time to be extreme
There is a time to cry, a time to die, a time to laugh, a time to live...and a time to be extreme.
Time. That is one of the concepts that I am beginning to understand. Before last year I had a very narrow concept of time. God has a different concept of time.
When I questioned Him on the fact of stopping everything for a whole year, at the age of 40...He smiled at me and told me "Bea- you are eternal!"
"Well, yes, but...here ...with this body..."
"BEA you are eternal. What we are going to do this months will have an eternal impact"...ooooooohhh
He also made me plant all sorts of flowers and vegetables. Did you know it takes weeks before they come out of the soil? and it takes months before you can harvest a carrot?
Time.
Then there are the seasons. They are four, they each last 3 months. "Bea, I know that" Good. I did, they taught me all about the earth´s movements in school, BUT it was until last year that I finally FELT the seasons. A season to prepare the soil, a season to rest, a season to plant, a season to harvest...smooth, gentle, progressive, but not rushed
Time.
A baby takes 9 months to develop in the mother's womb. The last hours are tense. Otherwise, the previous months, mother does nothing really. She sleeps more etc. But she does not mix some cells in her hand and shapes an eye and then swallows it...basically she waits.
Time.
My mom got an orchid for Christmas. The flowers fell, and the stem was hanging there. After a while little buds started to show up. "We are going to have the privilige of watching an orchid bloom!" I announced to everyone. The buds are there, slowly growing. They are in no rush. They are taking their time...been months, no flowers blooming...but the flowers are there. We just have to WAIT.
Time.
There is a special time that I am longing for. I call it the "time to be extreme"
Right now there are tons of people being stirred by God. They do not feel comfortable with their rutine "I am made for more, I have a call"...but somehow they have to stick to what they are doing.
Me, for example, I am having to stay at home a lot. Wash dishes, plant, wash windows, throw out the trash...go to the supermarket, dust, vacuum the rug...make a salad, wash clothes....clean the bathroom, sweep outside, sweep inside...
get the feeling?
Inside I am restless "I am made for more, I have a call", but I hang on. Why? because it is not the time to be extreme- yet.
Why is God stirring us, if it is not the time yet? BECAUSE WE NEED TO PREPARE!
Our hearts, our character, our knowledge of God, our obedience to God...all have to be in God's transforming power NOW.
These can be worked on, while we work, or go to college or wash dishes...yes, we will also get a time to practice ministry from time to time, but it will not really be THE time. That time is still some years ahead (not too many, do not despair)
There will be such a time. And not all will be ready for it. NOW is the time to get ready for such a time. The time to BE extreme lovers of God.
Do not despair if you hear the word: wait.
Just in case you hadn´t thought of it...Jesus had to wait a long, long, long time before coming to earth. And then He had to wait for 30 years before starting ministry. And then He had to wait 3 years before getting to the time to show His love for the Father in an extreme way.
WAIT BUT PREPARE, and take the small steps that will take you to that awaited time to be extreme in your actions for God.
I still have problems with the time concept. God knew He would need to remind me of this, so He sent you my way. Thanks, I love you lots and lots.
Time. That is one of the concepts that I am beginning to understand. Before last year I had a very narrow concept of time. God has a different concept of time.
When I questioned Him on the fact of stopping everything for a whole year, at the age of 40...He smiled at me and told me "Bea- you are eternal!"
"Well, yes, but...here ...with this body..."
"BEA you are eternal. What we are going to do this months will have an eternal impact"...ooooooohhh
He also made me plant all sorts of flowers and vegetables. Did you know it takes weeks before they come out of the soil? and it takes months before you can harvest a carrot?
Time.
Then there are the seasons. They are four, they each last 3 months. "Bea, I know that" Good. I did, they taught me all about the earth´s movements in school, BUT it was until last year that I finally FELT the seasons. A season to prepare the soil, a season to rest, a season to plant, a season to harvest...smooth, gentle, progressive, but not rushed
Time.
A baby takes 9 months to develop in the mother's womb. The last hours are tense. Otherwise, the previous months, mother does nothing really. She sleeps more etc. But she does not mix some cells in her hand and shapes an eye and then swallows it...basically she waits.
Time.
My mom got an orchid for Christmas. The flowers fell, and the stem was hanging there. After a while little buds started to show up. "We are going to have the privilige of watching an orchid bloom!" I announced to everyone. The buds are there, slowly growing. They are in no rush. They are taking their time...been months, no flowers blooming...but the flowers are there. We just have to WAIT.
Time.
There is a special time that I am longing for. I call it the "time to be extreme"
Right now there are tons of people being stirred by God. They do not feel comfortable with their rutine "I am made for more, I have a call"...but somehow they have to stick to what they are doing.
Me, for example, I am having to stay at home a lot. Wash dishes, plant, wash windows, throw out the trash...go to the supermarket, dust, vacuum the rug...make a salad, wash clothes....clean the bathroom, sweep outside, sweep inside...
get the feeling?
Inside I am restless "I am made for more, I have a call", but I hang on. Why? because it is not the time to be extreme- yet.
Why is God stirring us, if it is not the time yet? BECAUSE WE NEED TO PREPARE!
Our hearts, our character, our knowledge of God, our obedience to God...all have to be in God's transforming power NOW.
These can be worked on, while we work, or go to college or wash dishes...yes, we will also get a time to practice ministry from time to time, but it will not really be THE time. That time is still some years ahead (not too many, do not despair)
There will be such a time. And not all will be ready for it. NOW is the time to get ready for such a time. The time to BE extreme lovers of God.
Do not despair if you hear the word: wait.
Just in case you hadn´t thought of it...Jesus had to wait a long, long, long time before coming to earth. And then He had to wait for 30 years before starting ministry. And then He had to wait 3 years before getting to the time to show His love for the Father in an extreme way.
WAIT BUT PREPARE, and take the small steps that will take you to that awaited time to be extreme in your actions for God.
I still have problems with the time concept. God knew He would need to remind me of this, so He sent you my way. Thanks, I love you lots and lots.
posted by thisfool @ 5:29 PM
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