Howdy!
Its been too long since I last posted a blog! It has been a crazy couple of weeks, from manifestations of the Holy Spirit to incredible testimonies of healing and encouragement! Today has been, so far, amazing!
Today I woke up to one of my favorite songs: Jehovah Jireh (meaning The Lord who provides . It completely encourages me and definitely wakes me up in the morning! After class today, I was really debating about going home or staying on campus to study. Thankfully, God answered that by having me run into Tim. We pretty much talked and walked to the street where the Rich building is at and he prayed over me for my sinuses. Praise God for afterwards, I felt my sinuses become nearly empty and I felt my nasal passage just clear all the way to my throat! Such a blessing! To make things even better, Justin was parked right behind us and asked us to pray for his cough! Prayed over it and he said it significantly felt better! God is so good, its crazy! Seeing Justin there, I felt that I should ride with him to go home, and I must say, it was an extreme blessing! We started talking about how God has seasons for us. A season for us to bear fruit and a season where we grow roots. It was really encouraging to hear that because it just confirmed me that God knows what is best for not only ourselves, but for His Kingdom! Upon arriving to my apartment, I felt really compelled to ask him if he wanted to stop by for a drink of tea. Thankfully, he said yes and we began a whole new topic to talk about.
Habitual sin was the name and boy, did he bring on the game! It truly felt that this morning was orchestrated by Dad Himself! As if, He came down from His throne and had a chat with me over a cup of tea. I'm so thankful for God and for Justin's obedient heart towards the Lord; he encourages me every time I see him. Victory is given to us. It is our choice to either take it and run with it, or just leave it. Sin has no power over us, yet we choose to fear it, thus giving it power. After Justin left, I got a revelation-an image of a carnival/amusement park.
I saw that people were lining up at the ticket booth so that they could exchange their money for the tickets and enjoy the amusement park. The thing is, the people weren't exchanging regular money for the tickets, they were exchanging diamonds, rubies, gold, and any other precious stone or metal that you could think of. I could also see that the workers had a dark sense to them. I check my pockets and reach in to grab hold of the same currency: precious stones and metals.
I believe that what it means is that, sin is like going to a carnival. You have real money, jewels, and you spend it to get fake money, tickets, and enjoy a day at the carnival which doesn't last forever; not to mention, you get sore, weary, bored, and you begin to just wander aimlessly around the park, seeing what else you can do that can bring some sort of entertainment. There are times when I feel like that: I'm wasting away going to the carnival when there's a kingdom with limitless joy and happiness just on the opposite side of the lot. I find myself spending precious amounts of time seeking sin instead of using that time to seek God or doing something that isn't of this world. I saw this verse that really caught my eye:
"Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food." -Isaiah 55:2
God is the only one that can satisfy us fully. These "rides" can only bring temporary satisfaction, if you can even call it that. I'm tired of seeing the same things at that carnival. I'm bored of the same attractions that offer prizes but are rigged to where you can never win. I'm exhausted of wandering aimlessly on the grounds just wondering what I should do there. I'm ready to go home; I'm ready to give my tickets back to satan; I'm ready to declare victory; I'm ready to go to Christ's throne and enjoy His Love which is not only effortless to receive, but also way better than any prize I can win at some trashy carnival!
God is calling out to us. He sees the pain in our hearts when we try something only to find that it doesn't even satisfy us for long. He has an even better satisfaction to offer and the coolest thing is: its free! God loves us and will never leave us nor forsake us. We just have to decide where we are going to spend our time: at some nasty, ghetto carnival or in a palace that has so many things to do, it would take an eternity to experience it all? I've decided what I'm going to do. Have you?
The day isn't over yet
amen brother
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