New Ventures/ Quit wining about God: Look in the mirror

Family good day, I'm picking this up again brothers and sisters One Year Chronological Bible Daily Readings, https://oneyearbibleonline.com/daily-chrono/?version=51&startmmdd=0101

Me and my Bothers in Christ are stepping up our game, our search for truth. We are diving into this venture as a team (Team Jesus, Team Disciple) we are doing this together for the opportunity of growth in each of us as individuals and as a group of men seeking after the Kingdom of God. Now one of the Guys has been doing this for well over a decade. Along with the reading of the Word daily we are gonna write what we receive from it daily as well (a word, a thought, a paragraph or a book) whatever is on our hearts about the reading. This is gonna allow us to steer free from getting off the path of the Word. We will all share and read the same thing daily and be able to share with one another weekly. We will all have opportunity to grow. It allows us to be held accountable and hold others accountable for our actions or inactions. We have been together for a long time now and know each other well but that's even better so we know we are all free of judgement and condemnation. We all continually come together with love and compassion as taught by the Word. I feel this is going to be a tremendous time of growth and opportunity for us as individuals and men of God. Holy Spirit is really opening up to my heart about this so much. I think this its gonna be so profound we need to share this direction we are going with delving into our growth in Christ (the Word). Feel free each and everyone of you to do something similar in your Groups, Men and Women alike. Now the reading:

First off in Lamentations 5, I get so frustrated with Israel in times like these the Lord wouldn't and doesn't leave them, they left Him by their actions and inactions. It took me so long to see the reality in these times in my life personally. I wholly believe we all have times such as this. We ask Lord, Lord why have you forsaken me? Why are you not there? Where have you gone? What have I done to make you mad? Why don't you answer me? Why are you Silent?

Yes we are all, at times in a repetition on question after question for the Lord. He always has an answer. I believe He is rarely silent like we think He is. I think He has likely already answered us or the answer isn't what we wanted to hear or the answer isn't what we expected it to be or He is wanting us to go to Him with devotion to find the answer. Where and how do you say? Well the Word, not I say, but He says. Jesus says "I am the Word". We must always look to the Word for answers first. Yes we pray and that is a must as well, but how can we discern the Lord's will over our lives if we don't know the Word (Jesus)? How do we know Jesus (the Word)? Through the Word, Holy Spirit can lead us to the answers we seek. If we are not going to the Word for answers we are likely going to the wrong place or the wrong people (even if Godly (maybe even pastors)). Now don't take me as saying don't go to your pastors or to the good Godly righteous men and women in your lives, No! We absolutely should, but not until we have sought out the answers from God, Jesus, Holy Spirit first in the Word and Prayer and possibly fasting before you go to others. If we are diligently seeking the Kingdom of God we will get confirmations from those we seek out after we seek the Trinity in all ways. We may be and more than likely are being led astray by our deceitful hearts if we are not in the Word and very very clear on knowing what the Word says. Our feeling are clearly not to be trusted until we are on good foundation (good ground to grow)(Mature in the Word). 

Jeremiah 17:9 -  “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?

I guess I find this very personal for me because I was once Israel in so many ways. The thing I see different and why I get so frustrated with Israel is because they were raised to understand and know the Lord for all He has done and all he does for them. They were taught from birth about being the children of God, about the coming Messiah and about the need they have for God in all they do and for all He has done in their ancestors lives. I didn't have all this knowledge. I just was told that I needed to go to church and follow Jesus. That's the overall gist of my knowledge. I didn't know the depth or the details of what I really needed to know. Do You? I continually ask do I do enough? Do I know enough? Do I really know God as I should? Do I look at things the way God, Jesus, Holy Spirit desires me too? Am I being led by His will for my life? Am I being lead by this Ol' deceitful fleshly heart? Am I aligning or allowing myself to be aligned with His will for my life? Help me Father, Son, and Spirit I need you all this Ol' broken human vessel so desires to be in your will but fails daily and continues to fall minute by minute at times. Help me I'm not capable without you leading my life and my heart and soul to align with yours. I wasn't totally brought up with a depth of the true understanding in the Word as I now see we all need to have. ARE YOU? I think, well am I being overly critical? Am I becoming a zealot of sorts? Am I off in the head? Lord, am I being too extreme? Am I not being extreme enough? I know your grace is sufficient for all things and will cover a lot. We must look to one another as Scripture says too with love.(underline mine)

James 4:6 - 6 And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 4:8 - 8 Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

I could go on and on here just thought this was the most relevant on what Holy Spirit had for me today. I do see this area as a personal battle field for me though. I so dislike when people ask why does God do this or do that? Most all they are asking is a lie. God doesn't do bad in anyway, shape or form. God will however use bad for His good though. He might use a bad situation to turn a heart or and eye to Him or open a door for a lost person to be found or to reveal a lost soul or a wayward individual. Its all gonna be for His glory not ours. He is forever the same. Never bad! Never turned away! If you don't see God, realize its you that has strayed or turned away. Look to the Word to find your way back. No where else!

There is more I could write on my daily reading today such as why Edom was destroyed and deserved it in my opinion. How Israel got rebuilt and what happened to them. Why God allowed Babylon to rule over Israel. Why Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam and all who was with Him. Maybe more later. 

Father, help me to see your wisdom in my life always never to allow this deceitful heart of flesh to lead me astray again. I wish to forever see your will over my life without hesitation. I know the more I know you the more I know your will. Help me to stay in your Word (Jesus) more and more as every day passes. I allow myself to be held accountable to each and every soul you have placed in my life, but only to be held accountable to your will and your Word not an individuals thoughts or judgement. Father I ask this same thing for every single loved one who is taking the time to read this. Help each of us to be aligned with you. I ask all in the Holy beautiful gracious humble magnificent amazing wonderful name above all names, Christ Jesus, Amen!