ME: It’s me again, Lord… Good Morning to You Sir! GOD: GOOD MORNING SON!... Glad you decided to meet with Me again @ 5AM THIS DAY… ME: Yes Sir, Father God. I lay there struggling to go back to sleep; but You kept tugging at my mind to rise and shine… Well, here I am at my desk, in my special quiet place… Got my Bible opened too (I know You expect this of me because that’s where You have recorded all of this “good stuff” that will help me through this day. I’m so ready to have my devotional time with You Lord… but, as usual, I feel so aimless! I flipped through some pages… thought about reading a few Psalms so that I can more adequately PRAISE YOUR NAME and GIVE THANKS to You in a befitting kind of way… But, in this process, I already am reaching forward in my thinking to the appointments and “honey dos” that I have to do today… I was tempted to just say a quick prayer to You, promise myself that I would pray more later today; but You and I both know that my best opportunity to really chat with You will be lost for this day if I don’t discipline myself to reach out to you with love and heart’s desire right now. GOD: YOU’RE NOT ALONE MY SON… IT’S QUITE NATURAL FOR YOU TO FEEL FRUSTRATED WITH THE QUALITY OF YOUR QUIET TIMES. JUST REMEMBER THAT I LONG FOR THIS TIME WITH YOU EVEN MORE. I’VE TOLD YOU THIS OVER IN JAMES 4:8 WHEN I SAID TO YOU, “DRAW NEAR TO ME AND I WILL DRAW NEAR TO YOU.” LET ME SUGGEST YOU CAN GAIN DIRECTION IN YOUR THINKING BY DEVELOPING SPECIFIC GOALS THAT CAN HELP TO FOICUS ON MY WORD DAILY. GOD: FIRST, YOU NEED TO SELECT A PLAN – OR STUDY METHOD – THAT WILL FIT YOUR LIFESTYLE AND LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING. YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT SPENDING TIME WITH ME WILL NEVER JUST FIT INTO YOUR DAILY ROUTINE. YOU MUST SCHEDULE AND THEN JEALOUSY GUARD YOUR TIME WITH ME. THE MORE YOU HONOR THAT APPOINTMENT, THE GREATER YOU WILL DESIRE TO PROTECT IT – AND THE GREATER YOUR ENRICHMENT – YOUR DESIRE TO MEET WITH ME. GOD: I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU WHEN YOU RUN INTO THOSE PUZZLING WORDS AND PASSAGES. THAT’S THE TIME TO RELAX, SIT DOWN WITH A GOOD BIBLE DICTIONARY AND CONCORDANCE OR OTHER STUDY AIDS AND WORK OUT THESE PUZZLING AREAS OF YOUR STUDY. GOD: OH YES, YOU MAY NOT RESOLVE YOUR QUESTION COMPLETELY BUT SEEKING MY TRUTH ON YOUR OWN CAN SPUR AMAZING GROWTH ON YOUR PART. THAT’S WHAT YOU REALLY DESIRE, ISN’T IT SON? ME: Yes Sir! It surly is! Thank you for revealing these issues to me so that I can more quickly enrich my time alone with You, Father God. GOD: YOU’RE WELCOME SON. JUST REMEMBER THAT I HAVE MADE POSSIBLE FOR YOU, AND ALL OF MY CHILDREN, TO SEEK EVEN OTHER OPTIONS. A LOT OF GOOD FREE REFERENCE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FREE ON THE INTERNET. AND DON’T FORGET ALL OF YOUR “BUDDIES” – GUY FRIENDS AND LADY FRIENDS – ON FACEBOOK WHO ARE DAILY AND HOURLY SHARING STRAIGHT FROM MY HEART TO YOUR HEART MANY THOUGHTS AND MESSAGES THAT I DESIRE FOR YOU TO KNOW. HEY, YOUR OWN CHURCH HAS A LIBRARY AND MEDIA CENTER WHERE YOU CAN BORROW WHAT YOU NEED, AS DOES YOUR LOCAL CITY LIBRARY. TALK WITH YOUR PASTOR, OR CHURCH STAFF LEADER, TO GUIDE YOU TO THE MATERIALS THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED. MOST FOLKS FIND THAT THE BODY OF CHRIST (THE CHURCH) IS VERY EAGER TO HELP YOU IN THIS PURSUIT. GOD: LISTEN TO ME: AS YOU READ OF ME FROM YOUR BIBLE, HAVE A NOTE PAD AND PEN TO RECORD FOR YOURSELF A SPIRITUAL JOURNAL. SOME OF YOU FAIR BETTER BY USING YOUR COMPUTER TO RECORD SUCH ENTRIES INTO YOUR ONGOING JOURNAL. GOD: NOW, I WANT YOU TO ALSO RECORD YOUR DAILY PRAYER THOUGHTS TO ME. BE SURE TO LEAVE A SPACE TO RECORD HOW I ANSWERED YOUR PRAYERS. I LOVE YOU FAR MORE THAN YOU LOVE YOURSELF. I ANSWER YOUR REQUESTS ON MY TIME TABLE, NOT YOURS. YOU QUICKLY FORGET WHAT YOU ASKED FOR, BUT I NEVER FORGET. YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND RECORD YOUR PRAYERS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE – OVER TIME – HOW MANY I ANSWERED AND THE WAY I WORKED THEM OUT FOR YOU. ME: Okay Lord… Yes Sir! I hear You. Now it’s time for me to respond because I am so ready for a much more intimate relationship with You, through Your Son JESUS, who was Your special love gift to me; and also through Your Holy Spirit who walks with me, talks to me, and tells me that I AM YOUR OWN with each passing hour of each day. GOD: OKAY MY SON. I HEAR YOU TOO! NOW, GO FROM THIS PLACE AND BEGIN YOUR DAY, KNOWING THAT SOON, SOME GLAD MORNING YOU WILL SEE JESUS IN THE AIR, COMING AFTER YOU WHEN I CALL FOR YOU MY SON. JOY IS YOURS TO SHARE. MUCH REJOICING THERE SHALL BE WHEN MY SAINTS SHALL RISE, HEADING FOR MY JUBILEE, YONDER IN THE SKIES. OH WHAT SINGING… OH WHAT SHOUTING.. ON THAT HAPPY MORNING WHEN YOU ALL SHALL RISE; OH WHAT GLORY… HALLELUJAH! WHEN YOU MEET MY BLESSED SON IN THE SKIES! ME: Amen oh loving Father Jehovah Lord! In You, O Lord, I put my trust; let me never be put to shame. Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; incline Your ear to me, and save me. You ARE my strong refuge… YOU are my rock and my fortress. My tongue shall talk of Your righteousness, mercy, and grace all the day long. Praise Your Holy Name! GOD: THANK YOU MY SEEKING SON! NOW, GO FORTH… ENCOURAGE OTHERS… REDEEM THE LOST FOR THE FIELDS ARE OH SO WHITE WITH HARVEST. I’M COMING BACK SOON BY SENDING MY SON IN ALL OF HIS GLORY TO BRING JUDGMENT UPON ALL MANKIND AND TO ESTABLISH OUR KINGDOM FOREVER. ME: Thank You Father God… for always being available to meet with me, regardless of my foolish ways and spiritual slothfulness. Oh… if it’s alright with You, I’m going to keep this PRAYER LINE open all through the day and night until I meet personally with you on the coming day. Is that okay with You? GOD: YES MY SON… I’LL BE LISTENING WHEN YOU CALL; I’LL BE CARRYING YOU WHEN YOU FALL. ME: Bye bye Father God. GOD: UNTIL THEN, MY SON.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:34:19 +0000
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