Obedience from the heart
will fulfill you
and bring Me glory
Be alert to My ways
Our dance is your life
It is how you will learn
to love Me deeper
than ever before
Hold on to Me
for dear life
Do not question what I am doing
Following Me
will not harm you
I take no pleasure
in making life hard
I take no pleasure
in throwing roadblocks in the way
They all have meaning
they all have purpose behind them
Everything I do has a reason
Trust Me
I have created this day
It is not a chance occurrence
You must develop
such a listening ear
that My Spirit
could speak to you
anywhere
about anything
I love you
Make yourself at home
in My love
Your task is
to single-mindedly serve Me
Remember the seriousness of who I am
This is not a game
It is a life and death fight
to the finish
against the devil
and all his angels
You must be prepared
You cannot handle it on your own
This is why you must walk in My Spirit.
Taken from my personal quiet time journal summary 2014-2015 (part 3 of 27)
Monday, March 28, 2016
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Listen to Me
Listen to Me
I, the Holy Spirit
am the music
I am the dance
I am connected with Christ and the Father
I am the One who lives in you
Train your heart and mind
to listen to Me
By My power
I will make you strong
Seek My Kingdom above all else
Don't try to figure it out
just dance with Me
Allow the Holy Spirit to dwell in you completely
He knows how to love Me
He knows how to be faithful
He must lead and guide you
In order to know My voice
and know the music
you must purpose in your heart
to meet with Me first
I must have no competition
When I wake you up
you must rise
Your first waking hours
must be Mine alone
I desire for you to grasp
how wide
how long
how high
and how deep
My love for you is
Everything you do
needs to be done for Me
You must think of everything
every task
as part of our dance
I want My will to be your will
I want you to see
how I see
It is only when you are with Me
that you discover who you truly are
Taken from my personal quiet time journal summary 2014-2015 (part 2 of 27)
I, the Holy Spirit
am the music
I am the dance
I am connected with Christ and the Father
I am the One who lives in you
Train your heart and mind
to listen to Me
By My power
I will make you strong
Seek My Kingdom above all else
Don't try to figure it out
just dance with Me
Allow the Holy Spirit to dwell in you completely
He knows how to love Me
He knows how to be faithful
He must lead and guide you
In order to know My voice
and know the music
you must purpose in your heart
to meet with Me first
I must have no competition
When I wake you up
you must rise
Your first waking hours
must be Mine alone
I desire for you to grasp
how wide
how long
how high
and how deep
My love for you is
Everything you do
needs to be done for Me
You must think of everything
every task
as part of our dance
I want My will to be your will
I want you to see
how I see
It is only when you are with Me
that you discover who you truly are
Taken from my personal quiet time journal summary 2014-2015 (part 2 of 27)
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Long for Me
Long for Me
Relax in My presence
Enjoy Me
Allow Me to do the work
Stop striving
I give
You just need to receive
When you doubt My work in you
and
around you in other people
you doubt My character
Trust Me to train you
You and I have our own song
Memorize My word
and in the darkest moments
you will be able to sing
and dance with Me
in the secret places
Walk with Me
not ahead
not behind
Allow Me to train your heart
to see the invisible
The things that stumble you
come from within
they are the attitudes of the heart
Allow Me full access to your heart
I will remove the heart issues
But
It will be in My timing
In My way
Taken from my personal quiet time journal summary 2014-2015 (part 1 of 27)
Relax in My presence
Enjoy Me
Allow Me to do the work
Stop striving
I give
You just need to receive
When you doubt My work in you
and
around you in other people
you doubt My character
Trust Me to train you
You and I have our own song
Memorize My word
and in the darkest moments
you will be able to sing
and dance with Me
in the secret places
Walk with Me
not ahead
not behind
Allow Me to train your heart
to see the invisible
The things that stumble you
come from within
they are the attitudes of the heart
Allow Me full access to your heart
I will remove the heart issues
But
It will be in My timing
In My way
Taken from my personal quiet time journal summary 2014-2015 (part 1 of 27)
Friday, March 25, 2016
Alive: 5 Minute Friday
Today is a special day for me
It marks the day I truly became alive
There is a difference
Being alive physically
And being alive spiritually
1969 I became alive physically
1977 When I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior
I became alive spiritually
It was on "Good Friday"
All those years ago
I accepted the truth of what He did on the cross
For me
Because of love
His death
His resurrection
His payment
His ransom
For me
I am alive
Forever
Never to be separated from Him
Eternally alive
When death claims this outward shell
I will be with Him in glory
Not because of me
Not because of anything I have done
Because of Him
Because of all He has done
I am alive
Forevermore
About 5 minute Friday - To participate write for five minutes on the word of thew week. Post your words on your own blog. This is meant to be a free write: no editing, no over thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write. To get the word of the week go to Five Minute Friday on Facebook
It marks the day I truly became alive
There is a difference
Being alive physically
And being alive spiritually
1969 I became alive physically
1977 When I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior
I became alive spiritually
It was on "Good Friday"
All those years ago
I accepted the truth of what He did on the cross
For me
Because of love
His death
His resurrection
His payment
His ransom
For me
I am alive
Forever
Never to be separated from Him
Eternally alive
When death claims this outward shell
I will be with Him in glory
Not because of me
Not because of anything I have done
Because of Him
Because of all He has done
I am alive
Forevermore
About 5 minute Friday - To participate write for five minutes on the word of thew week. Post your words on your own blog. This is meant to be a free write: no editing, no over thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write. To get the word of the week go to Five Minute Friday on Facebook
Friday, January 22, 2016
Present:
(Five Minute Friday)
Present: in attendance
nearby, close at hand
available
existing or occurring now
We all know it is possible to be with someone in body but not present mentally or emotionally.
Our minds have the ability to be somewhere else.
But God, the God of the universe is ALWAYS present with us.
His desire is that we become so intimate with Him and dependent on Him that we are always present with Him.
Being present with Him is an act of our will and a conscious effort on our part.
What a wonderful place to be!
Completely present, body, soul, heart, and mind
Present with the God of the impossible.
Then, we can echo the words of the Psalmist in Psalm 92:4:
You thrill me, LORD, with all You have done for me!
I sing for joy because of what You have done.
He wants to be found by us.
He wants us to seek Him.
He wants to be present in our daily activities, in our daily thoughts, in all that we are and do.
When you pray to Me, I will hear your voice and I will listen to you. Then with a deep longing you will seek Me and require Me as a vital necessity and you will find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord. (Jeremiah 29:12-14 AMP)
About Five Minute Friday: To participate in Five Minute Friday, all you have to do is write for five minutes on the word of the week, post your words on your own blog, and link up the post here (via the InLinkz button at the bottom of the post). Be sure to add the actual permalink to your specific post, and not your blog’s homepage (e.g. http://katemotaung.com/five-minute-friday/ and not just katemotaung.com).
Present: in attendance
nearby, close at hand
available
existing or occurring now
We all know it is possible to be with someone in body but not present mentally or emotionally.
Our minds have the ability to be somewhere else.
But God, the God of the universe is ALWAYS present with us.
His desire is that we become so intimate with Him and dependent on Him that we are always present with Him.
Being present with Him is an act of our will and a conscious effort on our part.
What a wonderful place to be!
Completely present, body, soul, heart, and mind
Present with the God of the impossible.
Then, we can echo the words of the Psalmist in Psalm 92:4:
You thrill me, LORD, with all You have done for me!
I sing for joy because of what You have done.
He wants to be found by us.
He wants us to seek Him.
He wants to be present in our daily activities, in our daily thoughts, in all that we are and do.
When you pray to Me, I will hear your voice and I will listen to you. Then with a deep longing you will seek Me and require Me as a vital necessity and you will find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord. (Jeremiah 29:12-14 AMP)
About Five Minute Friday: To participate in Five Minute Friday, all you have to do is write for five minutes on the word of the week, post your words on your own blog, and link up the post here (via the InLinkz button at the bottom of the post). Be sure to add the actual permalink to your specific post, and not your blog’s homepage (e.g. http://katemotaung.com/five-minute-friday/ and not just katemotaung.com).
If you don’t have a blog, you’re welcome to post your five minutes of writing in the comments here each week, or on the Five Minute Friday Facebook page. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write.
Friday, January 15, 2016
Time:
Five Minute Friday
Time stops for no one
It keeps going even if you need more
It seems to slow down when you want it to go faster
It seems to go fast when you desperately want it to slow down
Time keeps going
We cannot control time itself
We can only control what we do with it
How we use it
We can waste our time
We can spend our time
We can horde our time
We can invest our time
We can even take our time
But how we use our time
Can also affect the time of others
Time doesn't care how we use it
Time itself is not affected
But oh how time keeps a record
It stops for no one
It continues on
The same as always
But how you use it or don't use it
Will most definitely affect you.
My five minute time for writing is over
Time stops for no one
It keeps going even if you need more
It seems to slow down when you want it to go faster
It seems to go fast when you desperately want it to slow down
Time keeps going
We cannot control time itself
We can only control what we do with it
How we use it
We can waste our time
We can spend our time
We can horde our time
We can invest our time
We can even take our time
But how we use our time
Can also affect the time of others
Time doesn't care how we use it
Time itself is not affected
But oh how time keeps a record
It stops for no one
It continues on
The same as always
But how you use it or don't use it
Will most definitely affect you.
My five minute time for writing is over
Friday, January 8, 2016
First things First
FIRST:
(5 minute Friday)
How would our day turn out if first, we realized "this is the day the Lord has made"?
This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24)
Would our worries be less if first, we thanked God for His Sovereignty and thanked Him for all He planned to do in our lives?
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God (Philippians 4:6)
If first we decided to seek Him and ask for guidance on following the path He has already laid out before us would things be different?
O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. (Psalm 139:1-3)
When trouble blindside us, what would happen if before we get stuck in our heads we first simply say, "I trust You Jesus"?
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
How would our world be different if we made a point to first "gird up the loins" of our mind and "seek first the kingdom of God" before automatically reacting?
Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart]. (Philippians 4:8)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)
(5 minute Friday)
How would our day turn out if first, we realized "this is the day the Lord has made"?
This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24)
Would our worries be less if first, we thanked God for His Sovereignty and thanked Him for all He planned to do in our lives?
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God (Philippians 4:6)
If first we decided to seek Him and ask for guidance on following the path He has already laid out before us would things be different?
O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. (Psalm 139:1-3)
When trouble blindside us, what would happen if before we get stuck in our heads we first simply say, "I trust You Jesus"?
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
How would our world be different if we made a point to first "gird up the loins" of our mind and "seek first the kingdom of God" before automatically reacting?
Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart]. (Philippians 4:8)
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)
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