Hi everyone,
The forum has been on my mind a lot lately and over the last few weeks some things have been laid on my heart - now I realise that I don’t have a loud voice here, and not as respected or heard like others. However I believe the following is something that needs sharing, as well as applying it to my own life.
All I ask is that you think and reflect and give the following some thought..
Some weeks back I was given ‘ Proverbs 3 ‘ - it had been laid on someone’s heart to give to me. At first proverbs 3:5-6 jumped out at me ( well it’s one of those verses that God often gives me as a kick to get me back on track - at the time I needed a kick !! )
Another verse jumped out at me - verse 11
‘ my son ( daughter ) do not despise the Lords discipline, and do not resent his rebuke ‘
Obviously there is a lot more to that chapter, which I reflected on personally.
This week I was once again considering the forum and during my reflection time the churches in the book of revelation came to mind..
With the exception of one , they all had positives and negatives. However they needed to hear from the Lord what the negatives were - they were not aware of how they were failing.
On Monday this week I was once again on the forum and just felt that there were so many negatives - inside , deep within me I felt burdened. The word ‘ focus ‘ came to, the verse from proverbs 3 ‘ Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding ‘
However it was the word ‘ lean ‘ that stood out.
Now the verse doesn’t say that we can’t have our own understanding, or weigh things up for ourselves - but what do we ‘ pull towards, stand up against, rely on ‘
For some months I have felt a conviction that Gods people should be humbling themselves - which means ‘ leaning towards, relying on, The Lord should be our focus’
That took be back to the churches in revelation- each one had lost sight of something, lost their focus - accept one. That church was described as ‘ having little strength ‘
What happens when you are not strong - you lean on something that will keep you going, or someone who is stronger than you.
Within the forum there are loads of speculation, assumptions, discussions about what is going on right now - many people believe they understand and know the times. Many are reliant on their health and immune systems for keeping them safe, or their provision for the future, many are reliant on leaders or perhaps there understanding of what is ‘ really going on ‘ - well Proverbs doesn’t say that we are not allowed to go down those roads - but a question that the Lord asked me and one that I have felt a conviction to ask all of you
What are you leaning on ?
Rita x
The forum has been on my mind a lot lately and over the last few weeks some things have been laid on my heart - now I realise that I don’t have a loud voice here, and not as respected or heard like others. However I believe the following is something that needs sharing, as well as applying it to my own life.
All I ask is that you think and reflect and give the following some thought..
Some weeks back I was given ‘ Proverbs 3 ‘ - it had been laid on someone’s heart to give to me. At first proverbs 3:5-6 jumped out at me ( well it’s one of those verses that God often gives me as a kick to get me back on track - at the time I needed a kick !! )
Another verse jumped out at me - verse 11
‘ my son ( daughter ) do not despise the Lords discipline, and do not resent his rebuke ‘
Obviously there is a lot more to that chapter, which I reflected on personally.
This week I was once again considering the forum and during my reflection time the churches in the book of revelation came to mind..
With the exception of one , they all had positives and negatives. However they needed to hear from the Lord what the negatives were - they were not aware of how they were failing.
On Monday this week I was once again on the forum and just felt that there were so many negatives - inside , deep within me I felt burdened. The word ‘ focus ‘ came to, the verse from proverbs 3 ‘ Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding ‘
However it was the word ‘ lean ‘ that stood out.
Now the verse doesn’t say that we can’t have our own understanding, or weigh things up for ourselves - but what do we ‘ pull towards, stand up against, rely on ‘
For some months I have felt a conviction that Gods people should be humbling themselves - which means ‘ leaning towards, relying on, The Lord should be our focus’
That took be back to the churches in revelation- each one had lost sight of something, lost their focus - accept one. That church was described as ‘ having little strength ‘
What happens when you are not strong - you lean on something that will keep you going, or someone who is stronger than you.
Within the forum there are loads of speculation, assumptions, discussions about what is going on right now - many people believe they understand and know the times. Many are reliant on their health and immune systems for keeping them safe, or their provision for the future, many are reliant on leaders or perhaps there understanding of what is ‘ really going on ‘ - well Proverbs doesn’t say that we are not allowed to go down those roads - but a question that the Lord asked me and one that I have felt a conviction to ask all of you
What are you leaning on ?
Rita x
