Thursday, April 14, 2016

Counting Helps

In the early hours of the morning while it was still dark, I woke up several times. Each time I remember praying to our Father for His help and guidance. This happened again as I finally got up to face the day. Life has a way of stacking up on us, sometimes without our noticing it. We can give way to the pressure to deal with so many challenges that we don’t stay as focused on the one that can actually get us through those challenges. This morning, in answer to my prayer for help at being a better person, Yahuah gave me a vision of the times when I sin being like me stepping into a box. When I step into that box, I am shut off from life, from family and friends, and from our Father. Seeing this helped me to focus on a way to avoid the sin – stay our of the box. And how can I help in this regard? By what I say. When opportunities for sin arise, I can instead count my blessings, thanking God for each one. For me, doing this out loud helps, even if I am whispering. Thank You Father for always showing us who we are so we can change. Thank You Father for giving us the power to change. Thank You Father for Your Son, Yeshuah (Jesus), who took on all the sin that was, is, and will ever be, and ended its power over us forever. Thank You Father, for reviving us, for certainly we were dead in our sin. Thank You Father for Your love, grace, and mercy, without which we would certainly cease to exist or have hope. Thank You Father for being our Father Yahuah, our God.

Ephesians 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Today, if you find life stacking up, try counting your blessings out loud. You can borrow my list if you wish. Our Father loves to hear our voices.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are King. Praise the name Yahuah! Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us for our sin. Heal up our hearts and minds. Thank You for Your forgiveness and mercy. Deliver us from the thief. Restore unto Your people one hundred times one hundredfold. Show us a sign for good that all men might know that You alone are God, that You alone have done this. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.