Why are you looking there?

“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?”—Luke 24:5b HSCB

This was a verse spoken to my spirit last night right before going to bed….I wasn’t thinking about this passage nor had I read it, in fact I am preparing for the prayer seminar next week and none of my preparation has me reading this passage or anything close to this topic.  So right away I knew God was speaking to my spirit about something He wants me to grasp---this morning the verse I was led to is Ps. 143:8—“Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You. Reveal to me the way I should go because I long for You.”  Last night it was a  wakeup call for me---God knows the area(s) I needed to hear His direction in but sometimes I insist on going and moving in my own direction.  It doesn’t always have to be for the bad—it can be something good and positive but God doesn’t have “life” for me there.  In trusting in God I can rely on His direction and He will show me the way I should go---the verse this morning was right on as well. 

Through His word God pieced a message for me:  hey, why are you looking for something good (life) among what is dead? There’s nothing of what you are seeking there---what is there is dead.  Leave it. Let it be.  Instead trust in me to reveal my direction to you. Let me guide you where you need to go and there you will find what is alive—because of my love in the morning you will trust me! Trust me to guide you where you will find life!

Wow I love God’s word!! And I love how He speaks and guides us…

Maybe this is something you needed to hear/read:  let it speak to you!

Adelante!

Bea

Generation Glory

Iglesia Cristiana Adonai

Youth/Young Adults Pastor

Grieving...

“A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.  So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.”—John 16:21-22

I believe in this month God is calling us to a month of spiritual anguish and grieving. Not because something is wrong but rather because we should birth something in the Spirit world. What we birth should carry us ministerialy the whole year!

This weekend I was at both prayer meetings on Sun and there was a heaviness in my heart. A grieving of sort in the Spirit. I didn’t understand it. I knew why---I was grieving in the Spirit and asking God how do we pray for the young men and women of your body struggling with heavy addictions? How do we pray for those who simply want nothing with you? But there was such a heaviness of heart in me as if it was my own children or brothers struggling almost even as if it was my own struggle. This was Sun morning at prayer. God had me quiet in His presence for 2 hours. Not giving Him any fancy wording of praise (I’m good at it).  He just said stop and contemplate. It was at the end of that session that the heaviness of heart came.  He was speaking to me; He was making me grieve.  Why?? Because before I can birth or receive anything of the Spirit I have to have a time to grieve.  That is what He is telling the disciples.  You will grieve…you will not be celebrating like the world is—vs. 20 says, “Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.”  The world started the year celebrating in their own way. Many including believers have not made this month one of consecration or separating themselves with God—they are still celebrating from December.  Some are not celebrating but in their hearts is a sadness and grieving of the flesh not the spirit so it’s useless in that it won’t birth spirit plans.

After the prayer yesterday morning I was going to go have breakfast but couldn’t because I just wanted to keep grieving. It was strange!! This morning when I read this passage I knew what was going on---I was in the time of grief over the temptations and sin these young people are facing. How can I celebrate when my brothers and sisters are dying in sin? How can I use this time to celebrate while mothers and fathers are losing their sons and daughters to immorality, pornography, and party spirit? In the Old Testament there is a song the children of Israel sang where they ask how can we rejoice when our cities are destroyed? A Psalm where they ask how can we sing songs of laughter while we are in captivity?? There is no rejoicing  in my heart. I clarify its not a sadness in the flesh. I am not upset, bothered, or lacking in my life—God is good and is being good to me. He is taking care of my needs. The Lord is my shepherd and I am not in want---this is a Spirit led grieving. I am to birth something this month! This is my time to grieve.  But then Jesus tells them…”your grief will turn to joy.”  A joy a satisfaction that comes from knowing God is working in the lives. A joy that comes seeing Spirit led breakthroughs.  A joy that comes from the Holy Spirit that surpasses all circumstances.  The Holy Spirit would come and these men and women would come to know joy---real joy!! He would raise their spirits. He would be the answer to their problems!! Hence the joy coming…

It’s nice to know my grief can turn to joy. It would be helpless to not know this---Is God calling you as a member of the body of Christ to grieve in the Spirit? Does He want you to take time away from celebrating with the world?  Ask Him.  Ask Him what He has for you?  God is good in that although He had me grieving in the morning prayer set I was given time to praise Him in the night prayer set!! So I got to praise Him.  If I would have not been available to go into God’s presence by way of prayer I would have missed out on that blessing!! Don’t ever think you’ve prayed too much, praised too much, given too much---there is a blessing every time we dig deeper and go the extra mile. 

Adelante!

-Bea

Generation Glory

Iglesia Cristiana Adonai

Great Statement!

“Unless we are burning we can never set anybody else on fire. We can be so orderly, doing everything with dignity and decorum but … without fire! Correct but cold. On Mount Carmel the pagans laid everything correctly on the altar ready for the sacrifice but the devil could not bring a spark from hell to light it. Elijah then rebuilt the altar, stones, wood, sacrifice, everything according to the book, and called down fire from heaven. And it came! And it comes!”-Reinhard Bonnke

Very true---we can do everything correctly and even by the good book—but if it lacks fire—it lacks impact! I’ve been someone who has done both---I’ve done things by the book and with no fire and I have done things on fire because I’m on fire---I rather do the 2^nd!  Be on fire and light others up---catch the fire and burn!  Sometimes during my talks with God I tell Him I’ve tried everything else and it doesn’t work what else is there?? And here’s the answer—the fire.  To keep the fire burning takes daily fire maintenance.  Exodus 30 says the Aaron was to light the fire every morning he was to tend the flame---which means I can’t burn one day and burn w/ the same flame the next day.  This is another bad habit I broke at the end of last year---living on old fumes!  I realized to burn I had to light up every day.  With one day I don’t light up I won’t burn! Simple as that---and well let’s be leaders, teachers, friends, daughters, wives, and future wives that live on fire! 

Adelante

Bea

Generation Glory

Iglesia Cristiana Adonai