Sharing this devotional from Joel Osteen with you today, labor...
Sharing this devotional from Joel Osteen with you today, labor day 2014:
“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace…”
(Isaiah 55:12, NIV)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
God knows what’s best for you. He knows what you need and when you need it. He knows how to put you at the right place at the right time. He knows where the danger is and where the good breaks are. You have to learn to trust that inner peace, that inner prompting that leads you.
Even if the odds are against you, if you feel good about it in your heart, move forward. On the other hand, if there is unrest or uneasiness, if you don’t have peace, then wait. Don’t ignore the promptings, the impressions, the knowings. That’s God talking to you.
Always remember, God wants to help you in your everyday life, not just in the big decisions, but even in the small things. He wants to pour out His favor on you and release your frustrations. If you will be sensitive to His leading, if you will follow His peace, He will lead you into the blessing and victory He has prepared for you!
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This is very true.
I remember one time when I really wanted something. I badly wanted it that I went to great lengths just to get it. I wasn’t a Christian then but I felt all these promptings within me that something is terribly wrong and that what I want isn’t right for me.
Still, I went on and claimed it for myself.
I ended up getting terribly hurt in the ordeal and if it were not for the grace of God, I would probably still be in that dark pit wallowing in pain and regret.
I’ve learned that God communicates with His children in various ways: through His word, through other people, through circumstances and through promptings in the spirit.
That experience has taught me never to disregard His message ever again.
If you are like me and you believe you know what is best for you, start re-assessing your life and ask God which areas He does not approve of and what He wants you to do about them.
Ask God to give you the grace to allow Him to make changes in your life.
Trust me, your life will happier and you will feel more fulfillment.
