Believe is a VERB!

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go, I will counsel you with My eye upon you” Ps 32.8

Do we believe God? Do we believe Him enough to act like we believe Him?

He promises to instruct us, teach us, and counsel us.

Do we believe that enough to slow down, quiet our minds, and LISTEN?

And when we hear His guidance, do we believe enough to obey no matter what? When it seems contrary, confusing, or random…do we obey based on His goodness and faithfulness instead of constantly running it through our human filter and rejecting it if it “doesn’t make sense”?

He is good
He is kind and gentle
His thoughts are different than ours…His perspective is infinitely higher and wiser

Today’s challenge….believe Him and act like it!
 

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The Big Fat "No" from Heaven

I'm writing over at Life Verb today.  Here's what's on my mind:

Praying this for my team today.  I’m so thankful that we have a Living God who sees us, hears us, and cares for us.  Sometimes the very best and most loving answer to our prayerful petitions is a big fat “NO”….but at the end of the day, if we know that God is FOR us and wants only the very best for us, I love hearing ‘no’ from Him!

Wait….”no” is a good thing?  Well, think about it.  I see something I want.  I want it badly enough that it makes my chest ache a little bit thinking about it.  I’m emotional enough to pray for God to intervene on my behalf.  But He says “no”.  The question we ask now is “why?”, right?  And here’s where it gets really interesting…..  CONTINUE READING

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