![]() Dear Friend, How are you? Hope you had or are having a good day, today? A few weeks ago, I read Dr. Bruce Allen’s book, “Promise of The Third Day: Your Day of Destiny Has Arrived” and one of his writings spoke to me a lot: Who do you belong to? God! Glorify God in your body and in your spirit. We glorify God by recognizing His Lordship or His authority in our life by doing what He says. Do you know it is worship when you turn to God and say, “God, I don’t know what to do”? The most effective way for a believer to worship and glorify God in our bodies is to allow Him through our weakness to become strong. Obedience to the mandate of Heaven—the voice of God—is an act of worship that says, “I love you Lord.” There is a divine exchange that takes place that is a mystery to every Christian—the love of the Father that grants us grace to accomplish His will with His wisdom and His strength in the midst of our weakness. Later when I read a Pastor John Fenn’s book, “Pursuing the Seasons of God,” I was very thankful for his honestly sharing some of his mistakes that he moved in his own plan in his own time, not in God’s seasons. I also made some mistakes in my life that I might share in the future, and I felt the Lord was trying to teach me through the Pastor John Fenn’s book as well as my experiences. Also, keeping what Dr. Bruce Allen wrote about recognizing His Lordship or His authority, I wanted to ask the Lord in every single decision I should make. I don’t want to be in the wrong place in the wrong time, but I want to be in His perfect time for my destiny. Moreover, I felt I should worship Him, by truly recognizing His Lordship over my life. So, I asked the Lord even on the matters that I think I had His answers on. I wanted Him to give me confirmation. Recently, during my prayer time in the morning, I read the Words from 1 Peter 5:2~4 in my notebook: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away. Then, later in the day, when I read a book, I happened to read these verses again. I knew it was not coincidence, but felt it was the Lord’s highlighting the messages I should take into my heart. There are people who are called to evangelists, apostles and so on. Then, in my heart, I felt the Lord wants me to shepherd His flock in the last days, providing them with shelters and foods as well as His Words. Yet, when I happened to read the Scriptures on Shepherd twice on that day, I asked the Lord to give me confirmation with the Words, “Shepherd” for my destiny. I said to Him, “Father, can You please give me the confirmation on my destiny, if You will to use me as a shepherd? Can you give me the confirmation, with the word, “shepherd” today?” You know what? I didn’t hear nor read anything about shepherd on that day. I was a bit disappointed and I even thought to myself, “Did I hear Him wrong in the past, then?” In a few days, after I set my heart again to be His friend and to enjoy the fellowship without any motive as shared in my previous blog, Friends of God 2, I closed my eyes to pray. Then, I felt His still small voice in my heart, “Do you love Me?” I immediately knew He was asking the same questions that He did to Peter and I looked up the Bible on my mobile phone and by the time I looked up the verses, I already knew in my heart what He was trying to say: So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. (John 21:15~17) I was grateful and amazed that He gave me the confirmation that He wants me to feed His sheep, when I didn’t expect Him to do. Then, I realized that I actually tried to control Him, by asking Him to give me the confirmation on my terms, using the word, “Shepherd” and by requesting it in my own time! While I wanted to worship Him by recognizing His Lordship over my life, I still gave my Lord an order to use the word I chose and meet my timeline, not in His seasons! Yet, He is so patient and merciful. I repented. Not only this question, but I started to ask Him to guide me and teach me over a decision I should make. And in His time and in His way, He gave me thoughts I should take, and I have peace in that decision. Friend, I do not know whether it speaks to you. I pray that you and I set our hearts to acknowledge His Lordship over our lives and in every single decision we should make, we ask Him, and we obey Him. We follow His timing, not ours. We trust Him as He is a good Father. He is faithful forever more. Have a bliss! Yunee I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; Comments are closed.
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