Worship God. Worship God. Even if you feel like you have nothing. All God wants is your worship (if u think of it, everything you do unto God is as worship). Your worship will refresh you. Worship. Even if you're exhausted. When you've been carrying a burden - especially for a long time - you can get drained. Even to lay the burden down could be draining. The joy of the LORD is your strength so if you worship God, He will renew you.
Tonight I let a big weight off my shoulders but it was so difficult that I felt exhausted. Suddenly I said: "I have to worship. I have to go to church and worship because I know that will refresh me." And it did.
See as I worshiped I replaced the grief, the pain, the anxiety with joy and peace and trust and victory.
"24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.” Luke 11.
When we are emptied and cleaned up and put in order, then we need to be filled again so those demons, those problems, dont have any place in your heart, in your mind, or in your spirit. So worship God. After all, He is worthy. And, He loves you.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Balm in Gilead
A bunch of times now I've heard about the "Balm in Gilead" and I wondered if it was biblical. I mean, it sounded lovely but I wanted a scriptural reference for it. Well I looked it up today and I was kind of disappointed with the reference....at first. The only reference I could really find was from when Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers. I didn't get it. Why would something so beautiful, that causes so much healing come out of something that caused so much pain? But....
That's how amazing our God is!
Genesis 50:20 reminds us that whatever is meant for our evil, God will turn it around for our good. And doesn't that happen? Yes! Didn't it happen for Joseph? Yes! And it happens for us too. Just like with us, you could say that Joseph's ministry was birthed in the pit! Moreover, God still used Joseph when he was in slavery, etc. Can you imagine how that brings glory to God? Joseph's situation blew people away and that's what God does for us too. His brothers, other prisoners, everyone must've thought he was good for nothing. Hey, just like when they killed Jesus the devil thought he had destroyed God's plan but little did anyone know ....
Talk about beauty from ashes, trash to treasure, mourning to dancing. The balm of Gilead is described in the famous song as being used to bring healing and wholeness (spiritual, emotional, and physical) to people. Amazing amazing amazing is all I can say - that even though the Gileadans (yeah.... I could make up words kuz I got it like that lol) played a major role in the what appeared to be the demise of Joseph - though it was a source of torture - God also used those people to bring healing. And you know what, I would dare to say that the Word of God is our Balm of Gilead. The story of Joseph. All the stories in the bible. There's always something I can relate to. And the words of these stories are what makes me whole and healed if I allow them to take root and grow and if I take them by faith and if I apply them.
~just some thoughts. feel free to comment.~
That's how amazing our God is!
Genesis 50:20 reminds us that whatever is meant for our evil, God will turn it around for our good. And doesn't that happen? Yes! Didn't it happen for Joseph? Yes! And it happens for us too. Just like with us, you could say that Joseph's ministry was birthed in the pit! Moreover, God still used Joseph when he was in slavery, etc. Can you imagine how that brings glory to God? Joseph's situation blew people away and that's what God does for us too. His brothers, other prisoners, everyone must've thought he was good for nothing. Hey, just like when they killed Jesus the devil thought he had destroyed God's plan but little did anyone know ....
Talk about beauty from ashes, trash to treasure, mourning to dancing. The balm of Gilead is described in the famous song as being used to bring healing and wholeness (spiritual, emotional, and physical) to people. Amazing amazing amazing is all I can say - that even though the Gileadans (yeah.... I could make up words kuz I got it like that lol) played a major role in the what appeared to be the demise of Joseph - though it was a source of torture - God also used those people to bring healing. And you know what, I would dare to say that the Word of God is our Balm of Gilead. The story of Joseph. All the stories in the bible. There's always something I can relate to. And the words of these stories are what makes me whole and healed if I allow them to take root and grow and if I take them by faith and if I apply them.
~just some thoughts. feel free to comment.~
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