AWARENESS OF WHAT'S SIGNIFICANT

As I become more "occupied" by the Holy Spirit, I find that I'm becoming more aware of what is significant, and less concerned with what is not.

PRIORITIZING 101

I want to share an easy to understand, but difficult-to-implement concept that is guaranteed to change how, and even when, you conduct your daily activities. 

"Fit my day into my time and attention with the Father, not trying to fit Father into my day"

I wake up with every intention of making room for Father's agenda to rule the day, but all too often life imposes its demands on the day, and I end up giving in to these demands. 

By placing my time and attention on my relationship with Father God, and my fellowship with Jesus throughout the day, I actually get the sense that I have spent my day with purpose, and am honestly content with its outcome.

This investment in our spiritual and mental health doesn't come easy.

The "flesh" - our old corrupt nature without Christ - resists the execution of this concept. So get ready for a fierce bare-knuckle fight to the death.

Our flesh is conditioned to be responsive to the things that are "urgent", not the things that are "important"; the easy, not the difficult; the immediately gratifying, not things that requires self-denial. 

Fitting the day into our time with Father is going to take some discipline on your part. We're going to have to get "medieval" with the flesh, and resolve in ourselves that we refuse to squander another day running on that "hamster wheel"- doing a whole lot of running, but going absolutely nowhere. Never again being satisfied with accomplishing the frivolous, superficial and vain.

The  flesh and the spirit - by feeding one, we starve the other. By doing exactly what the flesh does not want (that is to put the things of God - the important things- first), we deprive it of it's life controlling power.

The flesh is afraid that we will start thinking, acting and talking like our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.

It will die, its control broken! Hallelujah!!

Matthew 6:33 MSG
Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

NOT UNDER MURPHY'S LAW

Father is in control of what happens in my life.

Therefore, when life as I know it goes wrong, it really hasn't at all. Father is always using the wrong, to work His right.

Often my interpretation of things gone wrong, is when things have not gone according to my plan.

When life doesn't go according to how I - or the world thinks it should - I don't see, nor understand, that Father is fitting me into "His will." 

Without Father's discernment, my perception of what's going on is flawed. I can't see the "big picture", He can! He not only can see it, He controls it!

Because of my limitations, the fog that clouds my perception has influenced my understanding of what is happening around me, so I just accept it as "bad". Father clearly says that "it's good, I already planned to use it for your good"!

Therefore, there are no set of circumstances that can ever change God's will or His Word in my life to bless me REAL GOOD!

Romans 8:28 (TLB)
28 And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans.

..Jeremiah 29:11-12 

For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen.