People are Not Easy to Love no. 20

“Trusting is being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things we do not see” (Messianic Jews (Heb) 11:1 CJB). Faith is an action. Hope is my confidence. And the most important part of my relationship with Him is prayer. People are not easy to love because people do not pray.

Earlier this year, I had a colleague come to me and discuss prayer. She said something to the effect that prayer wasn’t going to help anything. And rather than mirroring her secular thoughts on prayer, she was taken back when I affirmed the power of prayer. We have not had any further discussions on this topic BUT I always welcome these chances. People have given up on prayer. And that is because they are convinced that God does not hear. People are deceived into thinking prayer has no power. BUT there is no greater way to build our relationship with Him. There is no greater confidence and trust in His authority than affirming His power over all things. As Paul writes to the church in Corinth, “So we are always confident — we know that so long as we are at home in the body, we are away from our home with the Lord; for we live by trust, not by what we see” (2 Corinthians (2 Co) 5:6-7 CJB). I need to live by trust in what I do not see.

I cannot see God answer prayer. I have no idea how many things are going on with answering a prayer. There are so many things involved in prayer that are beyond my control. BUT the one thing I can control is my affirming His Kingship. I can act in faith by bringing my prayers to Him. I can show my confidence in Him by trusting in His authority. As He assured us, “Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, trust that you are receiving it, and it will be yours” (Mark (Mrk) 11:24 CJB).

I see it in myself before my journey today, I did not spend too much time in prayer. That has drastically changed. I am in prayer a lot. I am in prayer intentionally. I have sought out prayer groups because the Spirit moved me to do such. There is a lot of power in prayer if we take the time to work on that powerful tool we all are given open access to using. We all can pray. We need to choose to work on being people of prayer.

If we spent more time in prayer, then we would build a better relationship with Him. Spending time in prayer affirms His rule over our life. Through prayer, we become better Ambassadors of His Kingdom and show His importance in our lives. Prayer is a powerful tool that helps us love Him, our neighbors, and our enemies and ultimately makes us easier people to love.

Grace and Shalom to your home.

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoKingButChrist #EmbraceTheWithin #NotMyWayYHWH

People are Not Easy to Love no. 18

“For loving God means obeying his commands. Moreover, his commands are not burdensome, because everything which has God as its Father overcomes the world. And this is what victoriously overcomes the world: our trust. Who does overcome the world if not the person who believes that Yeshua is the Son of God” (1 Yochanan (1 Jo) 5:3-5 CJB)? Loving God means obeying His commands. People are not easy to love because they choose other things to trust rather than Jesus.

There is no other way to overcome the world than Jesus. And trusting in Him to get us through this world is the simplest thing to do. BUT it is also the most complicated thing to do as well. I used to have a more difficult time placing trust in Him. BUT through every encounter and obstacle and problem and trial and situation, I need only trust Him. God is enthroned. God is in control. I am definitely not in control. I would definitely make things worse as I often do with my limited control. I can trust after practicing giving Him trust. Faith is an action. Hope is my confidence. Courage is choosing to change. And that all takes a process of, “. . . working out your deliverance with fear and trembling, for God is the one working among you both the willing and the working for what pleases him” (Phillipians (Php) 2:12-13 CJB). He is always going to get His Way.

“Who does overcome the world if not the person who believes that Yeshua is the Son of God?” I want to just sit in that question because it needs to marinate. How else am I going to get through? How else am I going to overcome? How many other ways have I tried? How many other ways have failed? How long is it going to take to realize He is the only Way?

I show my trust in following His commands. Faith is an action. Faith is doing what He wants even when the world laughs. Hope is my confidence. I can confidently follow His commands because I trust Him. Courage is choosing to change. He gives me courage to be a better Ambassador of His Kingdom. And all those steps take obedience to Him. Folks like to get swept up in what the Goyim are doing. BUT we need to be set apart in obedience to Him. I have to stop worrying about what the world thinks, what the world says, and what the world does and keep my eyes on Him. There are far too many distractions I can choose over obedience to Him. There are far too many other things that I can trust besides Jesus. BUT, “Who does overcome the world if not the person who believes that Yeshua is the Son of God?”

Grace and Shalom to your home.

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

#ThinkBetter #BeBetter #NoKingButChrist #EmbraceTheWithin #NotMyWayYHWH