Steps of Faith for the Deaf

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Hello,

Isaiah 55:6-9 (New Living Bible —

tells us to—-

“Seek (Look for) the Lord while you can find him.
Call upon him now while he is near.

Let the people turn from their wicked (sinful) deeds (ways).
Let them banish (put away) from their minds the very thought of doing wrong!

Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will abundantly (greatly) pardon (forgive).”

God says, “My thoughts are completely different than your thoughts.”
“My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine (think of).”
“For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.”
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God has thoughts and plans for you. They are high and wonderful plans. They are thoughts and plans much better than you could think of.

God plans will bring you peace and joy. God’s plans will fill your heart and you will be satisfied.

You think you know what you want and how you will get it. You think you have a plan for your future.
But if you could see God’s plan right now—you would trade it for God’s plan.

But we can not see into the future. We have to walk with God one day at a time. We have to trust him to bring his plan into our lives.

This is hard for us. We like to be in control. We like to see ahead.

God wants us to trust and depend on him. God wants us to have faith.

If we could see ahead—if we could know—we would not need faith.
We also would try to make it happen by ourselves. We would not need God.

God is always interested in a relationship with us first and more important than anything else. All he does for us —or all the things he lets come into our life —-is for the purpose of making us have a relationship with him.

God is always interested in our relationship with him. If we make our relationship with him sure and deep—-there will be no limit to what God will do for us and through us–because he can trust us.

Would you like that kind of relationship with God?

Good-bye for now. I’ll write again.      Sincerely,    Joyce Webb