Breakfast For Your Soul

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

 “Which Will It Be?”

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
[James 1:15]

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 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams

Acts 2:17

Good Morning Beloved,

There is a whole lotta fighting going on.  This morning, I’m not talking about the wars in the Middle East.  I’m not talking about the war over health care or even media wars that are fighting for the hearts and minds of the people.  No this war is far more subtle.  It is a war fought in the heavenlies for our souls.  Sounds scary, but it doesn’t have to be.  As long as we’re on the right side, fear loses its hold.  We deal with external conflicts, and internal struggles.  Two natures fight within us for control over us.  Our flesh, which will always want to do its own thing, and our reborn spirit that wants to do the will of God.  Even the Apostle Paul, a man who had a face to face encounter with the Lord, who heard Him speak in an audible voice, on his way to arrest and torture more Christians, had this issue.  He is the one who said, “when I would do good, evil is present with me” (Romans 7:21).  We will never become so saved that we won’t have to deal with temptations and trials.  They come along with the territory.  Recognizing that we have an adversary with an insatiable appetite for destruction is crucial, but we got a job to do.  On a nature show, I watched men as they trekked through a particular jungle looking for certain types of snakes.  They were commissioned by the hospital to get the venom.  Time is critical, the bitten person has to be treated with that particular snake venom, within a certain period of time or they will die.  These men are heroes.  They appeared fearless as they went about their task.  Truth is, they did not have time to be afraid.  These men had a job to do.  They were not foolish, they were well-trained, and well aware of the dangers, but the fact that lives would be saved, pushed them on in their mission.  The same goes for us.  Destiny should propel us past fear, laziness, procrastination (Regina), whatever would hinder us on our mission.  Male or female, we have all been “impregnated” with something.  God has placed gifts, talents, ideas, goals, dreams in us that need to be nurtured and fed in order for them to grow, and then in the fullness of time, it is to be pushed out of us…released into the world.  It is a painful process.  Things are lost and shed off.  Other things will come up that may seem more important.  Tough decisions will have to be made.  We may need to work, when we’d really rather be at the beach, study when we’d rather be vegetating in front of the tube, but in the end… it will be well worth it.  Someone else may impregnated us as well.  Remember the enemy.  It’s his goal to plant as much negativity, depression, envy, doubt, jealously, strife, anger, defeat, bitterness, and loneliness in our spirit as he can.  He will use anything and anyone he can.  He has a mission too … abortion.  His goal is to kill our mission… to choke out the Word we have and make it ineffective in our lives.  The more junk he can throw at us, the weaker we become, and the less of a threat we are.  As a child/servant of God we need to realize the power that God has harnessed in us.  The ability He has given us to choose what we will give place to in our life.  So much is at stake.  The bible tells us that “all creation is groaning, waiting for the appearance of the manifestation of the children of God” (Romans 8).  Waiting for us to get in our place, waiting for the day when God will say ‘it is time’ and fix what only He can fix.  That day is coming soon, but until it does… handle His business … live the dream.

…. that Beloved is Good News!

U Blessed

Have A Fabulous Day!

Regina

Happy Birthday to my sister Carolyn!  May you be blessed with many, many more!  Enjoy today and may the goodness of the Lord overtake you, the Love of God engulf you, the peace of God surround you and the grace of God abound in you.

“He Reigns”, Kevin LeVar & One Sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPDUvrKIRtY

“Like Never Before”, Shekinah Glory, (William Murphy)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aNRxUDxfsI

“Psalm 8″, Richard Smallwood & Vision

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiYxodBRu7c