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In An Orderly Fashion - Week of February 24, 2019

Psalm 50:23 King James Version (KJV)

23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

Dear Friends,
Several years ago I found myself in a place of chaos.  I remember sitting on my bed surrounded by papers and in exasperation I cried out Lord please "order it" for me.  I just continued to repeat this over and over.  Lord "order it."  All of it.
I was not just concerned about my steps but I wanted God to order all of my life.  Order it Lord.  Ordered thoughts.  Ordered family.  Ordered conversation.  Order me.  Set it right Lord.  Fix it Jesus.  Please line things up.  Father God straighten things out.   I am at the end of myself and I cannot do it.
I cannot move.  I cannot think straight.  Things are not going to get done.  God just order it for me.  
In an orderly fashion, step by step and situation by situation God is putting things in order for me.  Through His Word He leads me.  By His Spirit the Lord assures me that everything is being put in place.  
I found out as a result of that day not so long ago that true transformation begins when we get to the end of ourselves and relinquish control of "the all of it" to God. It is then, in an orderly fashion that the Lord quiets and steadies our spirit.
Thank you Father God for order.
God bless,
in Christ,
Sis. Stephanie

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