(And if you received a copy of “31 Ways to Pray for Your Children” or “Praying Throughout Your Home”, you’re in the right place. Psalm 119:130ĭoes a particular sentence or excerpt stand out? We’d love to know! Comment below, and you’ll automatically be entered into a random giveaway for a copy of Awaken! The unfolding of Your words gives light it gives understanding to the simple. What a waste to simply get up and go back to our normal habits after being in His presence and sensing the exhilaration of His nearness–after powerful moments in His Word, in prayer, in places where He’s made His way so plain to us.” ![]() To blind us to old pursuits, interests, ambitions, and fleshly desires, while miraculously opening our internal vision to eternal pursuits. “An encounter with God is meant to change us. Gracious is the LORD, and righteous yes, our God is compassionate. But it is quite another thing to believe that He is willing and able to do it for you.” It’s one thing to believe that God is able to do anything He wants. Your son or daughter still can’t find work. Though it tarries, wait for it for it will certainly come, it will not delay. The vision is yet for the appointed time it hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. He has not run into a snag that may prevent Him from following through.” He hasn’t forgotten you or His promises to you. But be convinced that even though God may be working a great distance away, He is working. But life just seems to roll on like always before, oblivious to your prayers and to the faith you’ve placed in God’s ability to change things. “From your current vantage point, you may not be able to see how God is working out His purposes in your life. Since the ship was caught and unable to head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. Are you in a fierce storm right now? Are you watchful and mindful of the various places it’s unexpectedly taking you and all the various people it’s unexpectedly introducing you to? Next time you’re frustrated or perplexed by where your latest storm has dumped you, pray for the joy of discovering that God is using this storm to intersect your life with someone else’s life, becoming part of answering their prayer, even as He’s answering yours.”Ī fierce wind called the “northeaster” rushed down from the island. ![]() And the storm was the instrument He used to do it. God’s hand had steered them to the exact place where revival was primed to break out. ![]() His plans were not derailed just because the sailors’ plans had been thrown off course. God’s sovereignty had not been shipwrecked by the storm. But if not for the storm (Acts 28:7-9), Paul wouldn’t have been in this location to meet these people and help them. “Storms will do that to you sometimes–wash you ashore in unfamiliar places, around unfamiliar people. ![]() Pour a cup of tea and savor these excerpts from Awaken: You may remember my first post on this devotional, but I’m here to testify that the joy discovered under Shirer’s tutelage continues to build. One benefit of reading a devotional multiple times, especially when jotting down notes along the way, is to see how God is moving and stretching us over a span of time.įor instance, on the second read-through, these questions were posed: What are you waiting on God for right now? What does faith and confidence look like, knowing He’s undoubtedly working for you in the distance? I answered, “I’m waiting to see God’s plans for my book.” The next time I read it, a few months later, I answered, “Thank you for Cynthia Ruchti - my dream agent - and thank You for confirming Your work in my life.” I paused to consider God’s goodness in bringing this dream to fruition. Who wouldn’t want to welcome this kind of friend over and over again? It settles in smoothly but never grows weary of speaking truth and timely words of advice. Priscilla Shirer’s Awaken: 90 Days with the God Who Speaks welcomes my soul like an old familiar friend. It’s the only devotional I’ve read four (soon to be five) consecutive times. God is Still Speaking Through This Devotional (And How to Win a Copy!)īy Cathy Baker | Book Reviews, Faith | 22 comments
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