A not so perfect write up
““Enlarge the site of your tent [to make room for more children]; Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them; Lengthen your tent ropes And make your pegs (stakes) firm [in the ground]. For you will spread out to the right and to the left; And your descendants will take possession of nations And will inhabit deserted cities. “Do not fear, for you will not be put to shame, And do not feel humiliated or ashamed, for you will not be disgraced. For you will forget the shame of your youth, And you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood. For your husband is your Maker, The LORD of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of the whole earth.” ISAIAH 54:2-5 AMP
We love this scripture as though stretching and enlarging requires no pain!!!!
I’ve been feeling overwhelmed the past couple of weeks. Feeling like I’m hitting a wall with every breakthrough attempt. Making Ephesians 6:12 come alive {For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.] The only thing I know to do during such times is run to Him.
I am not a talker, I almost always struggle to express what I am going through to the next person. There are only a few friends who know how to dig it out of me lol…… What I love the most is that God does not need me to clearly articulate what my struggle is for Him to help. All I need is to stay in His presence. Sometimes that staying leads to more clarity, while sometimes it doesn’t. However, one thing for sure is, clarity or not I always feel strength building up inside as I wait. I slowly get an infusion of hope in my spirit that I am going to come out on the other side. I guess that is what faith is! Getting that assurance, prior manifestation…..
Two Fridays ago, a friend of mine invited me to a half night prayer at her church. Since I was short of words, I spent most of the evening praying in tongues and singing. For the first time in a while I felt strength. Felt like something was supernaturally attacking the dry patch that I had been feeling. While I felt relief, I knew the fight was far from over. What I found interesting was that, while most times when I enter a place of worship, I have always felt an instant breakthrough, this time I knew that I was going to go through a process and wondered why?
Yesterday, it began to make sense. While at church, my pastor spoke on the importance of a shift to occur in this season. This sermon made me realize that my current battle was there to move me to a new dimension of faith. Our key scripture narrated the story of the children of Israel about to enter the promise land. They had to walk around the walls of Jericho and breakthrough only came on the 7th day. Knowing that six, represents the number of men, while seven represents the number of completion, a complete rest in God’s ability than our own. God allowed them to get to a place where they knew that breakthrough was due to God’s power not theirs, breakthrough came once all their human efforts had been exhausted.
Later in the evening I decided to visit my friend’s church again for a Sunday night service. Coincidentally (we all know there are no coincidences with God) her pastor was teaching on the message, GOD IS ABLE. The sermon was more a question on whether we believe that or not rather than a statement. The sermon was based on the portion of scripture where the blind men had been following Jesus seeking healing of their blindness. Initially it looks like Jesus is ignoring them. Her pastor then explains, the reason for the initial delay was Jesus was allowing their faith to grow and leading them to a place of desperate faith, which ultimately taps into God’s power in unprecedented ways. Eventually Jesus healed the two blind man according to their faith (you could also say, according to the power at work in them). Reminding me again of Ephesians 3:20 [Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us]
While Jesus could perform a miracle and allow them to be healed instantly, in this case, he chose a different method, the Lord wanted to heal them according to their faith. Another penny dropped, could it be, that the Lord has allowed the current situation so that my faith could grow. Like a good father, He is making a demand on the faith inside me.
Today I am feeling much better, as I am starting to focus on the shift required to take me to the next dimension of faith rather than focusing my energy on the battle. As I drove to work this morning, I was listening to Covenant Worship and since today is report day, I could work with this song in my ears all day while I perfected my reports. I am realising that my heart is getting JOY. There is truly life in name of JESUS. As I continue to meditate and sing these lyrics, I know I am not alone. He is walking with me and will empower me to shift.
“Eternal King, You will reign forever, And we will see the Glory of your Name Be lifted high, For all the world to see, Your Name is all we need, There’s Freedom in the Name, Healing in the Name, There is Power in the Name, Salvation in the Name, There is Life in the Name, There is no other Name, Isn’t the Name of Jesus all we need, Isn’t the Name of Jesus all we need, He’s the Way, the Truth, the Life, The only way to God, Isn’t the Name of Jesus all we need, He’s the Way, the Truth, the Life, the only way to God, Isn’t the Name of Jesus all we need.”
Shift, New Dimension I welcome you. I know I am not alone. I’m ready to enlarge and stretch so that the shift may occur.
Blessed Week
Wells of Wonder 