Be Honest With Yourself & God
I want you all to know, you don't have to
try and be a super Christian, like nothing bothers you; life happens to all of
us - we are striving for perfect but have not made it yet!! But the good thing
is, we do not have to pretend with God, He already knows our heart and know
exactly what we are feeling inside; be honest with Him - when we are at our
weakest point that is when God can come to our rescue - but we MUST BE HONEST WITH HIM! Who cares what
people say about you, they cannot help you and nine out of ten times, they
jacked up themselves but too proud to admit it! Go to God, cry out to Him for
help; He understands!! God loves you and will NEVER cast you aside or make you feel bad, like people, about a
weakness you might have!
Stop right here, and go to God and ask Him
to help you; give Him ALL hidden
places of your heart - that you have hid your deep, dark secrets - He sees them
anyway, you cannot hide from God! God wants to heal, deliver, and set you free NOW, from that thing that has been
holding you back! But until you are honest with yourself, admit you cannot help
yourself and that you have a problem, then be honest with God, you will not get
better. Give "IT" ALL to God,
once and for all! David might have been jacked up, but went to God with
everything; he kept no secrets from God and I believe that was one of the
reasons God called him, a man after His own heart (Acts 13:22).
What I learnt - How to REALLY Trust God
During these last eight months, I could not
feel the presence of God like I had before but He was with me. Just because we do not feel God's presence,
all the time, does not mean He is not there; faith is not feeling but believing
when we don't see.
I have learned a lot during that time but
the main thing I learnt was, how to REALLY
trust God! We can say we trust God all we want with our mouth, but our faith in
God will be tested and that will prove, whether we really trust God or not.
Again, Jesus already told us in John 16:33 that in this world, we would have
tribulations, distress, and sufferings (AMP
version). BUT, IF we keep our minds stayed on God, He
will keep us in His perfect peace; when we look to God for ALL our needs, this shows us that our hope and confidence is REALLY in Him (Isaiah 26:3).
In James 1:2-4, he
lets us know, "2 Consider it nothing but
joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. Be assured
that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading
to spiritual maturity, and inner peace]. 4 And let endurance
have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be
perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing"
(biblegateway.com - AMP).
Peter in 1 Peter Chapter 1,
was encouraging the people; he told them to rejoice greatly about the things he
had told them in verses 1-5 - even
though they were being distressed by trials, for a little while (vs. 6).
Peter tells them why they should rejoice in
verse 7: "so that the genuineness of your
faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though
tested and purified by fire, may be found to result in [your] praise and
glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ" (biblegateway.com -
AMP).
God
is going to get the glory for bringing us out or through our storms; man will
NOT take credit for what God has done and is going to do! Father, I stop right
here and now, to give You ALL the praise, honor, and glory, for bringing me
through not only the recent storm, but for the ones in the future, You WILL
bring me through or out of! Father also, thank You for bringing the ones
reading this message, out or through their storms!! God You are great and
greatly to be praise!! God You are an Awesome God!! I love You Father, I love
You Jesus, I love You Holy Spirit!!
"Beware of False Prophets!" - Part 2
"Beware of False Prophets!" - Part 2
God bless you and keep you in His perfect
peace,
Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD
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