Crossroads

What would you do if you woke up one morning and realized everything you thought you knew about God was, at the least, misunderstood, or, even more frightening, completely wrong? I find myself at just this junction in life, praying wholeheartedly for simple misunderstanding - yet coming into full realization that more than likely - the vast majority of my understanding fails to line up with what the Scriptures ACTUALLY say.

Yet - I stand in the face of this controversial shift - UNAFRAID!!!!!

Of this, I am sure - Jesus is the only begotten Son of God, born of a virgin, died on Calvary's Cross for my sins, arose from the grave on the third day, and now sits at the right hand of our Heavenly Father. More over, some day in the near, or distant, future will return in full visible manifestation as Lord of Lords and King of Kings to rule this world for eternity! In Earth as In Heaven, as the prayer reads.

That is where my certainty ends!

I find myself often times standing alone in the desert with God suffering through the sand burn of pruning, stretching and growing! As beautiful as these moments alone with Him always are, they leave me much frustrated comparing the way things are to the ways things should be. Though they leave Spiritually explosive, I find myself physically exhausted. Though the fullness of grace and mercy abound, my tolerance for things ungodly is severely decreased.

So, I pose the question, what is to be of the Children of God who seek to be 1st Century Christians in this era of time? I cannot bring myself to believe that this life, though fleeting, serves no purpose but to carry us to the hereafter. The Bible says that Eternal Life is knowing God and the Son whom He sent (that's red letter New Testament text from the Garden of Gethsemane, John 17:3). The Apostle Paul tells us that The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17).

With that said - what are we waiting for? Heaven? Eternity? The Rapture? According to those two scriptures alone - those of us who have received God's gift of Salvation have already come into Eternal Life. It is Here and NOW!!!!! The Kingdom of God is already here - in this life - the Holy Spirit alive in us!!!!! How are we taking care of it? Sitting around talking about when the Lord returns or getting in the dregs and walking it out?

How would we change our view of this life if we ever fully came into the realization that our Eternity began at Salvation? As opposed to believing the misconception that all of this is going to go away when Jesus returns, so it doesn't really matter? If the plan of God truly is to restore man unto Himself, restore man unto each other and restore creation - which I believe it is - then we need to look at things from an eternal perspective. The restoration process began 2000 years ago on Calvary and will continue until the coming of our Lord. It is our turn to take up the cross and carry it forward. Not merely for the saving of souls - the Bible is very clear that only God has the power to save anyone - more over by walking as the redeemed children of God - projecting His love in a way that those who see will open themselves up to Him to receive His Son.

Life is a movie, taken from The Greatest Story Ever Told!!!! What we must face individually, and collectively, is that it is not about us! It never has been! That it not to say that to God it's not about me or you or us! Because it is! He loves nothing better than to be with each of us every single second of every single day! He wants to be with us! In relationship and love - the way things were in the Garden before the fall! What I'm saying here, for example - is that to me, it can NEVER be about me, not what I say, not what I do. To me it has to be ALL about Him - no compromise, no negotiation! The way I live that is by making it about everyone else around me! My life is God's story, and I am a supporting actress character, at best!

EVERYTHING WE DO ON THIS EARTH MATTERS!!!! (It matters now, and it will matter through out eternity!)

One of the most beautiful things about coming to this place with God, is that there is a freedom that comes through Jesus and the Holy Spirit that is a scary thing. Fear flees! To approach life as a fearless child of the One True Living God is a dangerous thing!!!!! Because, you truly come to a place where you genuinely DO NOT CARE what the world thinks or says! And you will stand in the face of adversity without waivering and take it head on! UNAFRAID!

God is, and nothing can lead you away from that fact!
His truth is the only truth, and there is no compromise!
Jesus came, and He is coming back!

I am settled on these truths, so I seek the journey ahead with fear and trembling; because, I know my God is leading the way. He is Powerful! He is Awesome! His love for me is unending, and He will guide me into His perfect will for my place in His life!!!

From the Desert of Truth,

Kalena Learns