“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 NKJV)
“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” (Hebrews 11:1 NLT)
Are you feeling the world around you or inside of you is shifting, and you are about to see some major changes? I sure do. It is not just hurricane Sandy, or the election, there is more going on around us. After reading my lovely niece/cousin’s blog today, Long To Love, (and she understands why we are both niece and cousin), I shared with her the anticipation and excitement I am feeling while in the midst of a week of shifts and closing doors, just in time to begin a new month with a clean slate.
Take a look at something I read this morning on the Elijah List:
“Who hit the Shift Key?”
SHIFT: move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance:
• change the position of one's body
• change the emphasis, direction, or focus of
• change in emphasis, direction, or focus
The "Shift Key" that will unlock your Kingdom Shift is to "Perceive it, Believe it and Enter it!"
Not only is my work life changing, and my parents are moving to a lovely retirement community, but one more potential relationship came to its final end. The door to a relationship that had been painfully closed in August, I allowed to crack open this past month. I was entertaining the possibility of a dramatic change in the ugly situation, because I know that nothing is impossible with God. After a sincere, gushing apology from the guy, with a desire to seek help for his issues, I was open to the possibility of trying again with him. I quickly realized that I cannot be “just friends” with him. so I started praying more aggressively that the door of that potential relationship would clearly open or close - SOON! (Isaiah 22:22)
And it did! it closed this week! Much to the relief of my family and friends. And I must say, I feel tremendous relief too, and I feel the excitement that God has a much better plan!
If you have been waiting to see the fulfillment of the desires of your heart, and your desire is to be married to God’s hand picked man (or woman) for you, then you might say that the waiting has been a bit of a trial, and at times you have suffered.
We need endurance, encouragement, and we need a fresh dose of NOW FAITH!
“But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings...”
“Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
“For yet a little while, And He (your husband!) who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”
“But we’re not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We’ll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.” (Hebrews 10:32, 35-38 NKJV, vs 39 the Message)
Prayer today:
Thank you Father God for a NEW day, and for encouraging us to look to You for our endurance and strength through the waiting. We declare today that we perceive the shifting season; we believe that You are moving on our behalf, to bring Kingdom marriages together, and we take the steps into the unknown, out of the boat and onto the water, to enter into Your good and perfect plan for our lives.
We declare that today we have NOW FAITH, and the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; we have assurance about things we cannot see.
We choose to believe that the men who You have chosen for each of us are coming to us, and they will not be late! Give them peace, faith and assurance in their wait too.
We stand on tip toe with anticipation and expectancy, to see the next steps in Your great and perfect plan for our lives.
And during the wait, we choose to look into Your wonderful face, and the things we do have, rather than on what we perceive as lack in our lives.
Jesus - YOU ROCK!
Amen ~
Expecting to be amazed ~
Barbara
© Barbara Nelson – 2012
