Last night was amazing to me. God woos me along this journey in such mighty ways. I appreciate each of you. This morning I was starting my day as much like every other morning of what I have come to understand as “my life”, opening myself up to discuss yesterdays and seek God’s direction.
To My Fellow Sojourner,
As I sit here looking back at where I started, not so much the very beginning but the day I first looked at myself in that rear view mirror, trying so desperately to see my way clearly. I’ve walked across the miles: seen the smiles, the turned backs, the arms that would not embrace as well as the ones that opened wide telling me to trust them and give as they themselves were hiding behind a facade. I’ve felt and remembered the pain; pain I had never imagined and bondage no one can escape on their own.
I have read many travelers’ experiences and opinions on “how to” however the same thread runs through each of our tales. Today is only a point in time and all time has been closed. It is now about fulfillment of the days.
Everyone’s journey is as unique as they are. No one can tell you “how to” journey your path except the creator of your path. Many times we are looking to the creature, instead of the creator. The creature is to aid, not to answer. As I heard Him whisper one day, “the answer is the sojourning, the question an endless plight; be still and know that I am God and I love you, deeply, honestly, passionately so that you will know freedom and can love freely just as I would …..for me; always… in all ways.
These are precious moments I’ve lived, the good, the bad, and the ugly, (Clint Eastwood days), some turbulent times, some peaceful times and some exuberant times. I am not a writer as I have previously said; I am just another sojourner on a quest. I am putting all this out here, because He asks us to be real and to share. I know He will find the success He desires to reach whoever wants to know Him. If it is only one person, I am happy to know He has reached you, and that we share this experience together throughout eternity.
Whoever you are talk, sing, share and love… not because you’re perfect at it but because you can—for Him.
With love and kisses,
Candace
Today, I praise Him, I give Him thanks. There are just around 100 of us now. This does not include the wonderful people involved in the intercessory area, between 15 and 20. There are now individuals set to train as well as be trained for outreach. Some days it is very overwhelming for me to grasp the ways God has propelled and orchestrated his love for each of us to know He is Real.
This is what He wants us to understand:
My arm is what reaches through the chaos to show them the truly beautiful pathways to life. When they stand at the wayside and wait, I WILL be there, I AM always there, they simply lean on their own understanding (knowledge, sight, emotions and theories) to struggle their way along. I know not to lead them onto that path, the evil is waiting, crouching around every corner to head them back to his pit. I want them to be in peace so that they will change their mind and get away from what is waging war with fullness of life. I AM.. tell them that. I AM here, I AM an ever ready help in their time of trouble. All they have to do is believe it. I Will do the rest. I Will supply the vision, I Will supply the strength, I Will cover them with My Glory and They Will succeed.
I pray that the sacrifices that are made are glorifying to Him. This is what He has desired a relationship, a body to call His own. this is a fragrant aroma in His sight.
Look in the archives to go further. Topic: moments, journey, sight
Enjoy THIS day that the Lord "has made" - Just as He has Made YOU....and He calls you "beautiful".
What could be MORE beautiful than that?
Kisses,
C
Showing posts with label Habakkuk. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
We Must Encourage Each Other to Wait for It.
In women's meeting for the past few months we have been speaking about what we see as far as our future is concerned. We spoke about how sometimes we are looking through the broken desires of our past. We remember when our aim or goal was in hope and we were striving toward reaching it. However, something came to pass that made us doubt and our hope became doubtful in stead of faithful.
God tells us in Proverbs that hope defered makes the heart sick. Defer simply means to submit to the opinion, wishes, or decision of another through respect or in recognition of it's authority, knowledge, judgment. It means to commit or entrust another!
I reminded them of our discussions on the intersecting point in the road where we have to choose between fear and faith? When we realize that the reason our heart gets sick is because in the deepest part of us, we saw something and believed it was good, from God and in line with His best for us. Christ told us that the their comes to steal, kill and destroy. He also promised that we needed to be aware that evil is crouching at our door and to be ready. Isn't this that pivotal intersecting point where something crawled in beside us in our mind and told us that it was not going to happen, it was not coming to pass or it was snatched from us. Didn't we entrusted another and hand over what we were believing in and for? We must be aware it was ourself that made the decision to respect or give authority to deception.
In Habakkuk, God promised that the vision is not a lie. He promised that it is hurrying toward it's goal and it will make it; wait for it! We believe that God is not able to lie. We believe that He is faithful and that He promised us His word will not return to Him void. The only way that the vision will not be realized in our lives is if we believe more in something else than we do in God. Our vision changes! What we now see as our vision is that it is difficulty, betrayal and brokenness. We have to remember that it will still happen, we simply did not have all the pieces of the picture filled in yet.
I emplored them to not erase what they had seen, heard and believed. They simply needed to add details into what they first saw!
I reminded them that they each are a work God is doing to bring life, peace, joy, provision in full form to many individuals. He affects the lives of others through us and visa versa.
May we never be troubled to remind others just as Paul did many times. Keep fighting the good fight my friends!
With love and a Holy Kiss,
Candace
1 What's God going to say to my questions? I'm braced for the worst. I'll climb to the lookout tower and scan the horizon. I'll wait to see what God says, how he'll answer my complaint.
2-3And then God answered: "Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what's coming. It aches for the coming—it can hardly wait! And it doesn't lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait.
It's on its way. It will come right on time.
God tells us in Proverbs that hope defered makes the heart sick. Defer simply means to submit to the opinion, wishes, or decision of another through respect or in recognition of it's authority, knowledge, judgment. It means to commit or entrust another!
I reminded them of our discussions on the intersecting point in the road where we have to choose between fear and faith? When we realize that the reason our heart gets sick is because in the deepest part of us, we saw something and believed it was good, from God and in line with His best for us. Christ told us that the their comes to steal, kill and destroy. He also promised that we needed to be aware that evil is crouching at our door and to be ready. Isn't this that pivotal intersecting point where something crawled in beside us in our mind and told us that it was not going to happen, it was not coming to pass or it was snatched from us. Didn't we entrusted another and hand over what we were believing in and for? We must be aware it was ourself that made the decision to respect or give authority to deception.
In Habakkuk, God promised that the vision is not a lie. He promised that it is hurrying toward it's goal and it will make it; wait for it! We believe that God is not able to lie. We believe that He is faithful and that He promised us His word will not return to Him void. The only way that the vision will not be realized in our lives is if we believe more in something else than we do in God. Our vision changes! What we now see as our vision is that it is difficulty, betrayal and brokenness. We have to remember that it will still happen, we simply did not have all the pieces of the picture filled in yet.
I emplored them to not erase what they had seen, heard and believed. They simply needed to add details into what they first saw!
I reminded them that they each are a work God is doing to bring life, peace, joy, provision in full form to many individuals. He affects the lives of others through us and visa versa.
May we never be troubled to remind others just as Paul did many times. Keep fighting the good fight my friends!
With love and a Holy Kiss,
Candace
Habakkuk Chapter 2 vs 1-3 from the Message translation:
1 What's God going to say to my questions? I'm braced for the worst. I'll climb to the lookout tower and scan the horizon. I'll wait to see what God says, how he'll answer my complaint.
2-3And then God answered: "Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what's coming. It aches for the coming—it can hardly wait! And it doesn't lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait.
It's on its way. It will come right on time.
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