Layers
How committed are we?
To the words that were once spoken,
every word that was written,
small,
beautiful tokens.
How committed are we?
To embrace each and every word,
to allow them to mold us,
to allow them to be heard.
How committed are we?
to read out loud his glorious gift,
to stop,
to pause,
remember his words,
when we begin to drift.
How committed are we?
to keep his word as our truth,
and allow the Lord to change us from being a coof.
How committed are we?
to hand over to the Lord each and every layer,
especially the ones that have been there,
from too many idolatry cares.
How committed are we?
to let the Lord in,
To do only what he can do,
change us from within.
How committed are we?
to live the from,
The one true Word,
To speak softly instead of an angry word.
How committed are we?
to allow Jesus in,
to know we are faulty,
and his love, his strength,
can help us to win.
How committed are we?
To the one true God,
leaning on him to repair,
each and every layer.
Layers can be changed,
It sure can, be done on our own.
How committed are we?
To allow Jesus in,
to repair our layers,
starting from the one and only cornerstone? -Psalms 118:22
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When the layers of who you are have been there for so long... how committed are we to change?
Happy February everyone!!! It's been one whole month and here we are, speeding towards the end of the year. lol, I do not know about you but time is flying by so fast I can hardly keep up. The benefit to this has been the ability to live life in the present moment. I have been pretty busy this past month, and with each day I am reminded of this beautiful verse, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" -Matthew 6:34.
This verse brings me peace because it reminds me to pause. Take a second to realize that I can only impact what is happening at this moment. Also, to give any worry I may have about tomorrow to the Lord. It has been quite helpful in this fast paced world we live in.
This month was full of revelation. Normally Inquire with the Holy Spirit what he would like for me to speak about in this ministry. It was interesting (as it always is) He was very quiet. I kept inquiring and he kept quiet. Three weeks went by and I was so intrigued, because at the time I was wondering if this was a test of faith; Will I worry about where I was to being led and if I would get revelation on what to say?
After three weeks went by I decided to focus on the present day and not worry about what I was to write about for February. I knew and know the Lord's timing is always on time and to just embrace continued worship and reverence.
I believe the Holy Spirit spent time working on my heart and showing me (through experience) what to write about instead of having a conversation with me.
This month, I prayed the most dangerous prayer..... Before I prayed this prayer I was in a situation that I, have and did everything I could in my own strength to navigate. The situation was not changing on my part and I knew that I needed to do something drastic in order for things to change. So, I prayed this prayer;
"Lord, Please change my heart. Please change what is within me that is stubborn and will not get on board with the Word of God. Please take out of me that which is preventing me to live your word. Please change my heart."
Now.
Let me tell you something.
The Lord in all his Goodness, Glory and Grace did not wait to bring revelation.
He moved Quick, Fast, and with intention.
He moved so quick that I needed to pray another prayer for strength and guidance to help me through what he was bringing me through.
During this whole experience, I realized that The Lord is waiting for our courage to lean fully into his word.
What he brought me through,
to change my heart,
I would not have been able to get through,
If I did not have his Word,
already written on my heart.
that is a whole mouthful, but it is true.
I love the Bible and the word of God. Im continuing to learn the word of God and I am so grateful for it. I knew what I was supposed to be doing, but my flesh was not cooperating. So I prayed for the Lord to change my heart. But deep down in my knowing, I know now (after this experience) that the Lord would not have changed my heart if I was not prepared for the spiritual warfare that the changing came along with.
This month was such an expansion for me of who God is, Who Jesus is, and who the Holy Spirit is. When we choose the word of God as our compass and embrace situations in our lives with;
the bread -John 6:46/50
the truth -John 8:31-32
and a commitment to following Jesus -Luke 9:23
I now know from the depths of my soul (through this month's experience) that the Lord can change,
remove,
and strengthen,
each layer that makes us his.
with warmth,
Crystal
Scriptures to ponder on:
Matthew 6:34
Matthew 5:46-47
Psalms 24:1
Psalms 118:22
Matthew 6:34
John 6:46/50
John 8:31-32
Luke 9:23