For We Will All Blossom

For we will all blossom, under the shelter of the Lord, just as a flower blossoms in springtime.

I thought I’d mention my diary entry for today, even though it is personal, it’s quite important for those who follow The Lord.

20/06/2022

Last week at church, the Pastor Tim spoke of the seeds of bitterness. This week Angela spoke of the seeds of unforgiveness. This morning I opened the Word for Today and it was on the seed of God’s word (21st June). Each of those seeds will take root and grow, but only one of them will bless you (do you any good). 

The seed of God’s word grows in time and if you act on those words (do as they say), you’ll be able to walk on water, move mountains, have the desires of your heart. And I’m seeing that now. I’m seeing more and more as I step out boldly and inform others: I am the solution to your problem, through Christ, in prayer. 

God won’t give, until the need arises. You won’t get the money, until you set out, you won’t get the healing, until you offer the prayer, you won’t get the breakthrough until you declare it as being done. But somehow, it’s more than that. 

We’re told to have a relationship with God. How do you have a relationship with a being you can neither see nor feel? That’s the point at which many of us start. Many of us compare The Father, to our own father. Our father may have fallen so very short, we can’t view The Father in love.  

The truth is, you do need to have a relationship and that’s what I’ve found out. When you search for Him with your whole heart, He will reveal Himself as a great and mighty God, and also as a loving and caring daddy. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you; that’s what the word tells us to do and it tells us to search until you find. 

At this point in my life I do have that relationship. At times, I just sit with Jesus, asking nothing of Him, but sitting in quiet adoration. I spend time with Him. I thank Him for what He’s done in my life. I cry, at times, when I see Him (and I do see Him), because I have so much love for Him. I do feel His presence. And that, I believe, is why I’m now having so much success in my prayer life. I’ve taken action on the word of God, not just gone to church on Sunday and left Him there, as I walk out of the building. 

It helps too, that I’ve come to believe I am worthy. I used to think I wasn’t worthy (which actually undermines the word of God), that I wasn’t good enough. I’ve come to believe I am a ‘son’ of God, a pillar in the temple of the Lord. I am a righteous child of the Most-High God. And because I believe it, because I act as if it’s true, because I believe and act on what God’s word tells me, God is moving mountains on my behalf. 

I never saw myself as a self-funded retiree, in early retirement. Deep down, it was a dream of mine, but I didn’t think it would happen to me and yet here I am. I have enough money to pay cash for my next house (since I’ve sold my last one and haven’t yet purchased my next one) and enough money to use as investment income, until I get my superannuation and possibly a part pension in 8 or so years. I got such a late start in it all, I didn’t expect to be here, but God has blessed my efforts at tithing, saving, paying the mortgage off before it’s time and learning about investing. And I feel, from where I’ve come and how hard it’s been, now very blessed indeed. 

If you want to reach this place, I’d suggest you let everything go and just work on that relationship. Concentrate your efforts on drawing close to God, on forming a loving and caring relationship with Him. If I had my time over, this is where I’d start. I’d get that relationship happening straight up and then work on the rest. 

After all, the bible does say: But seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33 NKJV)

Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4 NKJV)

As a flower unfolds and blossoms in springtime, so too do we, under the shelter of wings of the Lord and in His timing.