SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
Seek All God Has To Offer!
(From February 2017 Issue)
Article written by Pastor Philip Nissley,
New Hope Assembly of God, Taylor, MI
Have you faced lack and loss in your life? God wants to provide all you need and He promises in Isaiah 55:11 “My Word which goes forth from My mouth shall not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it!” To discover your full potential, be healed of past hurts, and receive all God has to Offer, please know:
I. AS LONG AS YOU CAN LIVE WITH LESS
THAN GOD’S BEST, YOU WILL!
You have to make a decision for self improvement! It’s why God calls to you in Isaiah 55:1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters! You who have no money, come to me, buy and eat. Why are you spending your wages on what does not satisfy?” Aren’t you tired of junk food? Aren’t you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Get a holy dissatisfaction with mediocrity on earth and silence from heaven! Hearing God and experiencing His best, doesn’t happen accidentally or automatically. God adds in Isaiah 55:2 “Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, delight yourself in abundance! It’s time to get up and run to God to “taste and see His goodness!” Stop snacking and start feasting on His Word, His Spirit and on His Presence! Get an appetite for God and experience all He has for you!
II. YOU WILL HEAR AND RECEIVE WHEN YOU DECIDE YOU WON’T LIVE WITH ANYTHING LESS THAN GOD’S BEST
Now the reason why most people aren’t hearing and getting from God is their aim is off. People are shooting at the flesh and hoping to get blessings in the Spirit. Isaiah 55:3 says “Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live!” To SEEK ALL GOD HAS TO OFFER you need to focus on the dreams and thoughts God has for you! (Read Jeremiah 29:11, 13). Here are practical steps to receive God’s Best:
1. Turn to the Right Channel, Develop sensitivity and Position Your Heart to Hear God’s Still, Small Voice. How close you allow God in your life is a choice each of us make. Until you open yourself up to a daily one-on-one relationship with God, it will be hard to hear His voice.