Encouraged Morning

This morning as I checked my email and Facebook, I received a couple of messages that really encouraged me. One from my sister Tanya the other was from a friend from church named Ellie. The message from Tanya reads...

I was thinking about you and just something you may want to pray into but... I feel like God is saying you need to get a notebook because he is going to begin to give you new songs.. these songs are going to have serious depth, they are going to be different than anything he has given you in the past even the sound and tone is going to be different. It is different because he is going to start doing some new and exciting things in you and your music is going totally reflect that. he says be on the look out because he is going to bring people to you for you to collaborate with in your music. they are going to come to you so be prepared. he says get ready cuz hes calling you back in a new way to music........ not sure when all this is going to take place but i do get a sense that its not going to be too long from now. anyway that is what he gave me for you i will call u tomorrow to make sure you got it. ok i love you mr. miah and i have and will continue to pray for you.

The funny thing about that is yesterday night I picked up a guitar again for the first time in I cant remember when.

Then Ellie writes...

Miah have you ever practice meditation? ... It helps the mind and the body feel much better. I like to meditate in the word of God, I read the bible and pick a chapter that really means something in my life and meditate on that. Pick up a quite time, close your eyes, relax and concentrate in your breath then you concentrate in the word. I pray this way too, God knows my heart and if I need to pray for someone I close my eyes and I picture their face in my mind and ask God for healing or whatever they need.

Next she writes...

Meditation is really powerful, I use my meditation always with God in mind, remember we are what we think!! Ask God to help you put in your mind only positive things and show the way that He wants you to take. You are in my mind and as I said in my message before I picture your face lastnight in my meditation and prayer and hope you feel much better with no pain. God love you and have something really wonderful waiting for you but you need to be ready and say God I'll do whatever you want me to do. Remember your church family love you and have a wondeful day!!!!

This was in my inbox this morning. It is the devotional for kids that I get...

God Is Honest with Us about Our Need for Him

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." (Philippians 4:13)

God tells us in His Word exactly what we need to know about our sin. He tells us what we ought to hear about the hardness of living the Christian life. And God tells us what we should know about our need for Him.

God is there to help us. We should try to please and obey Him, but we do not have to rely on our own strength and wisdom to do it. In fact, He wants us to depend on Him for grace and help, rather than trying to do things on our own!

Have you ever seen a toddler try to carry around a gallon of milk? A two-year-old can hardly even lift a gallon of milk, let alone walk around with it! What would probably happen if that toddler was allowed to keep staggering and slogging around with that gallon of milk? Well, the milk would probably get dropped sooner or later, all over the floor. If that little child would like some milk, then an adult will probably have to come and help carry it to the table and pour it into a cup, or else there will probably be a huge mess.

Have you ever tried to please God in your own strength? If so, you have probably learned that you cannot do it! Our strength is too weak! We need God in our everyday lives, and we need God to help us please Him. Here are just a few examples of the thousands of ways we need God.

WE NEED HIS PRESENCE
"I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." (Hebrews 13:5b)

WE NEED HIS STRENGTH
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." (Philippians 4:13)

WE NEED HIS WISDOM
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." (James 1:5)

WE NEED HIS INSTRUCTION AND GUIDANCE
"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye." (Psalm 32:8)

WE NEED TO TRUST AND ACKNOWLEDGE HIM
i>"Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." (Psalm 37:5)
"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (Proverbs 3:6)

WE NEED HIM IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES
"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God." (2 Corinthians 3:5)
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." (John 15:5)

As you can tell, we need God! We can be glad that God tells us how it is. He does not smooth over the facts to make them easier or more pleasant for us to hear. He tells us the truth we need to know about our sin (and gives us the solution). He tells us the truth about what to expect in the Christian life (and what He expects from us). And He tells us the truth about how weak we are and how much we need Him (and promises to help). What a wonderful God we have!

God makes it very clear that we must depend upon Him for help, and that He is willing to help us when we do.

My Response:
» Am I trying to please God in my own way and in my own strength?
» What are some things I can rely on God to help me with?

Content provided by Kids 4 Truth International

All this is such an answer to prayer since last night I was really struggling. Wanting to hear from God and feeling a bit forgotten. God is So Good. He is always faithful. He always hears :)