Saturday, January 27, 2024

Test the Waters

Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen (Heb 11:1). Today, the Lord reveals that there is a need to “test the waters,” so to speak, and discern His true will and intent. If you start out on a new project in good faith but the Lord puts a stop to it, then so be it. Sometimes, this is the way to see if this is the right way to go.

Your faith and destiny is at the palm of God's hands. Jesus, your Lord and Savior has given you the grace to live in faith. Know and believe that by faith, you can move mountains. Always have faith to stand by the Lord's promise of giving you a long and healthy life in this world with full of peace, abundance, and prosperity.

God's abundance of graces and blessings kept on pouring in the field of work that He had established for you. These may be considered as clear and concrete signs towards the fulfillment of His promise but at the end of the day, He alone knows the manner in which all shall happen and take place. 
The Lord has set you free. Free to worship Him without fear, holy and righteous in His sight all the days of your life (Lk 1:73-75). He has sent a host of angels to watch over you and your family. They constantly pray and intercede for your behalf that you may fully enjoy the life and destiny that the Lord has set for you. 

There will still be times when you have to sail the rough seas and experience violent storms but be confident that you shall always overcome for the Lord your God is ever present in you. Be still and know that He is God.

Obedience to persons of authority can sometimes be hard and even hurting most especially if it runs in conflict with your principles and priorities in life. For so long as you know that what you must do indeed comes from the Lord, you are not there to question but only to obey. Jesus, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.

Surrender your all to God. Entrust yourself and your descendants to the Lord.
Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. - Psalm 19:15

Prayer

What lies within this fragile heart that beats and bleeds and breaks apart. What secrets does it hold inside that I have tried so hard to hide. What dreams and hopes and fears and doubts that fill my mind and make me shout. What passions and desires and joys and pains that stir my soul and course my veins. What words and thoughts and feelings and deeds that shape my life and guide my needs. What truths and lies and rights and wrongs that form my voice and sing my songs. What is this heart that you can see that only you can set me free. What is this heart that I conceal that only you can make me reveal.