Thoughts for Life: A KISS FROM HEAVEN

~ Cindy Nybakken- "Weariness and disillisionment settled over my spiritual battleground like thick black powder.

Contending for God’s promises, remaining focused in faith, praying, fighting for footholds of sanity, and loving regardless felt elusive—like a horrible joke.(Photo courtesy of pixabay.)

War in my soul spiraled into spiritual tension so dense it manifested into a demonic weight that pressed against my body and made coming home like entering a room imploding with a thousand swirling pieces of glass. More than once, tears watered my approach to the foot of God’s throne for mercy and comfort.

But one day, God sent a stunning answer. The scene erupted like a drive-in picture screen. A surreal, towering rainbow spread wide before me like open arms. God’s arms. I wanted to run into them.

The splendor of those brilliant colors, bowing close to the heavens surrounding my home street reminded me of God’s ultimate control and power. And God, my Abba Father, heard my prayers. Not just seconds before, but before time began, He prepared an eye-popping rainbow to comfort me. He hadn’t forgotten His promises.

He knew the battle going on, how ragged and exhausted I’d become. And He reached down from heaven, wrapped me in His loving embrace, and encouraged me. That is beyond good. God is beyond good. He is glorious. And He took pleasure in answering me before I cried out.

Spiritual battles will never end on this earth. But God is sure, and His answers are already in place. He enjoys moving for us before we speak.

Have you experienced God’s touch of comfort and encouragement with a sign? If not, ask God to move in that way for you.

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Let's pray-

Father, when weariness and disillisioinment settle over our souls, we find sometimes that we have to contend focusing on our faith, fighting for the foothold of our sanity.

We war spiritually the demonic presence, with tears that water the approach to Your throne for mercy and comfort. You open Your arms to us sometimes through Your rainbow's brilliant colors, reminding us that You love us, and hadn't forgotten Your promises to us.

You were aware of the battle going on inside us, and You reached down from heaven to wrap us in Your loving embrace to encourage us. These battles take place while we live on the earth, but You are sure to answer us even before we cry out, as You enjoy moving for us before we even speak.

Thank You for meeting our needs in and through Your Son, Jesus. Amen

891-895 one-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted-

891- Is. 59:16 "And he saw that there was no man, and wondred that there was no intercessor."

892- Col. 2:3 "In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."

893- Gal. 3:11 "But no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for The just shall live by faith."

894- Is. 44:3 "For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon dry ground."

895- 1 Cor. 12:18 "But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body,

as it hath pleased him."

Quotes for today-

~ R. A. Torrey- "The Spirit reveals to the individual believer the deep things of God, things which human eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, things which have not entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. It is evident from the context that this does not refer solely to heaven, or the things to come in the life hearafter. The Holy Spirit takes the deep things of God which God hath prepared for us, even in the life that now is, and reveals them to us." (p. 1 of HERALD OF HIS COMING newspaper, by R. A. Torrey)

~ Heather Roberts- "When you are in a situation where fear steers the ship, pray for God’s wisdom. His direction will steer you in the right direction and give you peace."

Words of wisdom-

~To advance your church, join with others for regular prayer for God's will to be done there in the leadership and in those who attend regularly. Only prayer changes things and people!

God Calls Us to Trust, He Does the Rest By Karen Friday