Something to Smile About

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“If you feel overcome by the burden of responsibility and the load of labour come, and rest at the feet of Jesus. His joy is your strength.”

Nehemiah 8:10(b)
“Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

As we sat together in the prayer room, I looked around at the faces of those praying. Some appeared to be cheerful before the Lord as they prayed and rejoiced before their King. Others, however, were sombre and appeared to be fatigued. It was only Tuesday evening yet these dear ones seemed overloaded and weary. I noticed wrinkled brows and bloodshot eyes. I prayed, “Lord, lift these heads. Lift these hearts. Lift these heavy loads and restore garments of praise for spirits of heaviness.” Suddenly, I had a vivid impression in my mind’s eye of the Lord Jesus, sitting high upon a high rock looking down on us as we prayed. And he was smiling!

Jesus is called the Rock of our Salvation. He has overcome the enemy of our souls and is enthroned in glory, power and joy. He made a spectacle of Satan when he triumphed over him at the cross. By his death and resurrection, Jesus brought us life and peace. He is our immovable foundation when we are tossed about in the gale-force winds of life. By the Holy Spirit, he gives us love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. In Gethsemane, for the joy set before him, Jesus endured the cross and saw himself exalted at the right hand of God. Jesus is smiling at you today. The joy of Jesus is the source of your strength that you may face the weariness of life.

Come to Jesus if you’re feeling weary and overloaded. If you feel overcome by the burden of responsibility and the load of labour, come and rest at the feet of Jesus. His joy is your strength. Indeed, something to smile about.

God-tracking is something to smile about.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT. (NKJV)
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Isaiah 61:3
Matthew 7:24-25
Colossians 2:15
Galatians 5:22-23
Hebrews 12:2
Matthew 11:28

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Help me to face tomorrow and help me to face all the difficulties in my life with joy and a smile.”

“My Lord, thank you so much that you are always in control in my life as I continue to acknowledge you in all my ways. There is nothing in this universe that can separate me from your love and your strength. You are my Rock and I lift my eyes to look into your smiling face. Thank you that you rejoice over me like a father rejoices over his child. It is this joy of yours, O my God, that is my strength. Thank you for your joy and your strength today. Help me to face tomorrow and help me to face all the difficulties in my life with joy and a smile. In you, I can leap for joy, always. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Reap in Joy

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“Let go of your dreams and acknowledge God in all you do. Trust him to direct your path according to the plans he knows he has for you and, without leaning on your own understanding. And soon you will reap in joy.”

Psalm 126:5
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Karen and I’d had an amazing experience travelling across Israel. We had visited the main holy sites in Jerusalem, sailed on a boat on the Sea of Galilee and gazed across the Jordan River toward the Promised Land as Moses had done from Mount Nebo. Now our trip was nearing its end and we were visiting a small farm on the outskirts of Jerusalem before flying out the next day. “Look across this field,” said our host. “The crop is full and lush despite this arid earth. Water is our most treasured commodity,” he said. “When we sow our seed in the dry season we hope and pray the rains will come and cause a harvest. It is as if every handful of precious grain we throw on the dry ground – grain that could feed our families – is being discarded into the dry dust. This is why we sow in tears. But when the rains come and we reap an abundant harvest we reap in joy.”

The people of God were taken into captivity by the Babylonians around 598 BC. There they lived in distress, longing for Jerusalem. It was as if they, like the farmer’s seed, had been sown into the dry desert sand. They wept. But God had promised his people that he would restore their fortunes and bring them home again. He promised them peace and a future filled with hope saying, “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Seventy years later God’s people rose from the ashes of captivity as Ezra and Nehemiah led them back to the Promised Land.

Perhaps you’re facing a desert moment today. It could be you feel as though your aspirations have been scattered in the dust. Perhaps you sense God has called you to let go of a dream, to sow it, as it were, into the dry earth. Well, here’s God’s word for you today: “I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

So, commit your ways to the Lord. Let go of your dreams and continue to acknowledge God in all you do. Trust him to direct your path according to the plans he knows he has for you and, without leaning on your own understanding. And soon you will reap in joy.

God-tracking is sowing in tears only to reap in joy.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT.
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Psalm 126
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Proverbs 3:5-6

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I sow in tears in the certain knowledge that, in your time, I will reap in joy.”

“Heavenly Father, I’m sad to let go of my dreams. I’ve had these ambitions for so long and yet, I feel you are calling me to discard them like a farmer sowing his grain into the dusty ground. So, I sow in tears in the certain knowledge that, in your time, I will reap in joy. I commit my work to you and acknowledge you in every aspect of my life. Lord, I trust you that you will prosper me and not harm me, that you have plans to give you hope and a future. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Patient Endurance

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“They learned to count it all joy when they fell into various trials, knowing that the testing of their faith produced patience.”

Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise

In his book, God’s Hostage, Andrew Brunson tells of his ordeal of being arrested in Turkey and imprisoned in high-security prisons for 735 days on false trumped-up charges of terrorism and espionage. During his time in prison, Andrew, a Christian missionary to Turkey, suffered not only the effects of incarceration but also the persistent question, “Why has God allowed this to happen to me?”

Andrew suffered a crisis of faith, slumping into severe depression with suicidal ambitions. Where was God? Why was he not being proven innocent, as he was? Towards the end of his book, after relaying his fears and anxieties, Andrew Brunson describes how he came to a place of surrender, learning to trust God with patient endurance.

God’s word exhorts us to lay aside every weight and sin which so easily ensnares us and run with endurance the race that is set before us. Andrew’s race was not a smooth well controlled track sprint, his race was an enduring cross-country marathon, thwart by pain-inflicting obstacles and barriers. In his book he is blatantly honest about his weakness and fear, yet, by the grace of God (and remember, grace is God’s doing), he endured and immerged with stronger faith than when he began his race.

Whatever race you face today, whatever barriers or challenges to your faith you may be enduring, be encouraged to stand strong, attired in the whole armour of God. Apostle Paul writes how he was imprisoned for his faith yet he asks the church to pray for him that he may continue to boldly proclaim the mystery of the gospel for which he was in chains. He, like Andrew Brunson, learned to count it all joy when he fell into various trials, knowing that the testing of his faith produced patience.

God-tracking is patiently enduring hard times.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT.
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Hebrews 12:1
Ephesians 6:10-20
James 1:2-4

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“I give you my dash, O Lord. Help me make it count.”

“Dear God, I often ask the question why… why do you allow me to endure such difficulties, why do bad things happen to good people? But I realise now that your hand is on me and you will never leave my side. Thank you, Lord, for your faithful love – your love endures my hardship. Help me to be patient in trials. Help me to stand strong in the Armour of God and come out victorious, in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

A Joy that Surpasses Happiness

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 “It may even seem at times that it’s the end of the world as you know it but deep within you, as you desire to track God’s will in Christ, you will always have a true inner sense of joy; a joy that surpasses happiness.”

1 Timothy 6:6
Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment.

Pastor and author, Clarence Macartney, in answer to the question, "Where is happiness?" once said , "Happiness is not found in pleasure. Lord Byron lived such a life if anyone did. But he wrote, ‘The worm, the canker, and the grief are mine alone.’ Happiness is not found in money either. Jay Gould, the American millionaire, had plenty of that. But when he was dying, he said, ‘I suppose I am the most miserable man on earth.’ Happiness is also not found in position and fame. Lord Beaconsfield enjoyed more than his share of both. But he wrote, ‘Youth is a mistake, manhood a struggle, and old age a regret.’”

What is happiness? Money can’t make you happy, many friends can’t make you happy, fame or status can’t make you happy and a life of pleasure can’t make you happy. I believe happiness is a state not a strife. In other words, happiness is not something we should strive for, rather it is the result of a state of contentedness. I have discovered that there is only one place true happiness can be found, irrespective of circumstances, and that is being content to walk in the perfect will of God.

God-tracking is happily desiring to walk with God and remain in his perfect plan, no matter what happens. His plans are for your wellbeing, peace and joy. He will never abandon you and will always meet your needs, in Christ. Be content with that. If you have completely handed over your life to love and serve God through Jesus Christ as Lord then you will be content with that and enjoy a journey of true happiness. This knowledge is, as the psalmist said, “Too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.”

Your walk with Jesus will take you through joys and sorrows. It may even seem at times that it’s the end of the world as you know it but deep within you, as you desire to track God’s will in Christ, you will always have a true inner sense of joy; a joy that surpasses happiness. Real happiness is contentedly walking in the will of God.

God-tracking is being happy with God’s track.

READ ALL ABOUT IT
Philippians 4:19-20
Hebrews 13:5
Jeremiah 29:11
Psalm 139:6

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I know you know the plans you have for me; plans for wellbeing, peace and happiness

“Dear Lord, thank you that Jesus came to make a way for me to know you and walk in your will. And I will be content with that. Indeed, I have many needs and dreams, O Lord, but I know you know the plans you have for me; plans for wellbeing, peace and joy. I know that you will never abandon me and you will, by your grace, meet all my needs and fulfil my dreams. I happily rest in this knowledge. Amen.”

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GOD-TRACKING IS WALKING IN HIS PATH FOR LIFE BY LIVING IN HIS PRESENCE

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“Whatever you’re facing today put your hope in God’s plans and watch for his every movement. He will make known to you the path of life; in his presence there is fullness of joy. God’s presence gives you power for purpose!”

Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

The prophet Isaiah was a man who knew well the meaning of God-tracking. As a cousin to king Uzziah, he was born to a privileged position in Jerusalem. Yet Isaiah most definitely did not rely on his royal heritage for purpose in his life. On the contrary, during the reigns of three subsequent kings, he was to prove himself to be quite the thorn in the flesh of his royal relatives as they attempted to lead Judea into foreign elegance. He believed that the Lord God had a clear plan for Jerusalem to maintain autonomy and mirror his glory at a time of greyed-out borders. One man against a whole parliament (or royal court) and yet he was strong, consistent and sure of God’s presence. How did he do it?

Isaiah said, “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” In some translations, the word “hope” is translated as “wait”. Both words imply remaining in the Lord’s presence as you track his will. You see, it is only out of the presence of God – by the Word and the Spirit – that strength, power and hope for purpose will come to you. Waiting on the Lord and standing his ground against all odds, Isaiah became one of the greatest prophets of God.

Whatever you’re facing today put your hope in God’s plans and watch for his every movement. He will make known to you the path of life; in his presence, there is fullness of joy. God’s presence gives you power for purpose!

God-tracking is walking his path of life by living in his presence.

READ ALL ABOUT IT
Isaiah 1:1
Isaiah 30:1-2
Isaiah 40:29-31
Nehemiah 8:10

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

In your presence is fulness of joy and the joy of the Lord is my strength

"Forgive me Lord for relying on my own strength and my own abilities as I face the difficulties in my life. I change my thinking now to focus on your Spirit with me. I know you will never forsake me, even as I navigate these difficulties. I rest in your presence and put my faith in the plan you know you have for my life. In your presence is fulness of joy and the joy of the Lord is my strength. Amen.

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail devotional, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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GOD-TRACKING IS SEEKING GOD IN CRISIS THROUGH PRAYER

 

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“We seek God’s purposes in prayer. We seek God’s healing in prayer and we seek God’s sustenance in prayer. And he will sustain us! Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus who endured his crisis to see himself seated at God’s right hand.”

Psalm 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favour and honour. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Some thoughts about prayer: “The spectacle of a nation praying is more awe-inspiring than the explosion of an atomic bomb… because prayer is man's greatest means of trapping the infinite resources of God,” (J Edgar Hoover, first-ever director of the FBI); “God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. They outlive the lives of those who uttered them,” (E. M. Bounds). And the words of a good friend of mine, Evangelist George Miller, “What God can do, prayer can do!”

The whole world is living through one of the greatest universal crises in recorded history. The effects of the coronavirus lockdown and the fear of contracting this deadly disease have shaken so many people. Some have become consumed with confusing conspiracies propagated by Social Media. Others have lost their livelihoods while still more have lost their very lives. This pandemic has invoked lies, death and destruction. It has robbed people of joy, peace and their incomes. Let’s remember, Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.” He also said that the devil is the father of lies.

The enemy of God’s plan for your life is Satan. His plan for you is to derail you from God’s plan for you. Satan is the thief that Jesus referred to; he is the killer and the destroyer. If you are suffering the effects of this coronavirus, I encourage you to pray and seek first God’s domain and his goodness. Your Lord is faithful and he will meet your needs and heal your flesh. By God’s grace, you are made right before him and no good thing will he withhold from those who live under his grace. Again, I encourage you to pray. Prayer is the key to seeking his face. We seek God’s purposes in prayer. We seek God’s healing in prayer and we seek God’s sustenance in prayer. And he will sustain us! Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus who endured his crisis to see himself seated at God’s right hand.

God-tracking is seeking God in crisis though praying

READ ALL ABOUT IT
John 10:10-11
John 8:44
Matthew 6:33
1 Thessalonians 5:24
Hebrews 12:2

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

I pray, dear God, as Jesus taught us to pray, deliver us from evil!

“Heavenly Father, I believe you are still on the eternal throne of glory and in control of all that transpires on this planet. Firstly, I pray, forgive me for any wrong I have done, and for taking my eyes off you during this pandemic. Secondly, I stand with all who are praying against this pandemic and rebuke the works of Satan through the coronavirus. I seek your face and acknowledge you as my almighty Lord and Saviour. You have saved me from sin and death and all evil. I pray, dear God, as Jesus taught us to pray, deliver us from evil! Bring an end to this global crisis. Bring healing to those who are ill and bring recovery to our economies. With my God, all things are possible. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail devotional, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

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