DANGER -- SPIRITUAL RELAXATION AHEAD

I do so love my time with God in the early morning hours. Actually, I truly love and cherish ALL of my moments with Him because I LOVE HIM, I am IN LOVE with HIM. Every beat of my heart from the time I was being formed in my mother's womb, every breath, every thought, every second of this earthly life, HE has been right there. I Love YOU my Lord, my King, my Creator.

Early morning brings the sunrise; The Lord's unique, one of a kind gift heralding the start of a fresh day. In the peaceful pre-dawn calm the Lord invites me into a dialog, a teaching, an overview of what pleases HIM and what is expected of me this day.

Most of the time, I talk out loud, but as I talk and hear the words as they return to my ears, through HIS mighty grace HE inserts HIS desires and directions, and expressions of love to me. When I turn to the Bible, awe consumes me as the scripture comes alive and really big dots get connected. [ Those who know...know what I'm saying ]

In these quiet moments, HE fills me with HIM. HE Points me in a direction. Some mornings as I pray, I sense HIS hand on my shoulder giving me confidence and often pointing me to HIS message to guide me this day. HE knows how truly weak I am, HE knows my fears.

Following is where HE lead me this morning:

The Patience To Wait for the Vision

By Oswald Chambers

Though it tarries, wait for it… —Habakkuk 2:3

Patience is not the same as indifference; patience conveys the idea of someone who is tremendously strong and able to withstand all assaults. Having the vision of God is the source of patience because it gives us God’s true and proper inspiration.

Moses endured, not because of his devotion to his principles of what was right, nor because of his sense of duty to God, but because he had a vision of God. “…he endured as seeing Him who is invisible” (Hebrews 11:27).

A person who has the vision of God is not devoted to a cause or to any particular issue— he is devoted to God Himself. You always know when the vision is of God because of the inspiration that comes with it.

Things come to you with greatness and add vitality to your life because everything is energized by God. He may give you a time spiritually, with no word from Himself at all, just as His Son experienced during His time of temptation in the wilderness. When God does that, simply endure, and the power to endure will be there because you see God.

“Though it tarries, wait for it….” The proof that we have the vision is that we are reaching out for more than we have already grasped. It is a bad thing to be satisfied spiritually.

The psalmist said, “What shall I render to the Lord…? I will take up the cup of salvation…” (Psalm 116:12-13). We are apt to look for satisfaction within ourselves and say, “Now I’ve got it! Now I am completely sanctified. Now I can endure.” Instantly we are on the road to ruin.

Our reach must exceed our grasp. Paul said, “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on…” (Philippians 3:12). If we have only what we have experienced, we have nothing.

But if we have the inspiration of the vision of Jesus, we have more than we can experience.

Beware of the danger of spiritual relaxation.

Father GOD, Lord JESUS, HOLY SPIRIT, thank You for LOVING me, for teaching me, for speaking to me in the most amazing and awesome ways. Earthly words cannot begin to describe how much I am in love with YOU, JESUS, May it be always your will. Hallelujah and AMEN.

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