passion about the rest of this month. I am not fully certain what
our ministry will look like but I feel a passion about me that I have
not up to this point on the race. Tonight in our prayer time someone
said they saw a stick of dynamite that had already been lit and the
spark was traveling down the wick toward the stick of dynamite. That
vision that God gave tonight is exactly how I feel. I am certain
that we have an opportunity set before us that is unparalleled up to
this point in time. I am confident that God is about to rock our
worlds and prepare us for a greater anointing.
At training camp a illustration wasshared with us that seems really relevant. Growing up as children we
are given coats to keep us warm throughout the winter season.
Unfortunately, for our parents… we grow and the coats don’t fit for
very long. Therefore, our loving parents, out of the kindness of
their hearts chose to give us a new coat in the next season. This is
a beautiful illustration that depicts how God treats His children.
Those who are in Christ are always growing! It is not an option or a
choice! Walking with Christ stretches you, challenges you, and
allows you to become the person you were created to be! This growth
causes that which once fit to become snug and uncomfortable to the
point you have to take it off.
of men at the moment. We are about to take of our coats for a newer
one that looks nicer, fits better, and allows more room for movement.
However, there is a fleeting part of the process that leaves us
without a coat on at all. That moment is a necessary process for us
to appreciate the coats that we are given. I am confident that we as
men are about to walk into something that we have never had before!
I believe that the anointing that sits on our lives is going to
increase in an amazing way. I believe with all my heart that many of
us will leave this month changed for the rest of our lives. I
believe that doors will be opened and boys will become men! I am
utterly thankful for a moment such as this where we are able to
transition.
God said that we need to be ready in
season and out of season. We need to be prepared for both the things
we are prepared for
and the things we are not prepared for! In the
bible Jesus cursed a fig tree that was not producing fruit.
According to common agricultural practice this tree should not have
been bearing fruit. However, Jesus cursed the tree and it withered
and died. One of two things happened in that moment. Either Jesus
was an impatient man that lost his cool and used His God given power
to destroy…. or He made a very conscious decision to make a very
bold statement. (I will allow you to decide which of the two
possibilities makes more sense to you.) So Jesus curses the tree
because it did not have fruit on it. I believe that Jesus was
teaching His disciples that it was imperative that they be prepared
at all times. Jesus knew that they would face both things and times
that would be overwhelming, but they must be ready for them.
Realistically, there is no training protocol for the unknown. It is
inconceivable to have a training process developed for situations
that are undetermined. Yet Jesus commanded that we be prepared in
season and out of season….
What does that mean?
How do I get there?
I personally believe that this
preparation is made through intimacy with your creator. The whole
deal is about doing the impossible, feeling the impossible, loving
the impossible… We are not able to do this with our own strength or
merit. Fruit is developed on the vine! Unless you abide in the vine
you will not bear fruit! It is the fruit of the Spirit… OF THE
SPIRIT!!
