Be Obedient to What He Asks

♕ Today's Promise: “Instead of your shame you will have a DOUBLE portion, and instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion Therefore they will possess a DOUBLE portion in their land, Everlasting joy will be theirs. For I, the LORD, love justice, I hate robbery . . . And I will faithfully give them their recompense And make an everlasting covenant with them.”

~ Kathy in Missouri

☊ PRAISE Audio

Dear Brides, hang on to the end. It may feel overwhelming in the first few paragraphs ["The Extra Mile"], but I believe His words will leave you as encouraged as they did me. Walk it all the way out.

If I am willing to be or give a blessing, HE will show me what that is and how to do it. I can REST in Him. He just needs me to be obedient to what He asks me to do. He just wants me to trust Him and He will cast out all my fears.

I understand that if I trust the LORD to be true to His word, and am willing to quit being selfish and self-centered making me want to defend myself, it will be worth it.

All I know is that I have tried to bless my FH (former husband), when given the opportunity and that I am trusting Him to be working in ways that I don't know about. For instance my financial advisor recently brought it to my attention that there is a small amount of money left in what was a joint account, that needed to be disbursed. I asked him to send the entire sum to my FH. It did not require me to make contact with him or break any of the principles we are taught, but was a blessing non-the-less.

A few days later, our grown daughter told me that my FH (former husband) is accusing me of turning her against the OW (other woman), and that the "lies" I've been telling our daughter are why our daughter won't have anything to do with the OW. Our daughter assured him that I never speak badly about him and that the reason she won't have anything to do with her/them is because of things SHE (OW) has done to our daughter, and gave him specific examples of disrespectful social media posts that hurt our daughter terribly. It felt like the LORD gave me an opportunity to bless, even when I didn't know I needed it, and I was thankful that He knew what I needed even when I didn't.

There is a young woman with whom I work, that is hard for me to enjoy. The thing that really breaks my heart, is that I believe she acts just like I did. I just had no idea how unpleasant I was, and neither does she. There is no evidence that she is a Believer. So I am making it a point to speak to her often and kindly. Making her opinions feel important and hoping to be a little different than most of the women in her life. I am always praying for opportunities to minister to the women at work, and He is showing me a perfect one.

Dear Brides, this is a difficult lesson. Letting go of our own desires to submit to His promises is not easy. But He has never lied or let us down in the past, so we can trust Him with our future.

“Instead of your shame you will have a DOUBLE portion, and instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion Therefore they will possess a DOUBLE portion in their land, Everlasting joy will be theirs. For I, the LORD, love justice, I hate robbery . . . And I will faithfully give them their recompense And make an everlasting covenant with them.” Isaiah 61:7-8

“Fear not, for you will not be put to shame and do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced; But you will forget the shame of your youth, And the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more. For your Husband is your Maker, Whose name is the Lord of hosts; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of all the earth. For the Lord has called you, Like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,' Says your God" Isaiah 54:4-6

So many things about these verses sustain me at different times. Today as I read and re-read through the lesson, the part that reached out to me are the words, "for I, the LORD, love justice and hate robbery." HE will answer any "wrongs" done to me. He can not lie, so I trust His words. Vengence is His. He will give me a double portion for what is taken from me. I can trust Him with all my heart and not lean on my own understanding.

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