Wisdom

One of my personal prayers is that as I gain knowledge about people and God I would allow the Holy Spirit to transform that into Wisdom.  Well, I was just chatting with a friend on a social network, where I have friends that I never knew where my friends and still somehow ended up on my friends list, site.  This person I was chatting with I do consider a friend, and as we were chatting she shared with me something that the Holy Spirit was stirring on her heart.  She ” spilled her guts” as she says, but totally trusted in God and without realizing it, chose His Wisdom.  She made a decision for her life that God placed on her heart.  Now, that decision, if she shares with others, will seem to them to be overboard.  However, I know from first hand knowledge that we are all wired differently and God calls us to face our trials based on our brokenness.  He is in the habit of helping us through the grind and once we know what puts us in the grind, the easier it becomes to realize he is first and everyone else, well He loves them too! 🙂

There is no doubt The Holy Spirit is radical and when we choose to follow him by ” walking blind” even to other Christians we will look like a Jesus Freak!  I pray for myself that I would have the courage that my friend had to make the choice she made for God and her walk with him.  The new church thing is people claiming that are the church where they attend.  I want to say this clearly… I AM A JESUS FREAK!!!!!!!

The Shema

” Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, The Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength.”  This is the most central prayer in Judaism and should be a significant prayer for us as Christians.  When God calls out to Israel, we are apart of that call, though we are not considered the elect, we are adopted in his royal family.  Therefore, we understand that our God is one and he is three that are also one.  The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit.  He loves us so much that his desire is that we would surrender all of who we are to him.  He will daily bear our burdens with us and for us if we let him.  When we step into life we will face many fierce lions, obstacles we would rather run from than face and God says NO, do not run, trust me and Love me with all of your heart… Give up on your feelings and allow His hands to guide your way.. Love me with all your soul… Know that though you are born with inherited sin and you carry many burdens and have seen darkness, your soul is mine as you confess that I am your Lord, all of your stains will be cleaned, Your soul will be set free by me… Finally, Love me with all your Strength… I will meet you in the worse of times, when you have nothing left and feel as if all you can manage is one more breath, that is with all your strength and I, Your Lord, will make you strong in your weakness.  The Shema is a prayer for us to meditate on daily and know that our lives in Christ are moment by moment.  Tattoo this prayer onto your hearts my friends, so that people can and will see Jesus shine through us..  SO BE IT!

My refuge, my fortress

God’s promise to watch over us and protect us is so clear in scripture. Once you break it down you get a slight glimpse of the greatness he has to offer us. It is so comforting to know that once we are in his refuge, in the safety of his embrace, there is nothing, no man or no spirit that can influence Jesus to ever let us go.  The fortress he creates is not just a military stronghold that is invincible, but Jesus himself is the fortress by which we are protected.  No matter how heavy our burdens or how dark our past, he lifts them off and by his Grace we are healed.  In his presence we must  rejoice because all of the old is dead and we are created new.  Live in the Truth of Christ as your refuge and fortress in ALLyou do.  Most importantly do not allow the lies of this world, the evil one and your flesh ever deceive you into believing your not worth it.  In Jesus eyes you were worth his life which is without a doubt the most precious life ever…