Rehearsals


RISE AND SHINE FOR JESUS! \O/
By Pam Iannello (my late mother)


"Rehearsals"


Psalm 1:1-3 (KJV)
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. [2] But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. [3] And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Rehearsals are for the purpose of perfecting our performance. Rehearsals are typically planned prior to plays or musicals or speaking engagements or wedding ceremonies or anything of that nature. There is a dry run carried out which is designed to make our behavior automatic through continued practice. Rehearsals transform unfamiliar procedures into routine ones. If it weren’t for rehearsals, there is no telling what might occur during an important event!

What are you rehearsing these days, dear lady? Very often we perfect our anxieties by rehearsing them; by repeating our worries and fears over and over again in our minds and/or by voicing them to other people. And then when the hour comes when a Christian is supposed to trust in the Lord we find we cannot. Faith is not embedded into our beings by way of rehearsal; trusting God is not an automatic response due to the simple fact that we have practiced anxiety. So, if you’d like to change your performance, then change your dry run! Rehearse your circumstances with faith written into your script! Yes, the Word of God is the believer’s script (or should be!) and all we have to do is follow precisely what God has written. Take a text from the Bible and carry it with you all day long. Make it your work to meditate upon the scriptures. Rehearse God’s promises and apply them to your situation as you think about things. Take an unfamiliar way of life and make it routine by reciting the truth! This kind of spiritual rehearsal will perfect our performance in any setting!


Psalm 119:97 (KJV)
O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

Regrettably, many Christian women are following Satan’s screenplay and are star performers as far as he is concerned. They have recited the devil’s anxious script so often that it has become a bad mental habit. And consequently, it shows up in their daily conversation and conduct. Ladies, this is the way that Satan spreads his hopeless philosophy on life. If we belong to Jesus we should do everything we can in our power NOT to promote hell but heaven! Don’t use Satan’s lines when you are talking with other people or even yourself – talk faith and trust in God! (1 Cor. 14:33) Watch your dry run closely; rehearse what is true, honest, just, pure, and lovely, of good report, any virtue and any praise. (Phil. 4:8) Gain control of your performance by way of a right rehearsal; drill yourself till it becomes routine to trust the Lord, come what may!

God Bless,
Pam
Isaiah 60:1&2
Copyright 2006 Pamela A. Iannello

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