear and your eyes clear to see. It means to step out of the traffic!
THE NEED FOR IT:
At different points in our lives we will tread troubled paths, things will happen, things might crumble all around you, you can watch your plans all fail before your
eyes but what is the command? Be Still! Calm down, stand firm in faith, why? Because God is on our side! He loves us! Romans8:37 ;"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us". " we are "more than conquerors" this means we not just mere
conquerors. We walk through fire unscathed! Yes, we will walk through fire
but it shouldn't hurt us, it should rather refine us,we should come out shining brighter and stronger, challenges should launch us into greater realms. Remember all things work together for our good. I love the Message Bible version of Romans8:37 ; "None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us". To faze means "to disrupt the composure of" Ahahahah!
Got it?!! Tribulations should not make us run around ! They should not affect our composure. God wants us to enjoy life, fear and agitation won't let us enjoy life. He wants us to be always at peace, He wants us to live lives full of hope and remember, hope is a Person, Jesus. .
BE STILL! HE SPEAKS
Psalm40:16(MSG) : “Step out of the
traffic! Take a long, loving look at me,
your High God, above politics, above everything.” . So.....take a break! Move out of that heavy traffic , take a deep breath, pay close attention, He is saying something . Just as God provided the Israelites with daily manna, He provides us our daily bread; His word. His word comes forth per time so, always be in
alignment with Him.
BE STILL, LET HIM TAKE CHARGE
Sit!! and take a longggggggg loving look at your lover. Just behold Him, be still! Yes........stare at Him He's sure to return that stare! That loving gaze makes you melt like butter, all fear vanishes! He's ever ready! Let Him take the wheel! C'mon..... He's a better driver than you are and He knows the suitable routes so,
all you need to do is to sit back and relax!
Don't be troubled!
Now going back to my experience, those two weeks are still the best days I've lived so far! They have forever transformed me! I had wonderful encounters with God. There was only a need for me to Be Still and listen. Now, I'm beginning to feel
overwhelmed, there are so many things to
do, lots of work to catch up on. I'm beginning to feel troubled again, I've developed a bad habit of over thinking things. Glory to God! I know what to do, i'll be still and let Him take charge. I'll surrender the whole situation completely to Him just like a child that I am. Yes! I'm His baby. I'm never gonna lose my child likeness. He loves us and He pays close
attention to us( Psalms 36:5-6 God's love
is meteoric,
his loyalty astronomic,
His purpose titanic,
his verdicts oceanic.
Yet in his largeness
nothing gets lost;
Not a man, not a mouse,
slips through the cracks.)
He's more interested in us than we are in ourselves. It's a love affair!
(Don't forget to drop your comments and share...love you!)
4 comments:
It's indeed
Wow it's indeed a love affair!!!!!
We know that God's love for us is unconditional and everlasting(Jer 31:3). But why do some Christians suffer a lot? U know u just look at some people (believers)...u try to match what they preach e.g the dividends of Christianity with their lives...and they just don't corroborate. U see unbelievers having it easy and WE who are supposed to have it easier are struggling really hard.Why is this so?
The fact that believers go through trials and difficulties is no news. But then, there's only one kind of suffering believers are expected to suffer; PERSECUTION. In this, we are expected to rejoice because it's a gift from God. It helps in our service and that's the only kind of suffering Christ takes on (Colossians 1:24-25). We rejoice in this because we know we are more than conquerors. Unbelievers are no threat to the devil, believers are the ones who are saved and with the authority over him. The devil is angry and he's on rampage, so he attacks. In this situation, what we do is put the devil in his place, under our feet. We are seated with Christ in the heavenly places(Ephesians 2:6) we are far ABOVE all principalities and powers and we have been given a name, everything in the universe is subject to that name.
Problems believers face could be as a result of several things; the state of the mind,refusal to forgive self even when God already has etc. These things could result to sickness and so many things. It all comes down to our identity in Christ, the more we grow in our Knowledge of Him, the more we know ourselves, who we are in Him, who He is in us and the more understanding we get about he way we should live. God's will for us is that we live life to the fullest. The kingdom way of life.
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