Lost In Worship

This worship is exclusive to those of us who know that if it was not for his grace I would not eat, if it was not for his mercy I would not enjoy success. This level of worship is for those of us who know that no matter what kind of fancy new car or shiny new toy he has blesses us with, there is nothing on the face of this earth that impresses God More that true and fervent worship. Knowing that there isn’t a car in this world so shiny that we’d rather stay home and shine it up as opposed to worshiping him.

Whats my Point? I’m glad you asked! Its simply this, consider Mary, consider the blessing of Christ that was bestowed upon her. the bible says at one point Mary and Joseph lost the baby Jesus! Where you ask? In WORSHIP! This was he who was made flesh to die for our sins that they have lost. The point here is this, when they got in the presence of God they lost everything they had in the presence of God.

They were willing to lose the Christ to worship God – How much more should we be willing?

That is the inability to know where to go or what to do after adversity has passed. Do we go in a different direction, do we believe that we have triumphed and continue to down the path thinking that we are strong enough to make it through this time around.

Which way to choose?

We often take the next step without consulting God on the matter at hand, we often leave him out of every decision that we make going to him as the last resort, when “all else fails” we then turn to him saying Lord, you’re all that’s left, when in fact it should be the other way around. When and how do we recognize that the way is shut and or the door is closed. We should examine ourselves from a distance to see if we lack the ability to  hear the heart of God.

The book of Isaiah 30:1-5 has incite on this subject, the word says

This word rings true with all things we do in life, we often make plans of grand stature without allowing God the place in our plans that he deserves. This is the greatest fallacy of man, because or best laid plans often go awry. Because here is what is says in the good book:

The end result of that statement is, the Lord is in FULL control, so don’t fight it, let him lead, it can only turn out for your well being! We have to remember to take a step to the side and allow the Divine Orchestrator to divulge his plan for our lives.

I have come to remind you, that let’s not lean on what we think is knowledge and truth, but instead what God says is knowledge and truth. Jesus came and with his all truths, and he has revealed it. Went to prepare a place and has left with us the Holy Spirit: the comforter who whispers to us the right thing to do. He is willing to give us direction in life, but we have to stop trying to treat God as the last resort when we are faced with an issue. Instead let’s make a more conscious effort in this the year 2009 to include God in every decision that we make, not just the big ones and not just at the very end.

So might say this is a bit hard to remember but, all these things become easier with practice. We challenge you to put God to the test, for the bible tells us to “Test Everything”, and why not!? This is a free pass to question everything and put it to the test, who passed up an opportunity to prove a point. The whole idea behind this is to try the Lord.

Sometimes we have to clear the room so to speak of all the things that distract us and are shouting over the voice of the Holy Spirit. He whispers life to us but often times we are too busy to hear, or too caught up in business to the contrary. So our advice to you is to SHUT UP! and LISTEN!!

God Will Make you, Much Like A Potter Makes Clay

Let’s stop to think about that for a moment. This means that you are not just someone meandering about in this life but you have purpose!
All things work together for those who love him. We must understand that the divine architect is cutting away at the mold that is your life in order to for a more stable and happy you!

T.D. Jakes once said in a sermon once that; “your history has implications about your destiny” We believe that the words he said is a prophetic word. If you look around you over time you can find glimpses of greatness that God is preparing you for. This is just one reason why we should never give up never suffer ourselves to be eaten up by the inconveniences that life might throw at us. May we be still, and be “like a tree planted by the rivers of water…”!

Sometimes we lay our heads down at night and begin to worry and wonder “how might my life have been different if I would have not dumped that person or if I would have just listened to a certain advice” or sometimes we may complain and say if that certain “someone would have just given me a shot at that job then I would be better financially”. But have we ever stopped to think that we were placed in the predicament in order to test and prepare us for the glory of God that is to come? Have we ever thought about the fact that when trouble arises he is always there, for he, the Lord has stood the test of time and no matter what the situation he been there and conquered that!

I submit to you that the lord knew every decision you would make, he knew you would be where you are right now. But he is just waiting on you to take hold of this current trouble and make a decision on where you stand in his word! Will we stand on his promise and exercise faith or will we fold our tents when adversity looms over the distance? What is the position of your attitude, how are you seeing your present situation, are you looking at the glass half empty of half full?

I submit again to you; that in the times of decision great men and women are forged! Not just brought about by happenstance nor did they stumble upon it. Rather forged as a blacksmith makes beautiful ornaments out of steel that had no form before his tools. Such are the children of men in the hands of God! We are like that piece of metal without shape, without the discipline necessary to become the beautiful iteration that it was and is destined to be. Now here is where we have to become very protective of our pre-ordained destiny. For when the enemy see’s that you now have a clear understanding about who you are, in line and what you need to do in order to reach the heights of God’s blessings for you(which are limitless) he begins to throw everything at you including, but not limited to, the proverbial kitchen sink! But great is the glory of God and great are his mercies because God already knows whats going to happen and he is with you always!

Some of us refuse to just be still and allow the lord to make us into what he will, we often forget that he is the divine orchestrator of creation, he is the omniscient sage of time who’s knowledge is limitless. So I implore everyone who takes the time out to read this let us trust in his word, and lay our burdens on him, believe me when I say this; he is strong enough to bear them all. When we have allowed our burdens to get so heavy that we are about to give up and fold our tents remember “before you came forth out of the womb I knew you, before you were born I sanctified you, and I ordained you…” We would do so much better in life if we just began to live up to these things that God has already worked out for us, it is already done we must now speak it into existence and exercise our FAITH!

Thank you for reading, God Bless