Brigette Wagner Ministries

    What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when asked this question:  “What is it that you REALLY desire?”  Fame?  Fortune?  Material possessions?  Ministry opportunities?  Relationships?   

It’s ok to want better things or a better situation.  However, our heart’s should long for God and His presence above all other things.  He loves us more than we can even begin to comprehend.  When we accept His love and long for His presence, He is always faithful to never let us down.

Have you ever been so thirsty that all you could think of was getting a huge cup of ice-cold water.  Nothing else would satify your thirst…..not soda, not tea, not sport drinks…..only water.  That’s how God wants us to be for Him – so thirsty for His presence that nothing and no one else can satify.

“As the Deer panteth for the water so my soul longeth after thee.  You alone are my heart’s desire and I long to worship Thee.

I want You more than gold or silver, only You can satisfy.  You alone are the real joy giver and the apple of my eye.

You’re my friend and You are my brother, even though You are a King.  I love You more than any other, so much more than anything.

YOU ALONE ARE MY STRENGTH MY SHIELD; TO YOU ALONE MAY MY SPIRIT YIELD.  YOU ALONE ARE MY HEART’S DESIRE AND I LONG TO WORSHIP THEE.”

Worship Song Written by Martin Nystrom

I want to encourage you today….If your “thirst” is for anything other than God and His Will for your life, ask Him to forgive you.  Then, begin turning your focus on HIS Will, HIS desires, and HIS voice.  In doing so, you will experience His presence like never before!

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   “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”   ~Eph. 2:10

A few weeks ago, I felt impressed to read again “The Prayer of Jabez”.  I’ve read this book several times over the past few years, but decided to go ahead and read it again.  After reading about 1/3 of the book,  felt impressed to start over and re-read all that I had read to that point.  I don’t think I’ve ever done that before, but I believed God was trying to get my attention for something, so I obeyed.

To my absolute amazement, I realized that I had totally missed several key elements of the book!  I couldn’t believe I had read this book so many times and yet missed so much.  But the “nuggets” I’ve discovered have “set me on fire”.  I want to share some of those with you over the next few weeks.

In Chapter One of “The Prayer of Jabez”, Bruce Wilkinson tells about a dinner he had with his family.  Everyone was seated around the table, enjoying their meal.  His son, however, seamed exceptionally quiet.  Suddenly, David (his son), said “Dad, I want to ask you a question.  Will you bless me?”

Bruce Wilkinson assured his son that he continually blesses him, but his son wanted more.  Mr. Wilkinson writes:

 “”David, you know I do bless you, ” I said.  “No, Dad.  I want you to really bless me.”  Then he stood up, walked to the armchair where I was seated, and knelt in front of me.  Then he waited, head bowed, without even looking up”…..I felt a tremendous desire to bestow on him every possible good thing!”"

Do you get that?  Here was the son desiring more than anything his father’s blessing.  Oh my goodness, if we can just grasp that concept.  If we can simply learn to humbly kneal at our Father’s feet with a true desire for HIS WILL in our lives, HIS FAVOR to guide our steps, and HIS MERCY to carry us through, our lives will be forever changed!

God’s favor is the most important favor you’ll ever receive.  The acceptance and complete satisfaction that comes with His favor cannot be compared to that of anyone else in our lives – not our friends, not our spouses, not our children, nor any other source or relationship we have.

Friend, be encouraged today…..Your self-worth doesn’t come from another person;  your destiny isn’t determined by your relationship with certain people; and your level of blessing isn’t based upon what someone else thinks or says about you.  Your Heavenly Father is your source of blessing, acceptance, victory, and abundance!  Look to Him to be your supplier!