"Let go and recognize I AM GOD."
This morning I opened my Jesus Calling devotion to January 11. Funny how everyday's message seems to apply to me. I especially want to remember the following powerful message God spoke to me through this text this morning:
"Speak to me candidly; pour out your heart. THEN THANK ME FOR THE ANSWERS THAT I HAVE SET INTO MOTION LONG BEFORE YOU CAN DISCERN RESULTS. When your requests come to mind again, continue to thank Me for the answers that are on the way. If you keep on stating your concerns to me, you will live in a state of tension. When you thank Me for how I am answering your prayers, your mind-set becomes much more positive. Thankful prayers keep my focus on My presence and My promises.
So...this brings me to my walk with Buster and my talk with God for today. I have never had trouble speaking candidly to God. If I am anything, I am real- what you see is pretty much what you get. I love being able to just talk openly to God. He is so good to allow me to do this. I asked Him, "God, if what I read this morning is correct and it is in line with Your truth, then please let me know in someway that I am on the right track with my thinking and expectations of You. I don't want to buy in to something that is man generated speaking as You, and not really You speaking to me through something a man has written. I almost forgot that I had asked not for a sign really, but more of a gentle conformation that I should be practicing the words from the morning reading. That what I had read was correct. As usual, I didn't expect to get that confirmation so fast. I also just assumed it would be some dramatic "vision from heaven." HA! I wasn't expecting it while walking that next few moments with Buster....but just a few steps later a young man who was sitting on his car across the street hollered over to me asking about my beautiful Boxer dog. Buster has this way of getting people's attention. He loves to greet everyone and everything we encounter along our way... canine-magnetism! The boy crossed the street and began to pet and ask me questions about Buster. I answered them but while conversing I noticed he had two tats on his arms. The tat on his right arm, in the inside crook of his elbow/forearm said, "FAITH" the other arm read, "TRUST" in the same place. My eyes kept going back to his tats while we talked, but I thought nothing of it at the time. We finished our convo and just as Buster and I were moving along, I added, as an afterthought, "I really like your tats." He said thanks and on we went. I would like to say that it hit me like a ton of bricks but it didn't, it was more like a rush of glitter (I am a blingy kinda gal- with sparkle coursing through my veins-) "Amy, there's your confirmation. Have FAITH and TRUST Me." At that very moment, I felt so loved and cherished. A "hug from Heaven- if you will. I thanked God for His cleverness and gentle creative way of showing me my needed sign of encouragement. HA, that God of mine, He's so original and fun. He scratches me right where I itch. That personalized way He spoke to me carried me along my way. I will have FAITH and TRUST Him. God really has set answers into motion. I believe that. Thank you Lord for the answers on the way......
xoxox
ameliarose
PS. When I decide on a course of action that is in line with God's will, nothing in heaven or on earth can stop me! Look out- that and me can be DANGEROUS!!!! LOL
