Truly trusting in Him!

Jeramiah 29
Proverbs 29

If people can't see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. (Proverbs 29:18 MSG)

I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out-plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. "When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen. "When you come looking for me, you'll find me. I'll make sure you won't be disappointed." God's Decree. "I'll turn things around for you. I'll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you"-God's Decree-"bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it. (Jeremiah 29:11-14 MSG)

Message:

Exile means the following according to Websters dictionary, "The state or period of forced absence
Many times in my life, I sometimes feel that I am in a place that I do not want to be. It is almost a place that I describe as wanting to be further along in certain areas of my life than where I am. So not just my physical location, but rather my spiritual condition of each area of my life. My marriage, my ministry, my finances, my career, even my relationship with God. But i must remembeer that where i am is only a season! It is simply a season within my life where i maybe experiencing doubt, or fear, or lonliness, or the unknowing of an outcome that is about to happen within my life that I may not know the answer to yet.

Promise

When I attend to what God reveals, then I am most blessed. In other words that i would stop focusing on what I think I know, or even what I think I feel or understand, or even see, but that I would focus on what God is revealing. This way I won't be so focused on what I am thinking, or even believe, but I would focus on what God is thinking, feeling, seeing, believing for my life. (ref proverbs 29:18)

God knows exactly what he is doing! That is What the bible says. And although I have read this verse and heard this verse over and over (Jeremiah 29:11), I must continue reading further in these verses, because it says after that, that when I come looking for Him I will find Him.
that is key, when i come looking for Him, in other words, that when I stop focusng on my self, and what I want, and what I feel, or even what I think I see both spiritually and/or physically, then I will be able to see what God sees, and know what God knows about my life and my future. And although He may not reveal everything immediately, at least I have aimed my thoughts, feelings in the correct direction!

God then says later in the verses above in Jeremiah 29:11-14, that I will not be disappointed. So when I trust and place my trust in Him, regardless of how I feel, i will not be disappointed and he will turn things Around for me.

Command:

So what is God telling me to do in these verses? He is telling me to stop trusting in myself,and stop focusing on what I see and what I want or what I think, but instead to turn my thoughts, my feelings, my desires to what He wants and what He is doing, so that He could bless me!

Warning

If I cannot see what God is doing in my life, then I will stumble in my life. This is why people never can seem to figure out a plan or be satisfied, because they haven't seen what God is revealing and what God is trying to do. (ref proverbs 29:18)

Life application

This was my Prayer today during my time with Him:
"Lord allow me to change into the person that you want me to be and not into the person that I think I am!"
This is such a vital prayer that is so revolutionary if one really desires that within the depth of their being. This changes everything and how I see my life in every area of my life.
Recently a job oppurtunity came up within my life, and I found myself at the cross just moments before I took the entry level exam for US Customs. He said to me, when I went to the cross and was in His presence, after asking Him if I was supposed to be there, He said this "Jeff, I want you to be here, it is ok, my hand is upon your life!". This changed many wanders and worries for me that day. Whether I know if I am going to get the job eventually or not is irrelevlant at this point, but because i humbled myself before Him and asked Him, what did He want me to do. I always want to do what God wants me to do within my heart, even after I do something wrong. And so, I am waiting for a response. But whether I pass this the entry level exam or not, it doesn't matter because He told me I was where He wanted to be, and that is all that matters. The rest of the story will un vail itself as I continue to trust in Him!

My testimony

I am in the process of writing my testimony and will be posting soon, stay tuned for my testimony! God has put it on my heart to share it, but be aware, because it will give you hope, and faith for your own life!;)