Have you ever questioned yourself about why you don't see a change and growth in your own walk with the Lord?
If
your answer is yes all the time! Don't worry it happens to me too!
Recently
I have heard those voices a lot inside of me, to a point where I was even
comparing myself to others, it got to a point where I was just exhausted by
them and between a lot of complaints and cries to the lord of uncertainty,
unbelief, and blindness by my own self, the Lord was patient with me and still
showed me his goodness.
One
day I was just complaining to God, and you know, there are some times when God
responds you, it's like as if someone just exposes you, and says all the truth
that you didn't want to hear. He told me, Irene, yes you are different from
others but you as everybody else are unique, but what is the focus of your
growth? Is it because you want to please others and your own self, or is it
because you are putting the focus on me to glorify me?
Now
I was a little like, wait, of course, it's only to glorify you, I'm not pleasing
anybody......, and then the Lord started to show me a lot of things that I was
doing on my own strength, which I was blinded by my own belief, yes the things
that I did they were not bad things they were actually good things (like
serving, prayer time, helping others) but I was focused on building a
"perfect Christian life" but Christ wasn't really my focus.
There
are a lot of times where we can get easily distracted, the process of finding
our own uniqueness is not easy and we have to constantly check our focus and
who is at our center. There are some things that have helped me to grow in my
own unique walk with God that hopefully will help you too!
JESUS
AT THE CENTER
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in
you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing"
John 15:5
Glorifying God in everything we do is the most
important thing, He says it clearly that without Jesus we can do
NOTHING.
Jesus as the vine, He is the foundation of everything
that we do, If he truly lives in me I am able to love (John 13:34-35),
therefore I am obedient (Luke 6:46) and as result, I produce fruit (
John 15:8)
FINDING
YOUR UNIQUENESS
God
is so Awesome that he has created each and every single one of us in its UNIQUE
way.
1.
NEVER COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS
2.
Don't put pressure on yourself
3.
Try out different things that best fit
with your own personal walk with God, if you are a morning person then maybe
prayer and quiet time in the morning will be better for you and vice
versa.
4.
Be patient and enjoy every single detail
of your walk with God.
KEEPING
IT UP
To
keep up growing and finding uniqueness we have to keep on seeking and nurturing
ourselves being immersed in the word of God.
"But seek first his
kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you
as well"
Mathew 6:33
1.
Pray Pray Pray: Prayer
is our communication with God, we have to check on god all the time as any
other relationship will check on you. Having that communication will also help
you to know how to approach God better and helps you to listen better to his
voice.
2.
Read the Word every day: our
souls need food every day, Just as our bodies do. We need to get nurtured
and being renewed in our minds every day. The Word of God is wisdom and wisdom
defeats ignorance!
3.
Be diligent, courageous & patient and
apply the word of God which is power in your daily life
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