Listening

     Last night I was in a Beth Moore Bible Study (Sacred Secrets) with some ladies from my church and she said something that really hit home.  We have to hear God's Word and let it go deep into our heart and only then do we need to start telling the world what secrets (even if it is common knowledge to others) that He has shared.  God has been sharing so much with me and I have been sharing a lot with you.  Last week it was pointed out to me that God uses what we see as delays to prepare us for what is to come.  I believe that my delays are for that reason.  I am still searching and listening to God's still small voice to direct me.
     I usually spend a year searching for certain mysteries that I feel He leads me to research and discover.  However, there are a few personal mysteries that He is still trying to share with me.  I am patient in the learning.  This year He has been throwing more at me.  Maybe He believes that I can handle it or maybe He sees urgency in me to make me a better disciple.   Please be praying with me as I look deep into my heart to find out why "iron sharpens iron" has become so important this year.  Then there is 2 Thessalonians 2:30: "Do not let anyone deceive you in any way".  That one is pretty obvious, but it has great importance right now.   The last thing is Romans 8:28: "all things God works for the good of those who love Him".  All this has to do with my journey and yet I cannot see the end of the journey.

 

     That said, I must go back father.  At the beginning of the year I did the Gideon Bible Study with Priscilla Shirer that changed my walk into missions.  I realized that God can use all my flaws and weaknesses to glorify His name.  All I had to do is be willing.  I can be a perfectionist, so this was such a great discovery for my walk with Jesus.  It helped me love myself even more.  After all, God made me this way and loves me no matter how many flaws I may have.  He uses all our weakness to make us strong, if we allow Him.