The Benefits of Acknowledging God
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 • Karen Presley • God
A life without God's guidance will lead to frustration, fear and cause an imbalance life. Have you or do you feel tired of the hustle...
and bustle of the day to day responsibilities on your things to do list?
If you ever find yourself at your wits end or overwhelmed, you know
exactly what I'm talking about. Let God
establish His order in your day to day routine.
The Scriptures are filled with God's promises to
lead and guide us with His wisdom.
Proverbs 3:6 says, "In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall
direct thy paths." So what happens
when we do not acknowledge Him? We find
ourselves doing what we know to do, and sometimes we are not prepared for things
that come up in our lives that we didn't predict. Not acknowledging God says, we become our own
god and we are independent of His guidance in our lives.
Acknowledging means to admit as true and to
recognize the authority or claims of; meaning when we acknowledge God in our day
to day routines, we are admitting that we are nothing without Him. We are admitting that we are in need of His
guidance, His wisdom, His counsel and His direction. Sometimes when we do something on an everyday
basis, it becomes routine and familiar; so subconsciously we think that we can
handle it. We must realize that we can
do nothing without the Lord's help.
"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way
which thou shalt go: I will guide thee
with mine eye." Psalms 32:8.
Spending time with the Father in prayer and His Word assures that the
well of the Lord will never be empty.
Not only will He keep you refreshed, but He communicates to you
everything you need for your day and week ahead of you. That is a promise that the Father made to His
children; He will instruct you in the way to go and then He'll teach you in that
way.
We live in a society where everything is on rush,
speed and fast pace. No one takes time
to breathe. Everything and everyone
needs your attention NOW; and these are the things that can steal our moments
with God. However, God will show you how
to remove all the excess weights in your life; remember we control our schedule
and God will show you what you can and cannot do. This is what is going to keep you balanced,
happy, calm and relaxed; spiritually, mentally, emotionally and
physically.
My life is very full; I run a graphic and print
shop, I have a non-profit outreach ministry, where we do outreach activities, I
have my speaking business where I'm a life coach to people as well as a workshop
facilitator and I'm a full time pastor with a mandate to uproot and plow through
the layers of faulty foundations that causes people to be stuck. The only way I am able to do what I do, is by
acknowledging God, spending time with Him and resting in the grace that He's
given me to do His assignment. I don't
do anything that I don't sense the grace for.
Put God in
the driver's seat today. He knows every
route and even the alternate route when traffic is backed up. He never sleeps nor slumbers; so you can rest
in Him knowing that He that started a work in you will complete it. He's just waiting for you to acknowledge Him
so He can drive your vehicle. Everyone's
vehicle is different, some may be in a bike, motorcycle, car, van, plane, train,
or boat; whatever the mode of transportation is let God drive it. He knows how to get you through life without
calamities.