Author: Charlie Brignac

God will give us the desires of our heart, but He will not give them to us until we are ready to receive His best.  To prepare us He takes us through trials and tribulations that build our faith in Him.  We will recognize His hand in our lives when He takes us to places where everyone else has given up or given in, yet we are driving forward in confident faith.

God does not need any of us to do His work.  He allows us to join Him in His work because it nourishes our souls.  It is His perfect loving flowing through us that refreshes us and flows on to those that we are serving.  

We do not need to concern ourselves with our personal shortcomings as we do the work that the Lord called us to do.  His perfect love and the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives will be sufficient for us.  He will provide all the strength and resources that we need to be His vessels.

Arise and join God in His good work.  His good work is all around us.  Surely the Lord has called us to some place where He is working.  It matters not whether we feel prepared  to do the work for He prepares the way.  Once He has called us to join Him in any work, it is not our battle.  It is His.  Go boldly and know that the work of the Lord will be done.  Praise God!

Count it all joy.  There is no drudgery in the Lord.  No matter how small or insignificant a task seems, if it is done in conjunction with the purpose God has for our lives, the performance of that task brings joy to Our Heavenly Father.  If we do things that delight the Master, surely these same things will lift our spirits.  Always be mindful that God has promised to give us great responsibility in Heaven, if we are obedient in the small things here on earth.

On life’s roller coaster ride, there are many falls all the way to the bottom.  Sometimes the fall is so sudden or so unexpected that we are rendered helpless.  It feels like our heart has been ripped out and our breath has been taken away.  It becomes seemingly impossible to head up the next hill.  Satan, of course, is right there doing everything he can to keep us down.  With loving kindness, mercy and grace,  the Lord is always there to lift us up if we seek Him.

Obedience is the greatest elixir in the world.  Even a child gains heightened spirits when the child knows that he/she is in accord with the parents’ wishes.  This is particularly true if the child’s desires were originally contrary to the parents’ wishes.  Similarly, we experience spiritual highs  when we are obedient to God’s calling.  We are lifted up out of any stagnant or depressed state that we might be in and raised to a new level of relationship with God.

For most people, life includes a constant updating of personal dreams of better times – always hoping for a greater sense of contentment in life.  Unfortunately, the flesh is never fully satisfied.  The flesh always wants more.  

Because of the weakness of the flesh, the fruition of our dreams never provides the full satisfaction that we seek.   There is hope in our dreams, however, if we allow Our Heavenly Father to inspire our plans.  Our spirit is fully satiated by the presence of God.  When we invite God to provide the inspiration for our plans, our dreams come true beyond our imagination.

You often hear teachers reveal that they learn more than their students by preparing the lesson properly.  This works in the carnal world and it also works in a similar fashion in the kingdom life.  What we learn from God’s Word and His work in our lives is living water.  It is meant to be poured out to those around us.  As we pour into the lives of others, we find that we also receive the full refreshment of the living water.  

When you need counsel, help someone else.  You will be surprised how often you become your own counsel through the work of the Holy Spirit.

God allows times of trial in our lives.  These trials can be a measure of discipline, but more often are a measure of pruning.  Without the trials, we lose our zeal to go to the Throne of Almighty God.  In the times of trial, we run to the Throne Room.

The Throne Room is the place for us to express our needs and our pains.  We do not have to elaborate on anything, God already knows our needs better than we do.  All we have to do is state our concerns briefly and then wait and listen.  God will fill us with His peace, let us know the areas of our lives that need pruning and reveal His plans for us.  His Throne awaits and longs for our presence. 

Overly busy life styles are the norm in our culture.  There is very little time for reflection of any type.  The din of our activity becomes so loud that we cannot sense God’s presence in everything around us.  He speaks to us through all of nature.  He speaks to us through His Word.  He speaks to us through those that He has placed around us.  He even speaks to us through our own conversations with ourselves.  Sometimes He speaks to us directly.  Listen!  He is speaking now.