Demonstrate Your Trust In Me

Demonstrate your trust in Me by sitting quietly in My Presence. Put aside all that is waiting to be done, and refuse to worry about anything. This sacred time together strengthens you and prepares you to face whatever the day will bring. By waiting with Me before you begin the day's activities, you proclaim the reality of My living Presence. This act of faith- waiting before working- is noted in the spirit world, where your demonstration of trust weakens principalities and power of darkness.

The most effective way to resist evil is to draw near Me. When you need to take action, I will guide you clearly through My Spirit and My World. The world is so complex and overstimulating that you can easily lose your sense of direction. Doing coutless unnecessary activities will dissipate your energy. When you spend time with Me, I restore your sense of direction. As you look to Me for guidance, I enable you to do less but accomplish more.

Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear...Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?- LUKE 12:22-25

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.- EPHESIANS 6:12

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and our plans will succeed.- PROVERBS 16:3

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Tv, iPhone games, Pinterest, Sports, the list goes on and on. All of these things can consume our lives if we let them. I know several times I have been caught online all night long looking at social media sights instead of spending time doing something more productive and meaningful. Now God is not telling us to erase those things from our lives, but there comes a point when things like those mentioned above become addicting and start to control our daily life.

Specifically in this passage, God is talking to us about time we spend with Him before our days begin. I know when I wake up I often check my Facebook. Instead of wasting time doing that, I should dive right into the word and be open to how God wants to influence my life each day. It is like going to a meeting. You would not bring your cell phone and play games on it before the meeting starts because it looks like you are unprepared. We need to come to God's meeting each morning prepared with a humble heart, ready to learn.

Today will be hard, because as many of you are reading you have already began your Wednesday. So instead focus on how you can increase God in your life this afternoon and evening. Instead of going home tonight and watching football, spend time with your family members, sit down for dinner together, go on a walk or have game night! Lets work on adding things to our lives that have a chance at furthering the kingdom of God. Hey, replacing 30 minutes of TV with reading this blog could change your life, so you are already on the right track!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!