As I was letting the water warm up for my shower this morning I thought, "why is this water so cold for so long? Our water heater is only 2 years old!". Holy Spirit then started to show me how the water sits in the pipes until somebody turns the faucet on, and that's why when it's terribly cold out the pipes will freeze. I instantly felt a burning in my spirit and knew there was more to this.
I asked Her to reveal the lesson that She had in store for me. She began to show me that the water in the pipes is like Her presence. She's inside each and every single person, but it's not until somebody actively turns the faucet on (aka "accepts Jesus") that they're aware of Her presence moving in and through them.
Most people, like myself , turned the faucet on just a little bit and got so excited that we never turned up the pressure fully.
In the last several months, I've been crying out for Daddy to help me to understand grace.
I was desperate!
I couldn't live in this comfortable ineffective sheep fold any longer!
I felt stagnant.
This turned the pressure up!
As I turned the pressure up, a lot of cold crap started gushing out.
It was scary.
It was frustrating.
The assembly described it as backsliding and demon possessed.
I know now that when you want to understand grace, you have to be willing to let all the freezing cold garbage flush out of you to experience the heat.
To be the heat!
Religion will pinch off that flow, because it gets messy.
It doesn't look like what we've been taught Christians are supposed to look like.
It gets raw.
It gets ugly.
And if we are willing to be set apart from what everybody else thinks we're supposed to look like ...
WE WILL SCORCH!!!
The way that seems right to man doesn't just apply to the world...
it applies to believers as well!
Jesus was accused of being a drunkard and a glutton, a friend of sinners, demon possessed, and a blasphemer!
This is the only life that truly satisfies!
No more pretending everything is always good!
No more smiling when your falling apart inside!
Jesus is real!
He showed very real emotions!
He didn't desire the approval of man...
Or the religious elite!
Jesus came to love the ones that religion scorned
and set straight the ones who judged and suppressed!
Now that I'm starting to understand grace more,
I KNOW there is NO judgement!
I KNOW there are NO sinners!
I KNOW there is NO eternal punishment!
I KNOW there are NO devils actively influencing or attacking mankind!
Christ is all, AND IS IN ALL!!!
The finished work is exactly that...
FINISHED!!!
Our "job" now is to rest!
Be children of God!
We're seated in heavenly places!
We're in our Father's house!
We aren't servants!
We're sons!!!
All of us!!!
My advice to anyone who truly wants to know the heart of God more deeply...
Let your heart cry be unhindered by comfort and approval!
Cry out for a deeper understanding of grace
no matter the cost,
no matter the discomfort,
no matter the junk that comes up,
no matter the loss!!!
Let your life reflect rest, peace, and limitless love!
Live loved!!!
I asked Her to reveal the lesson that She had in store for me. She began to show me that the water in the pipes is like Her presence. She's inside each and every single person, but it's not until somebody actively turns the faucet on (aka "accepts Jesus") that they're aware of Her presence moving in and through them.
Most people, like myself , turned the faucet on just a little bit and got so excited that we never turned up the pressure fully.
In the last several months, I've been crying out for Daddy to help me to understand grace.
I was desperate!
I couldn't live in this comfortable ineffective sheep fold any longer!
I felt stagnant.
This turned the pressure up!
As I turned the pressure up, a lot of cold crap started gushing out.
It was scary.
It was frustrating.
The assembly described it as backsliding and demon possessed.
I know now that when you want to understand grace, you have to be willing to let all the freezing cold garbage flush out of you to experience the heat.
To be the heat!
Religion will pinch off that flow, because it gets messy.
It doesn't look like what we've been taught Christians are supposed to look like.
It gets raw.
It gets ugly.
And if we are willing to be set apart from what everybody else thinks we're supposed to look like ...
WE WILL SCORCH!!!
The way that seems right to man doesn't just apply to the world...
it applies to believers as well!
Jesus was accused of being a drunkard and a glutton, a friend of sinners, demon possessed, and a blasphemer!
This is the only life that truly satisfies!
No more pretending everything is always good!
No more smiling when your falling apart inside!
Jesus is real!
He showed very real emotions!
He didn't desire the approval of man...
Or the religious elite!
Jesus came to love the ones that religion scorned
and set straight the ones who judged and suppressed!
Now that I'm starting to understand grace more,
I KNOW there is NO judgement!
I KNOW there are NO sinners!
I KNOW there is NO eternal punishment!
I KNOW there are NO devils actively influencing or attacking mankind!
Christ is all, AND IS IN ALL!!!
The finished work is exactly that...
FINISHED!!!
Our "job" now is to rest!
Be children of God!
We're seated in heavenly places!
We're in our Father's house!
We aren't servants!
We're sons!!!
All of us!!!
My advice to anyone who truly wants to know the heart of God more deeply...
Let your heart cry be unhindered by comfort and approval!
Cry out for a deeper understanding of grace
no matter the cost,
no matter the discomfort,
no matter the junk that comes up,
no matter the loss!!!
Let your life reflect rest, peace, and limitless love!
Live loved!!!
