"In The Arms of God"

Reflections4Life™ June 10, 2018

“In the Arms of God”

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” Psalm 91:1

Scripture Contemplation: Joshua 2; Psalm 5; Psalm 31; Psalm 91; Philippians 3; 2 Timothy 4; 1 Peter 5…

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n our lifetime, we fall for many things: people, words, promises, lies. We fall, as well, into diverse situations, sometimes not aware of how we got there. Yet, in other instances, having consciously made a decision but are too ashamed to confess it, causing many to needlessly stay in a situation while their hearts and souls harden and they become desensitized to the word, voice, and a touch of God. Instead of running to God—straight into the arms of God—we have a tendency to run away and try to hide from God.

I decree that this week’s Reflections will be a continued source of encouragement and inspiration for your heart mind and soul. Allow the Heavenly Father to pour into you. Let God grant you what you have been searching for all along but did not know how to find. Refuse the urge to turn away but instead fall into the arms of God. I guarantee, there is safety in His arms.

A Place of Power

Isaiah 52:10 The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

There is nothing on earth that can outdo the protective arms of God. The arms of God are a place of power and deliverance. It is a place of total assurance. There is no condemnation. There is no pain. There is no looking over your shoulder. There are no lies. Though there is a truth that may sting and hurt a bit; there is no harm.

In the arms of God, there is healing and unconditional love. Many of us are blind and have no understanding of this power because we have listened too long to the lies and whispers of the enemy. For so long, many have searched to fill a void, an emptiness in their hearts, with temporal things. At first, they feel satiated and complete. Then after a while, feelings of emptiness and longing stir once again. They’re soon looking to someone or something else to fill that emptiness, only to repeat a painful cycle.

While seeking and searching high and low to fill a void, to appease that ache, God is there. He is there waiting to receive us into the shelter of His arms. He calls to us. He reaches for us. However, all too often, we reject God. We reject His hands and His love. But the enemy will have us to believe that God has rejected us.

Know this in your heart and soul: Just because you may not have received an answer to your prayer in the way in which you were expecting, does not mean that God has rejected you. Just because you have prayed for something and it did not come to pass does not mean that God has rejected you. Just because you received a no, for now, does not mean that God has rejected you. God has not rejected or abandoned you. A no right now does not mean it will always be a no. It can simply mean, not yet.

God’s Greater Plan

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Numbers 23:19 God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?

Beloveds, allow this to ruminate in your heart and mind: Sometimes God has something far greater than you could ever imagine for yourself. He does things in His way and His time but it is always for our good. God cannot lie. He will keep His promise to you, and give all that we expected and more.

Many of us have placed our trust and belief in others and things, only to be sorely disappointed repeatedly. It has, for many, led to a jaded mind and heart, unable to believe anyone. As a result, some have placed God on that same level as man.

Rest assure; whatever God has spoken and promised to you, it will happen in the due season. We have to be certain we are ready, living our lives accordingly. Otherwise, we can find ourselves out of position to receive the manifestations of the blessings.

Beloveds, we have listened to the wrong people and the whispers of Satan for far too long. We have put our trust and faith into people and things that have no idea who we are and what God has ordained for us. We have fallen for the lies of the enemy, believing what he has spoken concerning God and us. To the point, that some have become so despondent, they have taken their own lives.

It is time to change the station and hear what God is saying, to listen, and believe His words of truth and deliverance. Fall into the shelter and love of God's arms. Let Him love us, restore, and strengthen us. What do we have to lose?—Nothing but past hurt and shame but so much greatness to gain.

My Beloveds, May the spirit of peace and prosperity finds permanent rest in your lives. I decree that every good thing that God has ordained for your life will become evident to you. Fall into the arms of God where there is always room for you. Fall into the shelter and safety of the arms that have been open for you since you entered this realm of time. Receive freely what Jesus has already paid for in full. Receive the comfort and peace that can only come from a Father who loves you, accepts you, and sees you just as you truly are. You are blessed. Now go…and be a blessing!

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