That is the truth about my status and who I am in this world...All that I have and constantly receive are not given because of who I am, but because a Perfect God chose to love an imperfect being. Lately, I have been receiving a number of questions from the Spirit. Some of them convictions and others are for me to ponder. I invite you to reflect on them and may the Spirit guide you into all truth as you daily live, move, and have your being in God through Christ.
How do I spend time with God?
How do I make spending time a priority along the levels of eating and taking a shower?
How can I step away from routine time with the Trinity and make it exciting, spontaneous, and beautiful?
If God's majesty resides in me, how am I tainting it or allowing its full Glory to be revealed in and through me?
How can I live and walk in daily Grace, Fullness of Love with God in Christ by the Power of the Holy Spirit?
Fear has many dimentions that can extremely handicap a person. Sometimes the mere thought of failure prevents people from trying new things. Afraid to lose.
I dislike how the scars from past pain and frustrations somehow become fresh when I encounter new situations with seemingly familiar predictable outcomes. All I can hear in my head is "Here we go again...different characters, same story" so why bother. Setting an expectation tends to produce its reality. Afraid to try again.
Above all...I believe the worst type of fear is underestimating one's ability and inner strength. Instead of seeing greatness, one perceives weakness. Afraid to be...
Today while coming in to work, a thought occurred to me: "What would it be like, if I could live daily in full knowledge and awareness that since all things work together for GOOD in Christ (Romans 8:28) then ALL needs are met in Him, so why allow worry and fear into my mind and spirit?". Think about it...how amazing would it be to wake up each day with joy in abundance, serving others out of love, and not worrying about any situation because God's got you?...Easier said that done. We live in a world filled with distractions, temptations, and horror. Just as having faith the size of a mustard seed can empower a person to command and move mountains (Mathew 17:20), so too can a seed of doubt and fear terrorize one's soul. Whatever seed you have sow internally within your mind/spirit will produce fruit demonstrated by your outward actions...it is a matter of what you nurture and what you prune. Yes, God has got us and promises to do so always, but we are called to walk in daily faith of this promise.
Somedays its easy, especially when all is blessed and favored. But the days and seasons of the valley are the test of faith. Just as Jesus woke up before dawn to pray, so too must we stay ahead of our dark seasons and valleys, so that when they do come we can fight the good fight of faith.
