The Word Illustrated #48--No thank you

The Word Illustrated #48
© Pamyla Floyd
6/16/2010

No thank you

And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer believing, ye shall receive – Matthew 21:22

God uses us to bless eachother, and the person He sends may not be someone that we are particularly fond of. So, will you turn down what you have labored over in prayer because of who God chose to deliver it? Have we turned down answered prayer, because deep down we felt that it was OUR right time?

God loves each of us and wants to bless us more than we know. I pray that none of these statements sound familiar. “Lord, I know that I asked for X amount of money, but Ms. Blah Blah, doesn’t even have a job, I can’t take money from her”, or “Lord, I asked for this blessing a year ago, it is taking too long and I’m tired of waiting”. The list could go on and on.

God has a time and a season for everything, and if we really wanted or needed what we asked of Hm it wouldn’t matter how long it took or who He used to get it to us. Our blessings are out there, floating around us in the spiritual realm waiting to be delivered. Please, let’s be careful of every idle word that comes out of our mouths, I believe that we will be judged for them.

If we aren’t hearing the answers then we need to minimize the distractions that around us. The television, radio and telephones can keep us from hearing His still small voice. The voice of others that are not glorifying God by gossiping or slandering others are a hold up of blessings also. If we are not diligent in seeking God through prayer and His word, the deceiver will seduce us so that he can get our attention away from God. The Lord has said that His sheep know His voice. If we vow to work on sharpening our relationship with Him, we will KNOW when He is speaking to us, and listen as He directs us in the way of more abundant living.

God gave His very life so that we could walk under an open heaven! It’s time to be honest and own up to the fact that we’ve said “No thank you” because we were ignorant to the process of getting and receiving answered prayer. We can repent, ask forgiveness and get it straight!

God bless,
Pamyla

If you want to know how to ask Jesus into your heart, or want help in leading someone to Christ, please visit my Salvation page. If you want prayer or need help finding scriptures to stand on, please email me: thewordillustrated at yahoo dot com

Reference Scriptures:

Psalms 20:6 –- Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed, he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand

Matthew 7:11 -- If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Note: the animated image is of a peaceful room (the blessed place), a place where blessings flow constantly, and those blessings are represented by floaters that are blowing across the room.

The Word Illustrated #45--Today could be the day!

The Word Illustrated #45
© Pamyla Floyd
5/24/2010

Today could be the day!

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; -- Romans 4:20

My friend Anita, who is over forty, wants to be married. If she believes what the world says, she might as well assign herself to being alone for the rest of her life. satan, the influencer of the world, wants us to believe that because of her age, it’s too late, and that MOST men would be eligible for her, are in jail or worse. Because she trusts Jesus, It is safe to say, that not only will she be married, but to a wonderful man of God who is well balanced and more than she asked for. We cannot take statistics to heart and allow them to dictate our happiness or lack thereof.

Your goals or dreams may entail something different than marriage. It doesn’t matter if it has to do with other aspects of your personal life and relationships, finances, work, health or your spiritual life. All things are possible with God. The things that you desire for your life, can and will happen; if you continue to move forward and continue to study the word of God.

When I started exercising in the mornings, I envisioned what I would look like. I was excited and eager to get started every morning. But when I begin to let other things interrupt and take precedence over my mornings, my exercises suffered. One missed morning became two, and two turned into a month, and now, six months later, I have to start over. If my mind had been made up to keep going no matter what, I would be in a much healthier state now.

In Hosea 4:6 God says that His people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. This nugget of knowledge tells us to keep learning, KEEP MOVING, be all that you can be in Christ. WE can’t allow something someone says or things we are going through to stop us from moving forward. Jesus says that He came to give us life MORE abundantly, he has an expected end for us, which includes a wonderful life right here, beginning today. If you keep moving, today could be the day you see it come to pass!

God bless,
Pamyla

If you want to know how to ask Jesus into your heart, or want help in leading someone to Christ, please visit my Salvation page. If you want prayer or need help finding scriptures to stand on, please email me: thewordillustrated at yahoo dot com

Reference Scriptures:

Joshua 1:8 -- This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou
shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and
then thou shalt have good success

James 3:10 – Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My
Brethren, these things ought not so to be

Note: The image is an animation of a box car driving. It hits a roadblock, sits for a minute, then moves on!