I have always missed you though my mind never did entertain the notion
You know me so deeply in the most intimate of ways
From whence I flirted with untaught skill, discerning, learning, knowing and then loving you
Tonight I return…
I beseech you to open your soul, for you and I are one, rooted deep within the core of life
Take me home.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Action- The Dream Catcher
I have desires, dreams and many things that I hope for. So I keep praying, believing and trusting that all my needs will manifest one day. However, I realized that there is one crucial thing that I often miss and/or ignore to guarantee assurance of this manifestation-faith, and not just faith, but the action behind the faith.
I need to learn to demonstrate my faith so that God can see. I need to, more often than not show God that I am serious about what I am believing for. Sure He is omnipresent and knows and sees all things, however, therefore needs to “see” my faith.
Learning from the great women of faith before me over 2000 years, ago a lady with a life-threatening disease though to herself “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” She fought through a crowd of hundreds of people, pushed and squeezed herself through the congested lot till she touched Jesus’ cloak. Also the Greek Syrophoenician woman, considered an outsider because she was non-Jew risked being incarcerated and maintained that her daughter should be healed. When she was told she was not eligible to receive any blessings because she was not a Jew she said “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” Now if this is not action showing tremendous desire and belief, then I do not know what is.
I have realized that we need to release our minds, emotion and actions and demonstrate that which we are believing for, against all odds. Prayer, though vital, alone is not enough. I believe that Gods needs to see more of my belief. Demonstration of faith is also an inadvertent way of fighting evil, because though our actions we are choosing to believe the truth and not the facts (bad things) happening in our lives.
A few great men also showed faith- Moses almost sacrificed his son, Joseph used his wit and jail time to impress the pharaoh, Noah built the Ark, Abel offered a bigger sacrifice, Abraham left his rich and fertile land and went to live in a dry and arid desert… all these people DID something. They did not just pray and believe that their circumstances would change, they did not just write down what they believed for and sit and wait.
We all need to do something towards whatever we are believing for and show God that our faith is more than just words, confession and emotion- The He will move!
I need to learn to demonstrate my faith so that God can see. I need to, more often than not show God that I am serious about what I am believing for. Sure He is omnipresent and knows and sees all things, however, therefore needs to “see” my faith.
Learning from the great women of faith before me over 2000 years, ago a lady with a life-threatening disease though to herself “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” She fought through a crowd of hundreds of people, pushed and squeezed herself through the congested lot till she touched Jesus’ cloak. Also the Greek Syrophoenician woman, considered an outsider because she was non-Jew risked being incarcerated and maintained that her daughter should be healed. When she was told she was not eligible to receive any blessings because she was not a Jew she said “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” Now if this is not action showing tremendous desire and belief, then I do not know what is.
I have realized that we need to release our minds, emotion and actions and demonstrate that which we are believing for, against all odds. Prayer, though vital, alone is not enough. I believe that Gods needs to see more of my belief. Demonstration of faith is also an inadvertent way of fighting evil, because though our actions we are choosing to believe the truth and not the facts (bad things) happening in our lives.
A few great men also showed faith- Moses almost sacrificed his son, Joseph used his wit and jail time to impress the pharaoh, Noah built the Ark, Abel offered a bigger sacrifice, Abraham left his rich and fertile land and went to live in a dry and arid desert… all these people DID something. They did not just pray and believe that their circumstances would change, they did not just write down what they believed for and sit and wait.
We all need to do something towards whatever we are believing for and show God that our faith is more than just words, confession and emotion- The He will move!
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