God-tracking is believing you are where you’re meant to be

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01 August 2014   

Dear God-tracker 

God-tracking is believing you are where you’re meant to be 

“I can’t understand why I didn’t get the job,” said Pete. “I have the experience and qualifications required. There’s no reason I know of why they didn’t give it to me.” Pete had been unemployed for a few months and was desperate for a new job. “Did you acknowledge the Lord in this application?” I asked. “Yes,” he replied. “Did you commit the application and interview to the Lord?” Yes, again. “Then I would venture to say that this job was not meant. It means that the Lord has something better for you,” I concluded.

One thing I have discovered is that God always means what he says and what he does. The Lord is not indecisive (as we are) which means he does everything on purpose. The Bible tells us that God has a plan for our futures and that if we acknowledge him in all our ways then he will direct our life tracks accordingly. Sure enough, we’re not off the hook in that we still need to strategize but if we do so in prayer and by seeking his purposes first, through acknowledging his knowledge and foreknowledge of our lives, then we will plan according to his rules. 

Therefore, if you’re applying for a new job or planning a new move in life then be sure to acknowledge the Lord in your strategies by prayer and confession. If you’re seeking plans for the future or looking for new opportunities then seek first God’s principles, purposes and precedents. If you do so then all you could ever hope for will be added to you according to the plans he has for you. Believe me when I say that if you follow this process then you will find yourself within space and time exactly where you’re meant to be. 

So, if something doesn’t work out quite like you’d hoped it would then trust that the Lord has something better for you – something he has meant for you – that will far outstrip your wildest imaginations. Remember, the Lord God watches over his word to you in order to activate his plans for your life. What he promises will come about, in his time and be his design. And when it does, you will jump for joy! 

God-tracking is believing you are where you’re meant to be. 

God bless you. 

Dudley 

It’s all in the Book…
Jeremiah 29:11

Proverbs 3:5-6

Ephesians 3:20-21

Jeremiah 1:12

Isaiah 55:8-13

 

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Verse of the Week

 

Ephesians 2:10

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

 

Quote of the Week

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! 

Dear Lord God, come and do what you choose to do in my life 

“Lord God, thank you for the plans you have for me. Thank you that all things work out for my good according to your plans. Therefore, I confess today that I seek first your will and purposes in all my strategies in life. I acknowledge you in every activity, relationship and application in my life. I confess you as my Lord and guide in all I do. Thank you that you have a plan for me and that you watch over your plan to perform, it in your time. Dear Lord God, come and do what you choose to do in my life. Amen.”  

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GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.

Unless otherwise indicated all scripture references in this publication are taken from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. 

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God-tracking is casting your cares on Jesus, always

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25 July 2014   

Dear God-tracker 

God-tracking is casting your cares on Jesus, always 

I am told that of all the issues that an average person is anxious about, 40% of his worries are about things that will never happen; 30% is about the past that can't be changed; 12% is about the criticisms of others (mostly untrue) and 10% is about health issues, which get worse with stress. Of all the anxieties that he suffers, the average person only worries 8% about real live problems that he may face in any given day. 

I went for a walk the other day with the cares of the world on my shoulders. I was anxious about many things that day, from cares about an ache in my knee to cares about other people in my life who were suffering with anxiety. As I walked I prayed out loud for these needs (thankfully I was alone on a country path). I found myself complaining about things that might happen in my life, about mistakes I’d made in the past and what other people were saying about me. The more I grumbled and worried the tighter the knot became in my belly until I almost audibly heard the voice of the Holy Spirit say, “Cast your cares upon me!” Immediately I stopped, took out my mobile phone (it has a notepad app on it) and made a list of all that I was anxious about. Under a tree on the side of a hill in the Worcestershire countryside that day, I did some care-casting! 

Jesus told us not to worry about tomorrow. He told us to look at nature and see how God, in his perfect love and wisdom, takes care of the needs of the birds or the air and the flowers of the field. “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” he said. “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” Jesus then called us to firstly be concerned about God’s kingdom and his righteousness. He promised that if we do this then all that we are worried about would simply fall into place. In other words, if you and I become concerned about the cares of this world then they will consume us! However, if we seek God’s stuff first then we will enjoy rest and reward. You see, God’s kingdom is comprised of faith and faith pleases God. Therefore, faith is righteous, and faith rewards the faithful who seek first God’s will, word and work.  

So if you’re worried about the cares of the world and life in general today then stop doing what your are doing right now and do some care-casting. Pray your needs through and believe that the Lord is your strength and your shield. If you trust in him then he will help you in every way.

God-tracking is casting your cares on Jesus, always. 

God bless you.

Dudley 

It’s all in the Book…
1 Peter 5:6-11

Matthew 6:25-34

Hebrews 11:6

Psalm 28:6-9

 

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Verse of the Week 

Psalm 28:7

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

 

Quote of the Week

Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes

“Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.” --- Mary C. Crowley 

 

Don’t Give Up, Look Up!

Look up and Fix Your Eyes on Jesus! 

Dear Lord and God, today I do some care-casting in Jesus’ name! 

“Dear Lord and God, I’m sorry for worrying so much. I realise that I have been consumed by the cares of this world instead of seeking first the things of your kingdom. Today, I lay down all my worries, cares and concerns at your feet. Dear Lord and God, today I do some care-casting in Jesus’ name! I cast my cares on you: every financial need, every health concern, every worry about a loved one, every fear of what the future may hold and every offence that I have suffered at the criticisms of others. I do not give up but I rather look up into your eyes for help and my purpose. Thank you that you know my tomorrow and have a plan for my good future. Tonight I will sleep in peace because you are my hope. Amen.” 

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What is trACker?
GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.

Unless otherwise indicated all scripture references in this publication are taken from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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God-tracking is first filling our lives with important God pleasing stuff

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17 July 2014 

 

Dear God-tracker

 

God-tracking is first filling our lives with important God pleasing stuff

 

At his first class on Christian Living the young Bible student watched as his professor showed the class an empty jar. He told them that the jar represents the times we all have. Everyone has an equally fair measure of 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The professor then poured sand into the jar. “The sand represented the many worries and tiny things in our lives that often grab our attention and hold us fast. These are lesser essentials like going to the cinema or spending time on Social Media sites,” he said with a grin as he steadily poured in the granules. The sand filled most of the jar. The professor then tried to add several larger stones to the mix. He managed to insert only a few stones before they began to spill over. “These stones are the bigger and more important matters in our lives, like spending time with family or setting aside a few minutes to pray each day.”

The lecturer then took another jar and placed the stones in it first. All the stones fitted in the jar quite comfortably. He then poured the sand into the jar. The young student watched amazed as he all the sand slipped down between the stones. The jar was now full with all the sand and all the stones. “When we focus on the important matters in our lives,” said the prof, “all the other smaller stuff will fit right in as well.”

Jesus put it this way, “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Jesus was talking about how we all become so consumed with lesser needs and daily requirements that we forget the more important things in life. He told us not to worry about our needs, because our heavenly Father knows that we have these needs in life, anyway. By seeking first God’s kingdom we are, in fact, acknowledging God’s supremacy in the great scheme of life.

 

Perhaps, like me, you get so caught up with filling your life’s jar with processes, business, material worries and technology that you leave little space for the likes of prayer, worship, Bible reading, family and fellowship. In the great scheme of life it’s often the small worries that take up the most space. So, let’s first of all fill our lives with the larger stones of God’s favour – seeking that which honours and pleases him – and then watch as he responds by pouring all the smaller grains of our daily needs into our life’s jar in his time.

 

God-tracking is first filling our lives with important God pleasing stuff.

 

Keep your eyes on Jesus

 

Dudley

 

It’s all in the Book…
Matthew 6:25-34

Psalm 90

 

 

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Verse of the Week

 

Philippians 4:19

And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

 

 

Quote of the Week

Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes

 

“Being constantly busy is neither impressive nor right. Being productive and significant for Kingdom purposes is.” --- John Partington

 

 

Don’t Give Up, Look Up!

Look up and Fix Your Eyes on Jesus!

 

Help me to walk in faith that you will meet all my lesser needs according to your greater purposes

 

“Father God thank you so much that you know what daily needs I have in life. I believe that your kingdom purposes far outweigh my worldly priorities. Therefore, today I want to empty my life’s jar of all that is in it. Then I want to begin to fill it up again with the big God stuff first and watch as the smaller things in life will simply fit right in. Help me to seek first your kingdom and your righteousness, O Lord. Then help me to walk in faith that you will meet all my lesser needs according to your greater purposes. You are my all in all. Amen.”

 

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GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.

Unless otherwise indicated all scripture references in this publication are taken from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

 

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God-tracking is living by Word & Spirit

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11 July 2014   

Dear God-tracker 

God-tracking is living by Word & Spirit 

“Some Christians neglect the Word and seek only the subjective experience,” said John Morgan, a Confederate cavalry officer in the American Civil War. Comparing the Christian life to an ancient Roman aqueduct he said that just as those stone waterways brought water from nearby mountains into parched cities, so the objective word of God channels the flow of the subjective experience of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Morgan added, “Without the solid Word of God to contain and channel that experience, the experience itself drains away into error and is lost. However, other Christians boast well-engineered aqueducts based on extensive knowledge of the Bible, but they are bone dry.” I always say that the Word without the Spirit is nothing more than theoretical theology. The Spirit without the Word tends to Christian mysticism but the Word and the Spirit is Emmanuel – God with us. 

The Bible is a compilation of 66 writings, written over a period of about 1,500 years by many people who received visions and revelation from the Holy Spirit. The whole Bible is wholly inspired by the Spirit of God and has been supernaturally preserved through millennia until today. The Bible, God’s Word, reveals his principles (that is doctrines), his purposes (that is promises) and his precedent (that is processes). Therefore, the Word confirms the acts of the Spirit of God. However, the Bible without the manifest fellowship of the Holy Spirit is just theoretical theology. Take care!

The Holy Spirit is God. He is the presence and the person of God living and moving with us on earth, today. The Holy Spirit was promised by Jesus and poured out on all flesh on the first day of Pentecost after Calvary. The Spirit works miracles and manifests his gifts in the Church still today. (God never changes. How he behaved and worked in Bible times he still behaves and works today.) The Holy Spirit works together with the writings of the Bible to bring it to life. Therefore, the Holy Spirit activates the Word of God. However, the acts of the Spirit without the confirmation of the Word tend to be greyed out and lend themselves to abuse as Christian mysticism. Beware! 

As God-trackers then, we are called to base our life’s track on not just the objective Word or just the subjective acts of the Spirit but upon both Word & Spirit. Therefore, we need to be sure that we don’t exclude either the theology of the Bible or the manifesting acts of the Holy Spirit from our lives. The Word & Spirit are synonymous – the sword of the Spirit is the word of God! Signs and wonders by the Holy Spirit follow the preaching of God’s Word. If Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever then his word still stands today and his manifest power still stands today as it did when he walked the earth. In other words, subjective miraculous manifestations, like miracles, signs, healings, and the gifts of the Spirit, as well as the objective principles, purposes and precedents of the Word are still as relative and active to us today as they were 2,000 years ago. Indeed, God never changes! So, open your heart to the flow of the manifest acts of the Holy Spirit through the solid aqueduct of God’s Word, today. 

God-tracking is living by Word & Spirit 

Keep your eyes on Jesus 

Dudley 

It’s all in the Book…
2 Timothy 3:16

Ephesians 6:17-18

Mark 16:15-20

Hebrews 13:8

 

V\o/W

Verse of the Week

 

Zachariah 4:6

So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.

 

Quote of the Week

Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes 

"Increasingly in the church we need leaders who are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom." --- Stuart Bell

 

Don’t Give Up, Look Up!

Look up and Fix Your Eyes on Jesus! 

Help me to test everything by your Word and hold onto that which is good and true 

”Dear God I want to thank you for your Word and your Holy Spirit. Thank you that the Bible confirms that the Holy Spirit has equipped us with supernatural gifts for life and living. I submit my life to the working of both your Spirit and your Word. Help me to read your Word and when I do, help me, by the Holy Spirit, to apply it in my life. Help me to test everything – every manifestation of the Spirit – by your Word and hold onto that which is good and true. I pray this in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

If you want more prayer then email dudley@godtracker.co.uk  

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GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.

Unless otherwise indicated all scripture references in this publication are taken from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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God-tracking is enjoying full life in Christ, today

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04 July 2014   

Dear God-tracker 

God-tracking is enjoying full life in Christ, today 

Someone once said that the tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. So many of us (this author included) have great dreams and aspirations in life but end up procrastinating so long that we become disillusioned with life.

The truth is, now is the hour! The Bible tells us that if we hear God’s voice we need to respond and enter his rest, today. Why is it then, that we hold back on living out our new lives in Christ? Is it because we think Christians can’t have fun? The truth here is, Jesus did not only come to give us life after death but he came to give us abundant life, starting now! The Christian life begins with entering God’s rest the moment one accepts Christ as Lord, and enjoys the rest of life in abundance from that moment on.  

Jesus is called, the Life. When Christ enters our hearts we enjoy the promise of eternal life after death but we also gain the fullness of life in this life before death. Living for Christ is no humdrum event. Living for Jesus is exciting, challenging and rewarding. We enjoy the rewards of God in this life by faith; those who track God’s will in faith are rewarded by him. The Lord has so many plans for those who track his will by faith. God’s plans are for a prosperous life, full of hope for a good future. God’s plans will take us beyond our wildest imaginations. If it is true that Jesus gave us abundant life then let’s step out in faith and lay hold of those plans he has for us, today! 

Perhaps you’re a procrastinator, like me. If you are then repent of it and seek the Lord to help you accept God’s exuberant plans for your life. The Christian walk is more than a set of religious rituals conducted once a week at church. The Christian walk is a lifestyle of worship to be celebrated every moment of every day. Tracking God’s plans involves more than just Sunday morning kisses; it involves filling our daily lives with moments of intimate fellowship with Abba Father. God loves you so much and only desires the best for you, and nothing will separate you from his love. He has new things lined up for you every day – every day is a new day that God has made just for you. Holy Spirit is omnipresent and omniscient. That is, he is personally with you right now, as he is with me, and he knows every little detail of our lives.  

So, dear God-tracker, take a step back from your hectic routine today and allow yourself to dream of great adventures and aspirations according to the plans your God has for you. Then step out in faith and enjoy the abundant life that you have in Christ, today! 

God-tracking is enjoying full life in Christ, today. 

God bless 

Dudley 

It’s all in the Book…
Jeremiah 29:11

Hebrews 4:7-13

John 4:6

Hebrews 11:6

Ephesians 3:20-21

Isaiah 43:18-19

 

V\o/W

Verse of the Week 

John 10:10 (KJV)

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

 

Quote of the Week

Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes 

“God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.” --- Augustine

 

Don’t Give Up, Look Up!

Look up and Fix Your Eyes on Jesus! 

I claim your plans and your future for me 

”Dear Father God, thank you so much for the promise of eternal life that I have in you, through Jesus. I am so grateful for the life I will enjoy in the hereafter but I’m also so grateful that the life you have given me, through Jesus, in the here and now. I commit all my life to you and acknowledge you in every aspect of my life: my relationships, my job, my church, my dreams and my ambitions. I praise you for abundant life and seek your plans for that life. Guide me in my aspirations and lead me in my desires. I claim your plans and your future for me. Help me to walk according to your purposes. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

If you want more prayer then email dudley@godtracker.co.uk  

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What is trACker?
GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.

Unless otherwise indicated all scripture references in this publication are taken from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. 

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