“I praise you because I am
fearfully and wonderfully made;
Your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.”
Psalm
139:14
WE ARE STRANGE
AND EXQUISITE CREATURES.
We can ache for God tremendously; yet find
ourselves getting nervous if God gets too close!
After all, the closer God gets, the more we hear
the call to be “unpolluted”.
It is both exciting and frightening to hear
that call!
A SHORT
STORY
“Once upon a time there was a little plant that
was small and whose growth was stunted, for it lived under the shade of a giant
oak tree.
The little plant valued the shade that covered it
and highly enjoyed and relished the quiet rest that it’s majestic friend
provided.
Yet there was a greater blessing prepared for this
little plant.
One day a lumberjack entered the forest with a
sharp ax and cut down the giant oak! The little plant began to weep, crying out,
“My shelter has been taken away”. Now every fierce wind will blow on me, and
every storm will seek to uproot me!”
The guardian angel of the little plant responded,
“NO! Now the sun will shine and showers will fall on you more abundantly than
ever before! Now your stunted form will spring up into loveliness, and your
flowers, which could never have grown to full perfection in the shade, will
laugh in the sunshine. Many will say, "Look how that plant has grown. How
gloriously beautiful it has become by removing that which was it’s shade and
comfort!"
THE TRAINING
OF THE SPIRITUAL COMRADE
We need to see that the Lord wisely trains his
soldiers by calling them into difficult travels and service. He strengthens them
through wildernesses and mountains. God knows that spiritually armed Soldiers
can only be developed in battle and are not developed in times of calm.
We can only become true seasoned soldiers of Christ
when we train and serve in the preparation time of the uninviting, and at times
"unfriendly" surroundings.
TRUST FOR A
SEASON!
It's all about trusting God in the
end. Oh yes it is!
We often ask in the heat of difficult battles
whether they are mental battles, spiritual battles, and financial battles,
”Will He REALLY refresh us in this time
of struggle?”
His Loving Word says so!
"For I satisfy the weary
ones, And refresh everyone who
languishes."
Jer. 31:25
THE LORD IS PRODUCING
STAMINA WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT!
"Blessed is a man who perseveres under
trial; For once he has been
approved,
He will receive the crown of
life, Which the Lord has promised to those who love
Him."
James 1:12
THE FATHER IS
URGING US TO RUN TO HIM, TO CRY TO HIM!
He is there! Even in
this fog of struggle, loss, anxiety, or even seeming success! He wants us to be
desperate for Him and is training us to rely on His voice. To make our decisions
based on His plan for the whole earth!
TIE YOURSELF
TO THE HAND OF GOD!
Get a "rope of expectation" (the word of God) and
tie yourself to it.
Hold on! The boding evil
is nearly over!
"The night is nearly over; the day is
almost here.
So let us put
aside the deeds of darkness
And put on the
armor of light."
Romans
13:12
THE INTIMATE
PLACE OF COMMUNICATION
It would be a
powerful opportunity for all of us to get on our knees in an “intimate
place of communication” with the Lord, and refresh our commitment to purity and
with a willing heart to yield to the bidding of the Father.
"They charge like
warriors; they scale walls like
soldiers.
They all march in
line, not swerving from their
course."
Joel 2:7
LET OUR
HEARTS WILLINGLY...
…Give Him Room to Move
Freely in our daily action in this Life.
We do this by clearing away or removing anything
that feeds and pampers our flesh and our own concepts of the Kingdom.
"No one serving as a soldier gets
involved in civilian affairs—
He wants to please his commanding
officer."
2 Timothy 2:4
WE PREPARE HIM
A PLACE
A throne in our hearts, from which He can reign and
activate His anointing.
" As for you, the anointing you
received from him remains in you,
and you do not need anyone to teach
you.
But as HIS anointing teaches you about
all things and as that anointing is real,
not counterfeit—just as it has taught
you,
Remain in him."
1 John 2:27
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