Monday, March 23, 2009

Impacting your season Part I

Your condition does not determine your position- the devil attacks you at the position he knows you are going to be not the condition you see yourself in .

Your Assignment has been revealed, but the manifestation of the assignment is on hold because he is working on your character. He is trying to change that ungodly character to a character that is representative of your calling.

The enemy’s job is to hold up your assignment so that frustration will set in, you'll quit, and fulfillment never occurs, therefor you should question the Lord - How can I affect my wilderness season? Understand that seasons are merely points of testing, character building , refining and pouring clouds. Always remember that the key is what you do during the season.

For example:
Hezekiah impacted his season by his petition before the Lord
2Kings 20:2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

Jonah impacted his season by making a decision to obey the Lord
Jonah prayed to the LORD his God He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. Jonah 2:1-2

Deborah impacted her season by consulting the Lord and following his directions against the naysayers.
Jacob impacted his season by refusing to let go of his blessing until he had it.
Elijah impacted the season of the little boy by praying faith’s prayer and speaking life.

What are you doing to impact your season?

The above represents notes from a portion of a message delivered by Mrs. SLC.
I pray you find some encouragement through this post and the ones to follow.
Remember you can impact your season.

SLC

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Consolation From Above

The scripture reads, “The minute I said, "I'm slipping, I'm falling," your love, God, took hold and held me fast. Psalms 94:18 (Message Translation)”. But for me it could have read more like, “They gon make me lose my mind”, or “I’m about to go off up in here”. It’s just another day at the office, and another trick of the enemy, people with mouths going 75, and brains still in neutral. Sometimes the people that need your ministry the most, are the people that vex you the most. Once Job asked his well meaning friends, “How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?” The funny thing is the trigger seemed to be the inspiration I received from this post. Whatever the case, I learned a valuable lesson from Paul. When the messenger of Satan buffeted Paul, he resorted to prayer, and he received an answer. The answer wasn’t a promise to take away the annoyance, but a guarantee of abundant grace to see him through.


Right now, I thank God for his grace and an opportunity to vent.