So, I made a choice to have people in my life who I trust to speak the truth to me. I met one of those friends for lunch one day, and she happened to mention that she noticed and liked my new car. He wants you to feel safe when you drive, and I believe he wants you to have this car. I have witnessed her faith in action. I know that she prays often and listens to what God is saying to her.
So, when she said this to me, in addition to being grateful for her taking the time to call me, I had to stop and consider what she said. The next morning I had my weekly Zoom call with my small group. I went through the whole story of buying the car without praying first, the salary cut, and how I felt guilty for not trusting God to get my car through the end of the year.
Blah, blah, blah. That is from the enemy. The enemy wants to distract you from praising God for His goodness. Do you realize that in the middle of a pandemic, after being furloughed, you had enough money for a down payment on a car that is reliable and safe? God provided for you, and you should be praising Him for that. She dropped a truth bomb that cleared the debris of my crazy thinking and gave me clarity.
My other friend echoed her words and encouraged me to receive this gift. I immediately felt a sense of peace. As a group, we thanked God for His provision, and I began to feel grateful for my new car. In fact, I now thank God every day when I start the car. You might even be thinking, why is she making such a big deal out of buying a new car? Well, I do have a flair for the dramatic, but I believe that God uses everything. We do have a spiritual enemy. Now that I have healed from my big screw-ups in life and grown stronger in my faith, I think the enemy has become more subtle in his attempts to separate me from God.
And what a way to do it. He invaded my thoughts and used my fear of being alone without any money against me. Somewhere deep inside of me, I still believe that suffering honors God. God is a provider. There is so much that is wrong with this thinking.
As you read throughout my new car story, you can see the many ways God provided for me. He is an abundant provider. I need to post Matthew somewhere I can see it as a daily reminder that my future does not include God leaving me alone and indigent. Each day has enough troubles of its own. Authentic community is critical. Regardless of where we are in our faith journey, we will always need people in our lives to provide wisdom and discernment. And even on a Zoom call. It was a series of everyday choices that led me there.
Having friends speak into my life on a consistent basis helps to keep me on the right path. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. I have diverse friendships with people who provide me with a variety of perspectives.
I made a choice to seek out other women who are on the same faith journey as me. Take a brave step like going to church where people of faith hang out. Crossroads has a variety of groups that you can check out here. They are an important piece of my armor.
He will ask if you compromised your character in order to receive it. He will ask if you worked overtime for your family. He will ask what you did to promote others. He will ask did you perform your job to the best of your ability. He will ask how many times you did. He will ask how many people you thanked for helping you get those degrees. He will ask what you did to help your parents. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
Keep them close! I received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper', so I've sent it to the people I think of in the same way.. He called his parents from San Francisco. Dear God, I'm writing to say I'm sorry For being angry yesterday When you seemed to ignore my prayer And things didn't go my way. God won't ask what kind of car you drove…. Every morning we wake up, thinking about not going to work..
If you should die before me, ask if you could bring a friend. If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have. God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove home who didn't have transportation. God won't ask how much overtime you. Similar presentations. Upload Log in. My presentations Profile Feedback Log out. Log in. Auth with social network: Registration Forgot your password?
Download presentation. Cancel Download.
0コメント