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Subject: Going in circles is NOT moving forward


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Vicky
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Date Posted: 05:28:06 06/12/06 Mon

Good morning ladies! GOD is so good and faithful to speak to our hearts from HIS WORD. The key is that we must come to HIS WORD with a heart hungry to hear HIS VOICE. I wonder this morning, is your heart hungry to hear from HIM? Let's look again this morning at Exodus 14. You will remember on Friday that the Israelites were standing between the army of Pharaoh in the desert and the Red Sea...they were seemingly trapped between a rock and a hard place. Isn't this the place where GOD seems to be most able to HONOR AND GLORIFY HIMSELF? Let's look now at verses 13-15 of this same chapter.
But Moses said to the people, "Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD which HE will accomplish FOR YOU today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever. The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to ME? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward."
At first glance you might think that this verse is encouraging standing and doing nothing and just waiting for GOD to waive a magic wand over your situation and make everything better. I do not believe that is what is being taught here at all. When I think about this picture I imagine in my mind a huge ant hill. You can picture that with me...ants moving about it every direction. You have seen this. You kick the ant hill and they just start going every which way. I have a feeling this was picture that Moses was looking at when he said to them, DO NOT FEAR! (Quit running around like little ants trying to figure out how YOU can escape) Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD. I have been in this situation. I have faced things in my life when my immediate reaction was to begin to running around in circles. Running in circles leads to NOWHERE! I remember clearly the day in July of 2003 when the doctors said, "Stage four PLUS, you might have a few weeks or maybe a few months." I stood there frozen, but ladies, be assured, in my mind I began running around in circles trying to figure out what I could do to change this situation. The reality was I could do nothing to change the circumstances facing my Mother, I had to STAND BY and watch GOD do a work. Five weeks from that day, my Mother went home to be with JESUS. My heart was broken BUT GOD SURROUNDED ME WITH PEACE THAT PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING.
How does this apply to your life today? What can this mean in that situation that you are facing? Ladies, we are not told not to feel our pain, we are not told to deny the difficult circumstances that face us! We are told, "In those circumstances and situations, Keep your eyes on the FATHER and watch HIM work!" But notice, please, what GOD said to Moses. "Tell the people to move forward." Don't stop movingforward toward GOD. Don't turn and run in circles...MOVE FORWARD. Keep going. Philippians 3:13-14 says it this way: Brother, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it (that which CHRIST JESUS has taken hold of me). But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and STRAINING TOWARD what is ahead, I PRESS ON TOWARD THE GOAL to win the prize for which GOD has called me heavenward in CHRIST JESUS.
Ladies, stand firm means to be assured of your GOD and HIS ability...it does NOT mean to stop moving forward. HE specifically told the people to move forward into the Red Sea. So, I ask you this morning, are you moving forward or are you running around like an ant in circles trying to figure out the situation on your own?

FATHER, may we have our eyes clearly focused on YOU. May we continue to move forward in our walk with YOU. May we desire YOU more than anything in life. May our hearts burn to know you and may our passion be ever greater moment by moment. LORD JESUS, YOU are so worthy our trust and our devotion. May our hearts be committed to YOU ALWAYS and in ALL WAYS. I love you! Thank you so much for loving me. Thank you for YOUR WORD. Thank you for applying YOUR WORD to my life and for changing my life. Thank you for doing what ONLY YOU COULD DO. You are so awesome! In the MATCHLESS NAME OF JESUS I PRAY...AMEN!

Ladies, I am glad you were here today. My prayer is that you will get into the WORD and seek the face of your FATHER on a regular consistent basis. I believe that if you will expose yourself to HIS LIFE CHANGING WORD, HE will change your life and use it for HIS HONOR and GLORY!
PRAISE HIM FOR THIS!

ONLY and ALWAYS Because of JESUS-
Vicky

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