Allow

 

    To allow in Hebrew is lehatir (לְהַתִיר).  It derived from Mishnaic root for authority and permission, ר. ש. ה (r. sh. h).  The Greek word is Epitrépo (Επιτρέπω).  It means to let, allow, permit, or give permission.  In Latin allow is patitur.

    Allow your heart to be glad.  Permit your heart to rejoice because you are safe.  God will never leave your soul among the dead if you are a part of His family.  He will never allow the holy souls to rot.  He has given you life to enjoy His presence.  Take pleasure in the life that He has given you.  He has given you hope.  He has not left you to corruption and evil, so take pleasure in the small things He gives you everyday.     

    King David declared that God was always with him.  He was not shaken by all the horrible events that happened to him in life because God was always with him.  His heart was glad and he verbalized his praises because God gave him rest and hope.  God never left David's soul or destroyed it.  Instead, God showed him life that gave David joy in His presence.  David was allowed to live a full life with peace in his heart.  God allows you to live with peace in your heart no matter how bad life gets.

    Jesus sought out John the Baptist to be the one to baptize him.  John knew it was an honor and felt unworthy, so he tried to decline/  Jesus declared it would be done to carry out the prophecy, so John agreed.  John humbled himself to allow God's word to be fulfilled.  After the baptism, Jesus came out of the water and the heavens opened up.  The Holy Spirit descended as a dove to settle on Jesus.  Then God spoke "this is my dearly loved son, who brings me great joy".  

    The religious law that is enforced brings sorrow because it crushes people's spirits with unbearable demands.  People will never lift a finger to ease that burden.  They build monuments and recognize long dead prophets, but are not witnesses.  Jesus is the only way.  He allows your spirit to have freedom to discover what it right and act accordingly.

    God's law does not bring trouble because it is good for the spirit.  It is when people get involved in deciding how God's law should work that we get into trouble.  When we try to control things we become slaves to sin.  We may want to do good, but we do evil instead.  It can make it where you feel defeated, angry, or even hate yourself.  God's law is spiritual, but we are carnal.  Pray over it and allow the Holy Spirit to guide your heart to gently reveal where you are going wrong.  Only then can you can change and start living the life God intended.

    When you feel strong, be careful.  You are setting yourself up for a fall.  Temptation is all around you.  It sometimes waits until you allow pride into your heart to really attack.  Allow God to live in your heart, so you can see how He is always faithful.  The Holy Spirit will teach you how to be faithful in return.  When you are being tempted, the Holy Spirit will show you a way out of the situation.  You don't have to give into it.  You can endure.  You can bare what Satan throws at you.

Psalm 16:9-11, Matthew 3:13-17, Luke 11:46-49, Acts 2:25-28, Romans 7:14-17, & 1 Corinthians 10:12-13