The Weekly Word with Dr. Dowe: Guidance

“Return, O Israel, to the Lord for your sins have brought you down. Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord…Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer our praises…Then I will heal you…My love will know no bounds.” Hosea 14:1-4 (NLT)

Title: Who’s guiding you more and more?

I purposed a question to a young man the other day who had just survived a serious MVA, I asked him,” Do you think God controlled the car and not allowed you to die in the MVA?. He said, I am in control of my own gifts that God might have given me. He also said,” I don’t attend any church regularly”.

In these Chapters of Hosea, God illustrates his love for his people (his church). During that time, the people intermarried with foreign people, picked up their evil ways, prostituted with other gods, broke the covenant God had made with Moses, and betrayed God’s trust. God had wanted his chosen people to honestly seek him, obey him and proclaim him to the world. God would give them special blessings! The Kings during that time even went back and forth giving bribes to try to win their wars rather than seeking God for triumph. God does promise restoration but who is guiding you? Hosea teaches us to ask God for forgiveness, admit we cannot save ourselves, and thank Him for His mercy we don’t deserve.

Unlike dew and mist which evaporates easily, God seeks a sincere loyalty of substance when answering his people. Going to church, participating in spiritual rituals can nourish us and help us understand Him but certain attitudes and spiritual hearts give wisdom. In Hoses 6:6 God says,“ What should I do with you, O Israel?...I want you to show love, not sacrifices. I want you to know me”.

Take a moment of Silence….Ask God today to heal your Spiritual Heart Disease and listen to what he tells you to do today…sshhh!!!……..take a moment!

We here at Med-Life-Fit encourage you to be your very best and do not cheat on your meal plan for just 12 weeks. Push toward the spirit of self-control. Praying does help all stresses of life. In the process, Confess and write down cultural foods that may be enticing you to cheat and tell us about them when you come in. We will help you with skills as best as we can!

“God will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring” Hosea 6:3 (NLT)

Be Blessed, Be Healed and Be Healthy,

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