guide

I pray often for God to guide me in my ways, for He is my shepherd and I am His sheep and His sheep, they will hear His voice.

I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. (John 10:14,16)

Indeed June was right, our praying life helps balance us. Whenever our prayer life dips, our life loses balance. Therefore we must never grow tired of coming before Him, seeking Him, worshipping Him, fellowshipping with Him.

This morning as I prayed, as I sought God and worshipped Him..
He impressed upon my heart:

The fear of the Lord is my guide
The joy of the Lord is my strength

(that) as I pray everyday for the Holy Spirit to guide me, walking in the fear of the Lord; obeying His word, doing His will, is my GUIDE.
And my strength comes from His delight, for God will honor those who honor Him, who revere Him. And That joy is my strength, and the strength gives me great joy.

I thank that He takes delight in me, in my righteousness. I thank Him for His grace that abounds so deep in me, I thank Him for His faithfulness and His mercies. Amen.

Of desires and temptations

I've been writing to God very much ('cept I haven't posted 'em online), and He is faithful to answer me everytime.

Recently, I've been pretty haunted in that I've been struggling with my inclinations, temptations.

Last night, I learnt a few things.
As I was walking out of my office, I remembered a prayer I had made to God. I had told Him how much I love Him, and I don't wanna just talk the talk, I wanted to walk the walk.
And so, it hit me that my present circumstance was the best time to show Him how much I love Him, how I could use this opportunity to show Him that I choose Him and reject evil.
It was truly an opportune time and one of the best ways to show my love. for I can be rest assured that He will not let me be tempted beyond what I can bear, so I can stand up under it. (1 Cor 10:13).
And as far as this case is concerned, all I need to do is stay away from temptation and control my behavioural and environmental conditions.

"James (James 1:13-18) tells us that it is our own evil desire that begins this process that can only be described as a downward death-spiral of sin. The desire to sin is already within us. If it were not, sin would not be attractive to us. On first glance, you might think that sin is some sort of a magnet. But that is not true. The magnet is within you. It is your desire."

I just need to hold on toght on God's promises. And I will do just that.

While worshipping, I had a revelation about Him. Y'know, why did God make promises? He didn't make promises for fun or for no reason y'know. God made promises so they can be fulfilled. God is faithful. He couldn't deny Himself.
So. How can His promises come true? >> It is when we live it.
All the more we must have the courage, and be bold and obedient to follow the Word, for we can be sure that Christ is with us. Amen!