Wow! The last couple days have been amazing. I have so much to talk about I do not even know where to start. I usually write about what God has been doing with me personally, but I am being led to do something a little different tonight.
During a meeting with a sister today, our conversation was so amazing. God is always in it showing us such amazing things. We both have been feeling like the body of Christ is really watered down. A lukewarmness. Trust me we are not thinking we are hot and looking down on everyone. God shows us where we are lacking. And I know I AM LACKING!!!!
I just want to make this clear really fast. I am not talking about any four walls of a church, or any specific group of people, I am talking about those who are Christians all over the world. I love my church, my pastors, the family and connections there. Which is our mission, and I completely understand why.
But then I read the Bible, and I read the book of acts. And the church does not look anything like that to me. First off, I never hear people talking about demon possession or miraculous healing (without doctors). I know there is nothing new under the sun. I know these things are still happening. I see it in the world. We have lame people, we have people who are demon possessed. I might get some back lash on this, but I believe most of the mental health issues we see are demon related. It is not normal for people to be tormented the way they are.
I am so grateful that I am not the only one who sees this. Because I truly feel like I never hear this stuff being talked about in the church today. Maybe this is why the world look like it does today.. Look at what month we are in. June, which had been turned into PRIDE MONTH. A lot of evil, witches, demons. And they just walk around like they have all the power. WHY???? HOW???
Sadly the church is not walking in the power we are suppose to. I feel like we do not even know how to. That is no ones fault but our own. We have become way to comfortable with compromise, laziness, our own comfort.
Haggai 1:9 You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because My house lies in ruins, says the Lord of Heavens Armies, while you are all busy building your own fine houses.
Oh my gosh, that could not be more accurate. How much do we focus on fitting everything into our own little space to make it comfortable for us. Our priorities are way off!!!
Okay I guess I will go into a little personal stuff here. The Lord has been showing me how much I let the flesh led my life. And because I am walking in the flesh, I cannot walk in the Spirit. Romans 8:4-11 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
God has shown me that I cannot walk in the Spirit the way I am supposed to because I am constantly walking in the flesh. I am always so focused on getting to work, taking care of my dogs, cleaning my house, all of these things that do not even matter. I do not even spend time with the Holy Spirit. To really learn who He is. To allow Him to really learn who I am and what He needs to change and fix in me. Once I do that, He comforts me, He teaches me, He brings things into remembrance, He EMPOWERS ME!!!
Once I truly let go, for me that involves fasting. I am a huge food person. Maybe we could say gluttonous. Its something we are working on. But for me, my belly is my god. So fasting is hard for me. But when I am able to do it and follow through with it, I can feel Him INSIDE me working. Having conversations that I would in my flesh avoid, showing me things in the Bible I had no idea were there, teaching me how to deal with my convictions.
When I try to operate in my own will, I AM WEAK, OVER RUN WITH FEAR. A crippling spirit of fear. That cowers in the face of demons, that has absolutely no authority. Well guess what Satan, not any more. I am going to stay in tune with The HOLY SPIRIT and we are coming for you. I just know that the church is going to rise up. That we are going to be walking the way they did in acts. I KNOW IT!!! God is rising up an army. A army who is ready to go to war. One who is not afraid. I am no longer afraid of what people are going to say to me if I go up to them and tell Satan to go where he belongs. The same Spirit THAT RAISED JESUS FROM THE DEAD LIVES IN ME, and it is time to start acting like it.
Most of you read these and don't leave comments. But I am asking you to comment and let me know if you feel the same way. If you are stuck in compromise. If you are spending too much time in the flesh and not enough in the Spirit. If you are being shown theses things, but too afraid to speak up. Please let me know. I am starting to see that I am not alone. And neither of you. We have to remember, The power of life and death is in the tongue. So lets not be silent anymore. Let's not let our families suffer from illness, mental health, addiction. We have been given power to trample on scorpions and serpents. Let's not let that power sit in our pockets anymore.
Right not, I am devoting myself to the HOLY SPIRIT who is our helper. I pray you will do the same thing!!!!
Love you all and I am excited to see what God has in store. This month is going to be filled with a lot of darkness as this pride month rises. So let us not be afraid. Let's rise up. And as we do, let us ARMOR UP because it is going to be WAR!!!
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