Driving home from church today in a conversation with the Holy Spirit I began to see a picture. In the past, since the death of Christ, the Holy Spirit has laid across the world like a river on a flood plain. Seeping in everywhere there was a crack or opening and soaking into the world. But the river is changing. The River of the Spirit has begun cutting into the world, gathering together, focusing and gaining depth, speed and showing the power of living water as it begans to dig deep into the world with a narrow and intense focus.
The Holy Spirit is getting deeper and faster and begining to show his true power as it cuts deeper and deeper into the world, but by extension the surface of the world is getting further and further away as the river narrows and focuses. So many people in the church, have stepped out of the water to deal with life issues and are being left behind becuase they are becoming embedded in life issues and have taken their eyes off of God. The hearts of many are growing cold, not from deliberate dissobediance, but from simple innatention and allowing life on earth to intice them with it's "steadyness" as opposed to the power of the Spirit which demands surrender and trust as those who have choosen to ride the river become more and more at the mercy of a great and powerful river.
The choice to step into the river of the Holy Spirit is becomming more and more of a deliberate jump. There will be no more standing in the shallows so that you are in the flow but close enough to the world that you can control the situation. The shallows are dissappearing as the river begans to show it's power and focus. Those who could not release control of their lives will choose to step out of the water to keep their balance but in doing so are loosing sight of God.
The river is deepening and becoming fast with power and focus. God's people will no longer have the option of standing only knee deep so to keep control. They will have to trust the spirit as they allow the river to take them where it will and the only way that will happen is if we keep our eyes on God. The times are here. Taking our eyes off of God is no longer simply a mistake that can be corrected easily, but a mistake that seeks to trap us out of the will of God completely.
Beware church. The times are growing close and your decisions and choices now are critical in preparing for the days to come. Keep your eyes on God, not on the world. Everything here is passing away; our jobs, our possessions, even our families. The Bible warns us not to let anything or ANYONE, keep us from follwoing Him and where He is going is going to requrire our sacrifice of our illusion of control and our trust in ways that we have NEVER been asked to trust before.
Personally, I have never understood people who wanted to bring children into this world. It has always been flawed and broken, but now, with the sight of the end on the horizon, I feel sorry for those with young children becuase of what they are going to face in the days to come. God have Mercy on us all.
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