Food For The Soul Friday!! Trusting in His plan.

Food For The Soul Friday
Trusting in His plan.


Let me start of by saying, I believe in miracles.  I believe Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever and He still performs healing miracles through the Holy Spirit.

That being said...
A couple of weeks ago, I took my oldest to have an allergy test.  When he was one, he was diagnosed with a peanut allergy.  It's not severe, like when he smells it he stops breathing, but he does break out in hives all over his body and experience vomiting and a scratchy throat.  We laid hands on him and prayed for his healing.  God did show up, and my son felt his presence.  Having a positive attitude and believing for his healing we went along the last couple weeks proclaiming that he had been healed, and we were waiting for the results to confirm.  I got the call yesterday and his levels were still high, indicating that he had not been healed of his peanut allergy. 

I was upset at first.  All I could think of is how this would affect Isaac's faith.  The Lord kept encouraging me telling me that He alone knows what is best for Isaac and I should trust in His plan.  I can't wrap my mind around why God does what He does.  But I know one thing is for sure.  He has never let me down.  My prayers are always answered in God's time.

A song by Jake Hamilton describes this greatly for me:

It's all gonna be okay, it's all gonna be okay, it's all gonna be okay, it's all gonna be okay

For I know, if you're eye is on the sparrow, then your heart is on me, yes I know, if you're eye is on the sparrow, then your heart is on me.  It's all gonna be okay!

So simple and so true.  The Word says:
 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Matt 10:31

A friend sent me an encouraging word today, so fitting for my son in this situation. 
Psalm 37:4
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

We all desire for Isaac to be healed.  God knows our desires and he longs for us to delight in Him.  It's hard to delight in the Lord when we haven't received what we've prayed for.  But regardless of that, we have to keep our eyes on Him. 

As I prayed for the words to tell Isaac that he is still allergic to peanuts, the Lord spoke to me and gave me this verse.

Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who^[a] have been called according to his purpose.

I believe that Isaac will be healed of this allergy in God's time.  Until then, I know that God will use this scary, inconvenient allergy for the good of Isaac and the Kingdom.  I will be excitedly waiting to see how this plan of God's plays out.  While I'm waiting I will delight in the Lord, trust in His plan, and know in my soul that He cares for my son more than I ever could.

Blessings,

Crunchy Katie

Food for the Soul Friday!! Just BELIEVE!

I am quite a thinker. All day, every day, I'm thinking and wondering about all kinds of things. When I look outside I wonder just how it is that all of the things in nature work so perfectly together.  The birds eat the worms, the deer wander around eating what deer eat, the rain waters the trees, the sun helps them grow...it just goes on and on.  Then I stand in awe.  In awe of the Creator.

  When I read verses in the Bible, I ponder about what it really means. One day as I read this verse:

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24

It just hit me. I even opened my mouth in amazement! Could it really be that easy? Could we really ask for something in prayer, then just believe it and it would be ours? I couldn't believe it (no pun intended). But then I noticed something else...

These are red words in the Bible, that means they are straight out of Jesus' mouth.

So then it has to be true. Still in shock, I searched for the definition of the word BELIEVE just to make sure. Here's what Merriam-Webster says: to accept something as true, genuine, or real

Now I really start thinking.  To accept something.  Accept?  Hmmm, I wonder what accept means?  So I go back to Merriam-Webster.

 Here's what accept means:

to receive willingly
to recognize as true

OK.  So all I have to do to receive what I pray for is to recognize it as true, and willingly receive it. 

Sounds simple, but I just couldn't wrap my mind around how easy this verse makes it seem.

I remembered a book that I read that changed my life.  The Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer.

Joyce writes:

"The Bible makes it clear that the mind is the leader or forerunner of all actions.  Proverbs 23:7 tells us:  "For as he" [a person] "thinks in his heart, so is he..." (also see Romans 8:5.)

If we renew our mind according to God's Word, we will, as Romans 12:2 promises, prove for ourselves "what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God" for our lives.  If we think and dwell on negative thoughts, we will have a negative life."

*Taken from The Battlefield of the Mind, Winning the Battle in Your Mind Study Guide.*

And then it was real.  I got it.  I knew it was all about the battle between good and evil inside my mind.  All I had to do was choose the thought that lined up with the Word of God.  The thought that gave me unexplainable peace like Philippians 4:7 says. 

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

I read the verse again.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe you have received it, and it will be yours.  Mark 11:24.

I choose to believe.  I believe with all of my heart that my God hears my prayers and cares (1 Peter 5:7) about my deepest desires (Psalm 37:4).  And I believe that he is a faithful God and he keeps his promises.  I believe that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8).  I believe that He can do whatever he wants to, even if I can't fathom it.  I believe.  And that gives me peace.  Not even quiet peace, excited peace.

I sit here today with a huge smile on my face and a heart that's about to explode with excited peace. 
God gave me a huge revelation about BELIEVING.  Now it's my job to pass it on.

What are you praying for today?  Leave a comment below and I will BELIEVE with you in prayer!!

God Bless You,

Crunchy Katie