Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father!
Well Father, once again another work-week lies behind me. It’s truly been a period of transition, with some changes for the positive, and others not so much. However, through all of the highs and lows this roller-coaster of a week has brought I’ve been Blessed to have felt Your Presence beside me the entire time. You are truly ever-faithful to Your Children, and even though I may not understand why things happen the way they do, I have complete Faith that You’re always in control and guiding us along the proper path.
As I alluded to yesterday, due to a chain of events outside my control I faced a nerve-wracking situation at work this week that tried desperately to consume my spirit. More than once, in my communing with You over the last several days I bluntly heard you tell me to do something that seemed strangely out of context, so I foolishly allowed my besieged heart to put the message aside while I focused on my immediate crisis. Finally, worn and tired yesterday evening I listened to Your Insistent Voice and made the call You had been telling me to make.
In a ten minute conversation, the nightmare situation I had been dwelling on all week was taken care of.
You were trying to tell me all along what I needed to do Father, I just didn’t put the two things together. Once again, I’m humbled and reminded that only You have the “Big Picture”.
“”For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV)
Thank You Father, for shining Your light in my dark moments, for teaching and guiding me (even when I’m being stubborn), and for Blessing me with Your Presence in my life each day. Amen.
~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
How many times do we needlessly struggle just because we won’t listen? I need to remember to listen to the One with all the answers.
Have a blessed weekend, Phil.
I don’t know Lisa… Just when I think I’m able to block out those other voices they get louder and more fierce! Thankfully, God has that constant soothing whisper that drowns them all out when I listen!
Have a Blessed Weekend!
Why are we so stubborn and try to do things our own way instead of listening to God? We all do this from time to time. I want to learn to listen to God and say yes the first time He speaks to me.
Great post and I am glad your situation has worked out! Have a wonderful weekend!
I have no idea why we let those negative voices into our thoughts Jenifer, but each time I learn more and more about how to avoid their effects and how to cling to His Presence. 🙂
Have a Blessed Weekend!
Maybe one day we will listen to God whole heartly, as soon as we stop trying to be in control of things. I know for me I am trying and when I don’t listen I end up making such a mess that I end up running back to Him crying and asking for forgiveness. Goes to show I should of listen to Him in the first place.
Right there with you Desiray! Life just goes so much more smoothly when I focus on His Voice and follow Him instead of trying to control things that I have no ability to.
Have a Blessed Weekend!
Oh, the beauty of being led by the Holy Spirit! “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Romans 8:14 Even when something may seem strangely out of context, may His plans prevail! ~ Blessings
Thank you Debra… I love that verse in Romans! Witnessing obvious involvement from God is always a Blessing, now I just need to learn to listen the first time He tells me something! 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Praise God He still teaches us even when we’re being stubborn. Otherwise I’d never learn a thing 🙂
Right there with you Allison! Thankfully, He’s more persistent than we are. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Phil, your line, ‘to do something that seemed strangely out of context’, resonated with me. Only this morning, I was encouraging my sister, with the same line of thought.
I have come to slowly realize, that God wants to do extraordinary things, through us ordinary folks. He will often whisper to us, guiding us to do something, completely out of our comfort zone, in order to stretch us, and once stretched, we can not go back to that ‘zone’.
God is sooooo good. He is for us in everyway! 🙂
Grreat post.
I’ve come to similar conclusions over the years Carole, and work diligently each day to stretch into His Plan for me. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!