DAUGHTERS OF THE KING DAILY DEVOTIONALS: HINDRANCES TO INCREASING IN KNOWLEDGE

 “That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition]” (Colossians 1:10, Amplified).

God wants His people to be steadily increasing and growing in our knowledge of Him and His Word. He wants to work in and through us in greater ways, but there are hindrances that can prevent us:

THE FEAR OF NOT KNOWING ENOUGH

This nagging fear causes feelings of inadequacy and can stunt growth. You may wonder how you can be effective or of any use to God when you don’t know enough. It’s not about whether you know enough; it’s about letting God use what you do know as you continue to grow in knowledge and understanding.

NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME

When the Word of God increases in your life, you will see more productivity and fruitfulness from your time. Some are working hard, but are not seeing fruit. Their time is not producing lasting results and it is because no quality time is being given to the Word of God.

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING DAILY DEVOTIONALS: FEAR HAS NO PLACE!

1 Peter 2:9 (NIV) But you are his chosen people, the King’s priests. You are a holy nation, people who belong to God. He chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He brought you out of the darkness of sin into his wonderful light.

The bible is filled with women we can admire, but there is one in specific that stands out to me the most, her name is Mary (mother of Jesus). Since day one, Mary said YES to God and completely allowed Him to dictate her life. I imagine Mary had dreams of her own which didn’t include getting pregnant out of wedlock, undergoing ridicule, experiencing loneliness, enduring heartache and much less witnessing the death of her soon to be son. When the angel of the Lord came to Mary with the news that, through the Holy Spirit, she will conceive a child and He would be the Messiah, she experienced much fear. Although it was an honorable task for Mary to bore “The Savior”, fear was still very prevalent. However, she refused to allow fear to interrupt her God given assignment. Her character and her answer to the angel were very admirable, she said: “I am the Lord’s servant, let your words be fulfilled in my life”.