Lisa Cline's Blog, page 40
June 22, 2014
Do everything for Him
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
– 1 Corinthians 10:31
June 21, 2014
Watching in hope
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. - Micah 7:7
Miracles are hard to come by these days
I woke up to the following Lyrics playing in my head. Interesting because I am in need of a miracle.
It is a month till I need to move, the door to England is firmly shut and I have no place to move to here either.
I have to believe that God did not lead me here for nothing.
That a miracle is about to happen.
Sadly I am going apartment hunting down the street on Monday.
Please pray for His perfect will to be done!
It is my deepest desire to show others what can happen if we just trust God to lead us.
I want God to reach hearts through my obedience.
It looks bad but it is not over yet,
Love is a miracle
It’s a miracle if you can find it
And miracles are hard to come by these days (these days)
But the sweet Lord Jesus, he’s a miracle man
He’s got holes in His feet, in His side, in His hands
And if you ask for love, love pours through them
Like a ray of light, like a raging blaze
We didn’t know what love was ’til he came
And He gave love a face and He gave love a name
And He gave love away like the sky gives the rain and sun
We were looking for heroes, He came looking for the lost
We were searching for glory, and He showed us a cross
Now we know what love is ’cause He loves us
All the way to kingdom come (All the way)
All the way to kingdom come by Rich Mullins
June 19, 2014
The fight of faith
Have you ever been at an apparent dead end with God?
When it seems like He has lead you to a place that was dead, lifeless, and from which there was no going backwards, forwards, or even sideways?
When bad news is piled upon bad news and you feel alone, worn, tired to the bone?
I realize that there is a lot that I do not know, yet I am convinced that that God would never lead us to a place where there was no way out, because God is our way out.
He is in control, even when everything seems out of control.
I love the lyrics to this song by Aaron Shust
My hope is in You, Lord, all the day long
I won’t be shaken by drought or storm
My hope is in You, Lord
All the day long I won’t be shaken by drought or storm
The dead end is where the battle is won, the dry desert is where the war is won or lost.
We wage war, not by grabbing a gun and attacking a physical enemy, but by falling to our knees and praying to God that He would deliver us from the unseen one.
If you are weary, stop trying to fight this battle along.
Place your hope in the Lord.
Turn to Him not just once but daily, hourly, or minute by minute, as the case may be.
Keep fighting by allowing God to fight for you, and you will soon see the light at the end of the tunnel.
If you are reading this I believe that God is saying to you, “Keep Going! Don’t quit. You are almost there. Hold on to me and be amazed at where I will lead you.”
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June 18, 2014
Tired
Tired, worn, need a miracle, but still trusting God will come through.
June 17, 2014
Don’t be afraid
Do not be afraid — I am with you! I am your God — let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.
Isaiah 41:10
Trusting God to make sense of it all
Around eight or nine years ago God told me to do something that I was not to jazzed about.
He wanted me to go up to a complete stranger and give away my last twenty dollars.
At the time my husband was going through his first bought of cancer. Because he was going through chemo he could not work.
I was working but only part time. So the twenty dollars was literally all I had, and I did not take too kindly to God asking me to give it away.
Money, however, was only part of the reason.
The other was the “going up and speaking to a complete stranger” part.
Wanting to blend into the scenery is my natural inclination. So when God told me to go and give a young mother twenty dollars, I was scared.
“What will she think of me?” I wondered. “What if other people see me and think me strange?” I wondered.
I wondered myself into ignoring God leading, Gods direction.
I walked out of the building that she was in. I was going home but the farther away I got, the harder it seemed to keep walking.
The whole while God was telling me “Get back there, and give her the twenty!”
Finally (though you make think me crazy) I must admit that it felt as if God himself had erected a solid brick wall in front of me. I literally felt as if there was no going forward until I did what God asked.
So I turned around and walked back the two blocks and entered the building. I remember saying to God, “Fine, I will do it. But please let her be standing alone.”
I entered the room she was in and she was indeed standing way off from anyone else.
It took a second, but I worked up the nerve and went over to her. “Hi, can I give you this?”
She looked at the money and shook her head.
I continued, “I know this may sound crazy but I am a Christian and God sent me here to give you this money, Will you please take it?”
She not only rejected my offer, she looked at me as if I was crazy.
I was so confused.
I was more than a little upset with God, as well.
“Why did you have me do that?” I questioned. “What was the point? Did you just want to make me look stupid?”
“No, I wanted you to do that because the next time I send someone to her, she might just listen.”
God brought that story to my mind today as I sought Him concerning England.
I am not sure why, other than to say that maybe in all of this, in all of the rejection I have faced while simply trying to do what I absolutely believe God had called me to do, maybe there is a reason that He is having me look foolish.
Maybe someone needed to see that following God, putting everything on the line for Him, and things not happening as you felt led to believe they would, maybe they needed to see that things could all fall apart around you, you could stand in a place where it appeared to the world that you have missed it, where you’re worst fears could appear to becoming a reality, and realize that you can survive it and that God is still in control.
Tomorrow, I will begin looking for a new place to live. Unfortunately unless a miracle happens overnight, it will not be in England.
Even though it may appear from the outside that I am not altogether loved by God (or else why would he have led me here) I have to believe that He loves me just as much as anyone else.
He is no respecter of persons and has a good plan for my life.
Just as He has for yours.
I have no idea how this will ultimately play out. But I do know that wherever happens, God is in control.
And that He alone will same sense of it all.
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Why today will change everything and how you can help
I have done it.
I have not done it well, but I have waited on God, I have wanted His will for my life and acted on it to the best of my ability.
It is now down to the wire. I am supposed to move by August 1st, and while He provided the funds to travel, no door has opened for England so by tomorrow will have a choice to make.
Today I am specifically going to spend the day with God, seeking His face.
I am getting on a bus and heading to a place where it will be just me and God.
As I was starting to write this blog someone posted on Facebook, “PROVISION has already been PROVIDED because of your, PASSION to PURSUE His PURPOSE and His PLAN.”
I am claiming that word. I believing God that He already provided, I just need to see His full provision in the natural.
Will you please join me in praying that I am able to get a job in England or somehow get in with a visa.
I have no motive other than to do what God has called me to do. I am willing to go anywhere or do anything that He leads me to do.
He has lead me to believe for the seemingly impossible.
Maybe because someone needs to see that He is the God who makes all things possible!!
So I ask again,fellow Children of God, please join me in praying God perfect will for my life, and the lives of my children.
As you pray for me I will be also praying for you. God knows who you are and what you need.
May the miracles needed in all our lives reach others for the one who gave His life for us!!
June 16, 2014
Why we need to let God lead
God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him. – Jim Elliot
