Prayer Circle: April 2 Day 33

Good Day Everyone, I hope all is well. My 3 youngest kids are in town for Spring Break so I have been trying to enjoy every moment of our time together while fighting a sinus & strep throat infection. Fun times!!! Tomorrow is a VERY IMPORTANT day for me, my children and my parents. If you can keep me lifted up in prayer that would be a tremendous blessing for us.

Within me I expect to hear a fresh revelatory word from God every day. I want to learn more and more about Him and how to apply his perspective to my reality. I believe in some ways my paradigm has been fashioned by the American microwave mentality. I want EVERYTHING that I want right NOW. It’s hard for me to sit back and chew on the same piece of fat for months. We are all asking God to change or enhance areas in our lives and we want to see, feel, touch, smell, and taste these changes immediately. On a blog titled “Women Walking in Wisdom’s Footsteps” I read the following quote:

. Normally So for those of you who are seeking a change (or changes), it may not be helpful to seek the quick fix.  Because while temporary relief may come and go, transformation achieved through effort and struggle is lasting.

This quote really stuck with me as I was preparing for today’s encouragement session. I wanted to bring y’all something new, different, exciting, and refreshing. I wanted to deep about y’all’s prayer request. However, the Holy Spirit redirected my overzealous desires back to His response that I shared yesterday. He wants us to rehearse the golden nuggets so that we can be clear of the promises that He is bringing our way. 

The first part of His Response begins with...

My sin is ever before you. My mistakes have matured me with an earthly blessing. Your yoke is easy and your burden is light. I lay down my burdens, cast my cares upon you and rest in your presence. I stand firm believing that each year, month, week, day, and moment has been preordained by you

We all make mistakes and sometimes we repeat the same mistake over and over again. Even being equipped with the reasoning and understanding the behavior is a mistake we still knowingly commit the act, the sin. We choose to miss the mark purposely. And on top of that we cry out to God because we are experiencing the consequence of our negative behavior. These consequences (earthly blessings) can make our path seem long, treacherous, hilly, or even impossible. I can relate my consequences of having a child out of wedlock and divorce to this scenario. The only way for me to physically and mentally move forward was to cry to God and tell my Father all about it. My whining didn’t immediately change my circumstances, but it gave God an opportunity to change my perspective so that I could gather the energy to progress (rest in His Presence). When you have truly entered into the presence of God, your entire reality changes, miracles are present, the peace of God will surpass your understanding of what is true; literally, I have seen people leave their walking cane in the sanctuary and didn’t call the church until dayssss later looking for it. She didn’t need it. Her reality (mental and physical conditions) changed so drastically that the crutch (a physical object solving a mental condition) was no longer a solution. If you have never witnessed such a miracle or unusual circumstance make it a priority to surround yourself with someone who can teach you how to usher yourself into a precious atmosphere as God’s presence.

The details of my life work for my good; not by my might or power but by your Spirit Lord.  You have chosen to confound the wise with the foolish things of the world and you can use an ass to speak your word.

According to Romans 8:28 all things that we do, whether good or bad, work for our good or a greater purpose. Many times mistakes with consequences allow us that chance to perfect things within us. After a while, when the opportunity to knowingly commit a sin rears its ugly head, previous experiences with the consequence should fire off information in our mind about making a better decision. I Peter 5:10 says  "But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you]." But the first step is listed in verse 7… casting your cares upon Him. Therefore never give up on yourself or God because there is a “perfecting, establishing, strengthening, settling” that’s happening in you through Him. Suffering through the consequences can make you feel foolish or weak. That can be Romans 8:28 kicking in because in 1Corintians 1:27 God imparts "But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;" You feeling foolish and weak is the things working together for your good. You never know when God is going to bless you with your change or enhancement. It can manifest NOW.

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So my question to us scholared woman of the Lord… What techniques can you implore to motivate yourself when you are weak or feeling foolish about your choices due to the suffering felt from the consequences? How can you help yourself when no one is around or you have rejected to the wisdom around you?