These words are repulsive to my flesh, they cause my mind to be torn, they cause my heart to leap in joy. These words are diverse from common thinking and every time I hear them, I see my calling…or so I think I do…
I was reading a blog the other day that struck me to the core of my being. It was talking about how people talk about heaven…how when we get to heaven there will be no more pain and no more toil (of course now I can't find it…if anyone comes across it please let me know so I can reference it back to here). Anyway, they were pretty adament about the realization that we are suppose to experience the Kingdom here on earth because if we weren't, God would never have created the garden of Eden.
Why does that resonate with me? I mean…should it even dare to resonate with me? After all….am I chasing something that doesn't exist? Am I am dreaming of something that is too good to be true? Was my experience off base when I began living in such a deep freedom? Did all those deliverances I witnessed first hand my imagination? Was I hallucinating???
God created the garden for us to reside in. Adam and Eve resided there and everything they needed to live, survive and even thrive was found within the boundries of the garden. And then it happend…sin.
We pray the Lord's prayer…in churches, at funerals (yes, I've seen it done), and at AA and NA meetings….yet, do we even realize what we are praying???
"Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." ~Matthew 6:10
So…we talk about it, we pray it, we suggest it yet we don't live it… but we don't even believe it!
I don't know…maybe I am crazy but I think there is a reason we are taught to pray this way!
I work a "9-5" job…and I am not satisfied.
I see people sick…and I am not satisfied.
I see people hurting…and I am not satisfied.
I have transportation…I am not satisfied.
I have a second job to help get by…and I am not satisfied.
I own many movies…and I am not satisfied.
I have my own TV and dvd player…and I am not satisfied.
I get a larger paycheck than many people in 3rd world countries could even dream of…and I am not satisfied.
I own a laptop…and I am not satisfied.
I have so many clothes, I never even wear half of them…and I am not satisfied.
I can have all the materials in the world…and I will not be satisfied.
My flesh screams for peace yet to no avail. The only thing…the ONLY thing that has ever brought me peace is seeking the Kingdom and living Kingdom. I can buy stuff…I can listen to things…I can hang out with people…I can do all these things and yet…no peace…no freedom…no love…no nothing…except pity and being miserable.
So why do I ramble on and on and on about this whole Kingdom thing? Because it is life. It is my life. It is the only reason I am living and breathing today and I want YOU to experience…it believe it…to chase it. I want you to see and hear and experience this life giving, life breathing thing called Kingdom. It isn't one certain item, one particular prayer or limited to one person…it is a lifestyle (seek first the Kingdom) that is focused on the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ.
I want to see the Kingdom come as it is in heaven. People…WE HAVE THE ANSWERS this world is looking for! Join me…please…and just pray that the Kingdom comes here on earth as it is in heaven. Seek first this thing and all else will be added unto you.
I dare you….
