Love you all, praying for you.
God reminding me. His truth always requires a response. Like the need for a child to verbally confirm and commit that they heard what Mommy said - and will do it. James 1:22 – Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves – do what it says! Some people’s ears and actions are disconnected, because their mouth hasn’t connected them. Have you ever asked God what action to take after reading something? or hearing something? Some people say – "OHH that’s good." They are hearers. Others then ask – "OK God – that’s for me – I receive it – what is the first step of obedience you want me to take?" They are obeyers. There’s an important truth about connecting hearing and doing. The first time you hear and don’t obey, you begin the deception of yourself – immediately. And before you know it – you are listening, but never obeying. Something done once is easier done again. Something neglected once is easier neglected again. So always ask God – whenever you hear something good. OK God – that’s for me – what is my first step? But in truth it starts before that! Commit with your mouth – and your actions will follow. That’s how you train yourself to instantly obey the very next thing God tells you. David did this. “I have inclined my heart to obey your Word. Before the heat of the moment, David was already preparing himself to obey. He was building up a storehouse of ‘obedience mindset.’ That’s how his actions became instant in obedience. It’s why God said of him – Acts 13:22 - I have found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want Him to do. David wasn’t born that way – He trained himself that way. He used his mouth to form his heart – after God. He used his mouth beforehand – to increase his obedience afterhand – in the heat of the moment – the moment of truth which rarely announces itself ahead of time – it just suddenly is upon you. Praying that PIVAT before dinner will not only bring you to seek and hear His plans for you for tomorrow, but that you will also speak to yourself ahead of time that you will be quick to obey in each hour. Praying that PRISM will not only transform your mind – but also transform your mouth – to fill your heart – so your actions always follow in the instant. So that you will never listen and don’t obey – (or think different) – than what God was just trying to tell you. So that you will never deceive yourself – but by speaking your obedience beforehand – you will so establish yourself in every Good thing that He has for you. Love you all, dad
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