In church this morning, i wasn't really paying attention. But somewhere from my subconscious, God's voice bubbled up to me: You are counting up; but I am counting down.
I wasn't really in a receptive mood but those words were like cold water on a very hot day. I said in a previous blog that i felt like God was wasting my time, and i was getting dissatisfied and unfulfilled with the church work thingie. By next month i would be three years out of school and three years on the job; i felt like i could have done more, been more, had more...like my contemporaries. I felt like 3 years had passed and i had nothing to show for it.
But with the words that bubbled up in my spirit, i realized that i was doing the count wrong. i was counting up the years, and thinking nothing had happened. But God let me know that he was counting down the years, and excited at what was about to happen.
You know, like Abe...i wonder how he felt 10 years after Gods promise to him began to sound like fairy tale...then 15 years, then 20, then 25...he came to a point where he even laughed at God's reminder that sarah would have a baby...so many years had piled up that he had stopped counting....but God had been counting down all along, and had not forgot.
Honestly, its hard to put one foot in front of the other most days. As i write this post, i don't even have enough cash to get me to work in the morning. But God says he's counting down because something is about to happen.It did for Abe. Noah. Joseph. Lazarus. Jesus.
Me too.
Sunday, September 7
Counting Down
chronicled by disgodkidd at Sunday, September 07, 2008
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Amen o...
I'm glad you're looking at the same thing from a different perspective
:-)
perspective is 90 percent of the battle
First, I like how u're calling Abraham "Abe." Lol.
Secondly, just from reading your post, I have began to count down and not count up myself. You may have thought God was speaking to just you, but He told you so you can tell the rest of us that are wasting our time counting the number of years, when in fact God is counting down for something great to happen...:)
sigh.. father I am ever so sorry I have beencounting up! Had a conversation with a friend of mine about 15 minutes before reading this and I was blatantly counting up! Lord forgive me and help my unbelieve... Give us the strength to keep on going and the peace and affirmation to know and see that you are working, whilst we are 'walking and working' in the 'time of waiting.' God bless you luv... God will always come through and I pray he holds you steady and firm and safe whilst you wait for your morning to come, for your testimony to unfold.
much love
Wow. This is powerful. Indeed something great is about to happen... HALLELUJAH! and Jaycee you are right...This is my Rhema
This is a very refreshing and encouraging statement: "...But God let me know that he was counting down the years, and excited at what was about to happen..."
I am so glad to know God is counting down the years for what next blessing He is going to bestow in my life...
He will take you through it all. You will surely testify that as He promised, He will make it good. Keep looking up to Him
I'm glad to see you out of the discouraging mode. See...God is not wasting your time.
Tagged you bro. :)
Hi dear,
But how about having some sort of side business besides the church work? You have to create a balance between living up to your full potential/dreams and doing God's work. All the ppl that God used for his purpose were successful and loaded....check out the disciples - Peter was a big-time fisherman with large boats ...whoelse, I think John right? was a lawyer.... read between the lines, you have to do God's work and be very successful - you yourself know it. Your portion as a minister of the gospel in what you are doing is not to be frustrated. I'm not saying abandon the work, you have to do it and do it well. I am saying you have to be financially empowered as well to do more- to make more impact.
Ppl are meant to see the glory of God in youuuu and seek out ur secret, not ask how far with the church thing in unbelief. I guess I may not understand from ur point of view but I've served in the house and after that, I continue to serve but I had to take a diff. route to ground myself but not forgetting who I am and my role in the house. However, God saw me through and I have been empowered more, such that I can do much more n be more effective. I impacted others and more were empowered to help the work I was originally doing alone. Eventually, I was posted to start a new church with others. Maximize your full potential in the house of God and otherwise too. You must be well-rounded and fulfilled...
Yet again, it's not up to me but up to you and the Master. At the end of the day, what he has spoken to you is supreme so keep taking charge ... the Word of God to you always prevails.
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