April 28, 2020 What is God Saying?

As we are possibly seeing an end to some of the government’s regulations during our current epidemic, a word of warning from the Lord. Before we rush out of our homes and try to resume our old lives and even our old ways of doing church, we must be very careful to FIRST STOP and DISCERN what God is speaking.
 
God has allowed this slow down, and this change in our ways of doing everything.  So why do we think we need to go back to life as it used to be?  Was it that great?  Was it always God-honoring? Have you seen growth in your relationship with God?  Have you seen the benefits of slowing down on family activities to actually spend time together? Have you enjoyed not rushing everywhere all the time? For the most part, I feel we were living in our ways and not God’s ways. We were doing a lot of things for God and for our family, but not necessarily with them.
 
Let’s wisely use the remaining time we have left before we are released, and truly seek God for our own lives. 
Let this be our prayer, that we will:

• Have a greater understanding of God’s ways
• Let the Holy Spirit move in our lives, and get out of His way to make room only for God
• Be sensitive to the flow of whatever new thing God wants to do in our lives and churches
• Be taken over by the fear of God, and be released from the fear of man
• Recognize that the fear of the Lord is the source of what we need, and what we need is His wisdom
• Be real with ourselves and God to repent of all hypocrisy in our lives
• Not seek to please man, nor have a reputation at God’s expense

 
Please take this time to seek the Lord for yourself!  I cannot stress enough how vital it is for all of us to hear what God wants to speak to all of His people!