As a servant of God Almighty and a slave to His authority, I have become fully aware of the possibilities that will present themselves through Him. Not in great detail mind you, but that EVERYTHING is on the table. One such example of what that looks like is; if I have to choose between loving one of my children over loving Jesus Christ my Lord, Jesus must come first. And that can present itself in many different ways. If you want a less ambiguous example, I can offer you this? If God asks me to sell my home and use the proceeds to pay off any lingering debt and then He says, that amount you have left over to carry you through or that will create a little comfort in your life, yeah that, I want it. There is no discussion, it is His in the first place and what true right do I have to it? Im not sure if either one of those hit home for any of you, but with all possibilities in play you can see what He is after. He is the potter and we are the clay. The clay is always obedient to the hands of its molder. So, are you there or getting there? If not, dont fret. Someone has to tell you where this is heading. So, if that was not what you were expecting, it is time to reevaluate what you are walking into. Its time to reevaluate what you consider to be of utmost importance to you. Losing you or all about you. This conquest of each life truly comes down to the ultimate fork in the road at many points along the way. One arrow points to you and the other points to Him. Oh we may think there is a third option that says a little of Him and a little of you, but sadly that is not what that option is. That option is still you. 23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. (Luke 9:23-26 ESV) No where in that passage did Jesus offer partiality. It is a clear line in the sand. What I am certain you and I are continually realizing is that He, Jesus is not the fluffy, feel good, kinda God that some have made Him out to be. He is a warrior for the one battle that is waged each day in every life that walks this planet. That battle is for our hearts. When that battle is being waged in our minds, we have the chance to reason it out and we negotiate that third option or that third fork in the road. Some of Him and some of me. Working its way down to our hearts that fork in the road looks much different. It is through our heart that we see there are only two options. Choosing self, or choosing Him. Now mind you, choosing Him, will still come with things of our selves, but that is called transformation and there will always be this part of you that is hanging on for the ride, for the express purpose of pulling it out, seeing how it differs from Gods ways and Him, lovingly teaching you a new way and nudging you to walk it out, daily. If youd like I could provide some sort of list or commentary on how some of this will start to play out. How there will be evidence along the way of which choices you are making. Im not going to make that list right here, but again, if you would like me to provide one, He has already shown me that it is pretty extensive, in fact just typing these few sentences and hearing His voice go this and this and this, is exhausting to consider. But here is what I wanted to get to and I will do all I can to be brief. As I have begun to pray in the way He has prompted me to pray for specific people in my life. One thing has continually become evident in each life that I have prayed for, at least from the view He has offered me. The circumstances in each one of the lives of those folks I am praying for, have brought them to a viable fork in the road. Anguish and tears and struggle are as clear as day in some. While others are just turning to Him in a new and different way, with a simple joy and peace. My prayer, you ask? God, draw this person closer to you. What is very real in that prayer is that as He brings circumstances into each of our lives, it brings each life face to face with Him. Follow Him, choose Him and He will change your view and perspective so that even in the trials there is peace and joy. But, you say, not everyone will go that route and you are correct. For those that He draws close to Him, that choose themselves, they say, I will not bow my knee to anyone. I can make a go of this on my own. I like the world and all that it offers. I know what I am capable of. One heart gets softened and the other hardened. Each heart reveals His glory on both sides of those verdicts. So I must ask dear friends, would you like me to pray for you? Or would you rather I didnt, for what I am leading each person to, are daily circumstances that clearly define the fork in the road. Now, before you begin thinking I have become prideful about this, thinking I have some place to stand before Him that others dont. That is not what I am saying. I am just a person that has a desire for others to work toward their next step with Him. Standing still in essence is not His desire for any of our lives and even though there is great obedience in the scripture that says be still (Psalms 46:10), that is completely different and great growth comes from that. I am talking about just being complacent and indifferent about our own spiritual journey. So, I would love to place you in the path of that specific prayer, are you interested? Choose His path dear friends...
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:15:14 +0000
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