Tuesday, February 9, 2016

When God speaks truth....

When God speaks truth...you listen. Let me just go ahead and get it out....I am so thankful for a Snow Day. I adore my job and I love the kids and teachers I work with, but I have pushed myself too hard the last couple of weeks and I was thankful to push pause today. I've been productive today, but I've rested. I didn't need the physical rest as much as I needed the mental rest. I needed a day just to go at my own pace (or the pace of my laptop battery) as I worked. I've come too far for you to tell me God doesn't care about what we need. For me, He knew I needed a snow day. He knew I needed the time to slow down and let some things take root, like the word(s) He spoke into my Spirit last night/midnight.

When the pace of life picks up for one reason or another, the fight mechanism revs up. You fight to stay on top of things and not feel overwhelmed. You fight to stay confident when you are feeling tired. You fight to keep your joy when the world around you says you should be anxious. You fight to press forward when you feel afraid. You fight to be the you that doesn't fit a mold or a box. We all have those moments if we stop and look back over the last couple of weeks. For me, when it's a fight..I have always wanted to run, hide. I don't like confrontation....but I realize now I was fighting in the natural battles that are meant for the spiritual.

God is always faithful to pour back in when the world drains out, if we will get still and let Him. For this talker, still means quiet.. Still means hearing Him say this is why Child and this is the what. It doesn't mean He's changing the situation, but that He's giving me perspective. He's giving me focus that propels me forward in Him. The enemy knows the fight that is on the inside of you. God has ordained your steps and the battle He has planned for you to fight isn't one you can exactly see. So the enemy does what he can to keep you distracted and fighting in the natural, so you will be worn out and too tired to fight in the spiritual.  When God got done with that truth last night coupled with a verse that He spoke just two words of, so I had to Google to find the rest...I wanted to shout. (and yes it was midnight!)

When God has given you a purpose, a destiny, and an anointing....walk it out. Your steps are ordained by God. So the enemy throws in a dart here and a hurt there, keep your eyes on the One calling you out of the boat. Greater things are still to come...and your time around the mountain has come to an end. This is your season of promise, your season of restoration...and as Pastor Aaron declared Sunday at RHC..The year of No Hindrances (receiving that in Jesus name!). Don't get so caught up in what weighs you down that you forget to give the weight to the One running with you. God knew your steps Child, He planned them out. He knew you were strong enough for this race in this season, or else you wouldn't be running it. When you are in relationship with Him on a daily basis (You are talking, He's talking...), He's got you covered. Hold on to that when the world throws a hurt...Raise your head with confidence in the One on the inside of you..and Keep walking forward!

If you take only one thing away from the blog tonight, let it be this.....Trust Him! He knows you better than you know yourself, He knows the moments that hurt you, the ones that make you feel insecure, the ones that make you doubt yourself, the ones that make you cry...He knows. He isn't surprised by anything that has happened in your day, so talk to Him about it. Let Him be the One that speaks truth that is healing ...truth that is calming from the inside out.

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