Praise the LORD!!!
It has been a long time since I've posted a blog and let me explain. For those of you that are regular readers, you know that I depend on the LORD in all ways. From the simplest of things to the most complex of matters. This especially entails all of my writings!!! For the last several weeks I've been led to spend my available time gracing Twitter with my comments. In the last six weeks or so I've gone from but ten or so followers to around two hundred and fifty. I've had this account open for some time, but truly didn't find much interest in that which I found being said there.
This all changed, as I said, about six weeks back, when I felt led by the LORD to visit the site. This wasn't the just visit the site type of leading, but one of more input into the comments on my own part. I began searching for others of like mind, that I knew of, that may be there and began following a number of these. Soon my 'following' list began to grow, but still there seemed to be little interest in others following me. Then suddenly something changed within me. I stopped with the small talk type of comments about the ministry or my personal walk, though these do appear every now and then, but I began commenting as the LORD laid it upon my heart. When someone posted a comment that stirred my heart, the LORD provided a comment to expand upon it or branch off to another related topic.
Everyone knows(or will find out) that I praise the LORD continually. Every comment I make starts off with either the full statement or and abbreviated one! I start my mornings, before my eyes even open, praising the LORD for gracing me with another day to glorify HIS precious name. I also ask that if it is HIS will, that I may do even greater things then the previous day. I then begin stirring and continue in this state of praise. Yes, it last all day, no matter what the day holds. Now some of you may be wondering what this has to do with the title for today! Simply put, I trust the LORD more then I trust my own self. I've totally abandoned my own desires in life, to seek to fulfill HIS ultimate will for me.
This morning as I began my day online, I automatically knew that there was going to be a blog posted today! Right down to the very topic of it. What all it contained, I had no idea, but knew it would be done. After a short while online at Twitter, I ate breakfast and since I took the day off from working for man, I settled into doing as led. I read some at Twitter and then headed here to begin my entry. Well, the LORD had a slightly different path in store for me. I was led to read a blog from one of my followings, this is the address, for I think it is a worthy read on the topic of trust(http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2010/10/trusting-what-it-is-and-isnt.html) The author is a excellent writer, but from this entry I can see that he has failed to "trust in the LORD with all your(his) heart, lean not on your(his) own understanding." For if he had, this entry would of been a good bit different!
Many times in our walks with the LORD, we'll hand over events within our lives to the LORD, only to never fully release them or take hold of them again for the reason that we "think" we know better, There are a great number of Christians that do this very thing daily and from a fleshly stand point, not that uncommon. I frown not at these people, for I know that it has taken me a long time to get to the point in my walk where I can completely abandon my life into the LORD's hands and have the faith to know HE 'WILL' carry me through. Now if you've read my book, "Out of the LIGHT," and my other writings*, you'll know of the many trials and tribulations I've been through to get to this point within my walk. If there is one thing I've truly learned through all these, it would be the fact that "GOD doesn't operate along the same lines that we do and that many of HIS ways go far beyond our limited intelligence and reasoning." To make the comment that we have to ask ourselves questions when we feel led by GOD and that we must reason our way into our follow up actions, reveals that one hasn't crucified their flesh and given themselves totally to GOD!
Now, I'm no great scholar or man of wisdom and I'm the first to admit this, but what I will say is that I've totally seen that there is nothing good within me and have been blessed to cut it away. Allowing GOD to continue the work that HE has to continue, to bring about HIS perfecting of me, to continue unhindered. My hands are off my self and held up empty, so that the LORD may continue HIS work, for me and through me!!!
* A simple search of my name, the ministry or one of my online persona(hisson1,hisson7,hisson33) will provide a wealth of information about me and that which the LORD has me doing online for HIM!!!
Prayer request can be sent to: prayers@vineofchrist.org
GOD bless and good day,
Rev. Marshall Barth
Vine of CHRIST Ministries
Vine Ministerial Network International
Thursday, October 28, 2010
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