Operating In Our Gift
I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to retire and work full-time in all the callings God has set before me. Although, many times I have felt like the amount of work I was doing was not enough. I felt like I was not succeeding in what God had given me. I was even putting myself down for not getting things completed by the timeline I had setup. What I did not realize is I was agreeing with Satan and all of his evil lies that were being planted in my head.
When we agree with Satan we manifest those things that we don’t want in our lives. God showed me that I have been operating successfully with Him for many years. He showed me in scripture how I have been bearing much fruit and glorifying Him in all that I have taken on. I may not be where I would like but I am where God has placed me.
John 15:4 says, Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. When we continue to seek God through prayer and the study of His Word we are abiding in Him. We are the branch that is connected to the vine and we produce the fruit from that vine. When we abide in God we receive His joy, we bear much fruit, we glorify the Father and we prove we are His disciples.
As long as we stay connected to the vine we operate successfully in our gifts and produce much fruit. We must not be discouraged by what we see or maybe how we think things should progress, as long as we are abiding in the vine we are walking in His timeline. When those negative thoughts come to our mind, we should repeat what the archangel Michael spoke to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you!” Amen! But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, "The Lord rebuke you!” Jude 1:9, NIV
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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