TAKE TIME TO WORSHIP HIM🙌🙌
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July 31, 2023 at 11:06 amReceived this from a dear friend; blessed by it and shared just as copied. Enjoy! “Being obedient can also look like taking time to worship God instead of continuing on your way. I’m sure you’re wondering what I mean by that right now, so I’ll give you an example. I almost wanted to write: “Recently I had a lot on my mind”, but the truth is that I always have a lot on my mind. Often, even when I don’t really have time for it, I like to drop everything to go for a walk. I listen to worship, sing along loudly and praise God in the great outdoors. This fills me with new joy and strength every time. On this particular day I hadn’t noticed where I was going, and ended up in the middle of the closed-off area of a half marathon. As the sweaty runners now raced past me, I thought, “Man, I’m really lame compared to this.” Right then, God’s love nudged me and showed me the truth! In my heart, I understood Him to say, “Déborah, these runners may be going fast, but by the time they reach their destination, they are completely exhausted. They may be cheered on along the way, which encourages them to keep running, but they are running only for themselves. It is much more important to Me that you run for ME and stay strong in the long run, even if that means going slower because you are taking your time with Me. You may not have anyone cheering you on along the way, but you can be sure that I will be waiting for you at the finish line, ready to embrace you.” That’s exactly what He wants you to know: God doesn’t care how fast we run, but how firmly we believe! He desires for you to reach the finish line with Paul’s words in your heart, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” (2 Timothy 4:7-8) Will you drop everything for a moment today and spend time with Him? “You are a miracle!” 🙌🌹🙏 I believe that I am too
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July 31, 2023 at 4:03 pmSovereign and Holy God, help me to worship you with an undistracted heart.🙌🙏 You know how my mind wanders sometimes and especially in the upcoming week, and thoughts of other things. Help me to put those thoughts away and focus on you and your glory alone🙏 I thank You that I can offer my prayers of thanksgiving, the Lord’s Prayer, and the prayer of Jabez to you daily. Jesus, You taught Your disciples how to pray, the Bible tells me to enter the Lords gate with thanksgiving, and Jabez prayed to God and God granted him his request, so I humbly ask that You hear my cry in the name of Jesus 🙏
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July 31, 2023 at 5:56 pmThank You, GCOGA, for sharing the story your friend shared with you! What a blessing! It really is so true. If we run fast to make it to the finish line first, we can’t get close to anything or anyone, including our LORD. But if we take our time to stop and smell the roses, look at HIS creation and spend time worshiping, praising and blessing HIM, what a more beautiful and precious gift we have called life, for it will become eternal one day! Thank You, dear LORD, for giving us the gift of life and wisdom to know to enjoy every moment of every day! IJMN, amen!🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️✨✨✨♥️♥️♥️
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