Rock International Tribe

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the
land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for
the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14

Daniel Fast 2012: Day Eleven

This Helps Me Know and Love God Better…

I simply spend extended periods of time waiting on the Lord. What do I
mean by waiting on the Lord? When I wait on the Lord I find a quiet place,
sit, without talking, and wait on Him to do whatever He wants. During these
times I don’t listen to worship music or read Christian books but rather I
devote myself to hearing and experiencing the Lord for myself. I am not
saying that worship music or Christian writings are bad but rather I want to
trust the Lord to give _me _a deep experience of Him apart from a Christian
writer or artist’s experience or perspective. He is a good Father and if we
ask Him for bread he will not give us a stone (Matt. 7:7-11) but rather it
says in Hebrews 11:6, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for
he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that _He is a rewarder of
them that diligently seek Him._(Emphasis added) During these times the Lord
is calling a people to Himself that are wholly devoted to knowing Him and
being resourced by Him so that He may
be glorified and so that the nations will look upon Him and rejoice! For He
_IS Emmanuel! GOD WITH US! _And He _will_ meet with you if you seek Him!
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens
the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.The one who
conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered
and sat down with my Father on his throne.He who has an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit says to the churches.” Revelation 2:20-22

This Is How I Help Others To Know and Love God Better…

I encourage people to cultivate a lifestyle of thanksgiving and praise!
Psalm 100:4 says, “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with
praise!” When a person begins bringing the Lord thanksgiving and praise they
activate their Spirit man that is currently seated with Him in heavenly
places (Ephesians 2:4-6) and join with all of heaven in worship and praise
to The KING! Both thanksgiving and praise are integral parts to experiencing
His presence and there is even a progression in the previously stated
scripture. Thanks giving brings a person to the gates of the Lord but praise
causes a person’s Spirit to go into the Lord’s courts and presence even
more. Practically speaking I encourage people, when they begin worship, to
begin thanking the Lord. Thank him for His provision. Thank Him for making
it possible for us to know Him. And then I encourage people to move into
praise. Praise is much different than thanksgiving. For instance, when a man
thanks his wife he may say, “THANK YOU honey for cooking such a great
meal!” But when a man praises his wife he would say something like, “You are
so Amazing and so Beautiful! I _LOVE_ you and I am truly blessed to be your
husband!” So also I encourage people to come out of their comfort zone and
find ways to tell God that He is AMAZING!
The Lord has been teaching me how to live a lifestyle of thanksgiving and
praise and it has catapulted me out of depression and despair into His
presence in the every day. I would encourage all people to begin with 5
minutes of thanksgiving and praise in the mornings but would also encourage
people to immediately start thanking him when something contrary to what
they want happens. It is completely the opposite of what the flesh wants in
the moment but a person will notice that as they do this in hard situations
they will move into a place where they are almost always walking in joy and
happiness no matter what the circumstance. As we all learn this discipline
together I pray that the world will look on us and marvel at how GREAT OUR
GOD IS and that HE DELIVERS HIS PEOPLE!!!!!

To God Be The Glory!

Jay Johnson
(Laramie, WY)

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