1 Peter 3:3,4 - "Your adornment must not be merely the external—braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or putting on apparel; But it should be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God."
Question in homework assignment: "Lord, please talk to me about becoming still. What avenues are most effective in bringing me to inner stillness? What are Your thoughts concerning stillness?"
Pastor Patrick Chauke of the Glory Power Center (GPC) in the village of Magona, South Africa, has seen explosive growth in his ministry, which he credits to learning to live only by God’s voice and visions through journaling, by using the 4 Keys to Hearing God’s Voice. Sunday service attendance at the GPC in Magona, a village of about 4000, consistently has an overflow crowd of over 750. (The average church size in South African villages is 50-100!)
Anne completed the two-journaling below as one of her personal application assignments in this CLU School of the Spirit module on How to Hear God's Voice.
"You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You." (Isaiah 26:3)
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LaWanda – ♪♪ Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. There’s just something about that Name. Master, Savior, Jesus, like the fragrance after the rain. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, let all heaven and earth proclaim. Kings and kingdoms will all pass away, but there’s something about that Name.” ♪♪ Oh yes, Lord, there is something about your Name. It speaks Savior. It speaks Love. It speaks Mighty King. It speaks Lover of our souls. Your Name is EVERYTHING, Lord, and we praise You. We give You honor as the Name above ALL names. Thank you, Jesus, precious Jesus, that we can know You as all those things…and even more. Thank you, precious Jesus, our Lord and our God.
Let's avoid creating Ishmaels as we seek to fulfill God's destinies for our lives. We each have a vision and destiny placed in our hearts by God. The passion to see it fulfilled is also placed in our hearts by God. Abraham had a destiny given to him at 75 years of age (Gen. 12). After waiting for more than a decade for God to fulfill it, he and his wife decided on a way they could help bring about the fulfillment of this vision. Ishmael was born. This was NOT a directive that God had given to them. It was a work of their flesh, and God rejected it. In the journaling below God spoke a warning to me, and to all of us.
I welcome God's picture of who I am. David said, "You know all about us, inside and out. You are mindful that we’re made from dust (Ps. 103:14). Paul adds to this by letting us know that "the one who joins himself to the Lord is mingled into one spirit with him (1 Cor. 6:17 TPT).
