This plan of mine is not what you would work out , neither are my thoughts the same as yours . For just as the heavens are higher than the earth , so are my ways higher than yours , and my thoughts than yours . where patience and commitment to Him is tested , and we are trained in discernment over many years . ( Hab . 2:1-3 , Isa . 55:8 ).
This plan of mine is not what you would work out , neither are my thoughts the same as yours . For just as the heavens are higher than the earth , so are my ways higher than yours , and my thoughts than yours . where patience and commitment to Him is tested , and we are trained in discernment over many years . ( Hab . 2:1-3 , Isa . 55:8 ).
As we submit to and obey Him , we are able to discern His times and seasons in ( and for ) our lives , as He permits , and align ourselves to His purposes . We unite with Him and His Church in accomplishing His purpose . This encourages and strengthens our interdependence with His Church and dependence on Him . We are trained in understanding and respecting authority and boundaries in the natural and spiritual realms , and we learn accountability .
In every season , we are to seek God ’ s revealed Will ( what His Spirit and written Word expect from us and what are His commands to us ). That is , as we saturate our minds in the Bible , our minds are renewed and we progressively understand the seasons we are in as He permits . We receive an improved understanding of His revealed Will for us and His ability to execute it . ( Rom . 12:2 , Josh . 1:8 ).
When we pray and speak His Word and obey Him according to His Will , we demonstrate we agree with Him . And as we fulfill the condition or conditions He has instructed to be fulfilled , we are positioned for transformation and breakthrough . ( 2
Romans 13:10
Cor . 3:18 , 2 Cor . 1:19-20 ).
The Bible cites the word “ if ” numerous times , which indicates a condition has to be fulfilled for a promise to come to pass . For example , in 2 Chr . 7:13- 15 , it is written , “ When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain , or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people , [ if ] my people , who are called by my name , will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways , then I will hear from heaven , and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land . Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place .” ( Emphasis added .)
We learn what He can do and what we cannot do . We are equipped and trained to respond appropriately to His will and ways . We recognize and acknowledge His sovereignty , His Lordship and that He is our merciful High Priest . It is in our dependency on Him in every season that we experience His presence and involvement in our lives , the power of the Holy Spirit , and the finished work of the Cross : His grace , mercy , wisdom , strength and discernment .
Evangelist Uche was born in Nigeria and is a graduate of the University of Indianapolis ( IN ). His ministry has taken him all over the world spreading the Gospel . www . himpowermagazine . com 11