** Disability ? !! **

I hate having a disability. It's at war with my members (parts of my body). What do I do? Cry. I've done that, time and time again...but,
" ... God says, " 'My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways My ways,' says the LORD. 'For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts' " (Isaiah 55: 8-9). ...

God's promises are not given to all, but to everyone who is willing to seek and trust Him. Isaiah reminds us to seek Him on His terms. ...

The whole Bible makes it clear that God promises to be found only by those willing to surrender to Him. This important condition of surrender is what Jesus taught when He said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). He said this immediately after saying, "Blessed are the poor in spirit . . . . Blessed are those who mourn . . . . Blessed are the meek . . . . Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness . . . . Blessed are the merciful" (vv.3-7).

Each of these conditions reflects the need for a surrendered heart as a condition to receive the blessing of God. ...

Salvation itself is a gift. Forgiveness and eternal life come to us only by grace and through faith in Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9). But seeing God in the Bible requires a willingness to do the will of God. Only in surrender do we have assurance that God will let us see the truth about Christ in our present circumstances. Only in submission can we see the Father and His Son on every page of Scripture".

(extracts are from Knowing God Through The Whole Bible/RBC - RADIO BIBLE CLASS Ministries. READ it on the Web at www.discoveryseries.org/sb001 .)