Tag: mercy

Entrée

Slow Down, Sisters!

The Manna Chef

How many times have you found yourself so busy that you just wear yourself out?  You are focused on what you believe you need to complete each day.  And sometimes, it may feel like there just isn’t enough time in a twenty-four-hour period to get everything done.  So, the next day, you are even more focused to complete the day’s tasks.  (We may be overextending ourselves in the name of “multitasking.”) 

Well, today, I encourage you to slow down.  You may be missing out on opportunities to experience the blessings that God has waiting for you each day.  You may also be missing opportunities to be a blessing to someone else.  When we are so busy getting “our hustle on,” we may actually go through the day with tunnel vision and miss out on what God is trying to show us each day. 

In Luke 10:30-37 (NLT), Jesus shared a parable about the dangers of being in a hurry (even if it is for a “good” reason):

Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits.  They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.

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Entrée

One Sunday Morning

The Manna Chef

Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest. (Ecclesiastes 11:4 NLT)

Sisters, I want to share a moment I experienced recently to show just how easy it is to try to do the Lord’s will our own way.  Each day, I pray and ask God for the wisdom to make choices that please Him, because my desire really is to please God.  (I felt the need to share that before I describe what happened.)  So, here we go…

One Sunday morning, God spoke to me and told me to call a Manna Sister to share a word from Him.  I looked at the clock and figured, “Well, she’s probably getting ready for church, so I’ll call her when I return from service.”  I continued my morning reading. 

A few minutes later, God spoke to me again and told me to call her.  Once again, I looked at the time and decided that I would text her “thus saith the Lord.”  The Holy Spirit stopped me in my tracks and asked me, “Did I tell you to text her?”

Immediately, I realized that I had heard God’s instruction, but I had not done what He told me to do.  I was so disappointed in myself, especially since I shared at the beginning of this entrée that I pray daily for wisdom to make choices that please the Lord.  I called the Manna Sister at that moment and told her what God had shared with me.  She let out a deep sigh and said, “I needed to hear that.”  

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Grace, Prayer

A Prayer From My Heart to Yours

The Manna Chef

Heavenly Father, I pray that You will embrace Your daughters and breathe on each one of us.  Lord, renew us, restore us, replenish us, and revive us so that we can continue to walk in the manner which pleases You.  Forgive us for the times we have fallen short, for the times we have misrepresented You.  Father, thank You for the brand new mercies You bestow upon us daily.  I thank You for the Manna Sisters, and for what You are about to do in their lives.  I speak life to each one of them, and I believe that You are manifesting Your greatness in their lives right now. 

I speak blessings upon each Sister in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.