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Have you been praying for a blessing that just never seems to come your way?  Are you trying your best to be faithful to God, but you feel you are falling  short. Have you been on this Christian journey a long time and you can’t  understand why your life is still filled with struggle and strife? Are you  feeling like you just can’t hold on much longer?

There’s a message from God that will answer all of your questions, alleviate  your doubt, and help you to get what you desire most out of life. God is  broadcasting this message loud and clear. He is telling you how to position  yourself to be blessed, but you can’t hear Him. So the bottom line is that you  may be waiting year after year for something you truly desire because you’re not  able to clearly hear His directives. How do you know whether this is true, and  what can you do about it? Read these three spiritual jewels of encouragement for  Christian Women and see.

Jewel #1: God is not holding your blessings hostage?

Encouragement for Christian Women in this area is vital, because we often  feel as though God is withholding our blessings for some reason. Our Heavenly  Father tells us in Psalms 84:11 that He will not withhold any good thing from  us. We can see evidence of this as we look at all the extraordinary blessings we  enjoy on a daily basis- things that we often overlook and take for granted, like  the sun shining every day, our soundness of mind, the mobility of which we carry  forth our daily lives. These are tremendous blessings, and we must not neglect  to be incredibly thankful for them.

God is not in the business of withholding blessings from us. You are not  being punished for any reason. The truth of the matter is that sometimes we get  in our own way. We clog up the line of communication with Heavenly Father with  our doubt, insecurity, and fear. We become stuck in neutral because there are  areas where we simply cannot perceive what the Spirit is saying or where he is  leading us.

Commit to a new agenda in your prayer life, one where you back away from  concentrating so much on what you want and desire. Focus on acquiring another  notch in your spiritual belt by praying for a greater connection with God  through Christ, so that you can hear His directive clearly and follow His  guidance to your treasures.

Jewel #2: To unlock the treasures, you must face the truth?

God has given us a little piece of Himself, a spiritual gift that abides  within us. John 16:13-15 says that this gift is the spirit of truth and he is  our friend. This friend, the spiritual gift that is on the inside of us, will  supernaturally take us by the hand and guide us into all truth. He won’t be  telling us about himself, but he will be communicating the truth about the  things of God.

If we’ll be honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that sometimes we don’t want  to hear the truth. We don’t want to face the fact that we’ve got some funkiness  going on that we need to address. Often times we don’t want to see the truth  about our baggage because we don’t want to change.

God promises in Isaiah 45:3 that He will give us treasures that are hidden in  the dark and riches that are in secret places, but if you are blind and refuse  to see the stuff that is holding you back, then you will be blind to the good  stuff that has your name on it as well. You won’t be able to see the forest for  the trees.

The Father knows where your future husband is right this very moment. He  knows exactly where there’s an exciting, fulfilling job opportunity that has  your name on it. God is not playing games with your life. The Spirit of Truth  guides, he doesn’t push or shove. God is constantly telling us through the  spirit where to go, what to do, and how to do it. He isn’t clandestine, but we  need to understand that His ways are not our ways. In order to hear Him, we have  to get on board with the truth–the truth about where we are in our own  commitment to Christ.

You have a responsibility to put yourself in check and deal honestly with  your stuff. Listen to what God is saying about the attitudes, behaviors, and  emotions that you need to address within your own inner being. As Christian  women, we need encouragement in this area because we often translate God’s  correction into self-condemnation. We begin to feel unworthy and depressed  because we think that God is angry with us.

Heavenly Father doesn’t want you to feel bad about yourself. He wants to  correct you, because correction leads to power! Combing through to do a little  tweaking is a process of life and growth.

So don’t resist the process. Listen to the spirit within, and yes, listen to  others who speak the truth and sometimes tell you what you don’t want to hear.  Your willingness to look in the mirror is the kind of eye-opening awareness that  leads to spiritual growth. It sends the message that you are prepared and  willing to hear what God wants you to hear, to see what He wants you to see, and  to do what He wants you to do.

Jewel #3: Have faith in the process?

There are no tricks, or gimmicks to spirituality. Right this moment you have  everything you need to fulfill your destiny in Christ and achieve all the  success you are capable of conceiving, but getting to this place is a process  and your involvement is crucial.

We are here on this earth to learn spiritual lessons, lessons that will help  us to become the embodiment of Jesus Christ. The bible tells us that this is an  integral part of God’s plan for us. Heavenly Father desires that our lives are  filled to the brim with power, faith, and love. He wants us to understand how to  demonstrate these qualities so that we can manifest blessings, and at the same  time we can BE a blessing in the same powerful way that Christ was. Then we will  be in the prime position to share with others and give God the glory He  deserves.

Have faith that He truly does desire the best for you-really He does. He  wants you to overcome every obstacle, every fear and doubt so that you have  firsthand experience of His miraculous love, but you can’t do it your way. It  has to be His way, because His way is the way of love.

Jesus Christ tells us in Matthew 7:7 that if we ask, it will be given to us;  if we seek, we will find, and if we knock, it will be opened to us. This is  God’s guarantee, and He never, ever breaks His Word. The answers to our  questions- the blessings we seek- the door to both is always before us and we  must choose to open it.

God has designed a process for receiving spiritual growth and blessings, and  it works! That process requires that we grow in spiritual knowledge.

Spiritual knowledge is the key to growing in our relationship with God  through Jesus Christ, and it is most definitely the key to learning to manifest  the blessings we desire through faith. The choice to know and grow in this  knowledge is ever before us, but we have to want it more than anything else, and  we have to be relentless in our pursuit of it.

Begin to seek out the knowledge that will position you for spiritual growth  and abundance. Ask yourself some new questions, and be willing to allow the Lord  to lead you to new places of spiritual growth and development. Pray for a  greater level of awareness and trust that as you begin to actively seek, a whole  new dimension of abundance and knowledge will open up for you!

About Author: Fran Mack, a certified pastoral counselor and spiritual teacher, is the  founder and president of Sundie Morning Sistas, a communications ministry  dedicated to teaching the matchless Word of God. Fran’s greatest joy is to help  women around the world to change their lives by teaching them to unblock their  souls through the love and power of Jesus Christ. Fran is the author of “How to  Be A Super Spiritual Diva”, “When My Soul Says Yes, A Journey through Prayer and  Healing”, and “Reversing the Negative Cycle”.

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