I was going to open this blog post saying, “I can’t go a day without prayer, let alone a day without communing with God. (Which essentially is the same thing)” The truth however is, I can and I have. (We aren’t admitting to this enough). I just SHOULDN’T. I understand why doing so puts me at harms way, so now with understanding, I try not to. Admittedly, it is a decision I have to be intentional about making, every day. Even with walking this thang out for years with Him, we have to wake up and decide and accept that nothing happens in excellence or as amazing as it could, without Him.
I woke up today, thankful.
Thankful for the dreams He’s birthing inside of me. That He would trust me with such ideas and purpose.
Thankful for the changes He’s demanding of me. That He would see me worthy of constant edification.
Thankful for how sweet our time is together, That regardless of how long it’s been (since the last time) or how long our time spent together is— He goes OUT of His way to make it so stinking encouraging, refueling, informative, and loving.
Thankful that while my portion feels heavier, I am reminded that I DON’T HAVE TO CARRY ANY OF IT. That I serve a God who ASK to have it. That my nature was never to carry the loads I’ll encounter. (Can you wrap your mind around that? That God didn’t create us to CARRY such loads? Whew).
Anyhew, let’s get into this tweet,
“When my portion becomes heavier, I believe that means God is trusting me with more. (More = opportunities to develop fruits [of the spirit], tangible things etc.)
OBTAINING and SUSTAINING the more has always required MORE of Him.”
Here’s the “aha” that I had while working out today. We are not REWARDED with more because we spend time with Him. The REWARD is time WITH Him. However, a side effect of spending time with him is that he reveals His will for our life to us. Which [because He’s a good, good father] puts us in alignment with more. [So boom, yay] but plot twist. Those things come by way of time with him and those things STAY when you stay with and in HIM. Does fleeing from him mean the lost of everything he’s given? This is not my place to say or to give a definite answer to. However, experience has taught me that it is harder to maintain your portion without HIS help. (Show me a time where fruits of the spirits were performed in excellence without the help of the Holy spirit, where stewardship was a breeze without him, where keeping things obtained came easy without the strategy and the wisdom from him. SHOW ME. )
I don’t want us to see God as a genie as you will miss the real “More.”
Nor do I believe we should see him a Dictator with Indian Giver tendencies during times that we fall short in relationship with him.
Instead, I want to encourage you to see God as consistent. who meant it when He said in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, the plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” It would be inharmonious to WHO He is and WHAT He’s promised to see us in lack while being immersed in Him. I’ve never seen it. (Think about my last statement from a spiritual point of view.)
He absolutely is THE MORE.
So, my prayer today is that when the load gets heavier, your posture becomes more firm physically and that you lean in deeper spiritually. What a pleasure and a reward to be trusted with so much spiritually and carnally and to know all you really have to do is immerse deeper in Him.
XoxoxXo,
AE
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