Good Morning!
I love it when you wake up and God has already laid something on your heart. This morning as my 5am alarm went off, I had a few pressing things on my heart in regards to this getting rid of disbelief and eliminating the BUTs in our faith statements. You see, I began yesterday by using a practical example in my own life. However, the key is not what the BUTs are about....but recognizing that they are there and getting rid of them. For you maybe your faith statements read a little different than mine. Maybe yours are one of these...
'God, I believe that you can do all things, BUT can I really succeed at work and rise above my circumstance?'
'God, I know you plans are for me to prosper, BUT I just don't know if that will happen in my finances.'
'God, I know your promises are the same yesterday, today, and forever....BUT I just don't feel you.'
'God, I know you will give me the desires of my heart, BUT maybe I won't have the family I want and pray for.'
Are you starting to see how the giant BUTs in the middle of these statements negates the entire first part of your declaration??
OH STRETCH OUR FAITH! [THIS IS A SCARY PLEA, BUT NECESSARY]
The funny thing is that for me....I know better and my head believes with all that my brain can.....but my inner woman.....she's the one who will at times, feel discouraged. However, as I once repeated almost daily to a beautiful student of mine who was against great opposition, 'Struck down BUT not destroyed!'
Today, when I awoke the word that was on my heart to write about was ALIGNMENT.
Often, female students, girlfriends, and peers have said to me I know what I want to believe or what I want to feel, but when things start to look a little different than I hoped, I look down at those scratches and loose sight of what I was trusting God for. I know it is still there...but it seems so foggy and far off. It's NOT that far off!!!! Like in the story of the prodigal son.....'while still aways from his home....his father saw him.' YOUR FATHER SEES YOU! How do we align our feelings in the foggy-ness? Well, ladies......draw near to Him. Seek Him and you will find Him. He sees you and you are not that far off. One day, you'll blink and these BUTs will barely be a memory. I have watched God do this in other areas of my life time and time again. Don't negate your faith today, by BUTing God's very promise He is yearning to fulfill in your life.
Lots of Love,
Andi
xoxox
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