It has been almost a year since I felt compelled to share what the Lord placed in my heart. Easily, we can all relate that the past year was challenging to say the least. Most of all I didn’t feel the authority to share as I would have been sharing my worldly beliefs of right and wrong versus what God wanted to say. My fleshy opinions had taken a front seat. However, Jesus only did and said what he heard from the Father.
“For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak” -JESUS
I didn't show up the way I wanted; I was fearful, angry, stressed and critical...I did not reflect Jesus.
Truth be told, I had many opinions and strong beliefs that led me to have extreme judgments on my brothers and sisters in Christ and on humanity in general...can you admit the same? Bitterness, frustration and lack of hope ruled my heart often throughout the year...does that sound familiar?
I had been weighed and measured and found wanting (Daniel 5:27)
Ultimately deep down I knew I wasn’t responding or reacting in a manner that was worthy of the call upon my life. The reality is that humanity isn't responding in a manner worthy of God's vision either...and it will not until He returns.
As it was in the days of Noah so it will be in the last days (Matthew 24:37)
The good news is that God is not shocked, dismayed or surprised with our shortcomings. In fact He uses those seasons to prune away our flesh and bring awareness of our great wanting. A wanting that can only be fulfilled in Him alone. A wanting that will not come from the righteousness in the world but of the righteousness in our hearts by abiding in Christ alone. The change we hope to see will come as righteousness abides in our hearts; not the world we see.
We have all read the WORD and we know how this ends...the world gets worse and those that have their hope in Christ will receive all that He promised. Our hope must rest in heavenly things.
We must then continue to stand firm, keep the faith and our joy not in this world and its falling away but in the hope we have in eternity with HIM FOREVER.
We get to choose and take our thoughts captive. If Jesus warned us that in the last days many will turn away and there will be a lack of LOVE...then I hope that we do everything in our power to choose to keep the LOVE in our hearts alive; to cast out and remove thoughts that breed bitterness, offense and judgement.
CHOOSE TO LOVE EVEN WHEN IT GETS HARD.
GIVE GRACE
GET UP
GET GOING
REPEAT
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