The Missing Link

To all who mourn in Israel he will give: Beauty for ashes; Joy instead of mourning; Praise instead of heaviness. For God has planted them like strong, and graceful oaks for his own glory. Isaiah 61:3 The Living Bible

Good Morning Girlfriends:

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the suffering and afflicted. He has sent me to comfort the broken-hearted, to announce liberty to captives and to open the eyes of the blind. He has sent me to tell those that mourn that the time of God's favor to them has come, and the day of his wrath to his enemies. To all who mourn in Israel he will give: Beauty for ashes; Joy instead of mourning; Praise instead of heaviness. For God has planted them like strong, and graceful oaks for his own glory. And they shall rebuild the ancient ruins, repairing cities long ago destroyed, reviving them though they have lain there many generations.

Foreigners shall be your servants; they shall feed your flocks and tend your vineyards. You shall be called priests of the Lord, ministers of our God. You shall be fed with the treasures of the nations and shall glory in their riches. Instead of shame and dishonor, you shall have a double portion of prosperity and everlasting joy. For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and wrong. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them. Their descendants shall be known and honored among the nations; all shall realize that they are a people God has blessed. (Isaiah 61:1-9)

Watching many situations take place right before my eyes, hard situations, sad situations, mixed up situations, it's been like watching a puzzle being put together or a puzzle being unfolded only to find there has been a missing piece. There are many times in our lives that we think things are going in the right direction, only to be turned into a completely different direction. There have been times in my own life where I had thought I had made the right decision, or maybe I had moved a little too quickly on a decision that led me down a path that led to heart ache and pain. Not praying into a decision deep enough, or long enough can bring this scenario about.

Girlfriends, maybe you have found yourself in this very same situation, that things have happened that you totally did not expect. The outcome was completely opposite of how you thought it would be, there was a devastation to the end of the story. The important thing that we have to remember is that God loves us, He is here for us, and that He is the one that is here to bring healing to the suffering and broken hearted. God will deal with all the people who have hurt us in terrible ways, He has come to bind up our wounds and to set us free of that hurt, pain and disappointment.

God's promise to each one of us that He will give us beauty for ashes, for all the pain and suffering that we have been through, He will bring our lives around to make something beautiful out of it. You may be wondering how will that ever happen, but He reminds us that He will rebuild and restore those ancient ruins, those broken relationships, those jobs that went sour, those friendships that weren't really a true friendship. This is the season where God will bring the right jobs in our path, the right friendship into place, and He will bring the right person into your life that will the one who will be right by your side through "thick and thin."

God is the God of justice, He hates robbery and wrong, He is faithful to reward His people for all of the suffering that they have endured. If you have had things stolen from you, such as love, peace, joy, a relationship, a job, a friendship, God will restore, He will give back to you what the enemy stole from you. His promise to us is that He will give back to us a double portion, Isaiah 61:7. God is faithful, He is not a man that He should lie Numb. 23:19, what He says in His word, He will bring to pass in due time, Isaiah 60:22,Phil. 1:6, Numbers 23:19.

Girlfriends, in every situation that we face in life, we must remember to always seek God first, ask Him what He says about every situation, He will back it up in His word for our answer. When we put Him first, He will never lead us in a wrong way, He only has good things for us, He wants us to prosper, if we leave Him out He is our missing link to all life has for us, Amen?

Let's Pray,

Father God, I thank You Lord that we have a heavenly father that we can turn to when we have a question, when we make a mistake, or even when we make a wrong choice by not seeking You first. Lord, I thank You that You are so forgiving and as we repent for our mistakes, You are quick to forgive. Lord, help each and every one of us to come to You first in every situation, in every minor or major decision that needs to be made, no matter what it is. Lord, Your word says that You have the answer for every life's question. You are our guide, our counsellor, our lawyer, our Doctor, our confidant, our best friend and You are our strong and mighty tower that we can run into for safety. Lord, I praise You for who You are to each and every one of us in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.

Be blessed dear ones and pass on the blessings. Thank you in advance for passing this message on.

God wants you to know that He loves you and He is working everything out for your good, and every good work that He has begun in you, He will complete it in you, be blessed.