Letting go... LET GOD.

May 30th 2010
Matthew 1:18-25
The Birth of Jesus

Inspired thots:
1) God is at work – working out His wonderful plan of salvation because of His great love for us.
a. Even before we know it, God has embarked on His great plans for our good.
~> the birth of Jesus

2) God can intervene in our lives, anytime.
a. I may think I know best and have all matters under control; even when I think I am walking right or doing good.
b. Example of Joseph – Mary’s betrothed.
A seemingly quiet man who was called Righteous.(v19)
A Righteous man wanting to do Right when he assumed his betrothed was
unfaithful to him!
A righteous man does things Right!
A righteous man does Right things Right! Get it?
But when God intercedes, I must put aside the Right things and do God’s
things… for I, like Joseph, may not know the whole story or not see the whole
picture.
Isa 55:8,9 is one of my favourite verses to remind myself that God’s ways are higher than mine.
Let go… Let GOD!

3) Are we hearing God?
a. Are we WALKING in obedience to what we hear (from God)?

Example of Joseph (Mary’s betrothed)
 He heard from God (in a dream)
 He believed (even though it was a dream)
 He acted in obedience

Why dont I act in obedience? Praise God for those who do….
Yet, it is so difficult for me to act in obedience? What could be the blockages?
1> Could it be UNBELIEF?
2> Is there still PRIDE in my life? that I still cant let go of being ‘in control’ or ‘in power’?
3> Am I unwilling to sacrifice (or give up) the world’s ‘goodies’ or pleasure?


That spirit of fear and self-pleasure grips so strongly.

Lets address…
UNBELIEF.
I have to ask MYSELF – WHO do I really believe, who holds all things in His hand? GOD!
Who else is greater than God? What have I got to lose?
I need to keep reminding myself that there is only ONE greater than I. Only then can I squash the unbelief in me, and let God build His throne in my life.

PRIDE
Who is greater than I? Only God. What have I got to prove? I only have to remind myself how lost I can be in many issues and situations which only God can put me back on the right path and put back peace and joy in me. I must remind myself that I can relax and be stress free by letting God be in control of my life… navigating my life in the right and BEST path for me!

Jeremiah 29:13 promises the best God has for me.

FEAR
I must remember that I am just a passer-by on this earth (1 John 2:17)…
My home is in heaven; I should not hold on to the things of this temporal dwelling. It is hard when you have not reached your destination. It is harder when you have not SEEN what the final destination is really like…
This is what Hebrews 11:1 calls it FAITH and HOPE!

Fear is the LIE SEED the devil sows in me to cripple me – What have I got to hide?
As a child of God, who was wonderfully and fearfully made in the image of God (Psalm 139),
God knows me fully well and sees all that I do. There is nothing hidden from Him.
I have the victory over the devil (1 John 4:4) because You live in me, Lord!

Hallelujah! Lord, help me remember THAT… Pastor shared before in mentoring my inner self, I have “nothing to lose, nothing to prove, nothing to hide”

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