Friday, 1 March 2013

God-tracking is acknowledging the Lord at the start of every day


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01 March 2013 

 

Dear God Tracker

 

God-tracking is acknowledging the Lord at the start of every day

 

I have one of those snooze buttons on my clock-radio, which allows for an extra 9-minutes snooze after the initial alarm time. One particular morning I had pressed the snooze button and was laying awake thinking about the day to come. I had nothing untoward lined up for that day and so, as I lay there, I heard myself pray, “Lord, I acknowledge you in my day.” But as the day unfolded I found myself constantly confronted by challenges to that simple prayer. The devil seemed to be out to derail me from God’s plans and purposes for that day; everything went wrong from computer problems (which, I dare say, severely challenged my moral integrity) to banging my little toe against a doorframe! And with each temptation to lessen my Christian witness the words, “Lord, I acknowledge you in my day,” came to mind.

 

In your daily God-tracking you will often be faced by multiple challenges to your integrity. The devil hates God’s plans and purposes for you and will attempt to derail you from your God-track at every turn. It’s a fact; you will be faced with temptations, sickness, disappointments and difficulties in this life. But if you pray and acknowledge the Lord at the start of each day then God will direct you and provide a way out of every adverse situation you face. Jesus actually warned us that we would face trouble in this world but then reminded us that he has overcome the world.

 

I’m sure Jesus faced challenges in his daily life, like I did that day. I wonder if he ever had a bad word come to mind when he wacked his little finger with a mallet in his carpenter’s workshop. I wonder if he ever became stressed or overworked or frustrated when things went wrong. We know that after his baptism, the Holy Spirit took him into the wilderness where he was tempted by Satan. However, I’m convinced that Jesus was always in control of his adverse situations. You see, I’m equally convinced that Jesus knew the proverb found in Proverbs 3:6 that commands us to acknowledge God in all our ways. I’m convinced that he might have prayed each morning, “Father, I acknowledge you in my day.” And so it was when that auspicious day eventually dawned Jesus was able to sing with his disciples at the last Passover meal he ever ate, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” So let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author of our faith and follow his example of acknowledging the Lord in all our ways.

 

God-tracking is acknowledging the Lord at the start of every day

 

Keep your eyes on Jesus

 

Dudley

 

It’s all in the Book. Read more:

Proverbs 3:5-6

John 16:33

Matthew 26:26-30

Hebrews 12:2-3

 

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Verse of the Week

 

Psalm 91:14

“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

 

 

Quote of the Week

A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes.

 

“Trust in yourself and you are doomed to disappointment; ...but trust in God, and you are never to be confounded in time or eternity.” --- Dwight Moody

 

 

Don’t Give-up, Look-up!

Look-up and Fix Your Eyes On Jesus!

 

Help me to remember this prayer whenever I am tempted to compromise my faith: ‘Lord I acknowledge you in my day’

 

Pray

“Dear Father, thank you for your grace in my life. Thank you that you are always there when I call. Today I call on your help and protection as I face my trials and difficulties. I know that Jesus endured much for me and has overcome the devil and his worldly system. So I choose to acknowledge you at the start of every day and trust that you will lovingly direct me as I track the paths of life. I look to Jesus as he author of my faith and trust that he will help me in this time of need. Help me to remember this prayer whenever I am tempted to compromise my faith: ‘Lord I acknowledge you in my day’. Amen.”

 

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Friday, 22 February 2013

God-tracking is walking in the counsel of the Holy Spirit, 24/7

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Dear God Tracker

God-tracking is walking in the counsel of the Holy Spirit, 24/7

The text came through on a Saturday afternoon: “Dudley, my aunt Beryl has been rushed to hospital with a stroke. Can you come pray for her? Thanks. Jane.” It was my day off but I made an effort to get out to the hospital. When I arrived there aunt Beryl’s family was assembled around her bed. I hardly knew Jane let alone aunt Beryl and her family, but I did what I could to comfort and counsel them and then prayed for Beryl.

On the way home I mulled over what had happened. “Dear Lord,” I prayed “sometimes I feel so inadequate. I did all I knew to do, but there’s just not enough of me to be there all the time for all those folk and the many others who need counsel, 24/7. Please take over.”

Like most people I also often find myself in need of comfort and counsel for various reasons ranging from feeling a little under the weather to, what should I do with the rest of my life? Sometimes I also wish I had a willing ear dedicated to listen and counsel me, 24/7. But this is impossible – or is it?

Jesus once said, “
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.” Jesus was promising the coming of the Holy Spirit who would be poured out on all flesh and this happened at the day of Pentecost shortly after Jesus had ascended to heaven. The Holy Spirit is God – God’s presence with us – and he was sent to be our counselor, comforter and helper. In Psalm 139 we read, “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?” God as Holy Spirit is present everywhere all the time. This means that the Holy Spirit is perpetually with you and me as counselor and helper wherever we may find ourselves. You see, you and I do have a willing ear dedicated to listen to and counsel us, 24/7. More than this, our God is all-powerful and can richly meet our every need. Now that’s good news!

God-tracking is walking in the counsel of the Holy Spirit, 24/7

Every blessing

Dudley

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John 14:16-18, 26-27

Acts 2

Psalm 139

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Psalm 139:17

How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

 

Quote of the Week

A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes.

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Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God’s presence during dark seasons of questioning.” – Ravi Zacharias

 

Don’t Give-up, Look-up!

Look-up and Fix Your Eyes On Jesus!

I turn to you, my comforter, my helper and my teacher

Pray

“My Lord and God I know you are with me right now. Thank you for sending the Holy Spirit. Lord, I need your counsel and your help to deal with all the situations I face in my life. Help me to know what to do and lead me by your word to do what is right. Take my pains and my disappointments and replace them with your comfort and joy. Lord, I commit all my needs to you and believe that you have the power and riches in Christ to meet every one of them. I turn to you, my comforter, my helper and my teacher, for support in my time of need. I know you will never leave nor forsake me. Thank you Lord. Amen.”

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Friday, 8 February 2013

God-Tracking Knows God’s Presence During Dark Seasons Of Questioning


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08 February 2013 

 

Dear God Tracker

 

God-Tracking Knows God’s Presence During Dark Seasons Of Questioning.

 

One of England's finest preachers, C.H. Spurgeon often endured bouts of severe depression throughout his ministry. This was due in part to gout but also for other reasons. In a biography of the "prince of preachers", Arnold Dallimore wrote, "What he suffered in those times of darkness we may not know... 'There are dungeons', he said, 'beneath the castles of despair.'" If even a great man of God like Spurgeon endured dark seasons then I know there’s hope for the rest of us.

 

Often we as Christians turn a brave face to the world pretending everything is alright when we’re actually churning with depression inside. Psychologists will tell us that there are many causes for depression from chemical imbalance in our bodies to the results of bereavement. Don’t know about you but I often find myself asking God deep-life questions during times of darkness, like Spurgeon but somehow he remains silent. However, as Ravi Zacharias once said, “Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God’s presence during dark seasons of questioning.”

 

Do you feel as though you’re going through a dark season of questioning at the moment? Are you enduring unreasonable depression or simply feeling down in the mouth? Well then, let me encourage you and me alike to take our eyes off of the source of our questioning and dwell rather on the mere fact of God’s presence. God’s word and his Spirit (his presence) always work together and his word reminds us that we will indeed go through many times of trial, which may lead to depression. However, when we do go through dark waters and the fierce flames we will come out the other side unscathed if we remember that he is always with us through it all.

 

God-tracking knows God’s presence during dark seasons of questioning.

 

Keep your eyes on Jesus.

 

Dudley

 

It’s all in the Book. Read more

Hebrews 12:1-3

James 1:2-8

Isaiah 43:2

Psalm 139

 

 

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Verse of the Week

 

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

 

Quote of the Week

A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes.

 

“I am convinced that, many times, the one thing that prolongs our trials is our refusal to give thanks with a grateful and contrite heart.” ---  Bonnie Ricks

 

Don’t Give-up, Look-up!

Look-up and Fix Your Eyes On Jesus!

 

O Lord and Help Me Through My Dark Season Of Questioning

 

Pray

“Dear Father God, I feel so lonely at the moment. I’m over worked and under rested. Stress in reeling me in and I feel like I’m drifting into depression. Please forgive me if I have taken my eyes off of Jesus and looked at my circumstances. I now le taken my eyes off of Jesus outh? Well then, let me encourage you and me alkike to ift up my gaze as I remember that there is nowhere I can escape your presence. Lord, you are with me in all of this; I know you will never forsake me, because I call on your name. Come now, O Lord and help me through my dark season of questioning. Amen.”

 

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Friday, 1 February 2013

God-tracking requires loyal discipleship, but by his strength

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01 February 2013   

Dear God Tracker  

God-tracking requires loyal discipleship, but by his strength 

Another term to describe the term God Tracker is disciple. Jesus was once talking about the cost of discipleship when he said that if anyone desires to be his disciple they need to be ready to deny every aspect of their private ambitions, including family, and take up their cross to follow him. When Jesus told us to “hate” our families he was not saying that we should despise or reject them in any way (for instance, one of the Ten Commandments commands us to honour our fathers and mothers) but he was pointing out that our relationship with God, through Christ, is supreme to every other relationship we might have. Now that’s costly! 

How much does it cost to build a house? If you were to sit down and add up the costs of buying land, hiring an architect, acquiring the building materials and workmen you would find it to be quite expensive. Then there’s the effort involved in managing the project and ensuring that the builders do a good job. Building a house takes money, time and dedication. Once you start you shouldn’t stop. If you under cost your materials or lose interest then the project would come to a standstill. Just the same, if you desire to be a God Tracker then there is a cost and a commitment involved.  

Perhaps you have been walking with Christ for some time but you feel as though you’re running out of steam in the effort of being his disciple. It may be that you are unequally yoked in a relationship and God is calling you to deny selfish interests in respect of godly morals. Or perhaps you feel you simply just can’t afford the costs of being a God Tracker. Then let me encourage you to come to Jesus if you are weary in your God-tracking. He told us to take up his yoke – in other words to link with him and let him do the work – and then we would find rest for our souls. Being a disciple of Christ takes total commitment and is very costly. But you and I will only succeed in God-tracking by the strength he gives through the Holy Spirit. After all, by the Holy Spirit Jesus is still our discipler.  

God-tracking requires loyal discipleship, but by his strength.  

It’s all in the Book. Read more
Luke 14:26-33
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Matthew 11:28-29 

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Verse of the Week 

John 14:26
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 

Quote of the Week
A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes. 

“We shall find that the spheres God brings us into are not meant to teach us something but to make us something.” --- Oswald Chambers

Don’t Give-up, Look-up!
Look-up and Fix Your Eyes On Jesus! 

I’m Yoked with You and Your Yoke Is Easy 

Pray
“Dear Lord I admit that I have become weary in my walk with you. I hear your challenge to give up certain parts of my life in order to follow you more closely. I’m sorry for becoming unyoked with Jesus and unequally yoked with the world. I take my eyes off of my selfish desires and surrender once again to be a dedicated tracker of God. I come to Jesus and take up his burden of discipleship once again. And I know that I don’t do this alone, because I’m yoked with you and your yoke is easy and your burden is light. Lord I love you and desire your perfect will for my life. Bless my loved ones as I give them to you in order to make you Lord of my life. In Jesus Christ. Amen.”

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Friday, 25 January 2013

God-Tracking Is Wisely Following God-Opportunities with Peace of Mind


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25 January 2013 

 

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God-Tracking Is Wisely Following God-Opportunities with Peace of Mind

 

I was attending a pastors’ gathering the other day when an acquaintance came up to me. “I just want to let you know that I have taken up a new position in a church 20 miles away,” he said. I was amazed because I knew Jim to be very settled in his old church and did not expect him to move. As if reading my thoughts he went on, “It’s not that I was unsettled or anything, I just had a sense God was moving me. I was advised to apply to another church but I did not have peace about it. Then this opportunity opened up and everything has just fallen into place.”

 

I could see the joy and expectation in Jim’s eyes as he explained how the Lord had worked out all the details of his move. God had already prepared the hearts and circumstances of his old church and raised someone up to take his place. His family is young so a move to a new town would be relatively easy. And every detail of his new appointment had been worked out as if he had written the script himself. You see, Jim had acknowledged God, sought his will through Word and Spirit and had kept his heart’s motives pure as he planned the move. This is God-tracking at its best.

 

Perhaps you are feeling the pull of God to move on. It could be that he has opened a new opportunity for you but you are uncertain as to whether it is the right one for you. Like my friend Jim, be encouraged to pray for God’s hand upon every detail of that move. Seek God’s plans and not your own, with the wisdom that comes from above. This wisdom begins with purity. Check your heart’s motives for making that move. You may well gain from the changes you face but be sure that it is God’s will you seek and not selfish ambition. Beware of that prowling lion who will cloud your judgement with seemingly delightful propositions. Remember, the Holy Spirit will always give you a transcending peace when you find his will for you.

 

God-tracking is wisely following God-opportunities with peace of mind.

 

Every blessing

 

Dudley

 

It’s all in the Book. Read more…

Proverbs 3:5-6

James 3:13-17

Ephesians 5:15-17

1 Peter 5:8

Philippians 4:4-7

 

 

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Verse of the Week

 

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

 

 

Quote of the Week

A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes.

 

“Live to please God and He will breathe on thee His peace. Seek His glory, and He will make thy heart His home. Do His will, and thereby good shall come to thee.” --- F. B. Meyer

 

 

Don’t Give-up, Look-up!

Look-up and Fix Your Eyes On Jesus!

 

Surrender My Benefits For the Sake of Your Blessings

 

Pray

“Father God, thank you so much for the wonderful opportunities you have given me in the past. I have been so blessed to be part of your plans so far. However, I sense you are moving me on. Lord, I don’t know where you are moving me to, but help me to hear your voice and follow your plans for my life as I move forward. I acknowledge you in the prospects on my horizon and seek your perfect will for me and my loved ones. Whatever the future holds, I trust you to direct my paths that I may walk in your exclusive purposes for me. I turn away from selfish ambition and surrender my benefits for the sake of your blessings. Thank you for your peace, which passes understanding and help me to be content wherever you lead. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”

 

 

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