That Which is Pleasing to the Lord - Input for Ministry Leadership Team Series
Posted: Monday, February 08, 2010
by Marijo Phelps
What does He (the Lord Jesus) want from me?
It is a sign of immaturity when we want to be told do this and do that by someone we don't want to take responsibility for failure. We want to fit the mold and be like everyone else so we like the set pattern of what to do and how to do it.
Let's open our ears to the Holy Spirit. There is a balance of the trinity. Father plus Son plus Holy Spirit = balance.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. (NKJV)
1 Corinthians 2:13
These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. (NKJV )
Luke 12:12
For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say." (NKJV)
We miss:
God: firm yet loving, righteous not harsh, just with gentleness. He warns us of catastrophe yet receives repentance, metes out vengeance yet is abounding with grace, He is justice with mercy.
"To what end and for what purpose has God allowed this to come into my life?"
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.(NKJV)
PEOPLE WHO CAUSE BRUISES ARE MERELY TOOLS IN THE HAND OF GOD. GO TO GOD WITH THE BRUISES.
Psalm 85:10 (New King James Version)
10 Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.
Hebrews 11:5 (New King James Version
5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
What God says to you, do it. Why are we bothered by no formulas, no 1,2,3.
#1 there is a cost: maturity, discipline and responsibility
#2 Our ignorance (we don't "hear" God or we think we don't) we hear through the Word. Read the Word, pray, ingest, digest and absorb the Word. "Speak Lord for your servant hears" (prayer after reading the Bible) Come EXPECTING to hear from God.
#3 Comparison (I don't hear from God like so and so) He deals with us in relation to who we are individually. We couldn't handle the way He speaks to so and so.
Ephesians speaks of husbands and wives also this applies to us relating to Christ ALL of us together in our uniqueness fulfill or are the total Bride of Christ. Without one part his Bride isn't complete if we were all "cookie cutter" people we wouldn't be His Bride.
Please do not run around asking "do you think this is God?" Go to God and ask HIM!
DON'T PUT GOD IN A BOX.
You can't guide a car until you get it moving. Move out so God can check and balance you in His Holy Spirit.
Duties for certain days. End "tuning in" to God with worship, worship comes after praise.
TEACH ME TO WORSHIP, O GOD. Go and ask the Father this every day.
Written by Marijo Phelps February 2010 partially from notes taken March 1980 speaker Shirlee Green
Marijo Phelps,saved by Jesus grace in 1974, from 9 years atheism into His loving arms. She is wanting to spread the good news about His redemptive plan for our lives through written media. Her name is pronounced Mary Jo. She was an RN for 23+ years, missionary with YWAM,statistical analyst for Every Home for Christ 9 years. Her first poem published when she was four years old. (her mom had much to do with that!) She has been writing ever since.
Her new blog can be found: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com
Her new blog can be found: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com
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Top-level comments on this article: (7 total)I enjoyed this article very much Marijo. I remember when I never wanted to make a decision, I wanted to sit on the fence.I hear you Linda! But Moses has to step into the water before the Lord parted those waters and it looked impossible, didn't it? Thanks for your comments and the stars!
Thank you for writing this article, I feel you are on the right track.Thanks Larry and welcome to Searchwarp!
nice article Marijo. I really enjoyed reading it. looking forward to read more from you. ThanksThanks Mark for coming by and your comments! I have posted many before this one too - many devotional.Bible study types and some fiction , humor and informative etc.
Hi Marijo.As always, your article is very uplifting. Thank you for sharing this insightful piece."Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth"All the best to you and Mick,NenitaThanks my friend - I still can't get anything but a blank on your piece! MarijoDo you want me to copy and paste for you? This is very baffling in my part. When I go back and do an edit on this particular piece, all I can see is a blank submission page just like what you said.
Have a good weekend Marijo.Please do that I would love to read it! THANKS!!!
I live the way that you say God speaks to us uniquely and not like the other person. Kind of like our unique finger prints. Many run around asking this one and that one for answers when if they stopped and look and listen inward they'd get the answer. And you're right that's to avoid taking responsibility or fear of being wrong. Good job.Thank you for reading and your comments, Alicia and welcome to Searchwarp!
The article is good but there is room for improvementThanks for your honest comments and welcome to Searchwarp. Did you have some specifics in mind? We all need some help in becoming better writers, don't we? THANKS!
Very good, Marijo. Your point number three is so right on. When you said "Don't put God in a box.", you reminded me of something. I use colored pencils as I study my Bible. Each time I read the word "God", I mark it. I originally drew a box around the word. It came to mind I should never put God in a box, so now I draw the box, minus the top...not so God can get out,(duh, right?) but so I remember he cannot be contained by my limitations. Thanks for another good article.You are a blessing - thanks for your continual encouragement and reading!
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