Let
God Be God
TODAY’S
SCRIPTURE
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him…
Psalm 37:7, NKJV.
TODAY’S
WORD
Are you struggling with trying to make a dream come to
pass? Are you frustrated in a relationship, trying to make someone else change
or live right? You may mean well, you may have good goals, but if you are
trying to orchestrate things to happen your way, on your timetable, you are
only going to frustrate yourself. At some point, you have to turn those
circumstances over to God and trust that He has your best interest at heart.
How do you turn things over to God? Start by making the
choice and declaring your resolve. Simply say, “Father, I choose to let You be
God of this situation. I take my hands off. I trust You.” Then, choose to
worship Him. Worship is one of the best ways to set your heart and mind in the
right place. You can’t worry and worship at the same time! Worship is a sign
that you are trusting God; worry is a sign that you are trying to control
things.
Today, take the pressure off yourself and turn things
over to God. Give Him control and let Him take your setbacks and turn them into
comebacks. Remember, the God who holds the universe holds you in the palm of
His hand. Trust Him and let God be God in every area of your life!
PRAYER
FOR TODAY
Father, today I choose to release every care and concern
into Your loving hands. I refuse to worry and choose to trust. Fill me with
Your peace. Show me Your ways as I surrender every area of my heart and life to
You in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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“Your name will no longer be Jacob .... From now on you will be called Israel.” (Genesis 32:28a NLT)
You don’t have to stay the same! In conversion, we’re given a new identity. Look at Jacob in the book of Genesis. Once Jacob confesses his manipulative behavior, God gives him a new identity.
Notice that three things happen:
God gives Jacob a brand new identity (Genesis 32:28). Essentially, God says, “I know you’ve blown it. I know you’re conniving, but I see in you a prince. Beneath all your emotional hang-ups, all your insecurities, all the stuff you don’t want anybody else to know, I see a prince.” God is saying that today to many of us: “Beneath all of your sins and hang-ups, I see a princess/prince. You can be something great. You can be what I made you to be.”
God blesses Jacob/Israel (Genesis 32:29). Deep down, we desperately want God’s blessing. If we want God’s blessing, we have to take the steps God requires of us.
God gave Jacob/Israel a limp (Genesis 32:31). Remember, when they wrestled, God dislocated Jacob’s hip. Jacob walked away with a limp, and it served as a daily reminder to depend upon God.
God does his deepest work in your life when he deals with your identity — who you are and the way you see yourself. You will always tend to act according to the way you think about yourself. So God does his deepest changes in your life by changing the way you see yourself.
He says, “Let me show you how I see you.” When you see yourself the way God sees you, it’s going to change your life.
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