this and that conversations
Extract from "Believing God" by Beth Moore
I constantly sensed Him saying to my heart, "Beth, you are this." For a long time i still responded, "No, Lord, I am that." He and I both knew what I meant. Part of my that derived its names from the hurtful things others sometimes said behind my back. Your that may represent something entirely different, perhaps names you simply called yourself. Just think of a that as anything other than in Ephesians 1 this. Of course, God was right. I was this, but believed i was that, i still had a tendency to think and/or act like that. Months turned to years, and the voice of God grew increasingly insistent to my heart. "Beth, when will you ever believe you are this?." As my husband says, I am one hardheaded woman, but finally I began to respond, "Ok, God. I may be this, but my problem is that i still feel like that." With a mustart seed of faith to at least believe i was this even though i felt like that, God brought about a breakthrough. Through constant doses of His word and a growing cooperation in my heart, He taught me to believe Him enough to at least start making decisions like a this. I would literally come to a crossroad of decision and think. "I still feel like that, but God says im this. How would a this behave in my current situiation?" I'd even picture somone who i knew was a this and try to imagine what she'd do. Over and over i coached myself to make choices based on my this mentality. Not my old that. Over time my habits began to change, and i started behaving like this. After all, this is who I am
I constantly sensed Him saying to my heart, "Beth, you are this." For a long time i still responded, "No, Lord, I am that." He and I both knew what I meant. Part of my that derived its names from the hurtful things others sometimes said behind my back. Your that may represent something entirely different, perhaps names you simply called yourself. Just think of a that as anything other than in Ephesians 1 this. Of course, God was right. I was this, but believed i was that, i still had a tendency to think and/or act like that. Months turned to years, and the voice of God grew increasingly insistent to my heart. "Beth, when will you ever believe you are this?." As my husband says, I am one hardheaded woman, but finally I began to respond, "Ok, God. I may be this, but my problem is that i still feel like that." With a mustart seed of faith to at least believe i was this even though i felt like that, God brought about a breakthrough. Through constant doses of His word and a growing cooperation in my heart, He taught me to believe Him enough to at least start making decisions like a this. I would literally come to a crossroad of decision and think. "I still feel like that, but God says im this. How would a this behave in my current situiation?" I'd even picture somone who i knew was a this and try to imagine what she'd do. Over and over i coached myself to make choices based on my this mentality. Not my old that. Over time my habits began to change, and i started behaving like this. After all, this is who I am
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