Acknowledge Him.

Let's do a devotional to help us grow spiritually!😊❤️

Taking the time to talk with the Lord is so important in our relationship with Him. Sometimes we get so busy with life that we get distracted. We get behind on the things that need to be done, and the tasks of daily life consume us. When life gets hectic like that, we can sometimes become stressed.

In times of stress, our minds feel like they running 100 miles an hour and sometimes the peaceful feeling of being in God's presence is not strong.

-We long for peace but why are there some days when we just don't feel it?

-When these moments come, what do we do?......

***WE ACKNOWLEDGE JESUS

***WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORD

***WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE IS THE TRUTH

It says in His word: "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In ALL thy ways ACKNOWLEDGE him, and He shall direct thy paths."

-Proverbs 3: 5 and 6

I remember a time in my life when I was struggling and I was very distracted with life. I remember the Lord speaking to me through this verse; to not lean on my own understanding,(the way I see things), but rather to trust Him. Also, I noticed that word: ACKNOWLEDGE.

To acknowledge is: to recognize the truth of, take notice of, and recognize the importance or quality of something.

***And the Word tells us to: Acknowledge Him.

Also, notice it says to acknowledge Him in ALL your ways.

 Not just some,

 Not only the things that we feel necessary,

 but ALL our ways.😊

Learning to ACKNOWLEDGE Him as a part of my lifestyle, has helped me so much. And in a season of hardship, I have to remind myself not to become distracted and lose focus; but to acknowledge the truth of the Word.

We must remember, that our flesh has strong feelings and can sometimes mislead us especially, in a season of hardship. We must REMIND OURSELVES of GOD'S WORD which is TRUTH. We should be turning our focus to Him. (And not just in the good times, but always.)

***It is always good to remind ourselves of the knowledge of God's truth😊

The Devil wants to distract you and try to make you believe lies. He wants you to go by how your flesh feels in moments of struggle, stress, and weakness. He wants you to lose focus on Jesus.

That is why it is important to acknowledge JESUS in our lives daily, so that He can direct our paths, just like the verse above says.

That is how we get into the presence of God, we ACKNOWLEDGE HIM. When we turn our attention to Him, and HIS TRUTH we will be reminded that He is indeed there and He has not left us or forsaken us. We must understand that He loves us more than we could imagine.

Once we acknowledge this truth, we can strengthen our spirit and weaken the flesh from those feelings that mislead and deceive us.

The Devil is a thief who only comes to steal, kill, and destroy.

(Refer to John chapter 10, verse 10)

Acknowledging Christ and the truth of His word is how we renew our minds, and be set FREE from the lies that the enemy tries to instill in our minds.

The Word says:

"And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free."

John 8:32

The goal of the enemy is to DISTRACT you, change your focus, and try to make you believe otherwise.

We cannot renew our minds if we are distracted.

If we are focused on the problem, the situation, or worldly things...then we will see things through the eyes of the flesh. And remember the flesh can mislead us if we are not careful.

This is why it is so important to acknowledge Jesus, have a relationship with Him, pray daily, and read the bible.

*We can always go to Him and talk with Him❤️

Remember what He did on the cross. He loves us that much!😊❤️💕

When we think of that love and the cross, we can be reminded of His TRUTH❤️

***Let us praise Him and give Him thanks! He is worthy to be praised❤️

Let us lift His name, and glorify Him!

Acknowledge the WORD❤️

Acknowledge the TRUTH❤️

Acknowledge JESUS❤️

Feel PEACE❤️