I was very blessed by the following devotional this
morning. Not only was it an encouragement
to me, but it also prompted my thoughts back to some other things the Lord has
been showing me this week. At the
beginning of the week the Lord encouraged me with this verse.
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed
on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” -
Isaiah 26:3
I was feeling disturbed about something and then realized
that I was not feeling the Lord’s perfect peace. That means that my focus is off
somewhere. My mind must be stayed on
Him; I must trust Him.
Yesterday evening we girls were talking to Mom and she was encouraging
me to keep my eyes on the Lord.
Regardless of circumstances I must place my focus on the Lord and leave
all the results up to Him. That means
that I can just take joy in where He has me right now and seek to serve Him
right now.
This picture represents something very near and dear to my
heart. The Lord has given me so many
ways to serve Him and to “water” the lives of others. He has blessed me with six precious
siblings. Four of them are so
young. They are little rays of sunshine
in my life. There’s nothing quite like
one of those smiling faces bounding toward you with arms out wanting a
hug. They need so much love and
attention poured into their little souls.
Amazingly, I have found that when I am feeling down the Lord uses them in a special way to somehow shine joy and security into my heart. He has given me the opportunity to serve and love them, to invest
into them physically and spiritually, and it is very rewarding.
There are also so many others ways the Lord has provided for
me to invest into others and to serve Him.
My family and home can be invested into in so many ways it’s incredible. Then there are other people too; the Lord’s
children everywhere. There are many ways
that I can be a blessing and an encouragement to the people the Lord brings
across my path.
Instead of worrying about various circumstances in my life and
how things will turn out, I need to simply keep my focus on the Lord. I need to be growing spiritually, seeking to
serve the Lord, and be a blessing to others.
The Lord will take care of working out His perfect plan for my
life. As I place my trust in Him and
find joy in pouring out myself in His service, He will give me His perfect
peace.
I know I’ve been talking about my own life, but these things
so apply to each of our lives, wherever the Lord has us. I hope that this makes sense and is of encouragement to some
of you. May the Lord bless and guide
each of your lives and may He use each of our lives to bring glory and honor to
His name through His perfect plan.
Divine Recompense
He that watereth shall be watered also himself. (Proverbs
11:25)
If I carefully consider others, God will consider me, and in
some way or other He will recompense me. Let me consider the poor, and the Lord
will consider me. Let me look after little children, and the Lord will treat me
as His child. Let me feed His flock, and He will feed me. Let me water His
garden, and He will make a watered garden of my soul. This is the Lord's own
promise; be it mine to fulfill the condition and then to expect its
fulfillment.
I may care about myself till I grow morbid; I may watch over
my own feelings till I feel nothing; and I may lament my own weakness till I
grow almost too weak to lament. It will be far more profitable for me to become
unselfish and out of love to my Lord Jesus begin to care for the souls of those
around me. My tank is getting very low; no fresh rain comes to fill it; what
shall I do? I will pull up the plug and let its contents run out to water the
withering plants around me. What do I see? My cistern seems to fill as it
flows. A secret spring is at work. While all was stagnant, the fresh spring was
sealed; but as my stock Rows out to water others the Lord thinketh upon me.
Hallelujah!
Charles Spurgeon, Faith's Checkbook, January 10th
Hope you all have a wonderful and refreshing weekend!
~Brittany
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