Ever felt like you have gone through seasons
where things were moving and shaking? It seems like you were growing in Christ,
doors were flying open and life is just so good! You enjoyed
your time with the Lord and then... out of
now where, you hit a quiet season
The scenario feels like doors don't seem like
they are supposed to be opening, you don't feel like you have
clear instructions from God, you almost want to run back to that happy
season but even those doors seem closed and it
seems like God isn't as close to you as He was before.
If you have ever felt that way, I want you to
know that it's ok & it's NORMAL. You're simply going through a test and you
have the option to pass the test & totally rely on God OR, you have the
option to go & create a life and open your own doors that will end
up in turmoil.
Let’s read
this story together:
The Tower of Babel
5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the
sons of men had built. 6 And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they
all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they
propose to do will be withheld from them. 7 Come, let Us go down and there
confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8
So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth,
and they ceased building the city. 9 Therefore its name is called Babel, because
there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the
Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
The whole earth came together and thought that
they were going to outsmart God. So, God had to confuse their language and shut
down their plans. And in your own life, God has to confuse the language you
have with your boss, that boyfriend you shouldn't be with, that church or that
friend that is pushing you away from Jesus. It seems like for no reason
whatsoever, you guys are no longer on the same page. You don't understand it
and it's frustrating but God had to stop the plans that YOU came up with for
your life.
You see, God has great plans for your life and
those plans include suffering, trusting Him and letting HIM lead your
life. In this private war, you may not even be able to articulate what
God is doing in your heart. You have this war of the flesh, this war
of trying to be who God called you to be, this war of wanting to quit, this war
of resting in God, this war of "when will it be my time
God."
Here's the kicker.
There are times where you're going to just have
to sit there and not move. I'm not telling you to be lazy, I'm telling you that
God may want you to stop building YOUR tower and sit there
long enough to hear HIS instructions for YOUR life. And you will have to be
honest with yourself, you won't know the next step and that’s OK. If
you had ALL the answers for life, why would you need Jesus? HE
places those voids in our hearts because we can only be filled by Him and Him
alone. He is calling you back to that quiet place with Him. So, be honest with
yourself.
This world screams into
our heart, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? What are your plans? What is next for you?
Where is your new man? WHY aren't you taking that job? It makes SO much
money! But there is this quiet whisper in your heart and the Holy
Spirit is telling you to rest. Don't move. Sit there until He leads and
instructs. You see, you ain't ready. If you were then you would rest until God
opened up the right doors. You would be OK with not knowing the next step
because you know that obedience is GREATER than temporary things.
James 1:2-4 says, “Consider it pure joy, my
brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the
testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work
so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
So, smile the next time that somebody
asks, "WHEN are you getting you a man??! WHEN are you doing this? WHEN are
you doing that? Smile because you know that you are trusting God and you
aren't going to step outside of HIS will to create some tower of babel. You
don't need no tower of a man, tower of some job, tower of something. You need
the very presence of the Holy Spirit smashing out anything that isn't like God
in your heart. You simply need Him and Him alone.
Let's fight this thing together. Let's all just
sit there until the Lord leads us. Even if we look crazy. Even if the world
calls us crazy. We KNOW this truth:
Philippians 1:6 And I am certain that God, who began the
good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on
the day when Christ Jesus returns.
GOD will complete it. God
will complete it. I said, GOD WILL COMPLETE it. Even if you're about to get
evicted. EVEN if you are lonely. Even IF you don't understand. EVEN if you are
sad. Even if things look down. Place your FAITH in Jesus Christ and not this
world’s temporary feelings and things.
But... will you believe that?
Let’s stop
building things that He never told us to build and going places
He never told us to go. EVEN if that means QUITTING on something YOU started.
XOXO.....................................
Ever felt like you have gone through seasons
where things were moving and shaking? It seems like you were growing in Christ,
doors were flying open and life is just so good! You enjoyed
your time with the Lord and then... out of
now where, you hit a quiet season
The scenario feels like doors don't seem like they are supposed to be opening, you don't feel like you have clear instructions from God, you almost want to run back to that happy season but even those doors seem closed and it seems like God isn't as close to you as He was before.
If you have ever felt that way, I want you to know that it's ok & it's NORMAL. You're simply going through a test and you have the option to pass the test & totally rely on God OR, you have the option to go & create a life and open your own doors that will end up in turmoil.
Let’s read this story together:
The scenario feels like doors don't seem like they are supposed to be opening, you don't feel like you have clear instructions from God, you almost want to run back to that happy season but even those doors seem closed and it seems like God isn't as close to you as He was before.
If you have ever felt that way, I want you to know that it's ok & it's NORMAL. You're simply going through a test and you have the option to pass the test & totally rely on God OR, you have the option to go & create a life and open your own doors that will end up in turmoil.
Let’s read this story together:
Genesis 11 New King James Version
The Tower of Babel
11 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. 2 And it
came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the
land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. 3 Then they said to one another, “Come,
let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick for stone, and
they had asphalt for mortar. 4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city,
and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest
we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the
sons of men had built. 6 And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they
all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they
propose to do will be withheld from them. 7 Come, let Us go down and there
confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8
So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth,
and they ceased building the city. 9 Therefore its name is called Babel, because
there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the
Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
The whole earth came together and thought that
they were going to outsmart God. So, God had to confuse their language and shut
down their plans. And in your own life, God has to confuse the language you
have with your boss, that boyfriend you shouldn't be with, that church or that
friend that is pushing you away from Jesus. It seems like for no reason
whatsoever, you guys are no longer on the same page. You don't understand it
and it's frustrating but God had to stop the plans that YOU came up with for
your life. You see, God has great plans for your life and those plans include suffering, trusting Him and letting HIM lead your life. In this private war, you may not even be able to articulate what God is doing in your heart. You have this war of the flesh, this war of trying to be who God called you to be, this war of wanting to quit, this war of resting in God, this war of "when will it be my time God."
Here's the kicker.
There are times where you're going to just have to sit there and not move. I'm not telling you to be lazy, I'm telling you that God may want you to stop building YOUR tower and sit there long enough to hear HIS instructions for YOUR life. And you will have to be honest with yourself, you won't know the next step and that’s OK. If you had ALL the answers for life, why would you need Jesus? HE places those voids in our hearts because we can only be filled by Him and Him alone. He is calling you back to that quiet place with Him. So, be honest with yourself.
1. You don't know where you're going, but God does.
2. You're sitting and trusting Him until He leads you to the
next step.
3. If He isn’t opening the doors then you aren't going to bust
open a door.
4. If He wants to pursue something, He will make it plain to
you.
5. Enjoy this season instead of running out of it. You've been
running so long and trying to create your plans for so long that God had to get
your attention.
This world screams into
our heart, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? What are your plans? What is next for you?
Where is your new man? WHY aren't you taking that job? It makes SO much
money! But there is this quiet whisper in your heart and the Holy
Spirit is telling you to rest. Don't move. Sit there until He leads and
instructs. You see, you ain't ready. If you were then you would rest until God
opened up the right doors. You would be OK with not knowing the next step
because you know that obedience is GREATER than temporary things.
Are you focused on eternity or are you focused
on building your name on this earth? I don't know about you
but I just want God. I want the Holy Spirit to so enjoy living in me that He
bursts with joy daily. I want to be so led by the Holy Spirit that I
see Gods glory like Moses did. This eternity mindset has nothing to do with
the very real tests and trials that will attack you on this earth. What does
the bible say about tests? Does it tells us to run? NO! It tells us to ENDURE!
To stay faithful to God and to REJOICE.
James 1:2-4 says, “Consider it pure joy, my
brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the
testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work
so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
So, smile the next time that somebody asks, "WHEN are you getting you a man??! WHEN are you doing this? WHEN are you doing that? Smile because you know that you are trusting God and you aren't going to step outside of HIS will to create some tower of babel. You don't need no tower of a man, tower of some job, tower of something. You need the very presence of the Holy Spirit smashing out anything that isn't like God in your heart. You simply need Him and Him alone.
Let's fight this thing together. Let's all just sit there until the Lord leads us. Even if we look crazy. Even if the world calls us crazy. We KNOW this truth:
So, smile the next time that somebody asks, "WHEN are you getting you a man??! WHEN are you doing this? WHEN are you doing that? Smile because you know that you are trusting God and you aren't going to step outside of HIS will to create some tower of babel. You don't need no tower of a man, tower of some job, tower of something. You need the very presence of the Holy Spirit smashing out anything that isn't like God in your heart. You simply need Him and Him alone.
Let's fight this thing together. Let's all just sit there until the Lord leads us. Even if we look crazy. Even if the world calls us crazy. We KNOW this truth:
Philippians 1:6 And I am certain that God, who began the
good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on
the day when Christ Jesus returns.
GOD will complete it. God
will complete it. I said, GOD WILL COMPLETE it. Even if you're about to get
evicted. EVEN if you are lonely. Even IF you don't understand. EVEN if you are
sad. Even if things look down. Place your FAITH in Jesus Christ and not this
world’s temporary feelings and things.
But... will you believe that?
Let’s stop building things that He never told us to build and going places He never told us to go. EVEN if that means QUITTING on something YOU started.
XOXO.....................................
