The Inspiration Cafe Blog
PART II: Commit Your Way to the Lord
By Adele M. Gill
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Today we are talking about praying & believing that God will act on Your behalf. This Scripture passage includes 3 “little things” we all can do to improve our lives and that of
others we pray for. These 3 things may sound simple, but have a tremendous
impact on one’s prayer life:
1) Commit
your way to the Lord. First of all, when you commit your
way to the Lord, you are handing over whatever situation is at hand. However,
that’s the easy part! The tough part is trying your level best not to take it
back and try to handle it yourself. Actually, committing your way to the Lord
requires great restraint, but it also has great benefits. Best of all, you can
grow in confidence that “He’s got it” and you can stop worrying as “All things
work for good for those who love God. They really do. There is no safer place
you can place your concerns or your loved ones than squarely in the hands of
God. Be not afraid!
2) Trust
in Him. Secondly, if we are truly to hand over to
God whatever concerns and issues we have, we need to get on board to trust Him.
There is no other who is more trustworthy to handle our relationships, our
jobs, our finances, our families, than Jesus, the Omnipotent, Almighty, Great
Healer, Shepherd, Protector, Comforter and Savior of the World. For He is our
strength, our peace, our joy. He is the wind beneath our wings, our everything.
Nothing happens in our lives that God does not know about, see, and experience
first-hand with us. He is all knowing, ever-present, and kind and merciful
working all things in our lives for the good simply for the asking. When we
place our trust in Jesus, we are unburdened, untethered to the strife of daily
life through the power of the Holy Spirit. Released from the bondage of mayhem
and perfection, having to make everything work out just right to the best of
our ability; because at that point, it is God himself who has the reigns of our
lives in His hands for the asking.
3) Believe God will act. When we truly give our cares over to
Jesus, we are far better able to embrace God’s Bible promise to us in
this Scripture passage. We are more apt to be patient and persistent in prayer
knowing and believing that Jesus will, through the power of the holy spirit,
show up and make all things new. And what a tremendous feeling that is!
Talking
about the Holy Spirit…Recently, I was at Manna House, a local
church-based soup kitchen in Bel Air. As I got out of my car, there was a
gentle breeze and a calm feeling came over me as I made my way to the front
door. It was a very different feeling altogether than I had experienced in my
car.
Walking into the church
through the church doors, the breeze turned warm, and as I entered the building, the excitement in the
room was palpable. Many people approached our table who were either hurting or grateful to God, asking for prayers for their diverse concerns. This--I thought-- is how it feels when the
Holy Spirit is present. For wherever the Holy Spirit resides, the fruit of the
Holy Spirit flow abundantly: Peace, love, patience, persistence, steadfastness,
joy, kindness and faithfulness. Why? Because the Lord is present and His love
permeates the air, spilling over to all who are present.
The Holy Spirit of Jesus is careful only
to go where he is invited in, where people trust him and believe in His power
to transform their lives. And the more we seek Him
with all our being, and follow His laws of love, the closer He hovers nearby.
So as we go on our way
today, let’s take a few minutes to invite the Holy Spirit of Jesus in. Take a
few quiet minutes to feel his calm, and fully experience His joyful presence in your life. Breathe
deeply and pray that He will bless you profoundly with discernment of His
presence, and that He will allow you to experience, and share the fruit of the
Holy Spirit with all who cross your path this day. Hopefully, doing this will
make us all a little more patient, a little more persistent in prayer, a little
kinder, more loving, and caring for all who we encounter in our days. For
wherever there is a faith-filled, grateful heart, we are standing on Holy
Ground.
Adele
M. Gill | Copyright 2015
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