Madelyn has developed a new and big response to almost everything, "OKAY!" The dynamics of the moment, regardless of how simple it is, are changed into an exciting big deal. By the end of the day, she has inspired me to say a big OKAY to anything and everything.
The thing is . . . though it might seem like a small thing . . . our response is big, bringing something more to the day. There is something rare and even sacred, when we can see the gift we have in the day, regardless of the problems and pressures.It is why Jeremiah 29:11 impacts me; it's God's big word, changing the dynamics of the past, present, and future, shifting the details of the universe.
Consider.
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 (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV).The words of God are big, giving reassurance and hope that everything will be OKAY. We need to know we are not alone, especially when we enter into the hard and difficult places of life. And. We need to know there is something on the other side of the stuff we are facing. To begin with, we need to believe God's big word, which requires us to give up some things. We need to give up the desire to go back to what was; we need to give up our control of what is; we need to give up our fear of what could be; we need to give up all the things we have listed as impossible and step into the possibilities of God, believing His big words, "I HAVE PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND A FUTURE."
Regardless of where we are and what we are doing, we need to press into God's big word of hope and a future, to experience the gift of the day.
Believe God's big word, knowing He will shift every detail in the universe, to bring about His plan for you.
Step into God's realm of possibilities.
OKAY!Learning to Kickstart the day in believing God's BIG WORD,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)