The sound of the Father's voice stirred the resonating strings of my heart.
"Don't you remember that My voice is what causes your heart to burn?"
Instantly, all the past struggles of not knowing if it was God or if it was me came to the light and were perfectly clear. The voices that commanded me around, promising good from it, these were exposed as lying voices. The voices that would mysteriously say random phrases or show pictures in my mind while praying, these were shown to be faulty. Yet the voice that has both commanded and shown, the voice that has led me to pray for the homeless man, the voice that has caused me to repent openly to other believers, caused me to weep over the Word of God, caused me to prophesy the word of the Lord with clarity in answer to the difficult questions of a desperate mother... the voice that has led me in green pastures, and walked me beside still waters, and guided me through the shadow of death, this is the voice of my Beloved God. His name is Yahweh, His name is Adonai, His name is Jesus.
There is no one like this Man!
Why are you reading this right now? Possibly because you like reading my messy posts? Perhaps because you were intrigued? I submit that it may be because Father has been pressing the topic of rest, ministry, worship, leadership, or transformation on your heart.
I have something very simple to say.
The only thing different between you and me is how we were made. We are both capable of doing the same evil, and both capable of being fully yielded to the power and love of Yahweh. We are both limited and weak, we are both dearly loved by God. We are both called to live in purity, and we will both be held 100% accountable for how we use, abuse, and redeem our time.
My heart is burning. Is yours?
His heart is yearning, longing for nearness with you. Is there anything that is hindering that intimacy?
---Do you want to know His voice more than the voice of the accuser?
---Do you want to walk in victory?
---Do you want to be successful in life, and have boldness before His throne?
---Do you want to be made one with God?
---Do you want to fulfill your destiny for your life, and not waste another moment?
Just say yes, please, just say a big huge "YES!!!" to His call on your life. Please answer yes to one of those questions.
If you're not moved by the thought that God cares enough to give you His very life, it's time to take a step back and to ask to be broken by the chief Cornerstone.
Which brings me to the point of this post, and the answer to the above questions.
Something in you SOOOO wants to be used by God in a mighty way. Something in you longs to be famous in Heaven. Something in you is not, and will not be okay until you find that secret that sends you into the eternal adventure of what you were born to do.
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Take a moment to close your eyes, and let Him minister to you.
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Just a moment to lock eyes with Jesus.
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A little moment to rest in the loving arms of your loving Abba.
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No hurry. He's been waiting at least 6,000 years of time to love you. Let the emotion of the Father, and the affection of the Bridegroom Jesus impact you.
It's okay to feel good in God's presence.
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Just rest, and use your God-given imagination to picture what He says is true: you're seated with Christ in Heavenly places. Lean on His chest like John did, or let Him hold your right hand like He spoke to Israel in the book of Isaiah, or let His word kiss you.
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You feel that fire?
He is zealous for His bride.
He's not a passive white teenage American. He's a radical, intense, all-powerful, most-tender, emotional, relational, protective, passionate, strong, beautiful, Father and Lover.
Do you get it?
It's not about you doing something for Him.
I have the answer to every question of the soul:
He likes you.
This is the shield of faith: knowing and believing that He loves you, and likes to be with you, and not agreeing with any lie, no matter how convincing it may be, that comes against the knowledge of who He is. The darts of the enemy come to distract, hurt, and to destroy you.
The goal of satan is to make you believe his accusation against God. He wants you to believe that God will let you down, that He will fail you, that He will be unable to help you forever, that He doesn't have an amazing plan for your life, that He doesn't care about the little things, that He likes to see people hurting and dying.
If you see any of those darts sticking out of your heart right now, by faith, though it may hurt, GET THEM OUT! Do not believe the lies of the enemy! Lies bring fear and hopelessness.
He's not okay with His people living in the kingdom of darkness.
Whew. I'm done ranting.
He loves. How do you know He loves you? Is it through an experience or encounter that He gave you? Is it because you just grew up that way and choose to believe it? Is it because the Bible tells you so?
Whatever the reason you believe God loves you, hold onto that with all your might!
Then go and rest in Him. Trust Him. He is able to protect you and help you to fight and win the battles in your life.
He is able and willing and longing to love you more.
That's what this is all about. I'm writing this to say simply, "you need to rest in Him, to stop outputting or inputting from other sources, to close the door, get rid of all distractions, and let Him show you His love."
A heart that waits for God is a heart that will be strengthened in God.
How?
Because...
He is real, and shows Himself to those who wait patiently.
"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will abide under the shadow of the Almighty." (The rest of the Psalm is really amazing too.)
I'm loved, and so are you. :D
It's okay to be happy. ;)
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