Time for A Breakthrough

Today was I thought it was no better than yesterday, but you know what everyday is ten times better than the day before. You know why I can say this? It's because everyday His loving mercies are renewed better, and better. I thank God because He is truly blessing me, even though my flesh is reluctant to acknowledge it. I see that God is making me over and better each and everyday, God once showed me a clay jar and told me that it was me. This clay jar was strong and withstood storm winds, hail, and snow; but when a hammer made of steel came against it, it shattered. God told me that I am going to break you, and rebuild you into something better. The hammer came against the remnants, and smashed the pieces into dust. But then I saw God with a dust pan and cleaned up the mess, he took it into a shop and put the dust on a pedestal. He went back and gathered all the scattered pieces, when he had found all the pieces He sat. He looked on the dirt and dust, and he spit upon it, and from it God's spirit flowed like water. Then he made a ball of clay, and He put it on a Potter's Wheel. He began to spin it and work the clay, to make a better and stronger clay jar. Once he had finished he put it in a furnace to finish His good and perfect work. After it was finished he put it in water to hardened it and cool it off (to give rest). Then he looked at his work and saw that it was good, it was complete, and it was holy. He said this vessel shall hold my essence, and pour out my spirit; and it shall stand the test of time. God is getting us ready to break us out of our old selves, and create new personas for us. God wants us to be complete and perfect vessels that can be used to pour out his spirit on a distraught world. These ugly days are the days that are breaking my flesh, but building my spirit so that one day I may be a worthy vessel. One thing that we fail to realize is that we are godlings, miniature versions of God; and that in order for us to walk in it we must be made over and broken out of these dirt jails. It is time for us as a people to stand up and stand out. The whole purpose of the vision says this, that God is the hammer, something that is ten times stronger than clay, will break us into little pieces and then rebuild us. The whole point, to make us into the true image that he has and wants for us. Our break will come one or two ways, 1. Through Submission or 2. God physically breaking us. I believe that I chose number two, because when God wanted me to submit I fought him, and now he is truly breaking me and molding me into an earthly miniature version of himself and full of his spirit. I want to say that instead of fighting God on everything try submitting to his will and allow the change to occur, or fight him and watch him break you. God's will is ultimate and will get done, and will not be hindered by your reluctance, only you will.

The Flood Waters

Even when it seems like you cannot make it anymore God is telling and showing you that you can, while you think that you cannot keep your head above the waters God is keeping you afloat. Today was such a bleak day, it rained, I woke up late for class, I was extra tired, I failed an exam, I am in financial need, I was a little depressed, and on top of that I am fasting. But you know through all of that crap (not the fasting, that was good lol) I endured today, I must say that God is really good; He is better than good. He has been such a comfort to my soul, and given me peace about every ugly thing in my path and in my life. I truly have to thank God because I got down today about school and money and he clearly said to me "I will provide". If I know anything about my walk with Christ and relationship with the Father, God is teaching me patience and that he is in control. I learn daily that God is God all by himself and that he does not need any help; I know that every time that I fret and become fearful I try and put my hand on a situation and try and control it. Every time that I do this I fail miserably, and I drown in my sorrows and disappointments. But through salvation I am saved, I love the book of Psalms because it always speaks to my spirit and uplifts me out of my funk. David is always praising God and making his request known to God. Psalms 69 is my newfound favorite, or at least for today until God gives me something new. This scripture hit home today because I was drowning, and I couldn't swim; but you know what God pulled me up when I lost my footing and had not foundation:

Save me, O God;
for the waters are come in unto my soul.
I sink in deep mire,
where there is no standing:
I am come into deep waters,
where the floods overflow me.
the floods engulf me............
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD,
in an acceptable time:
O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me,
in the truth of thy salvation.
Deliver me out of the mire,
and let me not sink:
let me be delivered from them that hate me,
and out of the deep waters.
Let not the waterflood overflow me,
neither let the deep swallow me up,
and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

He truly wants his people to reestablish themselves in Him, He does this by reaffirming our faith in Him, and in the fact that he loves us and will provide for us, all we have to do is call out to him and submit to his control and authority. Let Him take control and watch the flood waters recede. God Bless!

There is Power in the Name

What name do I speak of you ask? His name is Jesus, you know the man that gave his life so that man could live. We seem to forget that his name is all powerful, the bible says that God honors his word above his name, So if Jesus is the Word made flesh that means that God honors jesus and everything about Him; especially the name of Jesus,this being so because Jesus is his word incarnate. So just think about that, the power that the name has is all powerful. You figure that God honors Jesus, why because he made a sacrifice that no one else could. That sacrifice merits a praise and honor in itself. I was put in a situation that I had no control over, and what God was trying to teach me is that I can't control anything; but there is one who can control all things because they are his. So if I Christ is in me, an I in Him that means that at the utterance of his name my situation will change. Have you been in a situation where the winds of life are blowing out of control try this: Speak to the winds and say "In the name of Jesus, Son of the Most High I command you to be still". I guarantee that your situation will change. There is salvation in no other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12) The whole point behind this is faith, believing but not seeing and hoping in something greater than ourselves, believing that all expectations will be met. We have to get to the point as the people of God where we will not quit, we will not give up, and we will not be swayed; but we will get to the point were we believe solely in God's word, which is His Son Jesus Christ.

The Issue

Today God dealt with me about the woman with the issue of blood. It was is an interesting story because it talks about the power of faith, but it also talks about how God can touch us to stir up a move and change in us. If you have your bibles (lol my baptist upbringing) please turn to (MAR 5:25-34) or read below.
“A large crowd followed and pressed around Him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, ‘If I just touch His clothes, I will be healed.’ Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from Him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ ‘You see the people crowding against you,’ His disciples answered, ‘and yet you can ask, “Who touched Me?”’ But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and knelt at His feet, and trembling with fear, told Him the whole truth. He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering’” .

What I found to be interesting was that God had allowed her flesh to be afflicted so that it stirred up in her a faith that she would not have, if she had not went through that situation. I find it amazing how God can teach us lessons by touching us and sometimes afflicting our flesh. This move of God stirred in her the spirit of long suffering, determination, and faith. You see this elsewhere in the bible when God allowed Job's flesh to be afflicted, it taught him meekness, patience, obedience, and submission. God will sometimes use the affliction of the flesh to teach us a lesson, we would otherwise be reluctant to learn. And last but not least was Jacob, the man who stole his brothers blessing and was selfish, was touched by God. Genesis 32:24-32 says that he wrestled with an angel of the lord, and when the angel saw that he could not over power him he touched his hip. In this you see that God stirred up in Jacob the want for a blessing, and the want for a change, thus changing his name to Israel and blessing his seed. I find it funny because God has taught me the ways of his spirit through the affliction of my flesh, it has taught me to be patient and look to God. If I were to leave you with one thing this evening, it would be to embrace the affliction and watch it change your life. God uses this as a tool to perfect us to the image he wants for us, and the image he wants others to see of us.

2/20/2010

I pray that this blog be blessed by God, and that it not offend anyone. If it does so, I apologize in advance it is not my intention to do so. I wish only to spread the truth, and how it has affected my life. I pray that all that see this blog are blessed by the honesty in my words, there are no lies here only honesty. I wish not to confuse you but empower you with an understanding that their is only One True & Living God, and "that no man get to the Father but by the Son, Jesus Christ". (John 14:6) I pray that the honesty in my words allows truth to be found in a relationship with the Father through his son Jesus Christ.