Daily Huddle - Wed Aug 7, 2019 Lamp, Light, And Life

Love you all, praying for you! 
 
God showing me recently.  Proverbs 6:23 – For these commands are a lamp, these teachings are a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.  God’s commands – things you should and should not do, and God’s teachings – specific training – methods and practice – in how to live: are a lamp and a light.  Have you ever been in a storm where the electricity suddenly goes out?  It’s night time, and in a moment, everything turns off, lights, television, even the heat or air conditioning.  Everything is quiet – except the storm outside and everything is completely dark.  The first thing you do is look for a flashlight or a candle.  If you are in total dark, first - everything becomes slow.  You can’t get anywhere fast, you’re feeling around in the dark, and you’re bumping into things, bruising your shins and stubbing your toes.  That’s what life is like without light.  PRISM is crucial to your life.  Praying that your PRISM time throughout the day in His Word – is a consistent practice for you.  It’s where you get the commands and teachings that give light that help you see where you are going.  PRISM is light for your path.  But the next thing God says – the corrections of discipline are the way to life.  Life – a successful life, an abundant life, His abundance for you, the life that you want to live – the life that He has prepared for you – the way chosen for you – the way that is best for you!  The corrections of discipline.  Sometimes disciplines follow God’s correction, but God’s correction always follows discipline.  Discipline is simply a pattern that you do consistently.  If you want to get to life – the life that God has for you – there are some patterns that you will have to follow - that lead to life.  And if you follow those patterns, you’ll be corrected along the way… you’ll be walking in God’s correction.  Even God’s truth, or God’s correction – doesn’t bring the fullness of the life He has called you to.  There are a few things needed between here, (realization) and there (actualization) - some patterns followed over time – that bring the correction He just told you into the pattern of your life.  There are two things God has for you – things for you to do today, and things for you to do every day (patterns – disciplines)  In fact the more faithfully consistent you are in the patterns – the more successful you will be in the specifics.  What God has for you tomorrow is impacted by your patterns today.  A year from now – God will tell you to do something during your PiVAT before dinner – that will only be possible by obeying the patterns and specifics that He told you today.  Every Godly person lives by patterns.  Jesus – spent hours in Gethsemene – (doing His PiVAT and PRISM with His Heavenly Father)  Daniel – (three times a day with his window open to Jerusalem)   Job – always offered sacrifices for his children in case they had done something that would offend the LORD.  Joshua – always lingered in the presence of the LORD, even after Moses left the Tabernacle.  David – 7 times a day I will praise you for your righteous judgments – David was always saying what God said, and then saying that He will do – what God just said.  Faithful in patterns – means you can be faithful in that thing that God will tell you to do.  Praying that of the patterns that God reveals – you would be faithful in them.  Praying that you would never miss PiVAT before dinner – It positions you to hear his voice, the patterns and specifics that He has for you tomorrow – so you can fully obey – so you walk in the blessing He has for you.  That PRISM all day long would be your priority – time in His presence and praise – getting that lamp and light that you need.  That your Daily Call would be a non-negotiable – that you’d never miss!  That you’d would walk in obedience to Hebrews 3:13 – exhorting “one other” daily so you can get really good at that testimony that you overcome with!  That obedience grows in both of you – and you are empowered to share your testimony with others - so God gets the glory – and you make progress.  Praying that His Word and His patterns become your habit so God can bring you to the life that He has planned for you – abundant life – the life you really want to live – if you only knew what it felt like - living it!  The life where the Good that He has stored up for you – becomes the reality you walk in.  Just Hear and Obey – and He will do all the heavy lifting.  His yoke is easy, and His burden is light. 
 
Love you all,
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