Abba
Father, as I was reading Your word in Jeremiah that scripture
jumped out at me. You confirmed that I am in Your hands: You
are remaking me into Your image, but the process requires a
breaking and a rebuilding so that the flaws can be removed.
Not only am I to remain steadfast, but I'm to be joyful that
You are at work in my life. Hallelujah! I give You praise and
glory. I am who I am because You have made me who I am. I am
Your workmanship. You are with me every step of the way as I
follow Your leading. You will bring about a complete
resolution of my needs.
He who began a good work in me will complete it until the day
of Jesus Christ." -Philippians 1:6
I can and will rejoice over the fact that You provide a way
out of troubles and Your presence will enable me to pursue the
way out until all my needs have been met. You are the God who
provides a way out for me when I have a need and You walk me
through those needs to Your full provision of blessings.
Your
word in Psalms 37:4 gives me the most precious sweet promises
of my desires. "Delight your self in the LORD, and He shall
give you the desires of your heart." My desire O God, is an
intimate relationship with You, Your Son and the Holy Spirit.
In experiencing such a relationship, many material and
physical things no longer are important. My joy is the
fulfillment, completeness, and satisfying relationship with
You.
The most important thing to me is the relationship we have
been building together by our sweet talks and by reading Your
Word. Nothing else matters when I experience the sweet
intimacy of our times together. I rejoice in You, O God. You
are my God forever more! No times are more fulfilling,
satisfying, or joyful than the times I spend basking in Your
presence. I do not want anything that might inhibit, hinder,
stall, or interfere with our relationship. I only want what is
pleasing to You and only what You want me to have. I want the
ultimate fellowship of knowing You. Communicating with You--
being able to pour out my heart to You and hearing Your
desires, Your plans, and Your purposes for my life. Loving You
with all my heart and receiving an awareness of Your vast love
for me.
Knowing You is knowing Your peace within my heart, being able
to praise You and being filled with Your joy. "My God" That
is truly what it means to me, fellowship with You entitles me
to call You Abba Father.
Lord, I am assured of Your provisions and of Your presence to
meet my inner most needs. You've given me a deep and abiding
inner peace and calmness. You've given me strength-great
courage and fortitude to endure all things. You have given me
fulfillment-a full satisfying feeling of supply related to my
purpose on this earth. "My God shall supply all your needs
according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." You are my
assurance and my contentment, O Lord! True contentment lies
not in having but in knowing-- of knowing that I am accepted,
loved, forgiven, and valued in spite of what I may or may not
have in my hand or what may be surrounding me. True
contentment is rooted in Your love, and in an intimate
relationship with You and in You alone.
You are my strength to face all circumstances of life. You
make me strong as You impart Your strength to me and as I
receive Your strength I am made strong. I have all and abound.
I am truly satisfied as You meet all my needs. I thank You,
Lord for strength, and for supplying all my needs according to
Your riches in glory. I thank You for the social, emotional,
and spiritual needs that You provide--- Your friendship is
priceless! Father, I thank You for Your gifts, Your
friendship, and Your encouragement that my life has a purpose
and meaning. Getting to know You Lord brings me increasing
delight.
As I draw closer to You Lord I become aware of how You are so
keenly aware of my needs, especially when I am in a storm or
just emerged from a storm, or about to enter a storm. You are
the only one capable of truly calming a natural or emotional
storm in my life. In learning to deal with life's storms, I
have learned to trust You to provide me with the answers. You
are ever present with me in my storm.
God speaks:
Sweet child, you are the righteousness of My Son and when You
rejoice in My Son, I will meet you at the point of your needs
and will see you through to the finish line. A rejoicing heart
is not a heavy heart; it is one full of singing. It is "I" who
gives you a new song to sing in your "midnight hour".
Child, if you are thirsty come to Me and drink, for if you
believe on me, from your innermost being, will flow springs
and rivers of living water. I will give you righteousness,
peace and joy. Do not let the stones of worry, self-pity,
depression stop up your well, because, when your soul is full
of these stones, it hinders the flow of My Spirit within you.
Let me unstop your well. Let joy flow! Let peace flow!
Child
the other things Satan uses to stop up your well is the dirt
of judgment, hatred, bitterness, resentment or un-forgiveness
--the dirt of jealously and competition. All of these things
will definitely grieve the Holy Spirit. They will hinder the
flow of righteousness, peace and joy. Your own effort to live
a righteous life will fail miserably. Only My promises are
true, and they will bring joy and laughter. Rejoice in Me
always, and again I say rejoice! When the devil launches war
against you, retaliate with joy and laughter in Me!
Shalom, sweet child, remember that the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit loves you.
Written by VSD-G 1/00
