Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Journaling, Revelation and Authority
Stop. Take a moment. Everything around you, all the fuss, all the dilema, all the uncertainty. Allyour confusion, all your pains, your hurts, your discomforts, your lack. forget everything for a moment - truthfully. take a deep breathe, get lost in the clouds for a moment. Drop everything and take 5.
I was journalling tonight and wrote out 4 pages. I had so much to write about. It just starts flowing after awhile and my hands just don’t stop. If they do, it’s for a mere second, I kid you not. I realized something while I was writing. It was important, I was getting excited about the things of God and what he’s been doing in my life and if you just asked me at the moment, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you everything the way I wrote it out in that description.
write. Take a moment and journal about your past year.. if you don’t want to and your set on not writing, then at least stop and think.. where were you a year ago today? What did your spiritual life look like? have you grown or slid back? If you’ve slid back, you need to start climbing the mountain and not tumbling down it. Actually... if you’ve slid back you may not know it, but you’re actually STILL growing, because it’ll be used in amazing ways, but you need to climb and not backslide. If you’ve grown, praise! I know my friends have been growing and we get caught in the midst at times and as I was journalling tonight I saw the importance of journaling in my life. I was encouraged by writing, by seeing what God is doing. I need it because it gets my thoughts clear in positive ways. Whether i’m writing about positive things or not, it’s a positive outcome. Everytime. It clears your mind. I started writing and began to see my track from the past year. Seing my growth and how the past year seems to be one big season of learning for me. it’s been packed full I kid you not. PACKED. FULL. Bloaded. Seriously, no joke, those are the right words and to think this is only the beginning. God uses me where I’m at, with the dirt on my face, whether it be a lot or a mere mark, i’m loved. i’m accepted, i’m used. I’m being cleansed one day at a time. Cleaned up one day at a time and in that I’m still being used for the kingdom. work the fields while you wait for God to show up so when he comes you’re not standing around and expect him to take you for a ride. Besides.. sitting around doing nothing is boring anyway.
the other thing I wanted to share is authority. I’ve been learning the authoirty we have in Christ. Getting revelation on it and practicing it. when the enemy angers me enough I stand under authority under God and tell him to get behind me. Tell him to leave my mind, leave me alone. He goes. If he comes back, I’ll do it again. I haven’t gotten REALLY angry yet, but push me... see what happens. I would think there is power in righteous anger. Trigger it.. I dare you. (If it’s TRULY righteous anger) I see how much we have that we don’t even realize. We REALLY do have EVERYTHING we need... so we just need to start using it. Start tapping into it. we don’t always have to run to someone to save ourselves when God has granted us the power to overcome your situation. To overcome evil creeping up on you. We truly cannot be defeated if we just understand the power of Christ. He’s won. who can stand in the way of him if the enemy himself has tried and failed? Who truly can be against us? Man? thats laughable. When darkness is chasing you and grabbing at your feet, if you shake off your fear and turn around with a holy attitude, you can bind that away. I get sick of being pushed around and there’s times I stand firm and stop and hold my ground. Meanwhile, Jesus is right overtop of me gently giving me the power to do just that. I want to share that so perhaps you might think about your situations. do you practice your authoirty? Do you even feel like you have any? did you even know you had it? Some do, some don’t. I’ve just seen a piece of it but I tell you I am practicing it and God is no fool, nor a liar. you stand firm and rooted in HIS authority and when you truly do that, you can feel its power. We don’t have to let the enemy or our situations overcome us, when we have power to overcome them. Yes, we still need help at times, but somtimes we just need to turn around, face the enemy with Jesus and stand our ground. Because it’s mine... not his.
The whole idea behind this post for me is I would like you to reflect your past year. not in a moment, but the entire journey and see where you’ve come. See what God has done. Get quiet, go in your room, or by yourself somewhere and actually take some time and look where you’ve come and perhaps even do an inventory check on yourself. if your results aren’t so delighting then perhaps you and God need to have a little chat. I found this very encouraging and it put a smile on my face because I can see God working through it all. Even though some times seem slow, God has never taken a break. God does not need to rest and he’s always up to something. you guys are awesome - keep striving!
I was journalling tonight and wrote out 4 pages. I had so much to write about. It just starts flowing after awhile and my hands just don’t stop. If they do, it’s for a mere second, I kid you not. I realized something while I was writing. It was important, I was getting excited about the things of God and what he’s been doing in my life and if you just asked me at the moment, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you everything the way I wrote it out in that description.
write. Take a moment and journal about your past year.. if you don’t want to and your set on not writing, then at least stop and think.. where were you a year ago today? What did your spiritual life look like? have you grown or slid back? If you’ve slid back, you need to start climbing the mountain and not tumbling down it. Actually... if you’ve slid back you may not know it, but you’re actually STILL growing, because it’ll be used in amazing ways, but you need to climb and not backslide. If you’ve grown, praise! I know my friends have been growing and we get caught in the midst at times and as I was journalling tonight I saw the importance of journaling in my life. I was encouraged by writing, by seeing what God is doing. I need it because it gets my thoughts clear in positive ways. Whether i’m writing about positive things or not, it’s a positive outcome. Everytime. It clears your mind. I started writing and began to see my track from the past year. Seing my growth and how the past year seems to be one big season of learning for me. it’s been packed full I kid you not. PACKED. FULL. Bloaded. Seriously, no joke, those are the right words and to think this is only the beginning. God uses me where I’m at, with the dirt on my face, whether it be a lot or a mere mark, i’m loved. i’m accepted, i’m used. I’m being cleansed one day at a time. Cleaned up one day at a time and in that I’m still being used for the kingdom. work the fields while you wait for God to show up so when he comes you’re not standing around and expect him to take you for a ride. Besides.. sitting around doing nothing is boring anyway.
the other thing I wanted to share is authority. I’ve been learning the authoirty we have in Christ. Getting revelation on it and practicing it. when the enemy angers me enough I stand under authority under God and tell him to get behind me. Tell him to leave my mind, leave me alone. He goes. If he comes back, I’ll do it again. I haven’t gotten REALLY angry yet, but push me... see what happens. I would think there is power in righteous anger. Trigger it.. I dare you. (If it’s TRULY righteous anger) I see how much we have that we don’t even realize. We REALLY do have EVERYTHING we need... so we just need to start using it. Start tapping into it. we don’t always have to run to someone to save ourselves when God has granted us the power to overcome your situation. To overcome evil creeping up on you. We truly cannot be defeated if we just understand the power of Christ. He’s won. who can stand in the way of him if the enemy himself has tried and failed? Who truly can be against us? Man? thats laughable. When darkness is chasing you and grabbing at your feet, if you shake off your fear and turn around with a holy attitude, you can bind that away. I get sick of being pushed around and there’s times I stand firm and stop and hold my ground. Meanwhile, Jesus is right overtop of me gently giving me the power to do just that. I want to share that so perhaps you might think about your situations. do you practice your authoirty? Do you even feel like you have any? did you even know you had it? Some do, some don’t. I’ve just seen a piece of it but I tell you I am practicing it and God is no fool, nor a liar. you stand firm and rooted in HIS authority and when you truly do that, you can feel its power. We don’t have to let the enemy or our situations overcome us, when we have power to overcome them. Yes, we still need help at times, but somtimes we just need to turn around, face the enemy with Jesus and stand our ground. Because it’s mine... not his.
The whole idea behind this post for me is I would like you to reflect your past year. not in a moment, but the entire journey and see where you’ve come. See what God has done. Get quiet, go in your room, or by yourself somewhere and actually take some time and look where you’ve come and perhaps even do an inventory check on yourself. if your results aren’t so delighting then perhaps you and God need to have a little chat. I found this very encouraging and it put a smile on my face because I can see God working through it all. Even though some times seem slow, God has never taken a break. God does not need to rest and he’s always up to something. you guys are awesome - keep striving!
// posted by JP @ 11:52 p.m. 
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wow.... powerful stuff! I love being under authority.... there is a short story in the bible about a man who has a sick daughter and he comes to Jesus so that she is healed... when Jesus says that he will come the guy says this "i am also a man under authority, give me the word and it will be done as you say" wow.... thats crazy faith and understanding of authority right thir! mmmm... it makes me realize what ALL we could have if we just tap into it as you said.... we COULD live in the abundant life that God wants us too BUT we need to be under authority.... if you are not under that authority you are prone to attack!..... anyways, ill stop now, powerful stuff... be blessed!
ok, first...long...really loooonnngg...but sencond, really good. I journal a lot too, and I learn lots about myself and the things going on around just by journalling and spending that time with God. Josh, you are cool because you journal...I guess that makes me cool too....whoa.
hey buddy I just wanted to say hi and yeah, you got to listen to a song called, "image of the invisable" by thrice. Get the lyrics too it's very good, powerful. Song of hope written by Christians in a secular band. You'll like it. Anyhoos cya on Saturday
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: 7:58 a.m., April 21, 2006
: 7:58 a.m., April 21, 2006
my appologies if my comments seemed a stab... it was not meant to come out as so... forgive me? *gives puppy dog eyes and sticks bottom lip out as it quivvers*
It's no problem Dawn, I wasn't in a good mood when I read it so naturally, I didn't perceive it as so... I shouldn't even have commented back to it - so, you'll have to forgive me too :)
Honestly, I find it so hard to journal. I've tried it, but I find that the main thing in my life between me and a stronger relationship with God always seems to be time. I'm too tired, or too busy, or (sometimes!) too bored. Its crazy how things get in the way, and its definately something I'm praying about and working on. Because I know when it comes down to it, nothing else is more important. Now if I could just get my daytimer to realize that.
Hope your having a GREAT day Josh~ Be blessed!
- i am going sheep lookin today... want anyone in particular? lol
- i am going sheep lookin today... want anyone in particular? lol
haha! Aww. Thanks for leaving me some comments. It made me smile! Haha. Yeah, the "people" in my teen relationships story are actually my sister and 3 of her "friends". Little close to home. Haha. Anyways.
Interesting post to say the very very least.
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Interesting post to say the very very least.
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