Are You in the Zone?

Morning Everyone, Sorry for my absence but have been a bit under the weather as well as swamped in the work. God is Good!

Let's focus a few minutes on this thought. Zones.......Have you ever been in a zone? You probably have but just didn't realize it. We see zones all around us. There are parking zones, speed zones, school zones, quiet zones (for those of us older folk #:) )and I am sure many others that are not coming to mind right now. But there is one zone that is not good for the believer.......COMFORT ZONE.

This zone is recognized by these parameters. What we feel comfortable in or doing. What we have always done. What we have always thought or seen. In other words what we either have experienced or seen or think is the boundary or this zone. This is where I believe many Christians have taken up residence in our culture. They have backed in their travel trailers of life and planted deep stakes with plans to never move.

Now this is dangerous for us for several scriptural reasons.....

1) Isaiah 55:8-9... For MY thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways MY ways, says the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are MY ways higher than your ways, And MY thoughts than your thoughts.

This warns us that when we are the most comfortable it is possible that we are the least likely to be where HE wants us to be, spiritually. This should cause us to be sure that HE controls our every action and thought. Ask ourselves, Is this where and what HE would have us to do???

The only way to be sure is for us to bring it all to the table of HIS word. To subject ourselves to wise and godly counsel and to spend sufficient time in prayer. Sadly, I have seen far too much flesh thinking and acting and not enough humble surrender to HIS plans and purposes in life.

So what about you dear one? Are you prioritizing your life to meet with God more regularly? Making changes to facilitate this? It is necessary to die to self for this to happen. (Romans 12:1-2) Don't look for everyone to agree with your surrender as many in the camp follow self dedicated lifestyles. Spend time with HIM in secret, let HIM guide your life's choices and daily decisions. You will be glad you did.....

but it will take you out of YOUR COMFORT ZONE!

We'll look a bit further tomorrow....

Blessings
Bruce

Who's Watching???

Hello Everyone, How are things on this lovely Saturday? HE has provided another banner day for us today. hasn't HE!!!!???? Have you thanked HIM for it? Take time to do that now! Praise HIM for HIS faithfulness!

Today's treasure is found in Psalms 33:18-19.....

Behold the eye of the LORD is on those who fear HIM, on those who hope in HIS mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

T and I have just finished keeping our Grandchildren over night. Their mom was sick and so were they so we thought we could serve them by taking care of the two little ones while mother went to the doc and then home for meds and sleep. Now, I must admit this is a blessed mission. Even when they are not sick we will almost always say yes!!!

Our youngest Granddaughter is at the ripe age to get into everything. But this time she is on medication and it seemed as though she took an extra amount of careful watching. One time I looked over and she had stacked one of her little kiddie chairs in the seat of one of our wooden dining room chairs and was preparing to climb for her Mt Everest experience. Needless to say, I was watching and caught her before she made her assent to the top!

As I read this verse today I was thankful for our Great God's faithfulness to watch over us! HE see's all and know's all regarding our life experiences. Only when we rest in the fact of this verse can we learn to "enjoy" the ride shall we say. Far too many times we fret over our circumstances. Lay awake at night trying to work out our current situation. When all the while HE has HIS eye on us!

What is troubling you today? What are you trying to figure out? To work out? To wrestle through? Lighten up! Even the most difficult becomes easy when HE enters the situation! Far too many times HE wants to show us the way and we are too busy trying to work it all out to see HIS hand at work! How sad to think that we may miss this fabulous opportunity all because we forget the our Father has HIS eye on us!

No matter what is troubling you today..... stop and talk to HIM! Tell HIM how you feel and what you think. Then RELAX..... HE has it all under control. Humble yourself under HIS authority and let the Almighty God work! Nothing is impossible for HIM!

All I can say is.... I am glad my Father is watching over me!

Blessings
Bruce