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When God Lets You Choose Your Own Blessing
Linda Evans Shepherd
What if
you could pick a blessing from God?
You can.
The best
way to pick a blessing is to dig into His Word for treasure. As you do, God
will highlight promises for you to hide in your heart.
It's said
there are over 7000 promises in the Word.
The Lord
may have one particular promise, or even several promises that He wants you to
hang on to, living words that will come to fruition.
Some
words will ground you.
Some
words will inspire you and give you the courage to stand against storms and
other obstacles.
And other
words will bless you as they operate as an anointing you can live into.
The word I lived into last year was this: "No weapon that
is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise
against you in judgment, you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the
servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me, says
the Lord" (Isaiah 54:17).
Looking
back, I am happy to say that the word I received remained faithful.
I was
able to stand in this word against many trials like legal wranglings, tornadic
storms rotating over my home and other close calls against my life and the
lives of my children.
I was
able to press through stormy ministry voyages and impossible deadlines and
experience more victory than I ever thought possible.
Why?
Because at every turn, the enemy's weapon, though set to strike, did not
succeed in stopping me from my mission to thrive, accomplish my purposes and
enjoy God's presence!
So, what
Scripture should you pick to live into? I'll share a promise that I know
applies to you right now, but know this; God wants you to pick up the word and
dig into it yourself.
He wants
you to do this because He loves spending time with you.
He wants
to quicken the words you read so that they become like a double-edged sword you
can wield.
He wants
to take delight in your discovering, through His Spirit, those verses He meant
for you.
So, you
have your assignment.
And to
help you get into the mood to spend some time in the word, here's the
"starter" verse I promised you.
When you
read it, mull it over, pay attention to its nuances, not in fear, but in joy,
for it's a wonderful promise from Jesus himself:
Linda Evans Shepherd is a nationally
known Christian speaker and a best-selling author of over 30 books. She's the
president of Right to the Heart Ministries, founder of the Advanced
Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) and the founder of GodTest.com. Her online and speaking
ministries have seen well over 350,000 people come to Christ and are seen by
over 45,000 people daily.
This article originally appeared at gottopray.com.
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