There’s No Other Way
Since I agree that there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus, as the song says, than to trust and obey, and since that’s the only assurance we have of receiving all of the promises, protection, provisions and blessings of the Lord, which we certainly need as we stand for the restoration of our marriages, I was thrilled to see Joyce Meyer begin the New Year with messages about the importance of obedience. Then, out of curiosity, I decided to look back to see how many articles I’ve written about it myself, and much to my surprise, it looks like I’ve done a pretty good job of resisting my natural inclination to harp on it! So since I’m very busy working to get the new Men’s FAM Fellowship website up and running, I hope everyone will bear with me and not mind too much if I provide links to some previous SOF posts, and Joyce’s awesome TV broadcast messages from yesterday and today, which I strongly recommend taking the time to listen to, with a note pad and pen in hand to take notes.. And even though I refer to them so often, please keep the following two passages of scripture in mind as you listen to Joyce and read the previous SOF posts, because they can easily be translated into “Trust and obey, for there’s NO other way”…which is WHY I refer to them so often! But this time they’re from The Amplified Bible:
Psalm 37:4-6 (AMP
Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass. And He will make your uprightness and right standing with God go forth as the light, and your justice and right as [the shining sun of] the noonday.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (AMP)
Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.
Here are some previous SOF posts about the importance of trusting and obeying the Lord, especially as we stand for the restoration of our marriages (Note: Some of the links may no longer work.):
Trust And Obey Or Feed Your Flesh
The Protection And Blessings Of Obedience
The Blood Of Christ Is NOT A License To Sin
Living In The Power And Peace Of God
Overcoming Confusion And Uncertainty
Here is Joyce’s message from yesterday and today…and tomorrow’s is going to be great too!
The Number One Hindrance To Being Blessed – Part I
The Number One Hindrance To Being Blessed – Part II
Also, I want to express my appreciation for everyone’s patience as changes are made to the websites and ministry in the coming days and weeks, which I’m sure will be more than worthwhile in the end. And the Lord’s put a LOT of interesting things on my heart to share, which I can’t wait to get to, but there’s also some great messages coming this week on TV, so there may even be some “extras” stuck in here and there as I find the time! I’m truly looking forward to all the awesome things, GREAT AND MIGHTY THINGS, we’re all going to see the Lord do this year too, so BE BLESSED AND ENCOURAGED!