Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 131
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life Ministries
International
Littleton, Colorado
Notice: this email is part of a
BLOG, called Living Life With a Capital “C”. Why a blog? So that many can receive the weekly thoughts
I express on Michael’s writings in an easy manner.
I
do so appreciate being able to tap into all the years God gave Michael
opportunity to interact with folks ALL over the earth! From hundreds of places, thousands of people,
all kinds of situations…and to glean from his discipling of those God gave
him. What he shares in this day’s
writing is so very important…I am not sure many (any ?) ever get this
completely.
DAY 37
Cease Striving
Cease {striving} and know that I am God; I will
be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. --Psalm 46:10
Jesus
carries so little only because we refuse to give other stuff to Him. The
passage above from Psalms is clear on the directive that we cease striving, or
literally “get our hands off.” Why do we keep our hands on? There is only one
reason, unbelief. We believe we will do a better job than will He. Pride trusts
in the very slightest bit of self-strength. Humility has laid aside all
strength, embraces weakness, and surrenders to God.
There is
another side to trusting self. Not only are we filled with worry over all that
we need to do, we never move into the supernatural to experience what He can
do. The secret is that when we place our anxiety upon Him, not only does He
carry it, but also He picks us up and carries us to new places. Often I meet
someone from my past who does not understand how I could ever have gotten a
book published, been invited to speak, or received listeners. They know me and
enjoy pointing out my shortcomings. What they point to is that in which I
glory: weakness! In weakness I gave my worries, and in weakness Jesus imparted
His strength. “For
indeed He was crucified because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power
of God. For we also are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the
power of God directed toward you,” II
Corinthians 13:4.
Give
everything to Him. Begin with the words in your mouth, “Jesus, I cast every
anxiety on You. I take my hands off, and I know and trust that I have a God.”
In this way you become free. Let Him take you to places only His strength can.
I have never yet seen a sparrow planting seeds or burdened as to the outcome of
a crop. The bird is free from the seed-planting business. “Therefore, do not
fear; you are of more value than many sparrows,” Matthew 10:31.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
What a sad statement Michael starts off with…”because we refuse to give other
stuff to Him.” What? Those of us “bought with a price” refuse
to give Him??? We should stop and think
that through! In fact, that leads me to
take account right now: just what am I refusing
to “get my hands off”? Ooooooops! That’s a little too invasive!
There is one statement
that seems to be a sad testimony of too many Christians: “Not only are we
filled with worry over all that we need to do, we never move into the
supernatural to experience what HE can do.”
How really sad this is. For two
reasons…one, all of the “worry” that Christians experience when once more God
has told us to “be anxious for nothing.”
We are to cast all our fears, worries, doubts, etc. ON HIM…”cease
striving” (“get our hands off”). That
alone would be an awesome start to a different life! But, secondly, to never move into the
supernatural and experience Him doing supernatural works in our life is super
sad! And this doesn’t have to be all
kinds of miracles, etc., but just to see and know that “that was God” when
something occurs…supernaturally works out, etc…is something all Christians NEED
to experience.
One little question
answered God’s way can change all this: How much SELF do we have to experience
before we “take our hands off”? Perhaps
reading and soaking on all of Psalm 46 will help us make a quicker decision…
To access ALL past weekly
blogs, go to Living
Life With a Capital “C” by logging onto www.leemccm.blogspot.com
NOTICE: another blog on
Michael Wells’ book, Sidetracked In The Wilderness, called Getting Out of the
Wilderness. You can access by logging onto
www.leemcchristianministries.blogspot.com
Lee McDowell Christian Ministries
P. O. Box 633244 Nacogdoches, Tx 75963 936-559-5696
No comments:
Post a Comment