Knitting Needles

There are times when I like to take the Word very literally. I quote back to God specific promises.




The other night I was lying in bed feeling a little discouraged because even though I'm pregnant i don't feel pregnant, other than being sick. So as I was talking to God about my feelings, I remembered the verses from Psalm 139, that say, ' you knit me together in my mother's womb.' As I was contemplating this verse. I thought of the little miracle forming inside of me. An instant later I began to imagine the knitting needles. I could almost see and feel them on either side of my stomach and attached to the end was the little bundle of joy that I'll be meeting in a few short months. I could see that God was doing a work even though I couldn't feel it.




How many times do we get discouraged because we don't feel God? We know He's there intellectually, the same way I know there's a baby growing inside of me. But we get hung up because we don't feel anything. Be encouraged, just like God is knitting together the baby inside my womb and in a few weeks I'll begin to feel it moving, God is working in your life even if you can't feel Him at this time, and in a little while you'll begin to feel again too.




What promise had God given you that you've almost given up on, because you don't feel God working in this area of your life or ministry? Where are you struggling in your walk because you don't see the fruits yet or feel God? Are you ready to throw in the towel because church is dry and you don't feel God in the services?




It's time to take your knowledge and align your feelings to the truth of scripture. The truth in my life is there is a life growing inside me even though it doesn't feel like it right now. The truth is God is working even though I can't see it. The truth is God has never gone back on a single promise. Take out your dusty Bible and meditate on the truth of scripture. Allow the Truth to change your feelings. Realize that God's not done yet. And this just might be a season of growing your faith by increasing you knowledge of the Truth.




The truth is only found in scripture. It's not found in feelings, thoughts, emotions, or anything else. It's found in the Word of God. So if you're discouraged, dry, empty, ready to throw in the towel, then it's time to align your feelings with the Truth and remember that God is at work no matter what you feel.




Take time today to reflect on the scripture that ignited the promise God made to you. Realize that God's not done yet. Even if everything is upside down, as long as your walking with God, know that soon you'll feel right side up again.




God is working. God has never quit. Never forgotten a promise He made. Never abandoned His work. Never taken a sabbatical. God is not done yet!




Keep walking. Keep praying. Keep seeking. Keep reading. Keep trusting. No matter what you're feeling don't give up!