John 17:3 “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have Sent.”
Dear God, This morning, I am so glad to greet my God, Creator and Redeemer. It lifts my spirit to give You acknowledgement and adore You and to raise my thoughts and voice in song and praise, most Holy God, in heaven.
Please guide my thoughts and heart, as I talk with You. Looking back, I now believe, that once I thought that spiritually I was on Your pathway, and was not aware I had great gaps in my experience with my heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, my Saviour. I was daily enjoying Bible study and prayer, which I mainly wrote down in a prayer journal. In obedience to what I believed You God wanted me to do, I regularly occupied myself in outreach activities to others designed to reveal Your instruction, about caring for our overall health, physical body, mind and soul. I was blessed by You God during these activities and thanks and praises came naturally to mind and mouth. As usual I loved to be busy and achieve much, and as usual did way too much, which gave great satisfaction to my spirit, and weariness to my already loaded body and mind. Thank You for later bringing this to my attention, and then forgiving me, and giving me in answer a more balanced perspective.
Then some significant health issues invaded my life, and some are still part of my life. These days by Your grace, that is OK, because You keep me in love. At the time I was sent into a mental spin, not because I ceased to believe in You, but my distress was such, that I did not feel You close, or that my prayers were being answered. What I missed was, that my prayers claiming You promises for rest and peace were answered, if not always immediately. You cannot lie, so Your scriptural promises can only be answered, but I needed the faith to believe, and not be deluded or confused by my own thoughts or feelings which prevented Your answer being experienced by me at that time. I am learning slowly to tune out on my own distress and realize more fully the reality of the wonderful truths, from Your Holy Word in all situations.
John 14: 16 “And I will pray the Father and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever –“
I am so glad that I with more heart preparation, expectancy and application in prayer to You Father, in the name of Jesus, I am more fully filled with the Comforter/Holy Spirit and Jesus my Saviour, Who walks and talks with me.
Amen