Ever wonder what
happens when you pray big and bold prayers?
Does manna from
Heaven simple fall all over you and in an instant you are equipped with exactly
what you asked for?
Does your head
suddenly gain all the knowledge required to step into that deep unknown abyss
you want to walk through?
Or does the devil
hear you and come flying in, knocking down every chance you had been
contemplating, making it impossible to actually reach your goal?
None of these.*
One thing the Lord
has been showing me over and over is that when you pray big and bold prayers,
He creates opportunities.
Opportunities that
allow you to exercise your faith and trust in Him, stepping out in confidence
that He will be right next to you.
So why is it that
when I pray big and bold prayers, and an opportunity presents itself, I run
hard and fast?
And usually, in the
wrong direction…
I want the unshakable
faith, but always seem a bit too scared to exercise the little I actually
attain at the current moment.
A few months ago, a
friend of mine gave me a word that the Lord had placed on her heart.
She said, “I’m opening your eyes. Be willing to see. -God“
If God is opening my
eyes, wouldn’t I be able to see whatever He is showing me?
Not exactly…
Everything we do is a
choice. And everything we see, we can choose to see through two different sets
of eyes.
Worldly eyes or God’s
eyes.
Selfish eyes or Kingdom
eyes.
We must be willing to
see with eyes of the One who created,
instead of simply seeing the surface of what He created.
So when these opportunities
come, I can choose to look through my eyes and see only what my mind can fathom
(or logically reason).
Or I can choose to
see through Kingdom eyes, and know that what the Lord called me to, He is
faithful to carry it out until the day of completion.
And also know that by
stepping out into the “there is no way I can possible handle this,” people are
allowed to see the power that God possesses when He comes in and handles it.
Two sets of eyes.
Two separate worlds.
Always one choice.
Stumbling block or opportunity?
My abilities or God’s Kingdom purposes?
“So keep up your courage, men; for I have faith in God that it
will happen just as He told me.”
Acts 27:25
High courage, bold faith, big purpose.
*I’m not saying these
options are impossible, because I believe my God can do anything. BUT most of
the time, this is not how it works for me…
