On this 12th and last day of Christmas, I may be tired (true), I could be frustrated (not a lot), I have been, heretofore, sad, but I’m so very grateful that how I feel is not the measure of who I am. I can feel like “who did it & ran” and yet know with certitude that who I am is a function of Who God is and what He has done. My circumstances, my feelings, my “whatever” will never alter what Jesus has done nor what He has promised to bring to competition in me. I am grateful for a security that is unassailable by anything in all creation. Thank you, Eternal Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And you know, whether the Lord is telling you to raise the dead, heal the sick or take a nap, the pay is the same. You just do what He asks of you. Right now, I hear the Lord saying, “My son, go take a nap.”
PRAYER Jesus Christ NEVER taught on what we call "unanswered prayer." James wrote that a divided loyalty between trusting the Lord God for life and at the same time relying on the world's systems to get what you want will result in you not getting anything from God you may have prayed about. God will never reinforce the unbelief that flows from divided loyalty. THAT is not unanswered prayer. That is God saying, "No." to your request. God saying, "No." to your requests is not unanswered prayer. It is His grace. His "No" is just what I would want if I knew what He knows. The Lord also answers with, "Not now; not yet." because we are not yet prepared to receive what we think we need. God works in us both to will and to do His good pleasure. If I am praying for something God wants to do in me and the Holy Spirit is working in me preparing me to receive what God has in store, His "Not yet." is NOT unanswered prayer. As we see...
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