Good Morning Thursday...
Thank You Father for the blessing of this NEW day. Please continue to fill our HEARTS & MINDS with Your TRUTH & LOVE so we stay FOCUSED on The TRUTH of “Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28) TODAY! ABBA, during this time of “The 10 Days of Awe” before Your Most Holy Day, The Day of Atonement, and everyday, we ask you to HELP US to SEE our SINs, REPENT from them, CONFESS them, AND BE CLEANSED by Your Mighty Right Hand. IN YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST’S GLORIOUS AND MIGHTY NAME we ask these things Father. Praise You and Bless You in Yeshua, Jesus Christ Name. AMEN! It never fails… When we get close to and are going through Our Father’s Holy Feasts, I start getting phone calls about members of our family in Christ going through spiritual warfare in some manner. As we go through the next week of reflection during these “10 Days of Awe” there is no doubt many of us will be tested. Spiritual activity is at a high around The Feasts and I have found that the enemy is always lurking, just waiting to catch a foothold. We must be aware of this and “sober minded” (1 Peter 5:8). At all times the enemy will use his native tongue, lies, to misdirect, confuse, and try his best to plant seeds of doubt. It is doubt and disbelief that gets us in trouble… it has been the problem since the beginning, since the fall in the garden. There is no doubt that when we get close to Our Father’s Holy Festivals, the enemy is at work overtime... “for he knows he has but a short time” (Revelation 12:12). So, as we move through this Biblical testing season, a season of repentance and drawing closer to God Our Father, let us take a look at how to “test the spirits” (1John 4:1) and truly know if what is being communicated to us is from God Our Father, man, or the enemy. May Our Father Bless you all during this time, may you be strengthened by any of your testing, and may The Grace and Peace of Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ, be with you as you move closer into The Arms of our Life-Giving King. - The 40 Days of Elul (Day 33)(Day 4 of The 10 Days of Awe): How To Test If Something Is From Our Father Ever wonder if something you are experiencing or have received is from God? Do you wonder if you are following Our Father's Will? Wouldn't it be great if God would just write His Will for each day on a list for us? Indeed, it would be, and to a certain extent… He has! This is what we will look at today. Many questions can be presented in our lives each day, week, and year. How much should we work? How many kids should we have? Where should we live, work, and go to church? When should we retire, buy a house, or move to a new city? The questions go on and on. The final question is... What should we do?! Many times it can be easy to tell when Our Father wants us to do something and other times it can seem impossible. Stress is easily built up and many times these life decisions can cause more stress than all the rest. So the question is this... How can we know if something is from God? Today let's take a look at some very practical things we can do to "test the spirits" and see if they are from Our Father or... the other guy. Here are 5 things we can all do to test a situation and ask for God's guidance in seeking His Will. 5 Ways To Know If Something Is From Our Father: 1.) Pray First: If we start by asking, with a humble and honest heart, for Our Father to show us His Individual Plan For Us in whatever we may be dealing with, we have asked rightly. “Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but a few of many, as you can see), that The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) your God may show us The Way in which we should walk and the thing we should do.” Jeremiah 42:2-3 NKJV Our Messiah Did This Often: “So He Himself (Yeshua, Jesus) often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” Luke 5:16 NKJV 2.) Make Sure It Glorifies God: We next must ask if the situation is Glorifying God. Our Father Will Never Lead You To Something That Does Not Bring Him Glory. Think to yourself: Does this bless the relationship I am dealing with? Wife? Children? Can I serve others? Will it affect my attitude? Will I be able to see spiritual "fruit?" “Let your Light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify Your Father In Heaven.” Matthew 5:16 NKJV “Not unto us, O LORD (YHWH, Yahweh), not unto us, But to Your Name give glory, Because of Your Mercy, Because of Your Truth. Why should the Gentiles say, “So where is their God?” But our God Is In Heaven; He does whatever He Pleases.” Psalms 115:1-3 NKJV 3.) Make Sure It Agrees With God's Word: Our Father Never Changes. The Bible aka God's Word Is ALWAYS Counsel We Can Trust. Our Father gave us His Word to reveal His Will to us. “But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known The Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for Salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” II Timothy 3:13-17 NKJV 4.) Be Humble and Patient: Being willing to wait is a hallmark of a believer and humility will always bring us closer to “hearing from God.” God's Will for us is worth the wait, but we must be willing to Trust His Timing, not ours. King Saul didn't wait around and look what happened to him... no bueno. If Our Father's Will is involved, you can guarantee He Will Bring It To Fruition. If we merely stay patient and humble, He Will Guide Us. “Yahweh Is Good to those who wait on Him, to the person that seeks Him. It is good to wait in silence for The Salvation of Yahweh.” Lamentations 3:25-26 LEB “The end of something is better than its beginning, so the patient are better than the proud.” Ecclesiastes 7:8 CJB “Wait on The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh); Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh)!” Psalms 27:14 NKJV “He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His Way.” Psalms 25:9 NIV 5.) Have Faith In God Our Father and His Son Yeshua, Jesus Christ: God Never Breaks A Promise. Our Father Will Accomplish His Will For Us. Certainly we have all become impatient at times. We want clear answers and we want them immediately, but Our Abba (Father) does not work this way. Our Father Will Accomplish What He Says. Remember, "His Kingdom Come, His Will Be Done." “If we are faithless, He Remains Faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” II Timothy 2:13 NKJV “For The Word of The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) Is Right, And all His Work Is Done In Truth.” Psalms 33:4 NKJV “For this reason I bow my knees to The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His Glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in Love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know The Love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all The Fullness of God. Now to Him Who Is Able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to The Power that works in us, To Him Be Glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:14-21 NKJV Most of the time, in this life, things may not be very clear. Certainly, there will be times when you do every one of these steps and still have questions about where Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ, wants you to go or what His Direction is for you. There is nothing wrong with that. Our Father Is Always Teaching Us Something, and you can be sure that if He Wants Something, if it is His Will, He Will Guide You To It. Now, if you have taken the time and gone through these 5 steps, but still don't have a clear answer, just go back to steps 4 and 5. Whatever the problem is, just wait patiently for God. In the meantime there is always something we can do that fulfills all these steps. Go help someone in need, visit a godly Brother or Sister and ask for advice (remember in proverbs 11:14, 12:15, 15:22, and many more, it says the wise take counsel), or just have faith that your answer is coming, besides if faith made Abraham righteous, can't it you also? Of course! The good news is, if you are praying, glorifying Our Father and Yeshua, making sure it doesn't contradict His Word, patiently waiting, being humble, and putting your faith in God Our Father and Yeshua, Jesus Christ His Son... you can never go wrong. Extra Scripture For Elul: “I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”” Isaiah 44:22 “I am my Beloved’s, And my Beloved is mine. He feeds His Flock among the lilies.” Song of Solomon 6:3 God Bless Everyone and have a wonderful God-Our-Father-And-Savior-Filled Thursday!
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Influencer For God
9/29/2022 22:23:06
This is a lovely, insightful, spirit-filled, practical and very resourceful post. You know I have sought guidance about discerning the origins of something before. I know my ego is big and my pride meter often reads high. Many times I have prayed for the Lord to puncture the bubble and drain these things out of me. I feel some strong and persistent nudges to do things sometimes. However, I tend to be slow to action, because I am always wary that it is my ego/vanity/pride/over-ambition/grandiosity and so on at work. I really loved that line in your post: "At all times the enemy will use his native tongue, lies, to misdirect, confuse..." Lies as the native tongue of the chieftain of lies is such an apt description. it's a language that can be used both ways against us: to riddle us with doubts and stop us doing the things we are called to do, or to feel us with over confidence and make us rush in like fools where angels fear to tread. Thanks again for the wise advice in your post.
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Servant of Yeshua 7
10/2/2022 09:21:18
Speaking of insightful posts! :-) All glory to Our King and Savior…The wisdom is all His. As far as pride goes… i think that is the problem of many, and you are spot on about our enemy, well said. It is a Blessing from Our Father that at least you “see” you have an issue and you call to Our Father for help. Many unfortunately won’t be humble, even when in the throws of misery. You will continue to be in this servant’s prayers Brother, and please keep me in yours. Thank you for the beautiful comment and always being an encouragement. May Our Father and Savior’s Grace, Peace, and Love be upon you, and may He Bless You… MIGHTILY! :-)
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