Last night was crushed at theTURN! We are moving forward each and every week and it is so exciting to see what God is doing...the testimonies from the past week are such a sign of His faithfulness.
Thankful that He enables us to move forward during crisis. We always like comfort - but His goal for us is not comfort but conformation to the image of Jesus - and in the end, that is the greater good! Here are the message slides:
Much love,pcraig
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Ok I've been meditating on this message and so far I have been brought straight to the words from one of the last slides
"DO NOT SUBSTITUTE THE COMFORT OF GOD FOR SOMETHING OF THE WORLD!"
To me after some reflection and prayer this could be the very thing that Gods placing His finger on in your life and your having a hard time.
Lets go to one of the earlier slides it reads...
"A CRISIS TAKES PLACE WHEN A CERTAIN BEHAVIOR INTERSECTS A STRESSOR AT SOME POINT, AND THEN THE NORMAL COPING MECHANISMS NO LONGER WORK."
So heres the question and this maybe a time God is answering a prayer from deepin your heart but your instinct is no IM NOT READY!...
Be encouraged. This is why perspective is important..opportunity
OK so heres my question to you if your in a crisis....
WHAT IS GOD TRYING TO TAKE FROM YOU THAT YOUR NOT READY TO LET GO OF?
Now if your scared take it to God. He knows us best and He is there for You and He loves you thats why this is happening to you. He knows your heart and He will reveal what you need to hear.
I heard this in my prayers tonight...
A CRISIS TAKES AWAY A CRUTCH
Heres some imagery for you
Youve been leaning on that crutch and you may have in your heart been pleading with God to take matters into His own hands. Well get ready for an answered prayer. God would love to take away your crutch Hes been waiting to. He may still be waiting..so ask Him.
Dont be afraid.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH A CRUTCH?....
WE LEAN ON IT!!
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR LEANING ON SOMETHING AND SUDDENTLY ITS BEING PULLED OUT FROM UNDER YOU?
Do you freak out....do you lean harder on it....or do you just let it go?
Ive tended to LEAN ON IT HARDER!
then its gone...ouch! that hurt!
here come the tears. We start searching for something....its gone what can I hold on to now?
LISTEN....HE's saying something HE says it quietly and so gently...HE says IM HERE... IVE GOT YOU
That fall left a bruise..Lets heal that...may take some time but its getting healed.
Then your getting up...HE is helping you get up. NOW OUR WALKING.
WALKING IN FAITH
ONE STEP...GLORY.....NEXT STEP GLORY
FAITH IS INCREASED.
I LOVE YOU FATHER THANK YOU
chad.
Whats your CRuTcH?
I HAVE YET TO HAVE SEEN CRISIS.
This message has cut so deep into my soul. It has been unbearable as it slices me open with its conviction.
The old has risen up in me and it battles within me in crisi. And Like disciplining a pouting child it screams inside my members, it screams and cries with its needs,wants and comforts.
It seeks attention something to nurture it in uncomfortable uncontrollable crisis. It looks for comfort in all the wrong places for saftey in unsafe things and exuses responsibility.
It desperately looks for a crutch in fear of its crisis. Yes the fear in me keeps me from MOVING FORWARD.
The fear of change, crisis, the inevitable, the uncontrolable.
Am I the coward Oh LORD. GOD my only comfort. YOU are my comforter. Why do I always run from Your arms into anothers? They do can not bring me comfort like YOU can, they can not bring me peace like YOU can! I wish to no longer look elsewhere for comfort I have done that enough.
It wars in my soul. Things that resist in putting faith and trust in YOU FATHER.
Do you see this fear has caused me to try to control the things which we cannot. Things that are out of our hands. How foolish to make an agenda that will be broken and to become upset. How self indulged we get with our own agendas.
We do not do the pushing and pulling. We do not control the wind.
These things that war in me are bitter and ugly. An unpleasing sight to the mirror of His Word. so much that it breaks and troubles my heart. To see these things in me that are no longer who I have become in CHRIST!
FATHER CONTINUE TO UNCOVER. I WILL NOT TAKE PITY OR COMFORT FROM THE FLESH. I WILL SEEK YOUR LOVE. I WILL REJOICE IN MY BROKENNESS. IN MY HURT AND DISCOMFORT. DURING THIS CRISIS. AS YOU RESTORE ME. I GIVE IT ALL TO YOU. TO YOU WHO HAS ALL THE GLORY. I SURRENDER!
GOD CHANGES WE MUST TRUST!!!
I HAVE YET TO HAVE SEEN CRISIS.
I love you Father. I trust you. Chad.
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