To introdue the bible study that I'm doing, lets take a short quiz. Do you feel any one or all of the following: Overwhelmed, Stressed Out, No Peace, Longing for More, No Enthusiasm, In Need of Fresh Hope? To sum this up Frazzled! I'm sure all of us have felt these. Sometimes God has to take us away from everything, (even if we think its good) to show us what he wants us to do. He really just wants us to "sit at his feet." God can speak clearly to us if he's not haveing to compete with all the distractions in our life. This is why our "Quiet Time" with God is so important. Sometimes its hard for us to let go of a few things to spend time with him. There are times when you need to step back from all the "good things" your doing to experience the BEST thing! As I journey thru this book & you tag along, I pray that we're all blessed!!
Matthew 6:33 Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be provided for you. (NIV) Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. (MSG) Today the lesson is titled: Mary chose the one thing needed, So will I! Luke 10:38-42. The Message version of this story speaks more to me. My focus is becoming intimate with God. Have you ever experienced a time that you felt "love deprived"? I'm sure you had some of these feelings: empty, cheated, angry, neglected, unloved, lonely, desperately sad, helpless.
The "story" of every believer is a journey of the heart. Jesus longs for you. He wants a relationship with you EVEN in the middle of your daily stresses. I have received a fresh new hope & excitement about discovering a more intimate walk with my Father and experience the deep love of our renewed relationship. God had already begun to speak to me in new ways & show me things also. One thing I was shown in this story of Mary & Martha was God is my heavenly Dadddy---not Father. Dad because Father is so formal. (Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a Daddy) I was a Daddy's girl at one time and loved being in his lap. In his lap is where my heavenly Dad wants me to be. If you feel thats disrespectful.... sorry but that will be your issue to deal with or overcome. My heavenly Daddy wants to love on me by me crawling in his lap & spending time with him, or sitting at his feet sometimes when he needs to discipline or have a hard talk with me. Either way he loves me & is always there for me.
More to come tomorrow. Ponder on these things for now!!Love to y'all! Joannie
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