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Waiting on God

What counts

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Focus: What counts

James 4:8 (NKJV) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

I have drawn near to a lot of things in life, and they weren’t all holy. I have spent hours flipping through the pages of books and magazines in search of the latest details and inspiration on fashion, architecture, homemaking, crafts, and other things. I have had many varied interests, which I have scientifically pursued to the point of exhaustion…stimulating my brain until it was worn out on some particular topic that was fascinating to me…for a while.

I enjoy learning new things, but I’m getting less interested in chasing after information. I have lived long enough to see many things come and go. I’m beginning to understand more clearly the words found in the book of Ecclesiastes. King Solomon was the author, and he possessed a huge amount of wealth and wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 (NKJV) says, “I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind. What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be numbered.

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I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who went before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge.

And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this is also grasping for the wind. For in much wisdom is much grief. And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.”

There are many interesting perspectives in Ecclesiastes. I used to think the book was kind of boring and on the negative side, but I don’t see it that way anymore. Now, I see it as ‘wisdom’.

What the book boils down to, is an overview of all of the pursuits of life. After each topic is surveyed by King Solomon, he says that it is vanity and like grasping for the wind.

Solomon’s main message in Ecclesiastes is that “It’s better to have a handful with quietness, than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.”

In the final chapter of Ecclesiastes, Solomon sums it all up in verses 13-14. “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.”

What is it you’re searching for? What do you hope to have happen? What are you waiting for? What keeps your attention day in and day out?

Are the things you search for, hope for, wait for, and absorb yourself with, leading you closer to Christ? As you do whatever you do in the course of a day, are you in communion with the Lord as you do it? Does He walk with you and talk with you?

I’m finding that I’m less and less interested in things that don’t have anything to do with God. I can do some projects that may not be of a spiritual nature, if I am drawing my strength and guidance from the Lord as I work at them.

The biggest task I face at this point in my life is ‘simplifying’. Like King Solomon, only on a much smaller scale, I have acquired a lot of stuff and spent a lot of time learning about many things, only to be reminded that the one thing that really matters in this life is what we did for Christ and whether we came to know Him as a Savior and Friend.

The message Jesus spoke about in Mark chapter eight, keeps going through my mind: “For what will it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”

Declaration: I will find new strength by living a simple life that is focused on Christ. I will stop spending time and effort on things that don’t have anything to do with God.

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For music selections that will help bring hope and encouragement during your recovery from depression and addiction, https://www.youtube.com/user/NewStrengthMusic/playlists?sort=dd&view=1

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Waiting with God

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Psalm 62:1-2 (NKJV)a Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation. He only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

You can’t ‘wait on God’ while you’re running after every other thing that catches your attention. When you are scattered in too many directions, your strength is reduced. You aren’t able to give yourself fully to God.

The Lord, Himself is really all you need. He is the One who has saved you from destruction. He put your feet on a Rock. He put your feet on ‘Himself’. When the ground beneath you was giving way—He put Himself under you so you wouldn’t have to fall.

Sometimes you wish He would give you more answers. There are many things you don’t understand that you wish you could. He knows that. He sees the amount of time you spend fretting and fearing about things you are dreading. These may be things you are afraid of, or things you don’t want to face.

It’s important during this time that you continue to make positive statements about God, His faithfulness, and what He has done for you. You may not have the liberty to say things out loud as much as you would like to, but you can meditate on the Lord and His goodness. You can train your mind to stay focused on the One who has promised to never leave you or forsake you. You can ‘silently wait’ when you are unable to speak.

In the past, you put your trust in many other things that failed. Putting your trust in the Lord was a step in the right direction. You needed answers and He has them.

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When you are capable of silently waiting for the Lord, He becomes everything you need. When you need rescuing—He is there for you. In times of trouble, He shows you how to walk and what to do. It touches the heart of God when He sees a child of His silently bearing their trials with the knowledge that God Almighty is on their side.

You can live with the assurance of your Heavenly Father’s attentiveness. Remember, it was His choice to have you think of Him as your Father. He wanted you to have the knowledge that He would always be there for you—to defend you and strengthen you in times of weakness. But just like a small child who runs after one thing and then another, He wants you to pull your attention away from some things that take you away from Him.

A little child doesn’t always know what it needs. If it feels uncomfortable for some reason, it cries. The parent either knows what the child needs, or will do their best to figure out what the problem is, because a loving parent takes delight in knowing their child’s needs have been met. Your Father in heaven wants to be the one who meets all of your needs.

Although you sometimes seek comfort from other sources—the Lord is all you need. The Spirit of God is the source of all comfort. Why would you look for comfort elsewhere, when you can have perfect comfort from the Comforter? Stay close enough to the Lord that you can feel the effects and power of that comfort.

He is the way, the truth, and the life. He is all you need. You may feel as though you don’t know how to receive some of the things He offers you. Tell Him. Tell Him you don’t know how to receive Him in the way He desires to give Himself to you. He is so willing to help you learn more about Him and show you how to grow in the right way—so ask Him. It’s not too late.

Revisiting the scripture, Psalm 62:1, the first line says, ‘Truly my soul silently waits for God…’ On first impression, those words might carry with them a feeling of loneliness—as though you are ‘here’ and He is ‘there’, and that there is this long distance and lapse of time between you and Him. However, waiting on God, in this sense is not a solitary act, for He is with you as you wait. You are silently waiting, but you are not alone. You have the pleasure of His company. In this time of waiting you are definitely not waiting all by yourself.

There is no reason for you to defend yourself to those who have failed you…or to those who you think see you as a failure. You can just release all of that to the Lord. He will provide any defense you need. You will make better progress in your recovery, if you stop trying to offer your own defense. If the Lord was not available to you right now, He would not have named Himself as your defender.

Declaration: I will find new strength by knowing the Lord waits with me. As I am silent before Him, I will be able to hear His voice instead of my own. I will receive all I need from Him and I will not be moved by my circumstances. He will not leave me alone or fail me. He is all I need.

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For music selections that will help bring hope and encouragement during your recovery from depression and addiction, https://www.youtube.com/user/NewStrengthMusic/playlists?sort=dd&view=1

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What counts

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James 4:8 (NKJV) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

I have drawn near to a lot of things in life, and they weren’t all holy. I have spent hours flipping through the pages of books and magazines in search of the latest details and inspiration on fashion, architecture, homemaking, crafts, and other things. I have had many varied interests, which I have scientifically pursued to the point of exhaustion…stimulating my brain until it was worn out on some particular topic that was fascinating to me…for a while.

I enjoy learning new things, but I’m getting less interested in chasing after information. I have lived long enough to see many things come and go. I’m beginning to understand more clearly the words found in the book of Ecclesiastes. King Solomon was the author, and he possessed a huge amount of wealth and wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 (NKJV) says, “I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind. What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be numbered.

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I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who went before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge.

And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this is also grasping for the wind. For in much wisdom is much grief. And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.”

There are many interesting perspectives in Ecclesiastes. I used to think the book was kind of boring and on the negative side, but I don’t see it that way anymore. Now, I see it as ‘wisdom’.

What the book boils down to, is an overview of all of the pursuits of life. After each topic is surveyed by King Solomon, he says that it is vanity and like grasping for the wind.

Solomon’s main message in Ecclesiastes is that “It’s better to have a handful with quietness, than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.”

In the final chapter of Ecclesiastes, Solomon sums it all up in verses 13-14. “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.”

What is it you’re searching for? What do you hope to have happen? What are you waiting for? What keeps your attention day in and day out?

Are the things you search for, hope for, wait for, and absorb yourself with, leading you closer to Christ? As you do whatever you do in the course of a day, are you in communion with the Lord as you do it? Does He walk with you and talk with you?

I’m finding that I’m less and less interested in things that don’t have anything to do with God. I can do some projects that may not be of a spiritual nature, if I am drawing my strength and guidance from the Lord as I work at them.

The biggest task I face at this point in my life is ‘simplifying’. Like King Solomon, only on a much smaller scale, I have acquired a lot of stuff and spent a lot of time learning about many things, only to be reminded that the one thing that really matters in this life is what we did for Christ and whether we came to know Him as a Savior and Friend.

The message Jesus spoke about in Mark chapter eight, keeps going through my mind: “For what will it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”

Declaration: I will find new strength by living a simple life that is focused on Christ. I will stop spending time and effort on things that don’t have anything to do with God.

IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO NEW STRENGTH DEVOTIONAL BELOW, A NEW SEGMENT WILL COME TO YOUR EMAIL EACH DAY.

For music selections that will help bring hope and encouragement during your recovery from depression and addiction, https://www.youtube.com/user/NewStrengthMusic/playlists?sort=dd&view=1

All NEW STRENGTH posts are Copyright by Christina Cook Lee 2012. Please request permission to re-post or re-blog.

Seeing with the eyes of faith

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Focus: Seeing with the eyes of faith

Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!

Whatever is troubling you today, wait on the Lord. The word He has given over and over in times of trouble or indecision is—‘When in doubt, Don’t’.

If there is something you are contemplating that is gnawing at you, and the way is not clear, ‘Don’t’. Wait on the Lord. He is able to make things clear. If the way is not clear—then, this is not the time to move. Wait.

As you wait on God, focus your attention on His great love for you. Praise Him for the times He has seen you through. Give Him glory for the way He has sustained your life and given you strength when you had none of your own. Bless His mighty Name. He is worthy of your praise and attention.

He is taking you through a time of testing for the purpose of teaching you to know His voice above all others. Many would say ‘go this way—or go that way’, but He will give you the right word in due time. Wait on Him. He has His eye on you.

Impatience has caused many people to act in haste—only to later regret the error they made. Don’t be deceived by any voice that is telling you that, “You’d better act now, while you can.” The Lord is patient. He is able to cover you in this present trial—you will not suffer lasting harm by waiting.

Give the Lord your full trust. He will not punish you for having the courage and willingness to hesitate in His presence. He has brought you this far. He will not leave you to fend for yourself at this time. He is working out details that will bring you much pleasure and peace in the future. He has all things under His control…if you wait.

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God is allowing all of the circumstances around you to ‘line up’. There are some things that can’t be rushed. As hard as it is to wait—there is no other way for you to know His full blessing. The ‘options’ you think you have may not be valid alternatives. He has you in the right place. God is performing unseen miracles at this moment that will serve to bless you in time to come, if you don’t get ahead of Him. Sharpen your eyes of faith.

Human nature always tells people to run at times like this. Humans want to solve problems to their own liking. In the flesh, a way will always be presented that ‘seems right’. What may seem ‘obvious’, isn’t always ‘right’.

Keep yourself in the secret place. When you are waiting on God in the secret place—true harm will not find you. Be confident that it is God who has begun a good work in you. He saw you in your mother’s womb. He has had a good plan for you since the moment of your conception. You have not left His mind for one moment.

The Lord has seen you at your best and your worst—nothing has ever changed His love and confidence in your ability to make the decision to trust Him. Agree with God. Agree with His strength in your present weakness. Let His strength hold you up. Trust yourself to His strong arms of protection.

The Lord is ready to redeem you and be merciful to you. He has placed your feet upon a Rock. You will not be moved.

In time to come you will recall these days. You will remember this crossroads and this valley of decision. You will look back and see the goodness of the Lord and how everything that came to pass depended on your ability to wait on Him at this moment in time. You will see how all would have failed—had you rushed ahead of Him.

Don’t underestimate what God is about to do. Stand fast and you will behold great things. He is restructuring the architecture the enemy has posed against you. Almighty God is fighting for you. Don’t be afraid and don’t question the power of His strength.

You are the object of God’s pleasure. It is His delight to prepare a way of blessing for you that will cause your heart to be strengthened and glad. There will be great gladness in your future if you wait on Him and trust Him to fight your present battle. Rejoice in Him now as He fights for you. Rejoice in what He has planned and in what He is doing in the unseen. He has never failed you—and He will not fail you now. Wait on Him.

Declaration: I will find new strength by holding onto the promises God has given me. I will spend time praising Him for His faithfulness and recalling the powerful ways He has protected me in the past. I will wait on the Lord.

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Running with patience

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Focus: Running with patience

Hebrews 12:1 (KJV) Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us…

Running with patience is something I need to work on—how about you? There never seems to be enough hours in the day for me. My husband jokingly tells people my national origin is ‘Russian’, because I’m always rushin’ here and rushin’ there.

A person who has recovered from a history of substance abuse can easily switch over to other addictions that might not seem as ‘wrong’, but can be just as destructive. My own problem is not knowing when to quit at the end of the day.

I used to be a runner. I ran three miles a day, six days a week. It was exhilarating. There is a definite ‘rush’ you get when you push your body that way. I enjoyed the exercise, but I also liked the energy boost I experienced when my blood was coursing through my veins a little harder than normal. That ‘pumped’ feeling is what I get when I work. These days—and for a long time now—I tend to work harder than I should because of the ‘high’ I get when I’m able to accomplish a lot. I have a hard time stopping. I tell myself, ‘I just need to finish this or that first, and then I’ll stop’. Sleep isn’t a high priority for me, compared to finishing things I’ve started. Getting more rest is what I really need to work on. Especially, since I’m not as young as I used to be.

I’ve had the ‘over-achiever’ mentality all of my life. I remember my grandmother talking to me when I was in sixth grade and telling me I really didn’t need to work so hard, as I was in my room copiously re-writing my notes from school—while the other kids were playing and having fun. I was ‘driven’ from an early age. I liked the experience of getting ‘results’ from my time and couldn’t see much point in ‘playing’. I could spend hours working on a project of some kind, but was never very interested in a lot of the things kids normally do when they’re young. I see the pattern so well now, as I look back over my life. Jobs that were ‘all consuming’ and hobbies that got ‘carried away’. I’m still over committed—even though I’ve ‘cut way back’. I know I have a problem, and I’m working on it…but, I’m not there yet.

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I have to remind myself, a runner who has a long distance to go, doesn’t run at full speed. They pace themselves so they can finish the race. They ‘run with patience’. They are always moving forward, but conserving part of their energy so they will have enough to finish the race. If they try to go too fast, they might not finish at all. What do running with patience and waiting on God have in common?

Often, we think of the act of ‘waiting’ as sitting still. Not moving. But, waiting can have a lot of different forms. Think of a pregnant mother. She is carrying a life inside of her that is under construction. Pregnancy is work. A pregnant mother can’t sit still and just wait for her baby to be born, she has to keep ‘doing life’ as she is waiting for her baby’s due date. The closer she gets to the end of the pregnancy, the harder it is to wait. She just wants to have that baby. But, she has to wait until the baby is ready. As much as she wants it to be born, she has to accept the fact that a full term baby will have a much easier time surviving and thriving, than one born ahead of time. There is a reason for the length of time a child is supposed to be in the womb. Important development is taking place every single day. A pregnant mother has to, in a sense—run with patience.

Most of the time, we think of ‘running’ as pushing ourselves to move forward. In some cases—like mine, the running comes naturally. It’s the holding back or, not moving ahead too fast—being patient—that’s the challenge.

When you are ministry minded and want to ‘help people’, running with patience becomes even harder. You want to serve the Lord and you have all of this passion and zeal. You keep saying ‘yes’ until your life is spent burning the candle at both ends. You tell yourself you’re ‘doing it for God’, but there needs to be a balance that allows for quiet time, personal time, time for family, friends, and your day job—if you have one.

When you’re running a race, ‘sleep’ can seem like ‘down time’. This is the area I need to work on most. Allowing your body and mind to rest is part of learning to ‘wait on God’. It can be a challenge to adjust your thinking to this concept if you’re a ‘workaholic’. The truth of the matter is—waiting on God is trusting God. Trusting Him to help you get what you need to get done in a reasonable amount of time…and not being such a perfectionist that you can’t ever see the end of a project that, in your opinion, could always be improved upon.

Declaration: I will find new strength by taking myself less seriously. I will give myself time to rest and time to play—knowing that balance is important in a healthy person’s life who is trusting God and running with patience.

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The beauty and value of being in a broken state

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Focus: The beauty and value of being in a broken state

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NIV) For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Hardly anyone wants to be broken. What value could there be in having your heart torn apart or your dreams shattered? What is there to appreciate when you’re in that condition?

In the middle of a crisis—the only thing most people can think about is surviving. A normal mind would be focused on just getting through it—not thinking what is great about this awful moment in time. Practically nobody wants a period of darkness or depression to last. Let’s face it, it’s hard to hurt. You want it to stop and you want it to be over.

My mind goes to the words of a very beautiful song called ‘Eagles Wings’, which had to be written by someone who saw a bigger picture—someone who was able to see past their present suffering, and embrace the tenderness of time spent in the broken state. The verse of the song begins: ‘Here I am waiting’. Don’t those words fit well with the condition of brokenness? Doesn’t it seem like you’re waiting for something endless to end? So, yes, here you are waiting…and the very next line says ‘abide in me I pray’. Notice the writer is not quick to say ‘get me out of this I pray’…but, ‘abide in me I pray’. While I’m waiting—abide in me, or ‘stay with me’.

For some of us, it took a few stumbles to fully realize the importance of having the abiding presence of God in our life. When a person is first starting out—they never seem to know how weak they actually are. Most people have the attitude in their youth and young adulthood that they can do anything. But, after several failures—some might begin to know they need God. Even then—it can take a while to understand or admit you need Him to ‘stay with you’. For a while, you call on Him in an emergency—He bails you out—and you get back to your own life until the next emergency. This cycle can go on indefinitely. God is very patient and kind…and He continues to come when you call.

Let’s get back to the song. The next words say, ‘here I am longing for You’. No doubt. The pit of desperation is lonely. You are in a place of longing. At the bottom of a dark hole, you know the only one who is really there for you, is God.

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Moving on with the lyrics—‘hide me in Your love’. Well, that sounds like a sweet thing—to be hidden—because often in the broken state, there are people you don’t want to see and things you don’t want to face. So, being able to ‘hide’ sounds good.

The next line is the clincher, ‘bring me to my knees’. Let’s pause and think about the gravity of that statement, ‘bring me to my knees’. You might think, ‘what fool would say that?’ It’s hard to imagine wanting to be brought to your knees in a place of true submission and surrender. What does it take for a person to desire something like that? Usually brokenness…but, who wants to be broken?

The last line of the verse says, ‘may I know Jesus more and more’. Well, there you have it. The writer of the song had come to embrace the revelation that being brought to their knees—or broken—is the place where they would know Jesus better. They realized that being in the broken state is a precious place near to the heart of God.

As David was talking to God in Psalm 51, he said, ‘a broken and contrite heart You will not despise’. At the place of brokenness—you have to be carried by your Shepherd. You can’t walk on your own, so you need Him to pick you up and hold you in His arms. Your legs won’t stand and you have no strength to walk, so He has to do it for you. He doesn’t mind. He loves holding you. When you’re not broken—you tend to be on the run a lot. You don’t have as much of a sense of ‘need’ when your life is going along okay.

Understanding the concept of how brokenness affects our relationship with the Lord—and being willing to abide or remain in a broken state as a matter of ‘choice’, takes some meekness. The only way you can approach such a thing is with a cautious reverence. What you’re telling God is, ‘Go ahead and do what You have to do to keep me on my knees’.

When we surrender our mind, will, and emotions to God and ask Him to use us, He has to get us into a form that will fit His purpose. The ‘shape’ He likes quite well is that of ‘people who are on their knees’…the shape of a person who has come to the point of knowing that it is not their will, but His that is best. But, even more than that—a person who is not in a hurry to get off their knees—someone who might just want to stay there and ‘wait’—because they have come to understand and appreciate that ‘on their knees’ is where they will know Jesus more and more.

Declaration: I will find new strength by embracing the beauty and value of waiting in the broken state…knowing that this is where I will be closest to the heart of God and truly get to know Jesus intimately.

IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO NEW STRENGTH DEVOTIONAL BELOW, A NEW SEGMENT WILL COME TO YOUR EMAIL EACH DAY.

For music selections that will help bring hope and encouragement during your recovery from depression and addiction, https://www.youtube.com/user/NewStrengthMusic/playlists?sort=dd&view=1

All NEW STRENGTH posts are Copyright by Christina Cook Lee 2012. Please request permission to re-post or re-blog.