Jehovah Nissi

The battle rages

My strength to the left and right

My banner The Lord

 

The battle cry of the soul goes dimmer in the silence. The lack of support drains the emotional bucket bleeding it dry. Each person needs support as the battle rages. The arms grow weak, the mind is weary as the enemy attacks. Accountability and Hope is given to us on the left and right. Just as Aaron and Hur set Moses down and lifted his arms when he could no longer do it, we need this in our life. We have all seen it haven't we. A brother or sister struggles through there battle, giving it there all..are they alone? Do we step up and lift of them arms....Stand in the gap when they cannot. Our hope is in our support and courage that God gives to us for others. Do we hide this gift....it is painful to support the weak, but it is necessary. It is what He died for.....that brother hurting is just as important as you are to Our God.

 

---"The Lord is My Banner". Exodus 17:8-16

 

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Blank canvas

Today is not tomorrow,

It is not yesterday.

Today is an empty canvas,

Full of Wondrous Amazement!

 

The tools given to each:

What can....

What will...

Paint the land with what is given.

 

Colors collide with reality,

Broad the strokes,

The color so vibrant.

Breathe in the Beauty...

 

Arms open wide,

Direct the actions of my Heart,

Use your servant..

I am yours.

 

"And I will delight myself in Your commandments, which I love." Psalm 119:47

I take delight in seeking the One who made me, saved me, and guides me. My delight is a deliberate act and not a burden. Each day is a blank canvas where God asks me to step out on Faith. Every moment begins with that step forward, some steps are painful, but others are natural. Does God take the same delight in my action if it is not on faith. Does my aroma give Him pleasure when my actions are simple? I will not fear tomorrow because my focus is on not today, but the very moment. My faith will take me to Him...

"And Peter answered Him and said,'Lord if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.' So He said, 'Come'....." Matthew 14:28-29

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Unfinished Business

To here is the call, The gentle breeze speaks. Consuming the heavy past, Breathing Hope for tomorrow. Ragged we stand gazing off, False hope in the comfort of the past. Here we are, there we were, Both one in the the same..... He wants us in the now, No preparation required for the meeting. Dirty and shackled He wants us, Ready to cleanse when asked.... Still a long way off He sees us, The journey is in the now. The burden He lifts, Releasing yesterday...cleansing today. "Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord......Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on." Exodus 14:13, 15 In my journey I have two primary objectives; (1) Stand still to hear the call and (2) Move on.... I have to stand still and listen to His promise and direction, once I have received that promise I must move forward to allow for the blessing to happen. With God at your side, the Journey is endless and rewarding.

Tomorrow is not yesterday

The pains of sorrow fight the light, Flickering the past into the shadows. The present is dim despite the brightness of tomorrow, Shadows swaying to hope, visions distorted. Only the One knows the path to Home, The flame is awakened by the Father. Teaching from history to revive the future, Calling into the darkness "Your Hope is here" Soft and smooth is the whisper, Tickling the roots to grow deep within. The walk is tedious and treacherous, The mirage matures in its Faith. "I have prayed for you..." Passions stir that once were lost, Ministering to the belief of Majesty. The patchwork becomes the badge. "But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.". Luke 22:32 There is always a moment of reflection before going forward to the unknown. A pause in time when we meet Christ,that Kyros, when the world stops and you speak to your Savior face to face. The questions leave and you are blanketed with His grace. Fueling the strength to walk forward,to do what is asked without question. He will provide the companions for your journey,for you are not alone. What is given is sufficient for today and tomorrow. The walk begins.....

The Mess

I am in the mess
Emptiness covers the Hope
Painfully I walk

The toughest part of The Mess in is believing that you are valuable enough to get out or worth the time. Doubt creeps into our thoughts and our hopes fade. Tomorrow seems lost and forgotten like a faded memory. The reality is that you are valued and needed. The hope that seems lost just sits at His feet. He is waiting for you to release the burden and he can replace it with His love.

The Mess is not required to be cleaned before it is presented to the Master.

Return to Me

The lights grow dim.
Step by step the path it fades.
The present becomes blurred with the past,
While the future tells lies.

The focus that once was,
Becomes a want of the now.
Confusion strangles the hope.
Chaos becomes my master.

From the darkness It comes,
Out of the silence It vibrates.
Will I look for the Freedom,
The beauty of the the Passion!

What a roller coaster ride this life is! The chaos of the now always seems to separate us from our true goal. It is so easy to see the pit before and after, but so difficult to see the pit while you are in it and trying to get out. The most amazing aspect of our relationship with our Father is His unconditional love for us. It is unending....it is withstanding and forever. I draw hope on the fact that I walk around with a tilted Halo, that I fall short of His love. But I try everyday because I know he stands there saying "Return to Me....and I will return to you."--Zechariah 1:3

Blasphemous Freedom

Darkness craved the fear,
   awakening the savage spirit.
Adrift in emptiness,
  wispers in the nebulous.

Frustrated by the binding,
  hopelessly drained of faith!
The desintagration begins
  as the radience fades.

Out of obscurity they are seen,
  deliberately they grasp my humanity
My spirit is roused from its slumber,
  my heart permeates confidence.

Blasphemy:  irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred
Freedom:  the power to order ones own actions

"Do not grieve the Holy Spirit." Eph 4:30.

Life is all about freedom of the heart, but what direction does this freedom go?  A lot of anything is dangerous, good or bad.  As believers it is in our nature to pull and tug from the spirit.  The flesh pulls, just as the spirit pulls.  The tension is tremendous and can weight so much on our spirit.  It can feel like a gargantuan stack of bricks on our shoulders.  We are not called to carry this load.  We are asked to place it His feet, seek His direction and wisdom.  Do not grieve the Spirit by taking advantage of the Freedom that you have, but take heed the calling of the Spirit as it does not require burden as part of your luggage on your journey.  The irony here, we give up freedom to the spirit and He gives it back ten fold.  Amazing, but sometimes we have to go through the darknesss to understand or it may require us to pull someone from that same darkness we stumbled upon.