“O Lord, You have searched me and known me.” (Psalm 139:1)

Last night, after sending the DWOD to all our subscribers, I decided to take the action steps I had suggested in that revelation.

It was a wonderful experience.

It almost seemed as though the Lord had just been waiting to be asked all along 🙂

The revelations/vision started to come fast and furious.

Here is the first one I received.

He made it very clear that there is a lot of ministry-related travel awaiting me next year.

When I asked how I need to prepare for it, He was more than willing to oblige!

He told me that I needed to eat healthy, work out regularly and drink at least 4 glasses of water daily.

The word about the water was to prepare for air travel, he said.

I could’ve simply added “losing weight by eating healthy and working out regularly” as one of my resolutions.

However, to hear the Lord make a connection between ministry trips and taking good care of my body motivates me way more than simply doing it for health reasons.

It is my hope and prayer that you too will experience a grace similar to this when you let your resolutions flow from the revelations you receive.

Now for today’s revelation…

It has to do with the resolution to drink 4 glasses of water daily.

I’m sure you’ve all heard the popular advice to drink at least 8 eight-oz glasses of water every day.

Why did the Lord not advocate 8? Why did He suggest at least 4 instead?

I am convinced it is because He knows me so well. He knows that I am more of a 2-3 glasses of water a day drinker right now.

For me to zoom from 3 to 8 glasses of water a day would’ve been such a steep climb that to even contemplate the possibility would’ve caused pain in my brain 🙂

To ramp it up from 3 glasses to 4 a day…now that is a more realistic goal. Hey, I can do that, no problem!

It is a well-documented fact that one of the reasons most resolutions fail is because they contain goals that are unrealistic for that person.

I recall how I wanted to spend quiet time soaking in the presence of the Lord (as many of my friends did).

One of my friends in particular was a “Super-Soaker.” He had no trouble spending two hours or more at a time simply staying still in His Presence while quiet reflective music played in the background.

So I resolved to follow suit. Well, guess what, it worked like a charm for the first few days. After that, I simply couldn’t keep up the pace.

I started feeling guilty and went days on end without soaking at all 🙁

Had I asked the Lord, He would’ve suggested setting aside 15 minutes for starters, I am sure, which is eventually what I decided to do.

After succeeding for 15 minutes at a time for a few days, I was so hungry for more of His Presence that I would stay longer. 5 minutes at first. Then 10 minutes. Even 15 minutes.

Before I knew it, I was consistently spending 30 minutes a day.

It is still very rare for me to spend a two hour stretch soaking more than once a week. But it is more common for me to spend an hour a day now than ever before!

So, here is the second benefit of seeking the Lord about it.

Since He knows you better than anyone else, He will help you set realistic resolutions and set you up for success. Amen?