Ask for Help, Ask Question, and Pray
I had hoped to write last week, but with packing up the moving truck, cleaning the house, and then driving five hours, all done in one day, and then unloading the truck at two different locations, the following day, I am sure you can appreciate why I did some reprioritizing. Consequently, I took a very much needed break from doing the blog. And I can tell you that within two days I felt planted, settled, and at peace in my new place!
Looking back over the past two weeks and thinking about the SW that related to Jesus knocking at our doors, I can say with certainty that the only way this entire moving process took place so quickly for me within less than 2 months and with a broken ankle, is because of the decision I made 18 years ago to open my door to asking Jesus to come into my heart and life. And as I share this with you, I have to mention that I was taken back to CHG #2, which tells me that my clutter will lessen as a result of loving the Lord. One of the symbols that the Lord has consistently used with me in regards to CHG # 2 is a cluster of green grapes along with these words from John 15:5, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” I know that the only way I was able to do what I did with the selling of my home and the move, was because of my dependence and connection to Jesus as that vine who feeds me and gives me the power and strength I would never have had on my own.
Even though our focus has been on CHG # 3, I hope that by expressing this thought with you about CHG # 2, you will begin to see how the CHG’S have been separated out, one by one, for simplicity’s sake, but in reality they are intricately intertwined with one another.
Your SW from the last posting also had to do with taking time to consider what God looks like to you as your Father. I know there are so many of you who have had a very difficult time with thinking of God as your Father because of the memories you have had of your earthly fathers who were not devoted, loving, caring, and present in your lives. This is relational clutter that is very common, and I can assure you that if you ask the Lord to bring you the insight and healing that you need with respect to your earthly father, you will discover the devotion, love, care and compassion that God has for you as your Heavenly Father, Daddy, or Papa.
In my teaching I have recommended the Life Recovery Bible, but regardless of which Bible you choose to use, going to God’s Word is where you will find the help, insight, healing, and guidance that God has for you about anything that is cluttering your life. God’s Word is a collection of written love letters and prayers that are just for you.
God’s Word is a 24/7 telecommunication prayer line: You pick up the phone. You make the call. You ask a question. You get an answer. You make a connection. You now have a direct and intimate communication line to God. God is never too busy to answer your call. There is never a message that says I can not talk right now. God will always answer your call. God will always have something to share with you.
So as we draw to a conclusion with CHG # 3, I want to emphasize how simplified, organized, and nurturing your lives will become when you:
♥ Keep on asking the Lord for His direction so you know the path He wants you to take.
♥ Keep on looking to Him so you know what it is He wants you to see.
♥ Keep on knocking till the door He wants opened for you opens.
Your SW this week is to review the seed you wanted to plant and your personal Scripture that goes along with that seed. Look at them in relationship to CHG # 3 and see how they are speaking to you. Go to your Bible and look up your personal Scripture to see what added insights you gain as you see the other verses that surround the verse you have chosen.
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