First of all read Judges 6, so that you know what context I speak to you from. Gideon was an absolute goob, yet God called him "A mighty man of valor", and he questioned it right off asking God what he was talking about, and God was like "I'm with you, and I want you to save Israel, and your gonna do it by my power. " Gideon, not even knowing it was God talking to him, was like "can I ask you prove it, I need to run a couple tests." I imagine God shaking his head... fine ...fine... fine... do what you gotta do.
I know he was silly right? But isnt that how we are? Do we not hear him and say "God..are you talking to me? You want me to do what?" "But God I.." That , "but God I..." will get us everytime. We have to start being obedient to what God is calling us to do. Is it okay to ask for proof that it is him calling us? Yes, absolutely ask God for confirmation, but do not become a sign seeker, where all you are ever doing is asking God for a sign for this, and a sign for that. You have to get to the point where you trust him and his will for your life.
I know that I know that I know..... you know Jeremiah 29:11 I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord! Plans to prosper you and not harm you! Plans to give you a hope and a future!'
God isnt going to do anything to hurt you! Why would he .. he loves you! And you have to trust in that! And you have to trust in the fact that if he does call you to do something crazy, like sell your possessions, and move somewhere nutso to be a missionary, you wont even miss your stuff! I promise you! And God will totally ROCK your socks off!! He will bless you in ways you cannot even fathom !!!
Yahweh Shalom. The God of peace. Jesus is called the prince of peace which turns God into peace as a father, as a noun. It makes him the fountain, and the source, and the complete place of total and utter peace. However, if you dont "KNOW' him, you will never have that peace. If you dont talk to him, pray to him, read about him... you will never know his peace. It is a peace that surpasses understanding. Its a peace that says in the face of adversary, "God is with me, and I can get through this." Its not a fake smile plastered on your face when you go through tribulation, its a understanding as you go through tribulation, that everything, EVERYTHING works TOGETHER, for the GOOD of those who trust him. Even if you cant say those words during the fire, you will certainly know them to be true.
If you dont have peace, if you find yourself stressed out all the time, than you have not trusted in .. yahweh Shalom. If you are going back and forth... i dont know if I should do this, i dont know if i should do that.. what about this, what about that.... you have not trusted in Yahweh Shalom. If your heart is torn between partying or doing drugs or etc... than you have no idea who Yahweh Shalom is.
Check yourself, because trite as it may be, you may be the only Jesus.. the only SHALOM that people see, and if they know that you are a professing Christian, yet you are constantly stressed out, worried, unsure, lukewarm, etc... what hope is that for them? More importantly what does that say about the God we serve?
Get right, get in your bible, get to KNOW him. knowing who he truly is the only answer to the questions tumbling in your mind, the worries and the sadness, and the uncertainty. Yahweh Shalom is the certainty, he is the joy, the peace the answer to anything you may be dealing with. You have got to fix it!
You have got to change, because you are what is going to change the world. Which is not getting any better, in fact is getting worse as we speak, and all these dumb things we think of as important, phones, cars , houses, are not going to matter a lick... in heaven. We have such a short short time on this earth and we have to make it count for something... do something with your time here, so that you can lead others, or influence others for Jesus. Because when you die, that is the only thing that is going to matter.
If you do not get that through your head, that THINGS dont matter, that only what is done for Christ will have eternal merit, you are going to waste your very short life, and having nothing to show for it. Check your heart, get right, and allow the God of SUPERNATURAL Peace to completely overtake your life and your heart! He will rock you!!!
Love you all.....
