by kelligarms | Jun 29, 2016 | Spiritual Growth, Women's Ministry
“Your job is simply to be obedient to God. He will handle everything else.” –Lysa Terkuerst
There are so many examples given to us in Scripture that support this statement:
Abraham was told to leave his people, but he was not given a destination.
Moses was instructed to go to Pharoah and tell him to let the Israelites go, but it was not to be done in his own power or ability.
Joshua was told to march around a fortified city for seven days and trust that God would give him the victory.
Even Mary, the mother of Jesus, was given the task of birthing and raising Jesus without knowing what her society in that culture would do to her.
Even with so many examples, we find it so hard not to plan out how everything in our lives is supposed to go. Sometimes, our job is simply to show up. God will do the work. Do you trust Him enough to let go?
(Originally posted in the Women of Crossway newsletter Exchange.)
by kelligarms | Jun 15, 2016 | Spiritual Growth, Women's Ministry
When You don’t move the mountains I’m needing You to move; when You don’t part the waters I wish I could walk through; when You don’t give the answers as I cry out to You; I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in You — Lauren Daigle
When you beg God for healing, for financial relief, for a spouse, for children, for direction in your life, and He doesn’t answer by giving you what you desire, do you turn away from Him or do you trust in Him? What if your desires pale in comparison to His plans for you?
I challenge you to patiently wait on Him, trusting that His plans are far superior to anything you could ever imagine!
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV) Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
by kelligarms | Jun 8, 2016 | Spiritual Growth, Women's Ministry
“Have you ever stopped to think that when we worry we doubt God’s abilities and trust in our own?” Lysa TerKeurst
Matthew 6:8 tells us that the Father knows what we need before we ask for it. This is not a license to neglect prayer, but it is a springboard for our prayers. We don’t need to offer suggestions or solutions because God already knows what we need right here, right now. Our goal is to get on the same page with Him. When we worry, we are not trusting that He can handle our situation.
So when you have a thought of worry, rather than allowing your mind to dwell on it, train your mind to turn to God in prayer about that worry. Let your worries, anxieties, and fears be your triggers to pray. Acknowledge that He knows what you need, and ask Him to show you what that need is so that you are setting your mind on the things of God instead of the things of man (Matt. 16:23).
(Originally posted in the Women of Crossway newsletter Exchange.)
