Fighting to FLY!!

Well it's been a while since I've written a blog...so here's a new one...I know you were all on the edge of your seats waiting...so without further ado...here's what God's been sharing with me lately...

Get out your Bible and turn to Psalm 62:1-2; 5-8 or if you're lazy like me, or if you don't have a Bible click on the link (BTW...if you don't have a Bible please message me and I'll get you one!!) ...

A few nights ago a friend of mine gave me this passage...there's lots of things lately that I've been stressing about...things I've been unsure about...things I've felt disillusioned with...but through it all the only thing I could think was 'I love Jesus...and I just want to serve Him!!' And I've gotta tell you, with that feeling comes alot of frustration when you feel that there are things or means that stop you doing that the way you desire to do it!

In the last 2 weeks I've preached in 2 different youth churches...my own here at my church, and another one I was asked to preach at over at Bonnells Bay...both places I spoke about being free and unobstructed...(see previous blog). Funny thing is, there's still so much in my life that I've been looking at and thinking "GOD...I JUST WANNA BE FREE!!!! I just wanna serve YOU God...no matter what the cost"...all I TRULY want is to serve God with all my heart!! But there are things that I feel are obstructing me along the way.

Sunday night we didn't have night church so I went to a church not far from here called Coastlife. It's almost like a mini Hillsong. I wanted to go somewhere where I didn't know anyone...where I could just sink into the back row and hear from God...completely unobstructed. I prayed before I went in. I'd borrowed a friends car so I drove around for a bit with REMA FM blaring worship songs (remembering not to close my eyes as I worshipped while I drove hahaha)...I just drove and prayed "God, tonight I want to experience FREEDOM and I wanna be UNOBSTRUCTED!" I drove into the carpark and called my dad...(I love my dad SO much!!) and he prayed with me...we asked God to speak to me and answer my prayers!

Well, you'll NEVER guess what the preacher, Margie, spoke about!! She spoke about freedom and being UNCONTAINED!! Phwar!! How awesome is our God!! I wrote down LOADS of notes and then met her afterwards to share where I was at, cause I just completely believe that God had me there to hear her message...and I wanted to pray with her. So I told her a bit about where I was at and she prayed with me. It was so great! God really ministered to my heart!

This week I've been feeling SO much closer to God and honestly, I've felt so much more freedom in the time I've been spending with Him. Anyway, back to this Psalm. I read this Psalm and the word 'ALONE' kept jumping out at me...humour me here...go back and read it and when you read it emphasise the word ALONE...my soul finds rest in You ALONE...He ALONE is my rock and my salvation...how often do we put things, people, programs, careers, ideas before God. One of the things that Margie said on Sunday night was "Your freedom can NEVER EVER be gained by a substitute. GOD ALONE is your ticket to freedom!"

When things are hard, God ALONE is your comfort! When you feel weak and heavy laden, God ALONE is your rock! When you feel lost, God ALONE is your salvation! When you're afraid, God ALONE is your safe place! When you're in danger, God ALONE is your refuge! God ALONE!! No substitutes! GOD ALONE is your ALL in ALL!

I can't tell you how much freedom I felt in reading that and emphasising that one simple word 'alone'. It's easy to sit down and think about all the great things that we can do in God's Name...and alot of the time those things will seem noble and God-honouring. But when you say to God "You ALONE are my all in all!" And you really mean it...and you give everything over to Him...EVERYTHING...not holding ANYTHING back from Him...you'll start to find where God REALLY wants you. You'll start to discover what His purpose really is. You'll begin to understand why at times He says 'not just yet my child' or maybe 'no'.

Something else Margie said on Sunday night..."To become a butterfly you must want to fly so bad that you're willing to give up being a caterpillar." If you want freedom...if you want to live an uncontained life...if you want to serve God with ALL your heart...then you need to let go of the things that are weighing you down...they may not all be bad things...they may involve not taking on so many responsibilities, even the God-honouring ones, so that you can focus on the key areas and allow yourself to soar in those areas. Don't think that God can't and won't find someone else to replace you in the things you let go of, be it a church program, a job, a leadership role etc...He's got it all planned out and if He's saying "Let go of that and focus on this" then He's got the rest mapped out and you just need to let go and let God take control so that you can fly and so that others can fly too!

So, I say this to you...my readers...tehehe...LET GO AND LET GOD! Experience freedom in God ALONE! Experience a life uncontained in God ALONE! Look for all that you need in Him and watch as He gives strength to your wings and you begin to soar like a mighty eagle or fly like a delicate and inctricately designed butterfly...FLY! BE FREE IN HIM!