God Speaks SuddenlyJoyce Meyer, Daily Devotional
You have turned my mourning
into dancing for me; You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with
gladness. — Psalm 30:11 On
a Friday morning in February 1976, I was frustrated and desperate. I
was trying to do everything the church said I should do and everything I
thought God required of me, but nothing seemed to be working and I was
quite disheartened. I knew I needed change in my life, but I wasn’t sure
exactly what change I needed. I knew I was searching, but I wasn’t sure
what I was searching for.
That morning, I cried out to God and
told Him I couldn’t go on any longer. I remember saying, “God, something
is missing. I don’t know what it is, but something is missing.”
To
my surprise, He spoke to me in what sounded loud enough to be His
audible voice, calling my name and talking to me about patience. From
that moment on, I knew He was going to do something about my situation.
Later that day, in my car, Jesus filled me with the presence of the Holy
Spirit in a way I had never before experienced. The best way to
describe the feeling is to say I felt someone had poured liquid love
into me. I immediately noticed newfound peace, joy, and love resting
inside me and flowing out of me, and everyone around me noticed positive
changes in my behavior as I began to love others as I never had before.
I got up that morning feeling as though everything had come to a
discouraging end. I went to bed that night knowing I was at a place of
new beginnings. God often works this way; He speaks and moves suddenly
in our lives. Don’t grow weary of waiting on God because today may be
your day for a “suddenly.”
God’s
word for you today: Today may be your day for a “suddenly.” From
the book
Hearing from God Each Morning: 365 Daily Devotions by
Joyce Meyer. Copyright
2010 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords.
All rights reserved.
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