Quote: I don't see anything at all about what you are doing to find out what God says about you.
I see what you are saying. I have been attending our church service each Sunday, but have not taken to STUDYING the Bible. No excuse, but I have been totally consumed my sitch. Again, NO excuse.
Quote: ... I am certain He does not ever say you are a weak, co-dependant, brow-beaten man. Nope. He said you are ABOVE and not BENEATH, the HEAD and not the TAIL.....and that's just for starters.
I often forget WHO is in my corner ALL the time. Again, trying to be the captain of my own ship. Not good, I know.
Quote: ...it's roundabout this point in posting to someone that I start to really tell it like it is.
The truth is what I need. Please do.
Quote: It helped me tremendously to know what God had to say about me and about my family. It caused me to stand up out of the pool of self-pity, shame and unforgiveness.
You need to know because He means YOU and YOUR family too!
Doug01 recently posted to me regarding this EXACT issue. I am unclear about how to clear my head so that I may receive the message that God has spoken for my life. I have re-read his post, but I am making little headway. Perhaps my head is in the way of my headway?
Quote: Seek and you shall find. You ready to start knockin' yet?
YES, I am ready to start knockin.' Will you assist me in not only staying on my feet, but walking to my destiny?
Here is Doug01's post:
Thank you again Doug
Quote: Sorry about this long response, someone sent the verse below to me and I think you will enjoy it. Don't let the negative voices from the world around you make you feel less about yourself. You don't need these voices right now anyway. Many of us overanalyze our spouses every action/word, your not alone, so don't beat yourself up. Start by loving yourself as God loves you and unload the burden you are placing on your own heart by criticizing yourself.
1Pet. 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
The devil has a campaign against you going on at all times. His objective: To stop you from hearing what God is saying about you. God has spoken a word over your life, but the cares of this life, past experiences, and negative
influences will block you from hearing it. You must get into
position to hear what God has said about you. The enemy seems to already know because he is usually attacking the very place in your life that God is wanting to use. You must find that word. You must hear what God has said and
act on it. You must align yourself with the plan of God for you. The word has already been spoken, and now it needs to be activated! But you must know what it is before you can align yourself with it. That struggle for freedom,
that struggle for acceptance, that struggle for fulfillment is your unconscious plight to get that word. But you must know first that God has the word and you need to get closer to him to hear it so you can activate it in your life.
It's not hard to hear God. The hard part is deleting the other voices in your life so that you can hear him clearly. The television, the radio, the soaps, the movies, the boyfriend/girlfriend, the newspaper columns, the stories, the novels, the friends, the family, etc. are all voices! Many times we surround ourselves with
people, places, and things before we have learned to hear from God and that is dangerous. You could have people in your life blocking you or voices in your life detouring you. Take some time to find yourself! Not by searching inside of you, but by seeking the will of God for your life. Get away from everyone and everything for a period and silence all other voices in your life. You will
hear God speak to you and once you learn his voice, he will show you who you are and why he made you. He will show you why the enemy is against you and how you can walk in victory. Then, you will know who belongs in your life and who doesn't. At that point you will know what voices to keep in your life and which ones to silence. Take the time and do it! What in this world could be more important to find, than the Word God has spoken over your life?
The way I understand Doug01's post is that I need to quiet ALL of the negative voices in my life, including my own voice when it is negative and listen for the word that God has spoken for my life. Unfortunately, I have not been able to accoumplish quieting my own darn voices of pessimism and untruth. Any insight or guidance from you Amy or you Doug would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
