We have a part to play when it comes to getting the Word (the Gospel) to the entire world. What are you doing to fulfill your role? God has called many people back to Him to work for Him during this treacherous time and right now your biggest answer to all your questions is: BE OBEDIENT!! Is being obedient hard at times? It used to be when I first started my process. I had to share almost everything on Facebook. There was at least a post a week on an update of what God was doing to me and in my life. It was a bit overwhelming at times. Then He told me to start the blog so I could update people here but I haven’t really done that, I have said many times I am hard-headed but I am doing my best to get over that. I have still put most of my process on facebook and how He was dealing with me, even some videos that were not very easy to do at the time. God had to move me to a place where I learned from Him, who He sent me to, was friends with those He allowed, got rid of what He did not want around, and to a place where I loved Him most! We say we love Him with all of our hearts, souls and minds but do we really? This is something He asked me.. and I found that I would not return my children to Him, even though they were grown. In order to go to my next level I had to hand them over. I had to know that He was first in. My life, well, He had to know. He will not trust you if you do not trust Him. I handed them back to Him and what better place could I ever place them? He created them, I merely got afforded the opportunity to be their mother. They were and are my greatest blessings from the Lord and it took me a bit to get to that realization.
I had to put Him first in every aspect of my life. When we went into quarantine I had to abide by it even though my place of employment was open, at first. I was not considered an essential employed for them in God’s eyes. He told me to stay put and spend time with my family. I was not making any money being at home but I did not worry for the first time in my life about how I was going to make ends meet because I knew God had it. Somehow and someway He was going to provide away and He has. It is like my food multiplies, as if toilet paper just showed up on the aisles on just the right day and He told me to stock up on water before this ever happened and I did. I dont have a hundred cases in storage or anything but I do have 5-6 here with me in case there is someone that comes along that does not have any. Our water in Colt is not the best when it comes to drinking it from the tap. I have started boiling water and making gallons of crystal light tea, which I and my grands have come to know we like. I have come to know that I can make it without any earthly substance except water and if I had to I can boil it and turn it into tea with no calories or sugar. It amazes me what He can do. He has also seen to it that all my bills are paid and that one still confuses me. God started on me last September about tithing my money and my time. So, I complied even through I stomped a little; at first. He put it to me like this: “How can I bless anything you do if you do not give it to me first.” I gave Him my money and my children, and my time. I cannot think of anyone better to entrust my children to. Money, I really do not care about, anymore. He had to get me here though and I had to lose it all in order to gain the spirit of humility. Jesus said it best when He said; “render to Caesar what is Ceasar’s and give to God what is Gods. God will bless your children, your money and your obedience. When it comes to my time I have come to realized that 2.4 hours of the days He gives me are not even mine and I must spend them in prayer, in His Word and meditating on it. I literally started with five minutes a day a year ago and now I spend more than that 2.4 hours with Him on the daily. He will get you there too.. give Him a chance with a simply prayer and a verse a day. Start small and He will take you where you need to be with Him but I must warn you, your life is going to change. There is no “it might change” it is going to change and for the better. He created us for this.. how will you do your part?
Obedience was hard for me at first, too. I am human just like everyone else meaning I have the right to choose which way I think would be best in my life. I have made a mess of my life though and that is a huge reason I handed it over to God. I rationalized with my very human brain that He could never do any worse than I had already done. I mean I died in a car wreck and went to hell. If not for Him I could still be there so why couldn’t I trust Him with all of my life? It is not God that ever hurt me it was people and their own wickedness that stunted my growth in Him, please do not allow the world to distress you. Do not allow people so much control over you that they control your emotions. Anyone that angers you controls you! Anyone that can make you cry has their hand in controlling you. It is time to snatch your power back and away from them. Is this hard to do? Yes!! The human heart is a weak, weak organ and this is why deliverance from God is so important. He will deliver you from anything as long as you ask Him to. If He thinks you are happy, in some mediocrity, He will leave you in it. To be delivered takes prayer and often times tons of it, we have to prove it to Him. This is not an acts of works or deed but testing in the wilderness. In order to get to the land He has dedicated to us we must walk in the wilderness and endure all the tests. It is so worth it on the other side. I am not by any means saying this is easy because it is not but it is worth it. When God has it all from you and all your humanness then and only then will He turn your mess into a message to help others. When He has entrusted us to help others we must go forth and make more disciples as we were commanded and teach the gospel… what are you doing? What has He given you to share? In order to reap a harvest you gotta plant seeds but you also MUST stay connected to Him (the Vine). When He puts things to me like this it makes me feel as though I am not doing enough. I instinctively want to do more and it makes me be in competition with the person I was the day before. There are good days and there are bad days. There are days I wonder where He is and what was all of this for, then I remember The Kingdom and that He allowed me to come back for such a time as this. Do I know all that is going to happen? No, and I am not sure I want to. I like surprises but I do know that He is moving and at an exponential rate.
During this season of transformation do not complain, be obedient at all costs, and give to God what it God’s. Also, know that prayer is your lifeline to any and all sanity.
Father, thank You for this day. Thank You for the hedge of protection You have placed around us and our families. Thank You for Your love, Your death in our places, Your blood, Your mercy and Your graces. Lord we as You to continue to bring. Your miracles to our realm of the natural. We praise Your holy name and we love You. We are so thankful You are our God. Continue to change us and show us how we can be better for You each day. Thank You. Thank You for our destiny with You. Forgive us as individuals and as nations that have gone against Your way. Continue to pull us back to the rightness of You and Your way, Father. A new thing is coming from You and we know that and we thank You for allowing us to be apart of Your movement. Help us to stay in Your will for us. Thank You Lord for deliverance, for breaking off chains in the power of Your name! Thank YOU! In Jesus Name- Amen
