Then. A gust of wind came, blowing the remaining few leaves off its branches.
And it's as if the Wind of the Holy Spirit accompanied those leaves that rushed towards my house, hitting the window. For as the leaves collided with my home, He breathed this phrase to my heart.
"The winds of change are coming. It's time."I've known it was coming for a while now. The Lord warned me about five months ago. saying "You'll be fine, but you need to prepare as if things were about to get hard."
I thought I knew what he meant at the time. But most likely, I still don't understand the exact details. But this I do know, change is coming.
Ironically, it's the exact promise that Bar*ak Oba*ma has flaunted.
Now, I'm not about to step foot into political arena, armed with my boxing gloves and bared teeth. That's so not the point of my thinking at all. It just strikes me as ironic that the very thing Oba*ma has promised is the very thing that God has also spoken.
Though I'm fairly certain, they have different things in mind. *insert a raise of my eyebrows and a sigh*
These are the thoughts that flooded my brain... the thoughts that accompanied the words He was speaking to my heart as I drummed out a marching rhythm on the treadmill:
It's time to put away laziness and a comfortable familiarity with God. to go beyond just proclaiming to be a "Christian." to dig in. hardcore.
I believe we are entering a Time where we can no longer just say "Sure, I'm a Christian". For that word no longer holds power. It's been misused.
for political gain. for personal gain. in casual conversation as if speaking of a hunting lodge where we have membership.
Most assuredly, a far cry from the weighty meaning it first held: someone who has given their life to purely represent Christ.
It's Time..
that we, the Church, stop throwing around some "title" (I'm Brethren. I'm Charismatic. I'm...blah blah blah) and instead start really LIVING out Christianity.
BE the living Word. DO the things God said he was giving us power to do. Allow God to ACT through us...to demonstrate the miracles he has on the sidelines, waiting for His Beloved (us) to call them forth.
It's Time...
that we, the Church, hold fast to Truth. in all its undeniable offense. Because it will offend. Christ promised it. It's time to unashamedly shout it. fight for it. Not for the intent of starting arguments. but rather for the releasing of God's power throughout the earth.
Before Truth's voice is drowned out all together. muddied by a little of this and a little of that.
It's time...
to dig further into the depths of Jesus. to press past the "church" mentality, where it's perfectly fine to just grace a building with your well-dressed self and sing a few hymns. All while mentally going over the past week and waiting for some benediction that will excuse you to go eat lunch.
It's time...
to press in to the presence of the Holy Spirit. To die to selfishness and embrace his fullness.
to let go of all the things that entangle me here and RUN after Jesus. like my very life depends on it.
Because it very well may.
None of this is meant to stir up a spirit of fear. because that's not of the Lord. But as an awakening of our hearts and an opening of our eyes that we cannot continue to go as we have been.
...So now I have to ask myself, since God spoke this to my heart and all. What do I need to change in my life so I can better position myself to do just that?
