Fire Journal - Sharing the Fire of God

Is he bigger than your negative situation?
Oh yes he is, he’s bigger than creation.
He’s the creator, the life, the doctor of all things wrong.
Desiring simply your love, the greatest song….
that pleases his ears, that adds life to your years, filling your heart with praise.
Overabundant grace, that will make your heart race… only if you’d give him a chance.
A chance to open to the door, to see that theirs more
And let him into every part of your life.
An end to this strife is what is in sight if you would simply submit to the light.
Its time to change, time to rearrange with the son of God in the center of your soul — only then will you be made whole.
So when that pain comes down, and pulls you right to the ground you know that THIS TIME, the savior will come ’round.
He’ll scrape you off the floor and let you fight for more…
to see a new day, he’ll take out the gray, and you will have VICTORY!

I found this poem and I think it really speaks to the problem of TV for a lot of people.

“The 23RD CHANNEL”
(-author unknown).

The TV is my shepherd, I shall want.
It makes me lie down on the sofa.
It leads me away from the scriptures.
It destroys my soul.
It leads me in the path of sex and violence, for the sponsor’s sake.
Yea, though I walk in the shadow of my Christian responsibilities, there will be no interruption, For the TV is with me.
It’s cable and remote, they control me.
It prepares a commercial before me in the presence of worldliness; It anoints my head with Humanism, My coveting runneth over…..

Okay so you’ve been struggling with something badly.  Put your trust in him, then praise him for the weakness because it helps you depend on him.  Suddenly, after you’ve cried out to him he will give you strength and out of that strength will come your best ministry.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 corinthians 12:9-10

This happened recently.  I was hurting, and my strength was low.  I was sitting next to one of the strongest men I know.. and yet I was the one who ended up ministering to him.  I wanted to be ministered to.. because I was weak.  But, I admitted my weakness to the Lord and he strengthened me to give some of the most accurate ministry I’ve had.  Praise God that when we are weak he is strong! 

I started this bible study and was shocked by how many scripture I came accross on waiting on the Lord.  The world tells us “NOW NOW NOW” and God tells us to wait on him. 

Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you. Proverbs 20:22

Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. Proverbs 27:18

Wait on the LORD;Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! Psalm 27:14

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Psalm 37:7

For evildoers shall be cut off;But those who wait on the LORD, They shall inherit the earth. Psalm 37:9

Wait on the LORD,And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. Psalm 37:34

These all wait for You,That You may give them their food in due season. Psalm 104:27

But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master  Luke 12:36

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Roman 8:25

so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 1:7

For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. Galatians 5:5

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. James 5:7

Are you the hand? — then why are you disconnected from the arm?

Are you the ear? — then why aren’t you connected to the brain?

Are you an eye? — then why are you not setted into the eye socket?

Being independant and outside of a church makes as much sense as a body part laying on the ground independant from the body. It is useless and eventually dies.

WE ARE CALLED THE BODY OF CHRIST FOR A REASON

If we are to advance the kingdom of heaven in our own lives and in the world then we need to be accountable to one another. We NEED each other. Why do so many Christians think they can do it alone? Rebellion.

To out-of-church Christians: come back because we NEED you…

Is your house clean?  Is your car being taken care of and fixed?  Are you eating right?  Are you getting enough sleep?  Are you getting to work on time and staying on task while you are there?

Being faithful in the little things is very difficult.  God is very clear in his word that we need to be faithful on a daily basis with the little things before we are bestowed great responsibilities or great wealth.

“A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.” Proverbs 28:19-21

How can anyone say that our flesh isn’t sick?

To our flesh the pleasure of the moment outweights the destruction of life.

Deny it and live.

What if for a day the whole world sought righteousness.
What would that day look like?

Maybe for a day…
clubs, bars, and porn shops would be empty.
Maybe for a day…
people would stop getting lost in fantasy and instead improve reality.
Maybe for a day…
false churches would preach repentance instead of acceptance.
Maybe for a day…
it would not be about you, you, you.
Maybe for a day…
criticism would turn into edification.
Maybe for a day…
forgiveness wouldn’t just be an option.
Maybe for a day…
the almighty dollar would be dethroned.
Maybe for a day…
just a day… the world would see a glimpse of heaven.

What is bread from one man to another? It is a good act. But will wither away and never be remembered. But to sow bread into another hand through the spirit of Christ. THAT is what pushes back the kingdom of hell and echos through eternity. Are you sowing in the flesh? The flesh is powerless. Are you sowing in the spirit? Your actions will become that of a spiritual flame from the heart of Christ to the hand of another man and their spirit will rejoice.

I was TIRED of sowing in the flesh. Went to work… day after day and nothing was returned, no ground gained, and the kingdom of hell tromped over me and wittled my faith down. Was this the life that Christ died for me to live? To sit behind a computer while my boss runs over me. To not grow spiritually and grow dull and flat? Absolutely not!

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO WALK ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT AND NOT ACCORDING TO THE FLESH

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As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly. Proverbs 26:11

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 26:12

He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But whoever walks wisely will be delivered. 28:26

A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back. 29:11

These verses are all self-explanitory. I just felt on my heart that someone out there will need to hear these.