Monthly Archives: September 2011
Another Man’s Things….
Genesis 8:22 “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” There have been several significant times in our lives that correlate to the principle of Seedtime and harvest. On those occasions where we have moved to be a part of helping someone else fulfill their vision – i.e. The Rock of Wilmington, The Rock of Mobile, etc. – we have been blessed and overtaken with the hopes and dreams within our own hearts. When we moved to Wilmington, NC some years ago to help Pastor Ron & Norma establish the The Rock of Wilmington, we received our first store. When we moved to Mobile to come along side of Apostle Aaron & Robbie, we were overtaken with a great promotion. We could go on, but the significant message here is that when you set yourself aside and help someone else with what they are called to do, it has been proven that our Heavenly Father is overjoyed to precipitate your own visions and dreams. Moving and joining yourself to someone is not an exclusive definition of helping someone else fulfill their dreams. Some examples maybe to give of your time, babysit, be a friend, make a meal, send a card, pray for someone, mow someone’s yard, financially contribute, etc. When you sow a seed selflessly, you set in motion the principle established by Yahweh that is a constant – it cannot help but come back and overtake you.
Apostle Ball said “Be faithful in the little things, be faithful in another man’s things, and be faithful in your money – guaranteed success” Thank you Apostle for sharing the Keys to the Kingdom. They have marked our lives and set us on a journey of abundant adventure and blessing. Who would want to live any other way?
You know what…
In giving Yahweh full liberty in our lives, it should not amaze us that His Holy Spirit is faithful to touch those things in us that are hindering His fullness. While we are so appreciative, sometimes it becomes a tug-of-war between our flesh and spirit. We know the choice that we should make, but we often think – how could this really matter in the scope and scale of things? Or other people are not having any problem with this – why are you requiring this of us? Yahweh knows what He has for each of us and where we are in the process of redemption. Sometimes His Holy Spirit deems it necessary to bring around those areas of development over and over again until we get it right – believe us – we are not complaining – we are so thankful that He loves us so much. We know that our Heavenly Father is longsuffering, but we are sure that if we ignore His promptings, His voice will diminish in us until we repent. We cannot live without His voice – help us Holy Spirit to respond quickly!
About 20 years ago we heard Ron Corzine minister at the Rock of Panama City (the details are definitely not totally word for word, but the essence of the story is still the same). He told a funny story about a parrot on a perch out in front of a pet store in the mall. A man was walking by and this parrot yelled to him – “Hey you.” The man turned around and said to the bird “What?” The parrot proceeded to say, “you’re stupid and you look funny.” The man –astonished – turned around and kept walking. The parrot continued in his rant yelling at the man “Hey you.” Once again the man turned around and responded “What?” – only to have the bird yell “you’re stupid and you look funny.” Angered, the man was determined to find the storeowner and complain about the obnoxious parrot. The owner apologized for the unruly bird. He went to the front of the store – took the bird in his hands – shook it and told it not to say those things again. Satisfied, the man went on his way. After shopping, the man had to walk back by the pet store. To his amazement and shock, the parrot once again yelled “Hey you.” Not believing his ears, the man turned to the bird and said “What?” Smugly the bird responded – “you know what!”
There are times in our lives where Holy Spirit has had to keep bringing up areas in us that have to change. After repetitive attempts to get our attention, we have said to Holy Spirit “What?” – only to have His response be “you know what…”
Continue Yahweh to surface those obstacles that would disqualify us from ruling and reigning in the earth today. Thank you Holy Spirit for Your diligence and faithfulness to us. It may take a couple of times around the woodshed – but it’s worth it.
What we value…..
It’s amazing how we forfeit some of our most valuable assets by just not utilizing them. Things of value take necessary care and attention to keep them in working order. If we diligently maintain assets in our lives, they are always ready and waiting for use – much like keeping the battery charged on a cordless tool – at the time you need to use it – if the battery is not charged – it’s ineffective.
Our relationship with our Heavenly Father, by His Holy Spirit, is very much the same. Throughout history the human race has always had a difficult time with an unseen god. The most amazing thing is after having a relationship with Him for over 27 years, he is more tangible to us – as we have seen His hand in so many areas of our lives. We recognize the value and importance of a daily walk with Him – it’s crucial. Distractions from time to time draw us away, but His Holy Spirit is so faithful to “tap us on our shoulder” and we are quick to make the necessary adjustments to get back on track.
Giving His Holy Spirit the liberty and mandate to keep us in His way will not guarantee an uninterrupted journey – after all He gave us the ability to make choices. We, day after day, have to decide – what has value to us? We have learned to guard our eyes, ears and hearts. The world has tried to dilute our sensitivity to Godly things through TV shows, movies, and music. We have made the choice recently to not watch certain TV shows – allowing garbage to get into our eyes and ears eventually gets into our hearts. We want to honor Him in all that we do. When the time to perform has arrived, the time to prepare has passed……
Who’s word wins?
The world has given many labels or words to various people: ADHD, cancer, depression, physically challenged, slow, weak, useless, etc. As believers, we have the option to receive the natural word, or embrace the option of a supernatural word. We are not relegated to this tangible earth, for us there is a higher power. No matter what the world names something, there is a “name that is above every name.” Philippians 2:9
If we can receive Him, by faith, our situations can change. We cannot settle; we cannot surrender. Matthew 11:12 “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.” We have to say that for the last 27 years, we have continually had to press into the kingdom – not settling for the status quo. We have not received the negative words that have come our way, but have chosen to defer to the purpose and provision that Yahweh has prepared for us from the beginning of time. We love the statement that a friend’s son said in response to a teacher’s negative word to him: “those words are dead and they fall to the ground.” It doesn’t get any better than that! As long as time remains, let it will be said of us – “we have fought the good fight, we have finished the race, we have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4
Holy Spirit – we believe that you will help us – identify those words – inspire us to revolt – until “all things are under Your feet” Ephesians 1
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