God Speaks: I Believe in You

             God speaks to me in my journal and I believe this will bless you too! This is straight out of my journal verbatim what I believe God is speaking to me. 

Then Christ will make his home in your heart as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. Ephesians 3:17 NLT

My beloved child I’m here. Do not fear, doubt or worry. I am at work in your life and I can use every season you are in. Don’t worry about your attitude keep coming to me and I will bring you peace. You will have my peace that surpasses all understanding. I will bring peace to your heart and your situation. I love you very much and I believe in you. You can do the task of the programs, take it one step at a time. One bite at a time. Look at all that shredding you did. You had a mountain to shred and little by little you did it and it was done. This task is just like that. Take it one step at a time. You will have a craft week by week for your patrons. Don’t worry embrace my love. You will not fail at this for I am with you. I am always with you. Have faith in me for I am with you. I love you my beloved. You worry about much. This need not be so. I love you with an everlasting love. I am with you. I have proven myself to you on a daily basis. Let go of your fear and hold onto me. I am Lord over your life. I have big things awaiting you. They will come at the appointed time. You will lead a full life. I have created it for you before you were ever born. You will glorify me.

I have prepared a husband for you. You will meet him soon. In my timing. You don’t have to worry about how old you are. I have extended your years to hold all the blessings I have coming your way. Reread your journal I am with you in every word you write. Continue to share it with others, it’s blessing them. I have created you to shine my light on every person you meet. I love you with an everlasting love. You need not doubt me. I will always be with you. Cling to me. Stop trying to live your life without me. Usher me into every place you go. I am within you. This letter is proof that I am with you. That I hear you. That I love you. I cherish this time together. Embrace my truth. All the doubt, worries and fears are all lies. Some from the enemy, some from the flesh. You know what to do. Speak a word of truth over every lie.  Grab a scripture and let it wash over you with peace. There is peace in my word follow it, meditate on it, read it don’t stop, don’t give up I am here always. I love you my beloved.

What is the Lord speaking to you dear reader? 

Share it with me. 

I'm listening.

Genuinely Yours,

Amy Z

Wrestle Well: The Match between Faith and Fear

           Dear readers I’m so grateful to be coming to you out of a week that was a challenge. My first few days of the week I was crippled by fear and anxiety. I didn’t use the tools I have to challenge my fears and anxieties. So I did not wrestle well. I wrestled with my fear and anxiety and they won for a little while. Here’s my prayer to God: teach me to wrestle well between my faith and my feelings. The term wrestle well comes from Lysa Teurkeurst book It’s Not Supposed to be This Way. I so want to be able to let go of my feelings and rely more on my faith. I know about the goodness of God. I’ve seen it. Let’s look at a biblical example.

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, what is thy name? and he said, Jacob. And he said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Genesis 32:24-28

Jacob wrestled well, he knew his strengths and weaknesses and he learned the weaknesses of his opponent. He refused to release the man until he blessed him. So too must we refuse to let our fear block the blessing that’s coming our way. It’s important that we know the weaknesses of our opponent. It’s important to pit our strengths against our opponent’s weaknesses. For me it’s important to know the weaknesses of fear and anxiety and the biggest weakness is they reveal themselves for the lie that they are once the light of God’s word and truth comes upon them. Jacob got a blessing at the end of his struggle. So too will you find a blessing at the end of your struggle or even in the midst of them. Sometimes when we wrestle we do not leave unscathed. Jacob ended up with a limp and a new name. So too may you end up with a limp, but God has a huge blessing coming your way. I’m sure that Jacob came away with a renewed appreciation of the goodness of God and what he had done for him. I’m also sure that Jacob came away with a new perspective. We hear it in God’s word where he said, “And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved” (Genesis 32:30 KJV). If you want to read the whole wrestling match see Genesis 32:22-32 KJV.

So God shifted my perspective. I had to do something that I didn’t want to do at work and it was a big challenge for me. I was overcome by fear and anxiety, but on the third day my confidence grew and I began to think I can do this. God shifted my perspective by showing me that I am capable of doing this new task at work. I fully believe God has a huge blessing for me on the other side of this. I was sitting on my break and wanted to write in my journal. I needed a pen. My water bottle was blocking the pen and God showed me that my fear is blocking my view of my blessing. Don’t let your blessing get blocked. Open up your eyes, shift your perspective, and see the blessing God has in the challenge you’re facing. I promise you God is going to work things out for your good.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 KJV

Christine Caine says in her book Undaunted, “Fear and faith cannot coexist.” This is so true. My fear blocked my faith this week for a little while. I had an outburst of rage on my way home from work Tuesday night. That was my fear talking. By Wednesday night God had shifted my perspective and I was coming at the challenge from a place of faith instead of fear. I began to see the limitless blessings that are coming my way. I am going to be a new creation on the other side of it. Yes, it’s uncomfortable. Yes, it's a challenge. Yes, some days will be harder than others but on the other side of all that is a new way of life for me. I cannot bring my old way of living into the new blessings.

So what are you wrestling with dear reader?

Share it with me. I’m listening.

I pray your faith perseveres.

Genuinely Yours,

Amy Z

Meet at the Point of Sacrifice

     Dear readers I’m at a crossroads. Live a life fully surrendered to Christ or go my own way without him. I’ve come to realize that when things are out of my control I become anxious, worried and afraid. News flash for me, you have no control! When new things come my way, especially at work, I fall apart a little on the inside and I think to myself I can’t handle this. That is a lie from the pit of hell because I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13). So tonight Pastor Paul talked about Abraham going up the mountain to sacrifice Isaac while God sent an angel on the other side of the mountain to send a ram up the mountain to meet at the point of sacrifice. That phrase, meet at the point of sacrifice, stood out to me. It got me thinking. Can I sacrifice my control, can I sacrifice my wants and demands and accept the ram that the Lord has sent up the mountain for me? Can I even sacrifice the promises of God like Abraham did? Isaac was the one promised to Abraham. The one through whom all his generations would be blessed. Yet Abraham was willing to sacrifice his beloved son, his promise because God asked him to. Can I sacrifice this book on the altar of obedience? Can I let go and greet God with open hands? You know what I love about this story? It didn’t end with Abraham sacrificing his promised one. It ended with God providing the ram so Abraham got to keep the promise and the Lord provided a sacrifice for him to be obedient. He met him at the point of sacrifice and gave him the blessings of a nation. So too I believe the Lord will honor those who sacrifice the promises to God. It shows God that we want him more than anything else. So I give it to you Lord this book, have your way with it Lord, do what you will.

    I believe God is asking us to sacrifice our very lives on the altar of his love. We should sacrifice out of a place of genuine love for God. His word says:

    And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice-the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Romans 12:1 NLT

    So give your bodies as a sacrifice and worship him in all that you do. Let God have his way in your life and do his will. So I believe the Lord is showing me I must sacrifice daily. What do you have to sacrifice? For me it’s control. I’ve got to stop believing I have control over things because I really don’t. It’s detrimental to me to believe I have control. I just want to believe in the Lord’s will for my life. I just want to enjoy my life and do my best. I love what Romans 12:2 says.

    Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 NLT

    I love this, I want God to transform me. I believe he is changing the way I think. I’ve got some challenges at work and I need an attitude adjustment because I’m coming at it in fear instead of faith.

    So will you pray for me dear readers that I walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV)?

    How can I be praying for you? I’m here. I’m listening.

    Do you know what will happen as you climb the mountain of obedience and offer your life as a living sacrifice? God will meet you at the top of the mountain with exactly what you need to live a life fully surrendered to him.

Genuinely Yours,

Amy Z

God Speaks: Limitless Love

 

    I have moments in my journal where God speaks to my heart and ministers to me. These are letters that the Lord spoke to me through my writing. I hope they bless you as much as they bless me. This is straight out of my journal.

8/2/20

       My child I’m here. I want you to know how much I love you. I love you infinitely. I love you more than the galaxies I created. I love you more than the fish in the sea. My love for you is vast and limitless. I love you with an everlasting love. Don’t worry for anything for I am with you. Be strong and courageous. I have equipped you for each task that I bring your way. It is to grow you up. It is to stretch your tent. I am doing it in my own time for your good. I love you beloved. I will never leave you nor forsake you. You can believe that I will do what I said I will do. A husband you need not worry I am preparing his heart for you and I’m preparing your heart for him. You won’t have to make an effort to find him. He will come to you. My child, I’m still here. Give up your anxiety. Give it over to me each time. Keep fighting it you are already free of it. Keep working hard and doing your best. I love you with an everlasting love. Don’t forget it. My beloved, I’m here. Love always.

    What is the Lord ministering to your heart through this letter?

    Share it with me.

    I’m here, I’m listening.

    Genuinely Yours,

    Amy Z