Words

My LORD is good with words. Not only is He good at communicating, He is the master. The ways in which He speaks to my heart are amazingly unique to me. But the ways that He can speak to you, are so directed towards you and not anyone else. I love that.

I have such peace in knowing that the one true God is capable of such great things. Things far greater than I know at this time in my journey. I pray as I grow in grace, I come to realize these "great" things, as not me just knowing he is capable, but experiencing it in my own life. I want to experience his greatness more than I already have. The good news, he wants to share it with me, and you too.

I started reading 'Victorious Christian Living' by Alan Redpath, today. Thanks to my dad and his supply of books, I didn't have to go out and buy it. I know that this is going to be a blessing to read. In the first chapter he says this, "My dear readers, at the very outset of your consideration of this book, I ask you to consider carefully your own spiritual experience. Are you in the wilderness of defeat, or in the land of victory? Is your life a constant struggle against the powers of darkness, with constant defeat, or is it a victorious war waged in the power of a Risen Lord?" Am I willing to go there? My first response is "Yes, I want to go there!" I want to live that victorious Christian life, where there is no denying that Christ lives in me. Where there is no denying that He is a great God.


Right now, I feel like the rich young ruler in Mark 10: 17-22. I am ready and willing to step out and say "Yes, I want to go there!", but am I willing to count the cost? Are you willing to count the cost? I was talking with a very dear friend on mine on the phone earlier today, and we were talking about wanting all of these results in our lives. For example, wanting to be healthy and fit, wanting to be a prayer warrior, wanting to be successful at this or that, wanting, wanting, wanting.... And we came to the conclusion, that yes, we do indeed want all these things, but we really don't want to go through the process of getting there. We just want to be there already. God designed life in such a way whether in the spiritual or physical, that you don't just "arrive". It requires discipline, it requires giving up of your time, it requires a whole lot of "dying". *Sigh* But dying is no fun....no it's not that great, but living, truly living as God planned, is so much better. It is so much better than living that old dead life because it is freedom, and that is were we experience God's power. Taste and see that the LORD is good. Just a taste and we will know that that life, that resurrected life, is the one we are meant to live.

Thank you Jesus, for being so good with words.