I haven’t updated in a while, so I
thought I would take a moment and summarize a huge lesson God has been
reiterating to me ever so gently and patiently over the last year or so: Live
day by day. (With that lesson come the connotational lessons as follows: Be
patient. Be still. Trust him). Now, that may seem simplistic, but it is indeed
one of the most sophisticated and enlightening messages spoken to my heart.
What does it mean to live day by day? I think God wants us to relinquish
control of every area of our lives, which I have a tendency to feel helpless when
I am not doing something. It’s not a bad thing to know what we want in our
lives; it just means we are open to the plans that God has for us because
oftentimes He will lead us down a different path than we had planned. It’s
interesting because in a previous post, I alluded to how it can be so hard to
see the bigger picture in life when we are going through a certain “season” and,
as of late, those bigger picture moments have really been revealed to me. For
instance, I can see how certain situations have prepared me for future
situations; how certain people and relationships have prepared me for current
and future relationships. It really is awe-inspiring to see how He will use
those around us to bless us when we let Him.
The Story of Jane and Romeo?
The Story of Jane and Jake.
Let us
fast forward a bit past the Romeo and Jane scene; while Jane could indeed
finally see that Romeo did not truly treat her as the treasure God wanted her
to be treated as, she had regrets and confusion about the relationship as whole.
Why did they even meet? Why didn’t she stay steadfast from the beginning? What
was the point of even having those emotions for a man whom she would never get
to experience the blossoming of a truly Christ centered and healthy
relationship? Why couldn’t he be that spiritual leader Jane so desired? During
this time, Jane decided, as she should have days and weeks earlier, that God
was truly going to be in control. So what exactly did she do? She prayed. She
prayed for Romeo. She prayed for peace. She prayed for God’s blessings on not
only her life, but those around her. A day after she had completely said “God,
take this from me,” she decided to go to church. While at church she was
approached by an elderly man, but not just any man, it was the same man who approached
her on April 1, 2012. On the previous date, he said, “Bless you sweetheart…I
need to tell you something. The Lord’s revealing is coming soon.” Jane recalled
that moment as the sweet man held out his hand, then gently touched her
shoulder and said, “You need to know this: The Lord’s coming is near.” Once
again, in awe, Jane stood there with thoughts firing through her mind. “Does
this mean a blessing is heading my way?”
Psalm 37: 7 “Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him”
and wait patiently for him”
We wait for You
We wait for You
We wait for You
To walk in the room
Here we are standing in Your presence
Here we are standing in Your presence
Shekinah glory come down
Shekinah glory come down
Release the fullness of Your spirit
Shekinah glory come
Shekinah glory come
You move, and we want more
You speak, and we want more
You move, and we want more
We want the fullness
Release the fullness of Your spirit
Shekinah glory come
Shekinah glory come
We wait for You
We wait for You
To walk in the room
Here we are standing in Your presence
Here we are standing in Your presence
Shekinah glory come down
Shekinah glory come down
Release the fullness of Your spirit
Shekinah glory come
Shekinah glory come
You move, and we want more
You speak, and we want more
You move, and we want more
We want the fullness
Release the fullness of Your spirit
Shekinah glory come
Shekinah glory come
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