Working The Word (Walking Away From Addiction Into The Sweet Arms of Jesus) Jesus Will Quiet You With His Love

By: Hanny Lynn Stearns

Fish N Loaves Ministries, Inc.

“Multiplying God’s Word Around The Globe”

 August 18, 2016

  Jesus Will Quiet You With His Love

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”

  

How many people out there really know that they know that God is in our midst? Especially those who have been hurting, I mean? Those who are called His own? Do people really know that He is with them? I used to have times when I wondered if He was. That has been awhile back now. Since then I have learned by His ever faithful word that He really is always with me. I have learned that He will never leave me or turn against me. That gives me comfort. Does it comfort you? Do you really understand that He as your Savior is right there in your midst?

In the moments when we are tired and the enemy is trying everything he can think of to turn our thinking from good thoughts of the Lord to the negative thoughts that our feelings or emotions may be trying to scream at us, we can rest firmly on the fact that the Lord our God is for us, He is with us, and He loves us. That alone should bring any one of His children great comfort.

Yes, there will be times when we just need to let some tears loose, and that’s OK. This morning I was tired. I was up late and my normal schedule was off, so I felt almost as if I had a ‘hang over’ this morning. It does not feel good to my flesh. I am an early to rise and early to bed person. Unless the Lord gets me up in the night, I need to be in bed at a certain time every night and get a sound sleep so I can wake the next morning refreshed and ready for a wonderful new day with my Savior.

So what do we do when the emotions roll over us like a flood? The first thing we need to do is keep our thinking in check. As a former addict, I know how dangerous it can be to give in to “fleshy” thinking. I know that I need to renew my mind in the water of the word of God. I must slap down any negative thought that tries to enter. I must remember that the Mighty One will save me from every fear and destruction when I fully trust in Him. I give in to His word – not my feelings or emotions.

This series is called “Working The Word” for a reason. We must take God at His word and make it work for us each and every day. No matter what we may be facing or feeling on a given day – there is something in God’s word that we can grab onto to counteract any negativity that may be coming our way. Jesus did that in the desert when satan tempted Him and at other times. That is how He remained victorious at all times. We can get there too friends. We just have to pick up the tools we have been given by the Lord and use them.

A hammer sitting in the tool shed is useless until the palm of a hand wraps itself around it’s handle and lifts it from the sitting position. When the hand starts to swing the hammer, it begins to do the work it was created to do. It is no different with God’s word. When we pick it up from our Bibles and start to work it and speak it out loud by faith over ourselves, it begins to do the work that the Lord sent it to do – and His tools (His word) never returns from a swing without hitting the mark every time.

Sometimes the thought of letting go of whatever we have been using as a pacifier may seem more painful than we can bear – but that pain will only last as long as we focus on the pacifier rather than the word of God. We need to remember that the Lord will comfort us. He will quiet those raging emotions. He rejoices over us – isn’t that a wonderful truth to meditate on? When was the last time a person rejoiced over you? I don’t know about you, but it doesn’t happen to often for me. And even if it did, it would never be enough. Sure, it is nice to have people who love us and get excited when we are around. That is all good. 

But it is the love from the heart of God who is ever rejoicing over His children that really makes us believe we can go on and keep taking another step, just one day at a time. He is glad about us. Isn’t that great? He is really glad about you and me. He loves and adores us. He has done everything for us. Now He just takes great delight in us. This morning I needed to be quieted with His love. I just turned on some music and let Him lead it. It was quite amazing as I discovered the songs He chose. Some were about my mansion He is working on for me, and others were about the victory I have in Jesus. Still another song was about believing what He said. His word – the only real truth that I can cling to – and you can too!

As I sat there on the floor and cried, He quieted me step by loving step. He comforted me. It was as if He was personally singing these songs to me. I came to worship Him, but He came to sing to me! He is so precious saints! We can look forward to one day hearing the Master sing to us in heaven and that is gonna be off the charts magnificent beyond our greatest imaginations – hallelujah!

Until then, why not just allow Him to comfort you and quiet you and sing His songs of love to you? After that, you will not be able to walk away sad, anxious or fearful about anything. Remember to work His word today and then stand back and watch it work for you!