OVERWHELMED OR OVERTAKEN

Psalm 23:6 KJV Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

If you’ve ever watched a film where the cops are in hot pursuit of the robbers it’s the same meaning as the way God’s goodness and mercy are ‘following’ us each and every day of our lives.😊 It’s like a fighter plane being in hot pursuit of its enemy in the sky till it overtakes it.

Our verse says, ‘Surely’ God has mercy and goodness for each of us. It’s for certain, no ifs and buts about it! I’m so grateful it’s not just now and then, or when God is having a good day, and it’s not based on our performance!

God has promised them to us every day, even when one thing after another seems to happen, even when it may not look like it. It’s at those times we need to stand up and tell the enemy to take his hands off us because he is a defeated foe, to stand and confess our trust is in our mighty God, that He is overtaking us with His goodness, His unfailing love, and His great grace and mercy.😊

When we know someone who is feeling overwhelmed by circumstances, we can join with them and stand against all the fiery darts of the enemy by encouraging each other to stand strong, to not grow weary because in due season they, and we, will reap a harvest. 

Don’t let’s judge the cricket match before the last innings is played! We are on the winning side and sometimes we have to enforce it by declaring it before we see it. 

Jesus is still the resurrection and the life and we can speak His life into situations, into our finances, our relationships, and know God’s goodness and mercy are actively overtaking us. 

Let’s not believe to be overwhelmed by the negative things in life, but believe we’re being overtaken by God’s goodness and mercy today and every day. In Jesus name. Amen.

Have a blessed weekend.x😊

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ENTER GOD’S REST

Hebrews 4:11 NIV Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.

I wonder if you’re one of those people who like to work everything out, to have things under control? If you hear of a problem your mind immediately jumps into gear as to how to solve it!😊

The trouble is there are so many things in life that we have no control over, we have no answer to, and if we’re wise we learn to just hand situations over to the Lord and ask Him to sort it out in His own good time, in the way He knows best. If He wants our help He’ll soon let us know.😊

We’ve probably all tried to tell God how, when and where, but God is very patient and gracious with us and carries on dealing with it perfectly anyway, because He sees the end from the beginning.

Abraham’s wife Sarah was the sort of person who liked  to get things moving and she told Abraham to sleep with her maid so they could help God out and have a baby that way. Big mistake, and we can all learn from that lady not to ‘help’ God when He doesn’t need helping!

God wants us to relax! He’s never late and He’s never in a hurry. Today’s society seems to want everything yesterday but God works on a different time scale, which our ‘time focused’ minds struggle with.

So what’s the answer? We need to remember we’re dealing with the One who cast stars into space, who does the impossible on a daily basis at the speed of light if He wants to, but trust Him enough to let Him do it over a lifetime if necessary. He wants us to enjoy the journey and not become fixated on the destination.

It’s called trust, and resting in the God who knew us before we were born, who only wants the best for us. In order to do that He may take us on some unknown paths, and take the clock off the mantelpiece till we learn to rest in Him, and thank Him for the answer in advance, no matter how long it takes.😊 In Jesus name Amen.

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