Devotional for March 21st
When Christ Gives a Command
"And He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, "Go into the city . . ." - Mark 14:13
The two disciples were given very detailed instructions to go to a certain town and look for a particular man performing a specific task. He would have a large room, furnished and ready to observe the Passover. These instructions might have seemed unusual had it not been their Lord speaking, but the two disciples obeyed and found everything just as Jesus had said. Jesus knew exactly what they would find, and so He guided them specifically. One of the most memorable and precious times the disciples would spend with their Teacher hinged on the obedience of these two.
Obedience to Christ's commands always bring fulfillment. When the Lord gives you instructions, obey immediately. Don't wait until you have figured it all out and everything makes perfect sense to you. Sometimes God will lead you to do thing that you will not fully understand until after you have done them. He does not usually reveal all the details of His will when He first speaks to you. Instead, He tells you enough so you can implement what He has said, but He withholds enough information so that you must continue to rely upon His guidance. Your response will affect what God does next in your life. Your obedience may affect how others around you experience Christ as well. If there is any directive God has given you that you have not obeyed, obey that word immediately and watch God's perfect plan unfold in your life.
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I've been feeling God asking something of me for a while. But being deaf and blind the way I have been, I wasn't receiving His full message. I'm still not, but it's certainly getting clearer the more I pray and read. I know that part of what He wants of me is to find out who I am, and to start taking care of myself. I'm realizing that there are situations in life where we have to be selfish, we have to put ourselves above some of the ones in our lives we've almost been idolizing by going above and beyond for them. There's a difference between loving and caring for someone and loving too much. I've been reading a lot, I've felt that God is pulling me to, and I'm learning so much about who I am and why I am. And how I can change and become a better person. God has put an amazing person in my life to help guide me and remind me of what my purpose is. And it's not to continually take abuse and pain from someone. It's not to be disrespected and to keep silent to avoid further fights. My purpose is to recover, and become a healthy and whole, functioning human being. In doing this, in obeying this command I am in turn affecting others. I will become a better wife and a better mother because I will know who I am, I will finally have a sense of self and I will be stronger. I will no longer be a codependent helpless person.
I know if nothing else, that God's intention is for me to grow, and I fully intend to do that.
When Christ Gives a Command
"And He sent out two of His disciples and said to them, "Go into the city . . ." - Mark 14:13
The two disciples were given very detailed instructions to go to a certain town and look for a particular man performing a specific task. He would have a large room, furnished and ready to observe the Passover. These instructions might have seemed unusual had it not been their Lord speaking, but the two disciples obeyed and found everything just as Jesus had said. Jesus knew exactly what they would find, and so He guided them specifically. One of the most memorable and precious times the disciples would spend with their Teacher hinged on the obedience of these two.
Obedience to Christ's commands always bring fulfillment. When the Lord gives you instructions, obey immediately. Don't wait until you have figured it all out and everything makes perfect sense to you. Sometimes God will lead you to do thing that you will not fully understand until after you have done them. He does not usually reveal all the details of His will when He first speaks to you. Instead, He tells you enough so you can implement what He has said, but He withholds enough information so that you must continue to rely upon His guidance. Your response will affect what God does next in your life. Your obedience may affect how others around you experience Christ as well. If there is any directive God has given you that you have not obeyed, obey that word immediately and watch God's perfect plan unfold in your life.
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I've been feeling God asking something of me for a while. But being deaf and blind the way I have been, I wasn't receiving His full message. I'm still not, but it's certainly getting clearer the more I pray and read. I know that part of what He wants of me is to find out who I am, and to start taking care of myself. I'm realizing that there are situations in life where we have to be selfish, we have to put ourselves above some of the ones in our lives we've almost been idolizing by going above and beyond for them. There's a difference between loving and caring for someone and loving too much. I've been reading a lot, I've felt that God is pulling me to, and I'm learning so much about who I am and why I am. And how I can change and become a better person. God has put an amazing person in my life to help guide me and remind me of what my purpose is. And it's not to continually take abuse and pain from someone. It's not to be disrespected and to keep silent to avoid further fights. My purpose is to recover, and become a healthy and whole, functioning human being. In doing this, in obeying this command I am in turn affecting others. I will become a better wife and a better mother because I will know who I am, I will finally have a sense of self and I will be stronger. I will no longer be a codependent helpless person.
I know if nothing else, that God's intention is for me to grow, and I fully intend to do that.
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