I have come to the conclusion that my vlog (video blog) did not do justice on what training camp really meant to me. So yeah, we may have been cold, dirty and a tab bit smelly, but God revealed himself to me.
Have you ever been told that you are putting God in a box? Did you just pass it off like it was no big deal? or did you actually think for one second that they may actually be right. That maybe God told them to challenge your narrow minded view of Him. I have heard many times that we shouldn’t put God in a box, that I shouldn’t put God in a box. Most of the time, I thought they were just saying that because they had heard it before and thought it sounded good, that they really weren’t talking to me… just merely speaking the words. Other times I actually contemplated what it meant to put God in a box. I could never fully wrap my head around it… until this past week.
I didn’t know I had put God in a box. I didn’t realize that my limited knowledge and closed-minded concept kept God, the Creator of the Universe, sealed shut in a pretty little white box. Box, smox! Let me just tell you, friends, God is no longer being restrained in that white box. He smashed that thing into tiny wood chips. and Praise Him for that!
Let me explain: One night during worship, I was praying for the Holy Spirit. I was asking God cover me with His Spirit, to speak to me. I was praying for true freedom, for deliverance. I started these prayers with my hands lifted up to Him. My arms dropped a little in exhaustion, but pretty much stayed stretched out in front of me. By the time we were wrapping the prayers up, I noticed I couldn’t put my arms down. I could barely even open my eyes. I felt the girl beside me look at me, probably because I was the only one with my arms still up, and i whispered, “I can’t put my arms down.” She laid her hands on me and continued praying. I kept praying as well. I couldn’t stop praising Jesus. I knew this was the Holy Spirit. It was so heavy on me. I know I am not doing the best job explaining this, but I want you to understand that I was ROCKED by the Holy Spirit… and this is only a taste. and what a good taste it was too. I never want to try to squeeze God back into a box.
I know this may seem weird, but its real. Friends, I challenge you, if you feel you have put God in a box, no matter how big or small, no matter the color or weight, let Him free. His vastness exceeds far past creation. I can’t encourage you enough. I don’t want you to miss out on this. Tap into the mysteries of your Father.
Luke 11:10 says “For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
