Its What He Said

Jer 1:4-10 (NIV)

The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

"Ah, Sovereign Lord," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child."

But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord.

Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."





Have you ever been scared to speak the word The Lord had given you?
It Happened to me once.
For many years now I have been sending a verse every day as a text message to several people & one day the Lord really was heavy on my hearty to send a verse out of Proverbs 5. It spoke of an adulterous relationship and staying in covenant with the wife of your youth. All good wisdom, but not the happy and cheery message I wanted to send for the day.
So I searched for over an hour for something else the Lord would have me to send. I still cant remember what it ended up being, all I know is two days later I knew why I was supposed to send the Proverb. You see That's when I found out that a good friend of mine decided to give up on his marriage and go with someone else.

I believe if he would have got that message that day, it could have saved him from making the choice he made. I realized at that point the impact we can make in a persons life just by doing what God has put in our hearts to do
When God puts a word on your heart and its strong, don't be afraid of the outcome, He will give you all you need to see it through.
Needless to say, I never argue with the Lord over the words He gives me any more. If I'm not sure it was God I ask for confirmation than I proceed. I know that His thoughts are not my thoughts and He sees from beginning to end all things and I choose not to stand in the way in order to please my flesh and make everyone smile.

So If this Blog or my Text messages aren't always happy and uplifting, you will know why. It may not be a word for you, but it gives us an opportunity to do what the bible teaches us to do, and pray for whoever it is.