Cradled In His Arms
Jeremiah 29: 11 ~ 13
" For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith The Lord,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil,
to give you an expected end.
Then shall you call on Me, ..Pray unto Me,
And I will listen, .... respond to you.
And you shall seek Me
and find Me,
When you search for Me
with all your heart."
Shortly, I'll share with you a very special place I found many years ago.
Looking at the Scripture text above regarding 'searching' and 'seeking' ~
What is it you seek and search after in your life?
How is your time spent and on what, ~ ~ toward what goal?
Who controls your heart and decisions?
Ahhhhh......
There you go ~~
Going here and there,
to this person and that person,
to this place and that place,
to this thing and that thing;
In search of comfort, support, guidance, and stability.
Emotions are running wild.
Mind is confused, lacking clarity of thought and direction.
Don't know where to turn or what to do next.
(Father God is waiting on you to come to Him)
See everyone around you 'moving on'... somewhere??
Feel alone in the midst of....whatever and whomever.
Good news!!!
This ~ is one of The most Divinely Creative times in your life!
Someone has His Holy Eye on you.
Someone Who wrote 'your' name in His Shed Blood while He was on the Cross.
Someone Who believes in you that much. †
Someone Who 'feels you'.
Someone Who Invested His 'life' for 'His will and Purpose for Your Good'.
Someone Who will Not Forsake 'you.'
There is that 'Special Place' where you can receive direction and strength.
That 'Place' where you can curl up in His lap where He can hold you.
That 'Place' you can run to for Refuge, Renewal, and His Holy Spirit to affect you.
There ~ Cradled in His Arms
you Know that you know that somehow everything will turn out alright!
There ~ Cradled in His Arms
all that matters to you is that you 'Can Trust' Him Completely.
There ~ Cradled in His Arms
you become 'willing to yield to His Divine' Leading and Influence.
There ~ Cradled in His Arms
you come to Enjoy sitting quietly With Him, apart from all that tosses you. And, you Listen.
There ~ Cradled in His Arms
you will See what you are, need to be and cast aside troubling 'priorities'.
There ~ Cradled in His Arms
you will be Enlightened to and cast away from you the
'little foxes that spoil the vine.'
There ~ Cradled in His Arms
You 'shall Feel' His Holy Love being Ministered to 'you,' time and time again.
You learn to return to Him, run to Him, time and time again.
Think ~ ~
Who 'are you', right now?
What is it that you want?
Where are you headed?
What is it that He wants?
Why are you in such trying times on your emotions, health, and life?
Where do you go for the answers you need so desperately?
(Who, What, Where,When and Why?)
Who are you gravitating toward in the midst of your turmoil?
What is it that stirs and prompts you to make decisions?
Why is it you seek 'people's comfort and words' instead of God and His Word?
When will you look up and say
'Here I am, Lord, have Your way with me'?
What are you willing to become because...of it all, and:
What does He Want you to Do in the Midst of your storm?
Where is The LORD when you need Him, and
Where are you....right now....in your
'attitude and relationship with Christ?'
When will you get out of this valley...of decision?
Why is God 'allowing' what you are in the midst of?
What we Be...is What we will Choose to Do...or Not Do.
Where our heart is .... and how much, determines it all.
Everything and everyone we deal with in this temporary life of ours,
shall pass away.
Where .... upon Whom .... we have placed our 'heart and will'
shall evolve into the 'Fruit of seeds' we Planted there.
There is a Divine Harvest of what we've Sown.
Put the toe into the water and the whole body is dry.
Put your whole self into the water and you shall be fully covered.
Sometimes God Won't because We Won't.
He's watching and Waiting on us, because He believes that ultimately,
we each shall use our 'free will' for Godly Wise choices.
As to the 'why' question: God 'allows' things that He does not approve of, that He hates and shall Judge. Such things that cause humanity great suffering.
He doesn't stop it because He would be violating Himself in giving each of us our own 'free will'. There is a Judgment Day for us All. And only He is capable of Judging us all Justly and correctly. Look at what happened to His Only Begotten Beloved Son Who was Perfect, going about Doing His Holy works to All.
Ecclesiastes 8: 11 ~ 13
" Because sentence against an Evil work is not Executed Speedily,
therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times,
and his days be prolonged,
yet surely I know that it shall be Well with Them that Fear God,
which Fear before Him:
But it shall not be well with the wicked,
neither shall he prolong his days,
which are as a shadow;
because he feareth not before God. "
We're all different from one another. We each have our own needs. We're all important to God. HIS † 'investment' for all humanity. All people have a God-given 'destiny' to accomplish. ('he that is Faithful in Least is Faithful also in Much')
There will be times in your life when you shall find that nothing and no one can understand or help you through. Only God.
At such times as you try and try again to find understanding, someone who 'relates to you', comfort, help and 'right reactions of heart' to you, ..... you won't. Then what? Before, during and after ... lift your heart, will and life's purpose up to Him Who 'is Always there For you'. Let Him...talk to you...in His Word.
Some of you have already experienced such times that I speak of here.
Times and events that Hurt 'you' beyond what you feel you are able to bear and can't even express.
All alone in it all...and many times, being falsely judged and accused.
People treating you Selfishly, Judgmentally, and Insensitively.
(Can't relate...Without True Knowledge and Understanding 'Heart')
What a 'creative growth time' He's allowed For 'you'!
You finally gave up the effort to 'explain' and Ran TO Father GOD.
You Know that you know HE will Hold you in His Loving Arms...
.. that He Knows Truth about 'you, your situation...inside and out.'
That indeed, He Can do what No one 'WILL OR CAN'.
So, you ran To Him in the Midst of Sorrow, Confusion,Guilt and Fears.
What a Refuge, relief and compassionate Loving Friend and Father He is!
What a Divine 'privilege' we have to bask in His Sweet Presence.
Through over forty decades,
I've found no Better company to Keep than His.
Each day before and after (and in between) all....
it's been ( and IS) my anticipated Joyful Experience
to steal away with Him in His Holy Word and
In Worship to Him with Intercessory Prayer for all in our world.
He is Always the Same in His Divinely Welcoming Love.
'Draw Near to Me...and I Shall Draw Near to You.'
Fact!!!
Waiting ...
as I sit quiet with Him, however long that takes.
That 'Special Apart Place' With My 1st Love, Father God...
where sometimes, I've had to hold onto the Altar until the answer...direction...came;
Yet Always leaving Uplifted, Loved, Comforted, and at Peace.
While cradled in His Loving Arms,
His Light Shines and Manifests In me,
what should be and what shouldn't be.
ALL ELSE PALES ...
in comparison to Being With Him in 'that Holy Place'.
HE .... IS ALL.
He Holds me Close there on His lap as my father once did ~
As my hubby does these many years...thank The Lord.
And, our Heavenly Father wants to do that with all of us on this earth.
If only...we will ... each give Him 1st place in our heart.
His Love heals...comforts...enables one to go forward healthy, happy and free.
Divinity....comes in,
Touches and Transforms us over and over anew....There In His Arms.
If you truly want to 'find the Heart of God' on a situation or people,
you shall find it as you read His Word daily applying it to 'you', and,
as you Exalt Him by privately spending time with Him
in worship and prayer.
To 'not do this' is to 'Miss Divine Sentiment and Settlement'
that we each need to come into...i.e.
'The Mind of Christ'.
Psalms 29: 2
Give to The LORD the Glory Due unto His Name;
Worship The Lord in the Beauty of Holy Living.
There ~ Cradled in His Arms
you Know He Can do what no one else can.
He is Safe Pure company to keep.
You and Jesus are an unbeatable team.
You Can Trust 'this relationship' with all your heart.
Companionship!
A 'True Friend'!
Only God has 'all' the answers and remedy for what we deal with in this life. All the more, we 'should run To' He Who Possesses Sound Counsel to direct us through Everything. He Sees and 'Knows it All'....now, and up ahead. Scriptures tell us this in various places.
In going to Him, we must be Willing to 'own and change' what 'is ours' and 'leave with Him' what is 'not ours' to stop or change. Our part is to pray and agree with Him for us all.
Thus, we are Released to Enjoy 'This day'... Our Lord, beloved brethren, family, friends, pets, etc. Also, scenic and animal places where we 'Soak up the Healing therapy' of God's Precious Creation He has Blessed us all with to enjoy and learn from. Good places and experiences that bring calm, joy, acceptance, respect, self-respect, comfort, and 'settling of the nerves and mind'. Don't waste today! It won't be back.
Eventually, we all have to see that 'some' things in life, no one on earth can 'relate to', 'understand' and have 'Divine counsel to give us' for our situation.
During such times, we must be carefully wise that we don't jump into things because of our own need.
Rather, we must look UP, curl up with Him, soaking up His Word into our 'mind and emotions'.
Read it slow and think on It. Let His Holy Spirit Word digest Inside of us. Then we are Uplifted, grow up in our Faith in His Truths and working in our life. Yielding to what goes 'with' your Bible IS The Holy Spirit's Protection on us from pitfalls lurking. Wisdom.
Genesis 18: 14
Is any thing too hard for The Lord?...
Matthew 11: (Jesus said) 28, 29
Come unto Me,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you Rest.
Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me;
for I AM meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Isaiah 30: 17 ~ 21
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one;
at the rebuke of five shall ye flee:
till you be left as a Beacon upon the top of a mountain,
and as an ensign on an hill.
And therefore will The Lord wait,
that He may be gracious unto you,
and therefore will He be exalted,
that He may have mercy upon you:
for The Lord is a God of Judgment:
Blessed are all they that wait for Him.
For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem:
thou shalt weep no more:
He will be very gracious unto thee
at the voice of thy cry;
When He shall hear it,
He will answer thee.
And though The Lord give you the bread of adversity,
and the water of affliction,
yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more,
but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
And thine ears shall hear a Word behind thee, saying,
This is The Way,
Walk ye in It,
when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.
John 6: 35 ~ 40
And Jesus said unto them,
I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE:
he that cometh to Me shall never Hunger;
and he that Believeth on Me shall never thirst.
But I said unto you,
That ye also have seen Me, and believe not.
All that The Father giveth Me shall come to Me;
and him that Cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.
For I came down from Heaven,
not to do Mine own Will,
but The Will of Him that sent Me.
And this is The Father's Will which hath Sent Me,
that of all which He hath given Me I should lose nothing,
but should raise it up again at The Last Day.
And this is The Will of Him that Sent Me,
that every one which Seeth The Son,
and Believeth on Him,
may Have Everlasting Life:
and I will Raise him Up at The Last Day.
Draw near unto God and He shall draw near unto you.
Look Up, your Redemption draweth Near.
'Withdraw your feet from every appearance of evil.'
'Keep thyself pure.'
'Cast aside every weight of sin that does so easily hinder, stop you.'
'Look to Jesus, The Author and Finisher of your Faith.'
'Nothing is impossible with God.'
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