THE LORD CONFIRMS HIS WORD WITH SIGNS FOLLOWING
This event happened in 2015 when the Lord confirmed to me
the stress-releasing power of the Word of God. I was grinding on some
fiberglass sculptures. It was really hard work; there was lots to do, and we
were in a rush to get the project done. I was taking it way too personally, as
if I had to get it all done by myself, and I was stressing out. There were only
two of us working on it, and my partner was feeling sick, so he wasn’t able to
work as quickly as usual.
My arms were getting so sore from grinding, and I noticed
that my shoulders were super tense. I had them raised up by my ears in a tight
and pinching way. Mentally and emotionally, I was worrying and stressing out,
questioning whether I could keep this up. Was this going to end in total
failure?
Then I remembered the scripture Jane and I repeat every
morning in prayer: “And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden
shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and
the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing” (Isa.
10:27). The Lord Jesus told me to physically put my shoulders down.
I let them ease down as the next thoughts rolled in: “This is not my
responsibility. The burden is off my shoulders.”
For the rest of the day, I continued grinding, and the
whole time my physical shoulders were at ease, relaxed. At the end of the day,
the painting boss came over and told me he was sending all his guys over to
help with the grinding so we could get the project done on time. It was
amazing. I thanked the Lord for what happened.
From that time on, I noticed that I stopped the mental
stressing, and my shoulders stayed at rest. The few times I started to hunch
them up, I quoted the scripture again from Isaiah 10:27, and they instantly
released. The “burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder.”
To literally have my shoulders relax back down from being
hunched up around my ears was a sign—a confirmation that I was truly released
from all the stress.
In the next week and a half of work, there were more
opportunities to get stressed, but my shoulders weren’t hunching. I believed
that the burden had been removed just like Isaiah10:27 says, and I had a
physical confirmation that I was free mentally and emotionally, and it was
GREAT!
From that one incident back in 2015, I learned a lesson
I’ve used over and over in situations where I would have gotten stressed:
physically put your shoulders down in a relaxed position, and claim Isaiah
10:27. It really works.
As Christians, we should be expecting righteous signs and
confirmations. The Bible tells us that when Jesus gave instructions to His
apostles to preach the gospel, “they went forth and preached everywhere, the
Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following” (Mark 16:20).
We often just hope we’re doing the right thing and never
really ask about confirmation. But here it is in scripture saying that when the
Lord works with us, He also confirms His word so that we can see the results. We
have a relationship with God, and our Lord Jesus, where we can ask for confirmation.
And here it is in scripture saying that He is totally able and WILLING to do
it! “He confirms with signs following.” What an exciting and reassuring
promise!
As I was thinking about the Lord confirming what the
Bible says, God showed me that even Mary needed to get some confirmation about
what the angel told her about having the Christ child. She went to visit her
cousin, and sure enough, Elisabeth confirmed the angel’s words with a prophecy
over Mary: “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb…that the mother of my Lord should come to me” (Luke 1:42-43).
Mary believed in her spirit, but it was only after
Elisabeth’s confirmation that Mary got her soul in line and, in her entirety,
really truly believed. “And Mary said, ‘My soul doth magnify the Lord” (vs.
46). Her mind, emotions, and decisions were now settled and in solid agreement.
(Read Luke 1:26 – 56).
The Lord Jesus confirmed that the work burden was off my
shoulders. He gave me the physical sign of releasing those tight shoulder
muscles. Mary, the mother of Jesus, got a confirmation in the form of a
prophecy from a relative.
The Lord knows that sometimes we have difficulty hearing
and believing the things spiritually said to us and done for us, so he gives us
confirmation, which is a promise we can learn to ask for and expect. What was
done for the apostles is for us too: “The Lord working with them and confirming
the word with signs following” (Mark 16: 20).
I pray that as we do our best to live and preach the good
news of Jesus this week, we will see God’s wonderful confirmations in our own
lives, too. Have a great week.
Love, Carolyn
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