I remember when I first got saved…. It was all about me. Deliver me Lord, heal me, free me, help me, show me, promote me, prosper me, and so on. Even though it seems selfish, this is a good start. We need to be fully surrendered to God and understand that nothing lasting is attainable in our own strength. We need Him to do all of those things and more for us. Then, it became all about Him. Whatever You want Lord. Let Your will be done. Send me and I’ll go. You love me so much. Thank You for Your mercy and forgiveness. You alone are worthy. There is none like You. Then it became about others. Who do You want me to bless. What do they need. Show me how to pray for them. Help me be an answer to their problem. Give me the words to encourage them. Let them see how good You are by how I treat them. Each of us has different assignments and different seasons that we must go through. Every season should bring forth growth and fruit that will prepare us for our next assignment. God is a God of increase. If we are not growing or producing fruit (this could be spiritually or naturally), then it must be time to shift into something new. I find myself going through these cycles, over and over as God continues to grow me. In each new assignment God deals with me first. My mind, my understanding, my attitude, my doubt, and whatever else could hinder His plans for my new season. Next, in awe of God’s love and deliverance I become surrendered to His will, even if at first I didn’t understand what He was doing. My faith grows as He answers my prayers of deliverance and I’m thankful for the change that is taking place within me. Next I begin to see that the change isn’t just for me. It is for all those that I come in contact with! God’s purpose is for us to bring glory to His name by the transformation that takes place by His love. Our transformation is to be used to help others come to God and be transformed and prepared for their own assignment. We should be making disciples!
2 Corinthians 3:17-18(NKJV)
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
We grow from glory to glory. Each process should make us look more like Him. We yield to His Spirit. We get delivered. Our eyes are opened with understanding and we become more like Him. This is a constant cycle. The minute we feel like we have arrived and don’t need any more deliverance, is the moment where we become stagnant. God can’t transform you if you feel like you don’t have anything left to change. You will never see the next level of glory unless you yield to God showing you the areas of yourself that need to be dealt with. He wants to make those places in your life look like Him, just like he is looking in a mirror! So I encourage you today to check yourself. Evaluate if you are bringing forth fruit and growing. Ask God to show you what He wants to deal with. Cry out for deliverance. The faster you surrender, the faster the new level of glory may come. God wants to do a quick work. He wants to prepare you for new levels in every area of your life. He wants you to look forward.
Philippians 3:13-15(NKJV)
13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.
As we look and move forward, God will elevate us.
Father, we thank you that your desire is to bring us from glory to glory. Deal with our hearts so that we can be convicted of the areas that you want to deal with for this season. We want to continue to grow. Forgive us for thinking that we have it all together. We need You in everything that we do and want to be transformed into Your image daily. Help us leave the old things behind and move towards the new thing that You have for us. Help us complete each process in Your timing so that You can finish the work that You start. We don’t want to get stuck, but we also don’t want to move prematurely. Make us aware of our assignments and the seasons as You shift. We want to be sensitive to the spirit and move when You move. We want others to see Your reflection when they look at us. We want to look like You so we surrender our will for Yours. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!
2 Corinthians 3:17-18(NKJV)
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
We grow from glory to glory. Each process should make us look more like Him. We yield to His Spirit. We get delivered. Our eyes are opened with understanding and we become more like Him. This is a constant cycle. The minute we feel like we have arrived and don’t need any more deliverance, is the moment where we become stagnant. God can’t transform you if you feel like you don’t have anything left to change. You will never see the next level of glory unless you yield to God showing you the areas of yourself that need to be dealt with. He wants to make those places in your life look like Him, just like he is looking in a mirror! So I encourage you today to check yourself. Evaluate if you are bringing forth fruit and growing. Ask God to show you what He wants to deal with. Cry out for deliverance. The faster you surrender, the faster the new level of glory may come. God wants to do a quick work. He wants to prepare you for new levels in every area of your life. He wants you to look forward.
Philippians 3:13-15(NKJV)
13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.
As we look and move forward, God will elevate us.
Father, we thank you that your desire is to bring us from glory to glory. Deal with our hearts so that we can be convicted of the areas that you want to deal with for this season. We want to continue to grow. Forgive us for thinking that we have it all together. We need You in everything that we do and want to be transformed into Your image daily. Help us leave the old things behind and move towards the new thing that You have for us. Help us complete each process in Your timing so that You can finish the work that You start. We don’t want to get stuck, but we also don’t want to move prematurely. Make us aware of our assignments and the seasons as You shift. We want to be sensitive to the spirit and move when You move. We want others to see Your reflection when they look at us. We want to look like You so we surrender our will for Yours. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!
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