Category: Devotions

We are not Orphans

 

"We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed."  2 Corinthians 4:9

 

I do not think it ever truly dawned on me what the latter part of this scripture meant: "There shall not any man be able to stand before you all the days of your life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you: I will not fail you, nor forsake you." Joshua 1:5  God is omnipotent and omnipresent.  God says I will never fail you or abandon you.  But have you ever asked yourself why would the person that loves us the most ever leave us?  Why would the person that sacrificed of Himself for our salvation ever desert us, especially in times of trouble?  Why would God ever flee from us?

 

What made me realize it was when my dad died.  I isolated myself from everyone, friends, family, and everyone so I could avoid dealing with the pain.  But the truth was that the pain was there no matter what I did.  It would not go away.  I didn't realize in my decision to cut myself off from the world, that I turned my face away from God, the only person that can heal me and take the hurt away.  So instead, I was hunted down by the devil and his demons, to be tortured and taunted until I remembered who I am.  I am not a parentless child.  Yes I still have my mom, but it was something in the loss of my father that made me feel alone in the world.  But God never left me.  He never leaves us!  On the contrary, it is us that turn away from Him with our sins and in our immaturity of faith.  It is us that walk away from Him.

 

"When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand."  Psalm 37:24  God held my hand and He will hold yours.  You are not alone, you are not an orphan.  You have a father or a mother or a friend in God–He is whatever you need Him to be!

 

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."  Romans 8:38-39

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"No weapon formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of God and their righteousness is of me," says the Lord.  Isaiah 54:17

What about Your Friends?

"Stop becoming unevenly yoked with unbelievers. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? What fellowship can light have with darkness?"  2 Corinthians 6:14

 

Hey yall!!  I'm great!! I'm tired, but great!  I hope that everything has been going well in your life and simply that you are just enjoying the walk.  Okay so here's the scoop.  Lately I have been evaluating my friendships and associations.  One of my best friends has been doing the same thing.  And in this process we have been allowing ourselves to be open to the changes God brings.  I was checking my facebook as I have not really sat down and looked on it in a while.  One of my friends posted a video from Pastor Justin out in LA about being unequally yoked.  His was directed at romantic relationships, but I felt it on my heart that it also applies to all relationships and associations we have.

 

  My title makes me think about that TLC song (I LOVEDDD THEM growing up lol).  But really, what about your friends? What kind of people do you surround yourself with? Are they people that are hindering your growth and keeping you away from God's light? Are they extinguishing the embers that fill your soul or do that add fuel to it?  Are they building you up? Are they encouraging you when you are weak? Are they filling you on the word of God? Are they pulling you out of the pity pit when you take a weekend (or week) trip there or are they the ones that took you there?  Are they telling you its okay to party all night and not to go to church on Sunday or are they calling you to go with them?  Are they joining you in a roasting your ex session or are they helping you see the blessings God has given you, the deliverance, the prosperity?  What about them??? Are they adding to your life or taking away??

 

The video I watched pointed out 10 things about being in a relationship were the two were unequally yoked.  But some of us are being pulled down by the "friends" we have, people that want us to stay where we were 10 years ago.  We've got to stop people!! I don't know about you, but to me its truly a divine privilege to be set apart by God and to live wholeheartedly for Him!  Even if I don't keep a friend, guy or girl, because they don't agree with where God is leading me, I'm all the better for it because He has truly helped me to see what is more important…and that's to be friends with Him.  I'd rather have Jesus as my friend any day that someone who is not adding to my life.  Good night!! 

 

"You are my friends if you do what I command."  John 15:14

 

Here's the link to the video that I saw earlier: