I Need You To Lay Down The Willing Thing.

John 4:23-24; Luke 22:42; Matthew 16:24; Mark 10:27; Romans 12:2; Isaiah 45:12; 2 Timothy 1:7; Jude 1:20-21; 1 John 2:27-28; Isaiah 46:10; Hebrews 3:14; 1 Chronicles 4:10

We are walking in today:  I Need You To Lay Down The Willing Thing.
John 4:23-24 23) But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.  24) God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.  God has a question for you today, "can I get you to lay down the willing thing?"  You know those things that you willfully do.  The things that you do daily that you know are not right.  The willing thing, laid down, that's MY will for you.  Example: in your marriage, you have every earthly reason to walk out, but will you lay down your will?  Luke 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.  Have you ever prayed and received an answer to the prayer that stretched you?  An answer that took you down a difficult road?  Have you ever prayed that the impending storm wouldn't come, but in God's providence He allowed the storm anyway?  Jesus, did!!  Jesus prayed and asked that the cup be taken from Him and it wasn't.  He drank the whole thing to the very last drop.  He took on the very wrath of God on the cross.  Three things come to mind.  One, Jesus knows what it is like to pray and receive a different answer than you want.  Two, Jesus was perfectly obedient to God even though obedience meant the cross.  Three, it was obedience that ultimately drove Him to the cross.  I need you to lay down the willing thing today.  He told us on yesterday, the choices we make creates our future.  Now can you lay down the willing things?  We must realize today more than ever that prayer isn't about getting to do what we want, but it's about getting us to do what God wants.  Tell God today, "I embrace your plan for me and ask for the courage to follow You where ever you will lead me."  Today I look to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith, who was obedient--where we were disobedient.  Lay down the willing things in your life.  It's easy to say nevertheless, not our will but Thy will be done, when you feel it's coming from the word, but the manifestation of this truth is, God wants you to lay down the willing things you do daily.  Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.  Let's break this down, Let him, deny himself--that is, let him surrender to God his will, his affections, his body, and his soul.  Let him not seek his own happiness as the supreme object, but be willing to renounce all, and lay down his life also, if required!!  Yea and Amen!!!!
You gotta think about the principles of the Christian life, to seek after Christ, deny ourselves and hold to the word of God.  We are to deny our wills, take up our cross and to follow after Him.  Lay down that willing thing.  Will you lay it down and say not my will, but Thy will be done?  Thy will be done in our marriages and in our finances.  Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Him.  We know that we need help, God has provision for that also.  Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.  He will strengthen you to lay down the willing thing.  What you do and speak daily--that willing thing, lay it down.  1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.  What you are trying to handle is too much for you, certainly is not too much for Him!!  Give it over to the Lord, He is still mighty and still on the throne.  Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.  Lay down your will, fiveamprayer, the Lord cares for us!  He came to bring us life more abundantly, that abundance is available when we put off our will and take up His.  How can God bless you with the overflow when you are still trying to do things in your will and power.  We see and experience time and time again that we are not able nor equipped to handle this.  That was never God's plan, we are to come to Him and walk as He directs into the blessings that He has for us.  If what you are so concerned about was something that you could handle, wouldn't it be done by now?!  The load that you are carrying, that is breaking your back, and you won't set it at the Master's feet?!  Yesterday, He told us that we can choose.  Is that your choice to continue to struggle in that thing, while your help is on the shore beckoning you to Him?   Why struggle and fight a battle with the enemy--cornered and out manned alone?  Call out to who can deliver you and once you do, hold on to that.  Don't go back into doubt and worry.  What is there to worry about, the Creator of all things has it in His hands.  Isaiah 45:12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.  Much like a child's small hand in their father's larger hand--give it over to God.  Behold all that His hands has wrought!  He is more than able, lay it down, cast your cares, give it over to the Lord.  When we lay it down, He will show up and make the crooked places straight, because our trust is in Him.  Lay it down, stop thinking about that willful thing.  No, not our will, Thy will be done!  Get out of God's way, lay down the willing thing.  Choose Him first, that will lay down self, there is not room enough for both.  Besides when you have an inferior item why would you have it to compete with someone so superior?!  Do you display a common rock on the shelf with diamonds?!  So why would you think that you are helping out God by trying to working it out yourself?  So then now you come to God worn out from trying and He sets things in order in a quick fashion.  Why delay your peace and your joy being outside of His will?  They that worship Him, must worship in spirit and in truth.  Stop trying to figure it out, lay it down, turn it over to Him!!  God is trying to bless you, but you are walking in fear and doubt.  2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.  That is why the saints that have truly given it all over to Him can walk in power, love and a sound mind, in spite of how things appear in the natural.  They are walking in the trust of the Almighty!!  The ones that can say, stand on and walk in, 'peace be still' in the midst of a perfect storm of calamities in their life.  Oh to have that kind of trust!  Well setting down your will and seeking Him first, He will build up your faith.  Jude 1:20-21 20) But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21) Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.  1 John 2:27-28 27) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 28) And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.  God is still on the throne, stop speaking doubts, "I don't know how..."  Lay it down, stop carrying all of those things.  Cast your cares and put off that willing thing.  Fiveamprayer, are you truly trusting God or yourself or others?!  Lay down the willing thing.  Even if it cost you, your life.  God is a God that we can truly rely on and trust in!  Set down that thing that is taking your focus of of the Lord.  The mighty, merciful, loving God has to compete with our issues?  How does that work?  The concerns, cares and situations that we are in can never deliver us out--only God can bring us out!  So why not put all of your energy and focus on seeking Him--the way out of no way, Jehovah Jireh, the giver of peace that surpasses all understanding.  Fiveamprayer, turn it all over to a Him, let Him work it out.  Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.  Hebrews 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end.  Don't choose to be worried about it, let it loose.  His will be done, not our will.  Lay down that willing thing.  He gives us perfect peace with your mind stayed on Him.  If you are missing your peace, get your mind back on God!  What you are carrying, are you willing to set it down at His feet?  You are not supposed to be handling this that is why the weight is too much for you.  Hand it over to Him.  He is well able to handle it!  While you are letting go of that willing thing--ask God to, "hold my peace.  Lord, I don't wanna pick that thing back up nor speak on it in doubt."  Thank You Lord for this word!!  So many of us were struggling under the weight of a load that we were not meant to carry!  Thank You Heavy Load Lifter!  In the lightness of our burdens being lifted, we give you worship, praise and surrender to Your will.  We submit ourselves to You in our marriages, finances--all areas of our lives.  We are free right now!!  Who the Son sets free, is free indeed!  Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers them out of them all!!  God is for us, fiveamprayer, what can stand against us?!  Lay it down, stop trying to work it out.  God is the provider, look to Him only to provide for all of your needs!  Lay down the willing thing.  This is teaching us obedience.  He has been moving us into position for His blessing of abundance.  He told us to sow in a famine, to keep walking by faith, not by sight and to turn it over to Him.  He is the way out of no way--how can you not say, not my will, Thy will be done?  Lay down the willing thing.  God will give you His grace, mercy and strength!  He is trying to do a new thing, but you keep holding on to the old ways.  Go on and lay it down, deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow Him.  We lift up fiveamprayer, have them to understand that we are causing the delay while standing in Your way!  Put down the willing thing.  We receive joy unspeakable when we really let it go and turn it over to Him.  Showing that we trust Him more than anything else!  God is washing us daily in His word. Thank You Lord for getting us cleaned up!  Stop doing the willful thing.  We lift up prayer requests, those known and unknown.  We lift up Sharon Kidd, let her let go of the willful thing.  We lift up her godmother to have peace in the midst of the storm.  Thank You Lord for covering all of her requests.  We must trust in the Father, choose to lay it down and follow Him.

We seal this prayer in His precious blood:  1 Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

Welcome to the overflow...
Jabez decided to lay it down, asking God to bless him indeed.  Anyway that You wanna bless me Lord!  Enlarge my coast and to keep His hand on him so that he would be kept from evil and not be grieved, God granted what he requested.  Mighty, kind, merciful God!  Nevertheless, Thy will be done!  To God be the glory!!  Listen to the recording of this today.  We must all lay down the willing thing!  Take some time to read the scriptures for yourself.  Line us up with His word.  What are you willing to lay down for Him?  Give it all over to Him.  Be like Christ, deny ourselves, pick up our cross and follow Him.  Visit us on facebook, and have a blessed day!


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