Worthy of Love
The Lover’s Code
I once read in a devotional that
“Intimacy with the Lord looks like inviting Him to heal the wounds and strongholds in our souls, (thoughts, emotions and personality).
It is in this moment that we discover the power of God to overcome and hear His voice giving us needed strength, encouragement and direction
This quiet time with Jesus is not where we come to Him bringing our laundry list of prayer requests, no! It's the Lord calling us to be with Him for a while and be refreshed by His presence alone. He longs to spend time with us. Alone!
“Return, you backsliding children, And I will heal your backslidings.” “Indeed we do come to You, For You are the Lord our God.”
Jeremiah 3:22 NKJV
““My wayward children,” says the Lord, “come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.” “Yes, we’re coming,” the people reply, “for you are the Lord our God.”
Jeremiah 3:22 NLT
This devotional is your guide. 🤍
https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/30250
Another message I'd like you to find the time to listen to is Your Purpose in Prayer by Juanita Bryum
Below is the excerpt from my note at UpperRoom
There is a link too perhaps you would like to read the whole summary documented more formally.
https://otter.ai/u/FBXWz8hPBsEWBtUpcEvjpvoh3Q4
Excerpts from The UPPER ROOM Lagos- 17/12/24
All words in Italics are my inputs
God never made you just to get things from Him. God created you first and foremost for His pleasure. What the enemy wants to do is limit your expression and your experience of God to only what He can give you, to only the things He can do for you. Once that is in place, that is practically all you will use your life to do. Because nobody gets to the fullness of God that way.
If God loves you, the last thing He treats is your problem or your problems. The first thing He treats is your heart. He wants to first align your heart. And the sustainability of a miracle in your life, or the miracles in your life, is going to be based on thanksgiving.
Daniel 11:32 says, 'For they that know their God shall be strong and do exploits.' There is first a knowing before there comes strength. Strength is like a conviction of the knowing. It's the conviction that comes from the knowing.
May God satisfy you. May God be the only thing that satisfies you. May your satisfaction daily come from the fact that you've enjoyed God's presence, not food, not social media.
God wants to bring you into the knowledge of who He is.
We’ve limited our walk with God to a formula that has to produce. God loves worship, and worship is the secret of intimacy. The devil is always in the habit of calling you out of your secret place. He knows that he can't get you until you are out of your secret place. So, when you capture God's face, you automatically have His hands. Having His hands means He would automatically tend to your needs without you asking
We do not always have to go to God with our requests for material things. What is very important is knowing how to spend time thanking God. The world says, 'Run to gain speed,' but in the kingdom, we say, 'Wait to gain speed.' You have to wait, waiting in the secret place.
The public stage or what you do on stage cannot be your only expression of love for God. If your public ministry is taken away, would you still have anything to offer unto the Lord? We seek the wrong things in God's presence, that's why we are not getting what we think we should get.
It doesn't take God anything to give you the things you are asking for, but we now have Christians who are takers and not lovers. People who are more particular about getting from God only. So, what happens when God answers that prayer? That particular thing you've been praying about, will you still serve Him?
God is seeking lovers, lovers who would worship Him in spirit and truth. So, we have to be lovers and seekers, not takers.Most of us don't love God, we are just waiting for Him to answer our prayer(S). We must genuinely love God for who He is.
Never lose your joy. Anything that happens that touches your joy was not tested in God. Happiness is based on happenings, but joy is an internal factor from within. It's from your indwelling, and your indwelling is what makes you a Christian.
What people see is the external, what you offer to them, but your indwelling, the one on your inside, is what makes you a Christian. Be careful with activity, and be careful with itinerary. These things can potentially destroy you if you do not submit them to God and create a balance.
Selah
As we gradually draw near to the end of 2024, I would like to share a few materials that reshaped my thought patterns and helped me see God and understand Him differently.
My first recommendation is the Bible, no other substitution for that.
The second is Ebele Light’s Word Alive Devotional. I started using it in May and I may have skipped some days in certain months but it was one handy resource I had and still have in 2024
The third, take journaling seriously! For your information, journaling is a spiritual activity
““Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you.”
Jeremiah 30:2 NKJV
Journaling helps me keep track of what God is sharing with me per time per season. I remember a lot of things today not because I kept them in my head but because I wrote them down.
And I have even discovered a more thrilling way to document things. Voice recording! My audio app allows me to back up my notes so even when I had to flash my phone, my notes and recordings were kept intact.
You should try this too.
Fourthly, Music. Music has helped me pull through a lot of hard seasons. This is why I encourage you to listen to Christian (Gospel) music. There is something it does to your soul and being that is refreshing and can't be explained else you experience it yourself.
“Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.”
Proverbs 4:23 NKJV
And finally, having the right people around you. People who you can confide in and share your struggles with. Men who you can genuinely be real with.
“Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.”
Proverbs 11:14 NKJV
Above all hold God dearly. Cling to Him firmly and seek to love Him
God is Worthy of everything you exist for.
Worthy of your love!
Be a lover today
Become an addict like I am trying to be and let’s see if or not we would not be satisfied with Him
This is the lover’s code❤️Code Red if you like❤️
I love you dearly
I'm sorry you are receiving this late too💜✝️
With all of my heart 🫶🏽
TheFiyinAduke💜
Thank you so much for this TheFiyinAduke..I will definitely do better in my journalling next year😊