Things that need to be spoken... Part 1

In this generation there is a group of people.... that is very law bound. In this generation there is a group of people who are very... on fire. Then there is a small group that is very much for both... Law and Fire is what makes the holy spirit dwell! We have to realize that God is both. He is not just a God that has tons of laws to preach to us day in and day out! He is also a God of Fire and anointing. The power he pursued in the past is not just the "God", of the times of old. That same power rains today.... and wants to be felt by our flesh, beaten' bodies! Isn't the same God people believes to be of the past was the one that says:

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Yes many laws were changed in the coming of the New testament! But guess what... Isn't Jesus the one who spit on the ground stired it into the dirt and then put it on the eyes of the blind man and then the blind man said he could see... John 9:6-7

And isn't Jesus the one who cast demons out of men and into pigs!?! Mattew 8:28-33

He also walked on water! Matthew 14:22-33

And the list goes on...

Last week I went to this youth group that has been very world directed. They were so concerned that they needed to save the world... that they needed to reach out in the area of entertainment that they could relate to the kids of the world. I stopped going there because I had a odd feeling about it... I kept getting this knot right where normally the holy spirit would talk to me and comfort me. Looking from the outside in.. I noticed why the spirit was so resistant of me going... He was protecting me from my own generation (You see at the time I was going through a hard time and I could of been easily lead astray.). Him knowing if I went I would get caught in that world focus, me getting caught in the spirit of self image and performance that was taking place in that one church group. I began to pray after that feeling, that not only there at that group but, to lift the hearts of my generation towards their higher calling that God has in store for them... That THEY will be able to see the light, the TRUE powerful light that God is trying to shine on this generation, that so many Christians and people are trying to push away!

My prayer started to be answered... I basically had a talk with God asking if I was strong enough in God yet to be around some of the people there... I decided to start to consider going back, after a okay from the lord. I prayed and waited... and to the wonderful mercy of God (!) last week the youth paster began to preach a new series called Elements... the series is about finding what is really at our core, foundation, an now not only is the sermon compelling to me, a homeschool girl who pours over the Botkins girls straight forward post and Jasmine Baucham's book, its starting to get to the youth there that God is a deep conversationalist! There is still a spirit of restraint there I can feel it in the worship that goes on there.

By going into this I wanted to point out God's other side that we, as people, normally try to get away from. That push on your heart, that voice that constantly says let go... is God's deep side trying to get to us. He wants to hold us and say "Let it go... tell me!"

(God wants to jealously dwell in us... he longs for our relationship. God doesn't like to be alone either, that's why he made us, because he wanted to have a intimate deep relationship with us! He loves you so.. don't push away!)

But we as Christian many times are afraid because we don't like the unknown... the other reason is God's spirit as been repressed so long that us as a people feel uncomfortable in a presents that is not a mortal or self gratifying one, I have to say that being a Christian its not about being "comfortable" its about being uncomfortable! Its about being EXTREME... yes I said extreme.

So many times people have said "You are so extreme!" Even Christians have said that about my beliefs in God! The same God they worship... apparently. I'm sorry, I don't know what bible some of you read but in my bible my God is pretty extreme! Think of the tower of Babel... the Flood... the Plagues on Egypt... etc. What about the verses that talk about the isralites and how they were so rebellious an nasty towards God... what about those?

Yes I might be extreme, I might be crazy, an I might make no sense to anyone in this WHOLE WORLD.

Its fine because I

1) was not made for world appreciation.

2) was made to be a beautiful instrument in the hands of God not a trophy on a shelf that collect dust.

3) am made to be a prophet to the nations through my life... not a teacher of world wisdom but of everlasting truth!

4) was made to BE a Christian... not a try to be, wanna be.

5) am to be a example to all the ones seeking Christ!

Which that last point brings up another point! If we are being "bad" examples and saying we are Christians but fluffing our worldly feathers flirtatiously then DUH! No wonder non- believers/ seekers are falling more for the world in Church then out... You cannot be for the world and for God! There is a verse that says:

"Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me." Mattew 12:30

And don't tell me that that verse means something differnt then what you first believe when ya first glance at it!