We sat down to eat fish tacos on top of the mattress box in the middle of our living room. We are still getting settled in, but the makeshift table worked great. Before we could take a bite, a fire truck zoomed up in front of our neighbor's house. There wasn't a fire, so we assumed it was paramedic services. We stood by the window, red flashing lights pouring into the living room, and wondered what sort of tragedy might be occurring on the other side of the road. We never found out.
The first day of Iyar, the second month on the Hebrew calendar was Thursday April 23 at sundown. It was in this month that the Israelites after being released from Egypt, and having passed through the Red Sea they began to journey into the wilderness. Here they began to see and understand that God is their Healer and Provider. God was trying to change their mindset from that of a slave in Egypt to a child of God positioned for His promises to them.
Understanding the love walk can greatly reduce the stress in your life. Keep reading to find out more...I'm going to give you 3 LIFE KEYS that can change everything. As we look at the LOVE LIST below from 1 Cor 13 we will evaluate how our love walk is doing. I know I evaluated mine. And to be honest, in the moment I wasn't doing too good in some of them. But I was able to make a great course correction!
We have all been given the measure of faith that we need to accomplish the goals that God has given us to do. Some have the faith to run towards the giants like King David. Some have the faith to go out and reap the harvest of souls. Some have the faith to be the troops that have the gifts of helps, mercy, and grace to lift the spirits of those being wounded. Some feel they should stay in their caves and pray and cover those who are out in the war zone. Whatever we are called to do we must stay united and back each other up and not hinder their mission because you might not understand how they can have the courage to go out and do what they do.
I was taken in a dream, in a vision of the night, on April 4, 2020, into another realm. Jesus took me on His rounds as He visited with the Covid-19 patients in a very large facility, perhaps like the Javits Center in New York. I walked between the beds with Him and He answered my questions about many things as we went. I was observing at the same time, the things He was doing. Jesus was checking on patients and He was standing by their beds as they passed into eternity.
No matter how hard we try; we can't make ourselves be someone else. Incentives, discipline, and accountability won't cure your personality and calling. There's nothing wrong with your design! God likes you the way He created you. Conformity to the expectations of others is not His goal. You are unique. John 12:43 NIV ...they loved praise from men more than praise from God. Our hearts are transformed when we have a good reason – the purpose God wrote in our hearts. Change doesn't come from changing our mindset and redoubling our effort. Change happens when we align our hearts with its purpose. Momentum comes when we realize that its God's purpose too; that heaven is co-laboring with us.
We are living in unprecedented times in our global history. With illness and economic pressures ravishing the globe, it's easy to lose hope. Life feels like a wilderness. In Numbers 21, we find an interesting story that I feel has profound lessons for us in this hour in our history. The children of Israel had been wandering in the wilderness. Barrenness for as far as the eye could see. No water. No vegetation. No change in sight. The people had been traveling over the hot sands and felt desperate for water.
Lamentations 3:22-24, It is because of the Lord's mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness. The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him. I love this passage of scripture because it reminds me that my God has set aside a portion, an inheritance for me. But how can we claim and lay hold of our portion if we do not know what rightfully belongs to us through the finished work of the cross?
"Trust God" is what I have been hearing in the spiritual realm for weeks. When I look up, I see the words "Trust God." I don't know what He is calling us to trust Him for, but I know He is calling us to trust. In my prayer time, I see "Trust God." I have been wondering what He wants us to trust Him for. I'm continually prophetically meditating on the words "trust God." The warning is coming as if something is approaching, as if there is something going to happen in which He needs us to trust Him.
I believe that the condition of the Church is the genuine concern during this global crisis. The location of where we meet corporately is really up for the Lord to direct. We can move a meeting around from one location to another but if the condition doesn't change, it's all the same. So what is the Lord wanting? Is He wanting to take us out of buildings? I hardly think that is the case. In some instances it may happen and may be necessary. Although, I think we need to not look at the circumstantial effects as the purpose. Rather, we need to look at what the Lord is saying in all of this.
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