Blast from the Past #2

     It is so often within our power to choose blessing or cursing for ourselves. Check out Jeremiah 17:5-8. In verse 5, it says a man (generic, of course) is CURSED if he 1) trusts in man  2) makes flesh his strength (either someone else or himself) thereby allowing his heart to depart from the Lord. In verse 6, it explains that he becomes like a scrubby bush in the desert and tragically won't see (blind) when GOOD comes - he lives in a waterless, salty, lonely wilderness without favor (because he can't see when good is right in front of him)!

    In verse 7, it says a man (generic, of course) is BLESSED if he 1) trusts in the Lord  2) if his hope is the Lord. In verse 8, it relates that he becomes an incredibly fruitful, flourishing tall tree next to a moving water source where his roots receive a constant life-giving supply which produces never-ending green leaves and fruit even in extended seasons of high temperatures and drought. This results is no FEAR or WORRY in the worst of conditions. One of the keys to reaching your ultimate Kingdom destiny is to contend always to trust fully, completely in the Lord and allow Him to be your hope. The promise is a that a state of BLESSING will exist. Obviously, it is worth the battle. It is precisely the message we need to hear from Holy Spirit in these challenging times.

   Much of what Mary Pat and I am led by God's Spirit to teach and counsel people has to do with helping them see the destructive aspects of relying on their own (or someone who gives them poor advice) natural answers/solutions to the situations and difficulties that they face. When someone hears with their spiritual ears and sees with their spiritual eyes, then the results, of course, are DRAMATICALLY different from what they would have been. We are committed to partnering with  the Lord as He reveals a lifestyle to individuals that will lead them to constantly green leaves and abundant fruit as they spread their roots into the sustaining river of His Presence and power by faith.

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