RTW July 15

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Hang Out With God…And Jesus

But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper,  whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Psalm 146:5

 

 

My Takeaways

Something Old

  • to wait, hope, expect  3176 (Expect – and – see )
  • to wait, tarry, wait for, hope for

Hope: the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.

Tarry: to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn:  to delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming, etc.; linger or loiter.

Something New

Hope isn’t doing nothing. (It means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusion.)

Hope isn’t dreaming. (It’s a confident alert expectation that God will do what he said he will do.)

Something to Do

Hang out with God and Jesus

 

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7 Comments

  1. Thank you, Wendy for today’s lesson. It really struck home with me and confirm something that I believe the Lord is doing in this season of aloneness. I feel like he has removed everyone I’ve put my confidence in so that I can just be the two of us and I can learn to trust and believe and rely on hi thank you, Wendy for today’s lesson. It really struck home with me and confirm something that I believe the Lord is doing in this season of aloneness. I feel like he has removed everyone I’ve put my confidence in so that It can just be the two of us and I can learn to get to know Him and who I am in Christ. Not who I am according to what the world (even well-meaning Christians) says I am.

    The verses that shouted to me today are 148:5-6. He has set my identity in place with His decree at the cross: IT IS FINISHED. He has called me daughter, beloved, worthy, beautiful, bride, flawless, forgiven, while, healed, redeemed, restored, resurrected. These decrees will never be revoked.

    Lord help me to believe these things in the core of my being. I’m so thankful that I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

    To Do: trust Him. Believe Him. Allow Him to continue the work that He has begun in me. Embrace this season of aloneness with Him and give thanks for it.

    2. God so often has shaken everything that could be shaken in my life so that that which can NOT be shaken remains and becomes more and more my ALL. So very much relate to your perspective! Thank you for sharing.

  2. My Takeaways: Praise The Lord

    Something Old: So we finished the book of Psalm. What a joy it has been to read them, basically, all at once. What an eye opener. Many different themes were revealed through my reading. I learned about God’s unfailing love. Like David, I learned the importance of putting my hope and trust in God. But most recently I learned about praising Him for who He is and what He’s done. The book of Psalm has definitely allowed me to appreciate the authors. The ones who poured out their hearts to God. Guiding me into a deeper and genuine relationship with God.

    Something New: Did you notice how the last 5 Psalms we read today begins and ends with “Praise the Lord.” I’m going to focus on that, yet again today. Praising the Lord allows me to show great admiration, appreciation, and thanks toward God. These 5 Psalms showed me where, why and how to praise God. Praising God for who he is and what he has done is very important in my life. When I praise God I seem to forget about my own problems. When I praise God at church through songs I get a feeling of closeness to my father and a great joy in my heart. When I praise God I begin to appreciate and understand his character- who he is. When I praise God it no longer makes me think of things of this world, but what is to come in eternity., when I make Heaven my home. When I praise God I understand better his love and the power of His Holy Spirit. I don’t ever what to forget the importance of daily praises to my Lord. The book of Psalm has definitely show me the importance of living my life God’s way. By living His way I will face many blessings but yet still have troubles, much joy, but yet still experience grief, much success, but still face many obstacles. But by living God’s way I have God on my side- guiding, encouraging, comforting, and caring for me. Knowing this leads me to praise God and follow him daily so I am assured of a place in the perfect world. Thank you for the book of Psalms.

    Something To Do: Praise God through singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, through the words I say, and through my actions. In everything I do remember to do it through the glory of God and Praise Him!

  3. Today’s lesson was exactly what I needed!! HOPE! Wendy must have stated this just for me, “(Debbie) delay your impulse to fix and wait/remain with the Lord.” I am in a waiting period right now and I so badly want to fix it. Thanks for the reminder that I need to delay my impulse to fix, and wait with and in the Lord.
    I thought my RTW friends may find this quote from Peterson in The Message: Psalms(p5-6) helpful…
    “Untutored, we tend to think that prayer is what good people do when they are doing their best. It is not. Inexperienced, we suppose that there must be an ‘insider’ language that must be acquired before God takes us seriously in prayer. There is not. Prayer is elemental, not advanced language. It is the means by which our language becomes honest, true, and personal in response to God. It is the means by which we get everything in our lives out in the open before God. “
    When we are in relationship with God, we are enough. Our prayers, whether words, thoughts, pictures, or the Holy Spirit’s groanings, are the honest communication that God wants from us.
    Today I was reminded to HOPE and to PRAY. God’s got this!

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