Rise Up and Be Strong!!
Sitting here this evening, looking back and wondering about a lot of things!I am a man who has been blessed. To know the Lord loved me enough to allow me to go through the events of the last three years to bring me to a place of intimacy. Learning to hear His voice when He speaks to my heart and then to write that which He gives me!
We are all in a learning process, in a place of learning what it means to walk in this new life in Christ. And what I have learned, after 30 years, are the promises of God are for now. That He is calling us higher, into the new life that He has given to us when we accepted the Lord and begin to reflect the changes that come with a repentant heart.
He is not calling us to walk in our strength, but to walk in who He is, what He has become in us. It is Christ within.
“Get-A-Life”, really made me realize how much the Lord has done in my life by the reaction I had, which was peace, because I know, that He, the Lord is my defense. All I have to do is hand it over to Him and leave it with Him and press on. To share the love of the Lord and the healing power of His word.
There was a time that I could have not done this. I would have done everything I could to find out the who, why and where of the comments of “Get-A-Life” but rather than react with anger, the feeling was that of love, of sadness.
The Lord is maturing us my friends. He gave us an example in our Lord Jesus Christ, who prepared the way for us to walk in new life, teaching us how to deal with this thing called life!
We are not weaken but made stronger by the things we go through. Indeed the trials, the battles, the dark nights of the soul mold us, shape us into His instruments and joy does come in the morning.
Be strong my friends. Encourage, exhort and lift up one another in the faith and move forward knowing that your walk is not based on feelings, but on the unchanging and sure word of God.
It is a time for us to rise up, be strong in the Lord, to write, to share, to exhort, lift up and build up one another in the faith. It is not a time to quit, but rather a time to rise up and be strong in the Lord!!
November 1st, 2005 at 20:30
Amen to this! and thanks for sharing it.
Blessings, Elizabeth
November 1st, 2005 at 20:33
Great post. Yes, God is maturing us though the process seems to take longer in some (like me) than others. It’s a lifelong change though, and we grow and mature even when we are grown and mature in age (I’m not THAT old though, only 36 lol).
November 2nd, 2005 at 00:27
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November 3rd, 2005 at 18:51
I like how you’ve chosen to rechannel get-a-life’s remarks to the good. Since we know they always return to the scene of the crime, your written thoughts have undoubted been read.
Learning to hear His voice when He speaks to my heart and then to write that which He gives me!
Exactly. Operative word here, ‘Listen’. Not just hear but truly listen.
The Lord is maturing us my friends.
Amen. Often maturity comes with sandpapering our inner person. Most unpleasant but necessary if we are to be used of God for His purposes.
Consider Joseph. He had a time of learning/preparation before God’s plan was unfolded to him. He spent years as a slave and then in prison learning to speak Egyptian and culivating his leadership skills. The Pharaoh was certainly impressed. And when the time was right, God raised up Joseph to save his people.
Soar on, Paul!
The darkness is closing in and our time is near an ending. But the Light is close behind and will swallow it completely. And of His government there will no end. For such a time as this, you are raised up for His glory.
November 4th, 2005 at 00:07
You are such a dear… I love how God is working in you and through you
November 4th, 2005 at 03:25
I wish I could remember what you said more. I get too caught up in the why’s and the how’s and forget my real goal. I wish I had a close friend around that was near me in my journey. Everyone is at a different place in their journey, and I get lonely traveling along without someone to share my convictions, and passions about God’s word. That’s why I’m enjoying blogging so much. I’ve been able to dwell with these sort of folks, and just bask in the truth.
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