The Concept of Divine Control 7-16-2010

July 16th, 2010 by JDVaughn Leave a reply »

The Concept of Divine Control

July 16 2010
. . . how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! —

Jesus is laying down the rules of conduct in this passage for those people who have His Spirit. He urges us to keep our minds filled with the concept of God’s control over everything, which means that a disciple must maintain an attitude of perfect trust and an eagerness to ask and to seek.

Fill your mind with the thought that God is there. And once your mind is truly filled with that thought, when you experience difficulties it will be as easy as breathing for you to remember, “My heavenly Father knows all about this!” This will be no effort at all, but will be a natural thing for you when difficulties and uncertainties arise. Before you formed this concept of divine control so powerfully in your mind, you used to go from person to person seeking help, but now you go to God about it. Jesus is laying down the rules of conduct for those people who have His Spirit, and it works on the following principle: God is my Father, He loves me, and I will never think of anything that He will forget, so why should I worry?

Jesus said there are times when God cannot lift the darkness from you, but you should trust Him. At times God will appear like an unkind friend, but He is not; He will appear like an unnatural father, but He is not; He will appear like an unjust judge, but He is not. Keep the thought that the mind of God is behind all things strong and growing. Not even the smallest detail of life happens unless God’s will is behind it. Therefore, you can rest in perfect confidence in Him. Prayer is not only asking, but is an attitude of the mind which produces the atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural. “Ask, and it will be given to you . . .” (Matthew 7:7 ).

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Journal Entry for Today-JDV

July 16, 2010

My first thought this morning was to praise God, not necessarily as worship, but as a way of confirming that He was there.  Many of my prayers have been answered, however, many have not been answered, and sometimes I lose the “knowing”. Sometimes I do not “feel” connected because the evidence I seek in the human physical realm is not there. But then I seek Him in my first prayer of the morning and the “knowing” settles in like a very comforting peaceful sigh.

And God says…”I am always with you. I sought an intimate relationship with Adam and I sacrificed my Son so that you and I could have an intimate relationship. Pray without ceasing and know that I am always with you in everything you say and do. Stay connected to Me, hear my voice and respond. As you and I engage daily, hourly and minute by minute it will become as natural as breathing for you; and you will know I am here with you, always.

My sheep know My voice. Listen to and for me at every moment so our relationship can become more and more intimate.

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