No trifling...Day 2

Hallelujah....I answered the call to arms again. This time it was 5:15...a half hour earlier than yesterday. No arguments and only a moments hesitation. My spirit had to rebuke my flesh again but my flesh put up a much weaker fight today than yesterday. Now onto today's assignment.

Malachi 2:5-"My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name.

I think life would be so different for all of us if we understood reverence.

Yesterday I received my pulpit ministry and while my flesh wants to fantasize about how grand it will be to be at the head of a great pulpit ministry, God spoke to my heart about getting serious. God said it was time I stop thinking about myself and start focusing on what I'm going to ACTUALLY say from this pulpit he gives me. Yes sir, you're absolutely right. This ministry is for you, it belongs to you Lord. So let's get down to business. Of course I will yield to your instructions Lord but there are some things I'd like to tell people. There were some crucial and great moments in my life that changed everything. I'd like to tell them about those moments.

I'd like to tell them about the day my goals changed from winning the lottery to winning the fight. I'd also like to tell them about the day I discovered that I can take a punch and still stand my ground! I think people would benefit from knowing that the enemy is not as tough as we think he is and he punches like a little girl. That's something that changed my life dramatically and permanently. I also think people need to know that we are called to expect more of ourselves and there's great glory in meeting greater expectations. I think people need to know that God is God but they have him confused with Santa Claus. I think people would be surprised at how much better life is when you serve Him than when you expect Him to serve you. I know I wasted a lot of years reading Matthew 6:33 backwards and I've got nothing to show for it. I think people need to know that not only have they been lied to but they've also been bullied. The people also need to know that along with being bullied, they've been coddled. And the damage done by both is enormous.

Some churches told me not to expect great miracles from God today, all those are passed away. Just stand strong and wait for the rapture. And while you're waiting help us stack chairs because we don't dare ask God for a building of our own. Other churches have told me to do steps 1 through 8 and remember these three things and given me the 4 laws of that and until I can get my act together, God won't trust me with real riches or abundance or anything else I need. Even worse than all those churches were the ones that told me to just learn to be content and don't get caught up with all the "religion"-sounds okay on the surface but what they were calling religion was traditional churches. Churches that have printed millions of Bibles and sent millions of missionaries into the unsaved world for about 1000 years. They can't be all bad. Who knows how many souls will be dancing on streets of gold because of the works of John Wesley and Martin Luther. These are the churches that will encourage you to not get caught up in dressing up for church but eventually everyone starts showing up in the same brand of jeans and printed button down shirts with the cool tribal pattern. These are the churches that coddle. The ones that tell you that you are a victim and just let Christ love on ya until the rapture. They've all missed it. They've all promised that everything will work out for the best if you just read your bible once a day, and stop cussing and drinking. If you'll just live a life of denying yourself and be patient, everything will be over soon and you won't have to worry about it anymore. Enough is enough.

I do expect great miracles from God and I'm done with being afraid of them. I'm done with just waiting for the rapture, I want to start in on the enemy and get some licks in. I don't want to stack chairs, I want to stack corpses of dead demons! I want to start wielding this mighty weapon God placed in my mouth to beat back the attack of the enemy. I want people to know that the life of faith is exhilarating beyond their wildest dreams. I want people to feel for themselves the rush that comes with winning a fight. Once you've felt the enemies dead body slump against the hilt of your sword and seen the panicked shock in his eyes when you refuse to cower before him, you'll never be the same. Nothing else will captivate you like the sound of battle. The trials you use to hate and complain about will light up your eyes and send a thrill through your bones. This is the life of faith. Be done with lesser things. Leave the score keeping and budgeting and dieting and commentating for others to do. Grab a weapon and start winning. Your victory is guaranteed, join the battle and see how exciting life SHOULD be