Cultivating the Life God Desires:Preperation this season for the next
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God who love me and gave His life for me. Galatians 2:20
I like this verse. It is simple. There it so uncomplicated. I complicate things. God goes and clears it up for me. Thank goodness for those who follow Him who can help clear out the debry I am always adding.
I love that Jesus used so many parables to simplify, make applicable so many concepts, so many radical changes to the lives of those who were about to step onto the path towards Heaven.
Lately something inside of me has felt like a binding on my passion for Jesus. I don't suppose I could fully explain it. Now that I am finally feeling settled in my new home, my mind can venture away from thinking only about painting, unpacking, learning the area, developing a routine. The weather even allows for Captain Wiggles and I to venture out of the house, usually to the beach if it isn't Costco or Wal-Mart.
I start looking outward, not what I can do in my home but outside of it. It seems to me like that unbound fire that I know I've had, I've felt, I've lived, that gives such strength such zeal, such fierceness of spirit feels so bound.
What do I do with that?
I believe.
Jesus is the same today as He was yesterday and He will continue to be tomorrow. I may have a vacant spot wear my creativity, energy a zeal once were, but I do not doubt it is just a season and they will be back soon and when it is, it will be different, better, more like Jesus. I can wait for it. I'm so use to rushing, to forcing things to happen. God's timing will not be rushed.
In the mean time.
It isn't a winter so I'm not expecting a spring. This isn't the cold season and I'm not waiting for the time to bloom. That time has happened in my life. I would say this is more a maintaining. A summer where there is much work to be done not in a pretty flower bed, but the fields like on a farm. A harvest time is coming. It is such a new thought, words fail me to explain it, but its there. I'm waiting. I'm working.
I will prepare myself.
The feelings don't change my responsibility. There will be preparation for a time to harvest; memorize verses, study scripture, build up the knowledge. Practice just sitting and listening (that I am the worst at) so that when God speaks, There won't be missing it. I'll know when it is Him or Satan because there will be knowing what God wouldn't say and what is of Him. There will be the prepared ability to sit and listen.
I will act.
I will leap forward, hands to the stalks. I won't need to hesitate, because all that time, God was preparing, nurturing, weeding out the weeds, watering the good, shewing away the pests in me that I can in turn do the same and be a new kind of vessel. What it will look like I'm excited to know.
For now, I will get to the business of preparing and it will have started before I even realized it was coming. God is so good that.
"Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest field." Matthew 9:38
I like this verse. It is simple. There it so uncomplicated. I complicate things. God goes and clears it up for me. Thank goodness for those who follow Him who can help clear out the debry I am always adding.
I love that Jesus used so many parables to simplify, make applicable so many concepts, so many radical changes to the lives of those who were about to step onto the path towards Heaven.
Lately something inside of me has felt like a binding on my passion for Jesus. I don't suppose I could fully explain it. Now that I am finally feeling settled in my new home, my mind can venture away from thinking only about painting, unpacking, learning the area, developing a routine. The weather even allows for Captain Wiggles and I to venture out of the house, usually to the beach if it isn't Costco or Wal-Mart.
I start looking outward, not what I can do in my home but outside of it. It seems to me like that unbound fire that I know I've had, I've felt, I've lived, that gives such strength such zeal, such fierceness of spirit feels so bound.
What do I do with that?
I believe.
Jesus is the same today as He was yesterday and He will continue to be tomorrow. I may have a vacant spot wear my creativity, energy a zeal once were, but I do not doubt it is just a season and they will be back soon and when it is, it will be different, better, more like Jesus. I can wait for it. I'm so use to rushing, to forcing things to happen. God's timing will not be rushed.
In the mean time.
It isn't a winter so I'm not expecting a spring. This isn't the cold season and I'm not waiting for the time to bloom. That time has happened in my life. I would say this is more a maintaining. A summer where there is much work to be done not in a pretty flower bed, but the fields like on a farm. A harvest time is coming. It is such a new thought, words fail me to explain it, but its there. I'm waiting. I'm working.
I will prepare myself.
The feelings don't change my responsibility. There will be preparation for a time to harvest; memorize verses, study scripture, build up the knowledge. Practice just sitting and listening (that I am the worst at) so that when God speaks, There won't be missing it. I'll know when it is Him or Satan because there will be knowing what God wouldn't say and what is of Him. There will be the prepared ability to sit and listen.
I will act.
I will leap forward, hands to the stalks. I won't need to hesitate, because all that time, God was preparing, nurturing, weeding out the weeds, watering the good, shewing away the pests in me that I can in turn do the same and be a new kind of vessel. What it will look like I'm excited to know.
For now, I will get to the business of preparing and it will have started before I even realized it was coming. God is so good that.
"Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest field." Matthew 9:38
Comments
I love that!!! Watch scripture. All throughout it people went alone with God for a season fervently seeking His face while He was readying them for all that He'd called them for. Equipping.... Preparing.... Drawing closer... so the He could sent them out.
There was a guest speaker at my mom's church one Sunday. As she stood behind a lady in line to shake his hand she heard the woman say to him, "I would give my life to know all that you know in scripture." His reply? He simply said, "I have." This man spent his life seeking His Savior's face and therefore was prepared to show and share His words and His heart with all those that won't take the time to. Wow.... I want to spend my life in and with Him!
Oh how I understand the crazy cycle of seasons of the spirit. It's okay and you are right, when it's time, you will leap forward. Until then, settle back into the arms of the Lord and let Him whisper words of worth to you. He sees you and you make Him smile. You are the love of His life. God made you to know you deeply and for you to know His love in return. There you will find Him to be more than enough. And I know you will want to shout it out...
Peace, be still. And by that, I mean wherever you are. Costco and Walmart included. He is with you. Always and forever.
God bless you...
Hugs,
Tiffany