Lay at His feet

Every time I see a woman after God’s own heart walking in her anointing, I am reminded that it’s not about the husband, the accolades, or the rewards. It is the journey that will make you. All you have to do is stay in His presence. It is the journey that will inspire people, not your stuff.

My bishop posted a question in his devotional that asked “what do you want to be when you grow up?” That answer for me is that I want to be a woman that is found in God's presence, I want to be a woman walking in her God given assignment, and I want to be a woman after God’s own heart. I have to actually be reminded that life is not about stuff. I look at people and I measure myself and my success to them but God has a different journey for me.

Life is about the journey. What have you learned? Are you teachable? Don’t you see the testimonies and the revelations that are being given to you at each phase of your process? Don’t miss it. Don’t miss the hand prints of God all over your life just because you are not where you think you should be. The truth is that God is growing you right where you are. You have to be able to open your eyes and see him despite the mess that you may be facing.

The truth is that I am an emotional woman. I actually prayed yesterday that God would guard my feelings. I have never prayed that prayer before and I did not know that I would need it as much as I did. In order to be a woman after God’s own heart I can’t respond to people in any old way when I am upset. I have a tendency to want to behave in a less than God like manner when I am operating in my feelings. I have a tendency to want to treat people how they have treated me but I have to know how to pray for those that have hurt and mistreated me. I am challenged to.

God is making you. Every heart ache, every time your feelings where hurt, every time someone has talked about you is making you in Him. You can’t grow without busting out of your flesh. It’s like when cloths get too little and you can’t fit them anymore. You’re busting out of that old man. The process is uncomfortable and to be honest sometimes I want to stay the same size because I know that more will be required of me as I grow. The things that used to get me by will no longer satisfy me because I am no longer in that place.

Have you submitted to who God has called you to be? Are you willing to grow past where you are now? That growth takes work and it can be uncomfortable.

I pray that God opens our eyes to see our progress. In times of growth, testing, and trails, it can be hard to see our progress. When you are in Christ, He will not leave you in the same state that He found you in.

Woman, you are called to live. I am thankful that God has a habit of fixing broken women. He gives us beauty for our ashes and tells us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. We are whole in Him.

Woman do you know that God will never leave you empty, thirsty, or unsatisfied. You will not encounter God and not be changed. Lay at the Lord’s feet and you will receive everything that you need <3

Today I feel as if God is calling me and so many other women to put our life, our troubles, our worries, and our selves to the side and lay at His feet. I honesty was not thinking about this topic when I begin to write today, but I feel as if this is what the Holy Ghost wanted to talk about. Everything that we need is found in His presence if we would just spend time with Him. I am guilty of talking more than listening.

Lord I pray that we forget about our selves and lay at your feet. You know what each of us needs individually. Lord judge our hearts. If there is anything in us that is hindering us from you, show it to us and remove it. Lord make us women who seek your face above all else. Some of us have to give some things up in order to grow closer to God. We put our lives and our interests before God but yet we are hurting and looking for answers from Him. I am guilty of not being yielded. Lord I pray that we understand that life is not just about pleasures. God wants to use us. He has great need of us. There are so many talents and anointing’s that are untapped into because we are not yielded. Lord help us to live a life that desires you more than the pleasures of the world. There is more than one type of sin. It does not have to be sex or drinking. We can sin in our thoughts, we can sin by eating too much or being wasteful. Lord slay the idols in our lives. Allow us to live a life holy and acceptable to you. Lord help us to not go back to old habits, friendships or boy friends. How long will you mourn for what God has rejected. Lord help us to be focused on and in you, In Jesus name.

Recommended Reading: Ezekiel 16:6-14; Ruth3; Luke 7:36-50; Luke 10:38-42

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