Have you ever heard the song, You belong to me by Grey Holiday? It's a song that depicts Jesus singing.It talks about the healing love that only He offers to us if we only return to Him as we only belong to Him.
When we finally realize that we belong only to Him, we find home. We find peace. We find hope. But the one thing we are always looking for is, is love and yes, it's right there! It has never changed, as He never changes.
James 1:17 says:
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
You see we are always filling up our lives with things that we "love" and never truly finding fulfillment. Once we realize that one thing isnt fulfilling anymore, we move on to the next, and to the next and to the next. You get the picture. I can honestly say that I have never met a person that has found something, (other then God) to be completely fulfilling that they dont need anything else.Can you?
When I came to this realization, I have found that God only wants me to return to Him as I am not fulfilling His will for my life. His will for me is this; To encourage others, maybe through a devotional, maybe through a personal conversation. I know this to be His will because when I share Gods love I am completely fulfilled. When I share God's love, when I give a hug, a small word of encouragement, a smile, or even laughter, I am so completely filled up with Gods love I cant help but share it.
I still cant figure out why I ever looked anywhere else....can you? I am grateful I know right where I belong.
Let's pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for Your fulfilling Love , I may not always look to You to fulfill me as I should, but I know I can always come back to you and You God will fill me up with Your love and light. Thank you Lord for always receiving me back with open arms and the grace that only You can give. In Jesus' Name Amen.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
What does it mean to really live beyond yourself
What does it mean to really live beyond yourself? Is it spiritual? Maybe physical? Maybe a little of both? As we dive into the meanings of living beyond yourself, realize that this is going to require an open mind and heart, to really get to the matter. It may even be painful for some. But also realize that it will be beneficial and healing and rewarding to know what it takes to live beyond yourself.
For the spiritual side of the things, and the most important, takes strength, understanding, knowledge and wisdom. God gave us a helper in order to obtain these things.
John 14:16 NAS Says [Role of the Spirit] "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;
John 14:26 NAS also says "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
There are countless scriptures speaking of this Helper (The Holy Spirit). Not only has God given us this divine being, but He actually left us so that we could have The Holy Spirit here to help us.
John 16:7 NAS says "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
Now I don’t know about you, but isn’t that amazing how God knew what needed to be done so that each and every one of us could be helped in an instant, by calling on the power of the Holy Spirit? This is what God means by saying in the literal sense “I am everywhere”!
Not only did God send us this helper, but He also is allowing us to live in His Glory. We actually reap the benefits of the Holy Spirit. We gain the fruit of the Spirit. You know the Scriptures:
Gal 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Wow! You mean we get to obtain love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control? This my friend is living beyond yourself, when you call on the Holy Spirit to guide you in all your ways.
Now as for the physical part, the healing, the forgiveness, the strength also needs to come from God. You might ask: What does she mean forgiveness as being physical? Well what I mean is, forgiveness is an actual “heart matter”…hence physical.
I remember going through divorce of my first marriage. I remembered the actual physical pain I endured during the process. It was like nothing I felt before. But the healing began once I learned to forgive. Not only with forgiving myself, but my ex husband as well.
But before that happened, the unforgiveness took its physical toll on my body. I lost weight, my bones ached and my heart ached. I don’t know the exact science as to why this happens, but I know the spiritual toll it takes when I harbor unforgiveness in my heart.
This all routes back to the spiritual part of living beyond yourself. We must remind ourselves, or even ask the prompting of the Holy Spirit, that we need to simply fall on our knees and lift up “all” our prayers and cares to Him.
1 Peter 5:6-7 NLT Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
Once we do this, we can only become stronger.
Philippians 4:13 says: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Let’s Pray:
Dear Father in Heaven, I thank You for allowing us to be a part of Your Kingdom. Thank you for strengthening us to live beyond ourselves through Your Holy Spirit. Help us to remember that we just simply need to call upon You and we receive the power of the Holy Spirit and are able to do all things through Christ who strengthens us. You God are an awesome God, let us not forget that! In Jesus’ Holy Name we pray, Amen
For the spiritual side of the things, and the most important, takes strength, understanding, knowledge and wisdom. God gave us a helper in order to obtain these things.
John 14:16 NAS Says [Role of the Spirit] "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;
John 14:26 NAS also says "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
There are countless scriptures speaking of this Helper (The Holy Spirit). Not only has God given us this divine being, but He actually left us so that we could have The Holy Spirit here to help us.
John 16:7 NAS says "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
Now I don’t know about you, but isn’t that amazing how God knew what needed to be done so that each and every one of us could be helped in an instant, by calling on the power of the Holy Spirit? This is what God means by saying in the literal sense “I am everywhere”!
Not only did God send us this helper, but He also is allowing us to live in His Glory. We actually reap the benefits of the Holy Spirit. We gain the fruit of the Spirit. You know the Scriptures:
Gal 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Wow! You mean we get to obtain love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control? This my friend is living beyond yourself, when you call on the Holy Spirit to guide you in all your ways.
Now as for the physical part, the healing, the forgiveness, the strength also needs to come from God. You might ask: What does she mean forgiveness as being physical? Well what I mean is, forgiveness is an actual “heart matter”…hence physical.
I remember going through divorce of my first marriage. I remembered the actual physical pain I endured during the process. It was like nothing I felt before. But the healing began once I learned to forgive. Not only with forgiving myself, but my ex husband as well.
But before that happened, the unforgiveness took its physical toll on my body. I lost weight, my bones ached and my heart ached. I don’t know the exact science as to why this happens, but I know the spiritual toll it takes when I harbor unforgiveness in my heart.
This all routes back to the spiritual part of living beyond yourself. We must remind ourselves, or even ask the prompting of the Holy Spirit, that we need to simply fall on our knees and lift up “all” our prayers and cares to Him.
1 Peter 5:6-7 NLT Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
Once we do this, we can only become stronger.
Philippians 4:13 says: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Let’s Pray:
Dear Father in Heaven, I thank You for allowing us to be a part of Your Kingdom. Thank you for strengthening us to live beyond ourselves through Your Holy Spirit. Help us to remember that we just simply need to call upon You and we receive the power of the Holy Spirit and are able to do all things through Christ who strengthens us. You God are an awesome God, let us not forget that! In Jesus’ Holy Name we pray, Amen
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