“But the boat by this time was a long way from the land, BEATEN BY THE WAVES, FOR THE WIND WAS AGAINST THEM.” (Matthew 14: 24)
I have always heard people talking about spiritual warfare, but never, before these last few months have I felt it for myself. I am in the middle of two tents, lets call them Tent A and Tent B and in the middle of these two tents is a HUGE area of water, a storm, called Hurricane, Hot Mess (which is I). Tent A is where I was and Tent B is where I am headed; to broaden my Spiritual Impact, go on the World Race, learn more about myself, and strengthen my relationship with God. BUT to get there I have to cross over the water, just like the disciples. I have been beaten by what feels like 10 foot waves. This season of my life has been, painful, lonely, full of fear, heart ache, confusion, the unknown, and to be honest I have been pleading with God to take me out of these troubled waters. I have been in a season of questioning God and myself. To put it simply, my faith has been stretched to places that I didn’t even know existed.
“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be STRETCHED OUT; DO NOT HOLD BACK; LENGTHEN YOUR CORDS AND STRENGTHEN YOUR STAKES.” Isaiah 54:2
When I was in Tent A, looking at the beautiful Tent B, I knew it would be hard, but not this hard. Now that I am so close to reaching a new season of my life, the devil is violently fighting because he knows what I will become through God! For the past few months I have been down playing the World Race. Let’s be real, THIS IS A HUGE DEAL! This is the future of the Kingdom of God, this is for God to get the Glory, for Nations to come to Know Jesus! God is calling me to make Jesus famous to THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (Acts 1:8). God has appointed me to this mission and just like Jesus takes me seriously, I take this adventure just as serious!
“And in the forth of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, ‘It is a ghost!’ and they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them saying, ‘take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” (Matthew 14:25-27)
In the moment of reading this text, I have now put myself in the disciples shoes. That in the midst of the hot mess that I am in, my vision of Jesus has been skewed. I had lost sight of who He truly is, my hearing was impaired by all the other voices around me, and my faith was beginning to slip. BUT Jesus whispered my name louder ” Hope, it is I, do not be afraid.”
“And Peter answered him, ‘Lord if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.’ He said, ‘Come.’ So Peter GOT OUT OF THE BOAT and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, ‘Lord, save me.’ JESUS IMMEDIATELY reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, ‘O you of little faith, why do you doubt?” (Matthew 14:28-33)
I remember two years ago, asking God if the World Race was what He wanted me to do. His response? “Go!” so I got out of my comfort boat and walked on the water with Jesus. In the midst of all of that, I took my eyes off of Him and focused my attention on, the fear, the finances, the unknown and the confusion. That is when hurricane, hot mess decided to drowned me. Then, I called out to Jesus, and IMMEDIATELY He was at my aid saying ” you of little faith, I am here by your side. My promise remains the same. Take one more step. Don’t you dare give up now! You don’t need to fight because when I called you to this journey the end was already in sight!”
This is what God has been showing me these past few weeks and I want to encourage you in them. Satan does not want you to get to your future because be is afraid of what you will become, because you are GREATNESS made by GREATNESS. You are brave, step out of the boat! THE DEVILS PLANS WILL NOT PREVAIL. This is just a season, and I feel the end is coming but I know that more than ever now, I have to fill myself with the Truth of God.
Will you join me in prayer for my squad (T-Squad) and I as we are gearing up to leave on this amazing journey!
In It For Good With Him,
Hope
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