Revival begins with an awakening. An awakening of our ears to listen to the Word of the Lord.
As we looked at last week, Isaiah 50:4 reminds us,
The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
As we are listening, with the Holy Spirit’s help and guidance, we must not let a lack of faith in the One Who Awakens us be small.
You see ladies, what happens with me is I have a crisis of faith. A distinct point comes where I have to choose – do I really trust the Lord to work and move in my life [and in the life of my marriage]?
Is God enough? Does He satisfy and bring me to faith that He is enough?
I can relate the Psalmist (and not in that I can write and sing music well — because I surely don’t!). The cries from the psalmist lips, though, I have mimicked. Psalms 90:4 expresses that cry,
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. (NIV)
And a few chapters later the psalmist proclaims that God does satisfy!
for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Psalms 107:9 (NIV)
God awakens us to be revived, not to lay on our sick bed. Then, He brings us to a crisis of faith as we rise to walk in obedience with Him.
Do you trust Him to be all you need?
As you step out in faith there will be opposition for you do have one who opposes you. You must step out in faith and put your faith into action by your full dependence on God.
I am challenged in this area daily as the “sin nature” tries to worm its way back into my life. The tension between my two natures often brings me to the crisis of faith I am writing about.
God opened my eyes to this as He spoke to my listening ears and He is teaching me that those crises of faith lead me to a deeper experience with Him!
In other words ladies, our struggles have purpose — a holy, thrilling, wonderful purpose! The struggles are meant to teach us that Jesus is enough!
It is my prayer today that all of us would,
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 (NIV)
Mature, complete, lacking nothing — Enough.
Amen.
♥ Kim
Kim I so needed this! Right now I am stepping out in faith and trusting the Lord in what He has planned for my life. I will be going back to work next week and it is tearing at my heart. I am trusting that this is His plan. He knows that I have said/thought that if I ever went back to work I wanted to go back to my old job. Great pay (not great title) 11 paid holidays and weekends off. The part that is trying me right now is because it is from 2p-11p.
He knows that I have been thinking about this for a long time, but in my plans it was going to be when my daughter went to school full time next year, but little did I know!! When my old job called me a few weeks ago asking if I wanted my old job back I wasn’t sure if it was God’s doing or not. But after some prayer I am trusting in Him! I know my husband is happy and it is taking some pressure off his shoulders… submitting in this is so hard but I know in the long run this will be a blessing!
Trusting in Hi to develop my perseverance and lack nothing!
(sorry to have such a long reply. lol But I do feel better!)
Much love to you Kim!!!