Our walk with God 8~27~13

     I am so blessed!  I just thought I would put that out there....I am also a bit forgetful at times, anybody else?  This past Saturday, a dear woman, with whom I am cultivating a friendship, was visiting at my house, and we were working very diligently canning peaches!  What a blessing she is, and was to me that day!  We had fun! And we accomplished a fair amount in the process!  And I say I am forgetful, because I had a perfect opportunity for some wonderful action shots with my camera and I was so engrossed in what we were doing, I forgot!

Now we must travel on to our current study, our should I say our never ending study, of what we are trying to learn about our Heavenly Father....Thank you Daddy, for always being there, and always taking care of us...you are the beyond the best!

Last time we finished up on Proverbs 11:25, and today we will start off with Isaiah 40: 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

They that wait upon the Lord, just think about this portion...can you wait upon the Lord?  I look at the children of today, and everything is instantaneous, I really do not like this word!  We have become a society that is IMPATIENT, and this is not good.  Young women, some young women, want their husbands now!  They are so impatient, they are incapable of waiting for the very best that God has to offer to them!  How sad is that!  And in all honesty, I have to admit that I was one of those women, and boy oh boy did I make mistakes!  But God in His infinite wisdom allowed me to come into His presence and wait upon Him in the end to receive the wonderful husband that He had for me!

But they that wait upon the Lord, We need to get back to waiting upon the Lord!

And the Lord shall renew their strength, I want that!  This morning when I awoke, well actually I woke during the night, and I was awake enough to realize that the Lord woke me, and I asked Him, who do you want me to pray for, and a person came to mind, and so I prayed for that person, I think it was about 3:00 AM, and this is something I am trying to train myself, of course with God's help to do, but when I awoke again at 4:30, I was awake! And ready to do whatever the Lord has for me to do this day!  The Lord renewed my strength!  This is a PROMISE, and I fully intend to claim it in full!  I will run and not be tired!  And I will do as He directs me to do!  Oh thank you Daddy!  You know God is just so amazing; if we would just take a moment or two or three each and every day to realize this!  We do not have to be an "instant people." We can be patient, but it will take a little time and a lot of patience, as we retrain the people we are around and the people in our families and our associates as we become more patient!

Isaiah 41:10  King James Version (KJV)

10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 43:2  King James Version (KJV)

2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Our Pastor told us that there are 365 times in the Bible that it says "Fear not" one for every day of the year.  

Do you understand that these are promises from Me?  Don't waste your time on fear!

I so love it when God takes over my fingers...He wants us to know that fear is no good...don't waste time on it!  There is so much more out there to spend time on!  Both of these verses point us in this direction. Don't be afraid, God is with us always, always, do you understand this word.  Always doesn't mean sometimes, always is always!  Every minute, every second, always!  God is with us in the good times and thru the fires, and He will protect us and encourage us, if we will just allow Him (and invite Him) to do this!  Yes God said, "and invite," we have to invite God into our lives and into our hearts, so that He can be, such an integral part of us.  Then these promises can all be a part of our lives.

We aren't finished yet.  Their are six more verse to go thru...and we will continue on...But as this day proceeds, try to be patient and walk with God,  God wants only the very best for us, can you be patient enough to wait upon the Lord?