Ruthie's Inspirations

Genesis 30-31   And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. Genesis 31:11   The angel of God only said Jacob’s name and Jacob immediately responded with, “Here am I ”. H e made himself available to listen to what God wanted to tell him. Are you listening for God’s voice and the instructions He has for you? Or are your thoughts in your head so loud that they drowned out God ’s still, small voice? Are you immediately attentive when God is speaking and quick to obey what His will is for your life? Do you live with a humble spirit, surrendered fully to God?  

Genesis 27-29   And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me. Genesis 27:20   Jacob recognized God as Isaac’s God. He hadn't made him his God and only promised later to make God his God if He would keep him safe and provide for him and bring him back to his father’s house in peace. Is God your God? Do you choose to make Him your God or only conditionally make Him your God?    

Genesis 25-26   And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD. Genesis 25:22   When something seems to be wrong, what is your first response? Do you look up symptoms, give way to fear, worry, anxiety? Or do you go first to the Lord? God created you and he knows best how you work and what’s going on. There may not even be something wrong, just different ! Do you take your concerns to God first? Do you ask Him what you should do about it or just dive straight into anxiety?    

Genesis 22-24   And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest , and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. Genesis 22:2   When God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, he inserted the phrase “whom thou lovest ”. He knew that this was a great request to ask but He wanted to test Abraham’s love for Him. He wanted to see if he loved God more than the most precious thing to him on earth. Has God tested your love for Him? Would you pass the test and give up the thing, or person, or place you love because you love God more ? Does God trust you enough to be able to ask for proof of my love?  

Genesis 19-21   And it came to pass , when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. Genesis 19:29   For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife. Genesis 20:18   In both of these verses, someone was affected by someone else’s actions. Lot was affected positively by Abraham’s actions and Abimelech’s household was negatively affected by Sarah’s actions. What decisions are you making and acting on? How are they affecting those around you?    

  Genesis 16-18   And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. Genesis 17:1   God demands perfection. Just as he tells Abram to be perfect, that same command is given to us in the New Testament. But first, He desires fellowship. Before we can be perfect, we have to know God, and spend time with Him to know how He wants us to b e perfect! Are you growing in Christ and striving for perfection?  

  Gene sis 12-15   And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: Genesis 12:2   Part of God’s promise to Abraham was that he would make him a blessing. Do you want God to use you to be a blessing? If you ask God and let Him work, He can use your life to touch many other lives for His glory! Will you allow God to use you to however he sees fit?