Page 7 - MyFaithMag FEB 2018
P. 7

FAITH MATTERS  7













                            if you choose to follow this simple pattern of spending time with Him each day,

                                     you will discover how real and powerful His Word can be in your life





          and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to,   whether at home or travelling in my car.  One
          trusts in, and relies on) Me, although he may   place the Holy Spirit ministers the Word to me
          die, yet he shall live; And whoever continues to   and reinforces me with hope and inner strength
          live and believes in (has faith in, cleaves to, and   has been on the airplane.  There is no limit to
          relies on) Me shall never [actually] die at all.”   where  and  when  the  Holy  Spirit  can  make
          (John 11:25-26).  The resurrection life Jesus   God’s Word alive and powerfully vital to us.
          is offering all who continue to live and believe
          in Him, is a promise of the full, abundant life   My encouragement to you this week, is to
          we can have in intimately knowing Him and His   decide to up the time and attention you give
          Word while we are here, travelling through the   to the Word of God in your own journey of life.
          journey of life on earth.                  If you are anything like me, and truly desire to
                                                     live this journey I’ve been given just as God
          So, since it is God’s will for us to live a full,   intended for me to live; then we need to make
          satisfied  and  abundant  life,  how  do  we   knowing Him, and His will for us, our priority.
          practically manage to do this in a world that is so
          unpredictable and full of constant challenges?    To be extremely practical, go before the Lord
          Life is messy and bad things happen to all   and set a goal to spend a certain amount of
          people.  How do we really live this journey   uninterrupted time with Him, in His Word each
          without being victims to the circumstances   day this week.  And trust Him to help you stick
          that constantly threaten to steal what has been   to it.  Don’t go overboard and make it a legalistic
          promised us? I know for a fact that to remain   chore, you’ll kill the joy and excitement before
          in a place of hopeful faith, and in the safety   you even begin!
          of supernatural peace, and soul strengthening
          joy; I must be careful to constantly give myself   As you carefully listen to, or read what He
          to the things of God. I must surround myself   leads you to each day, be sure to spend a few
          with His Word. You see, the Word was inspired   moments reflecting and meditating on it.  Then,
          by God Himself.  That means on each page,   before you carry on with the responsibilities of
          from beginning to end, if we open the eyes of   the day, be sure to write something down about
          our hearts to it, we will find the Spirit of God   it.  Anything you felt the Holy Spirit touch your
          and  His  great  love  for  us  woven  into  every   heart with.  You may be inspired to practically
          truth.  And it’s really not difficult for us to do   do  something  with  the  truth  He  highlighted
          this!  A wonderful advantage of technology   to you, even encourage someone else with it
          today, is we have access to powerful, Holy   during your day.  When you do, it will anchor
          Spirit inspired teachings on the Word!  We   that truth even more securely inside your heart
          can plug our earphones into our devices and   and mind, and it will become your truth!
          hear the Word while we do our daily chores, or
          travel from place to place.  We can download   I have no doubt, that if you choose to follow this
          excellent reading material that fills us with the   simple pattern of spending time with Him each
          truth of God’s Word.  I always find when I’m   day, you will discover how real and powerful
          listening to the Word being taught, or reading   His Word can be in your life.  You will also be
          what it says, my entire being becomes washed   obeying exactly what Jesus said we must do
          by its truth.  It heals, refreshes and restores my   to live in the fullness He has for us, along this
          hope and trust in the Lord and His faithfulness   journey of life.  You will be abiding in Him!  One
          towards me.                                day at a time, let’s move closer to knowing Him
                                                     and really live this journey together!
          Time and again I’ll be in tears as the Holy Spirit
          tenderly ministers to me while I’m reading or
          listening to teachings on Him and His Word,
   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12