Power Of The Journey

Key Scripture:  "Don't you know that God, the true judge, will grant justice to all of his chosen ones who cry out to him night and day?  He will pour out His Spirit upon them."

Luke 18.

Power Point:

     A few weeks ago, I was observing a friend of mine.  She had been going through some really rough times financially.  This lady has always had a sparkle in her eyes and was always upbeat.

I realized that the sparkle had been missing recently.  When I spoke with her, she was focused on the lack that she was experiencing, and I recognized that old nemesis, fear.  Then, out of the blue, God provided a financial miracle for her. It was indeed, a boost to her spirit.  The fire in her belly was stirred up and the sparkle came back into her eyes.  I could see the shift because she had seen that God would provide.

     In my own life, I've been struggling with putting my home on the market.  It's time to downsize and I truly am okay with that, but all the details that are involved in that journey were overwhelming me.  My son said to me recently, "Mom, if you stay in the same place, you're not walking by faith."  That is a simple thought, but profoundly true.

     We have to give God something to work with, Beloved.  We have to give Him something that He can reward.  If you remember, He says that He will reward our faith; not our doubts, not our fears, but our FAITH. According to His commands He tells us that faith

includes walking. It is the important part of the beginning of the journey of Faith.  When we begin to agree with Him and what He has spoken to us, our little legs will automatically start moving forward.  Our faith, IN HIM, stirs up our spirit man and the Holy Spirit begins to empower the promises, empower our thoughts, and help us take the next step.

Lo and behold, the darkness begins to fall away and the Light begins to shine. 

     Starting to walk by faith, however, is not the end of faith.  Starting to walk by faith, leads to continuing to walk by faith, and then finishing the walk of faith.

     Somehow we often think that if we've read the book, highlighted the pages, and listened to the CD's we have made it through to faith.  Our reward should be just around the next corner. Sorry to be the bearer of not-so-good tidings, but Beloved, You've only just begun.

    If you've been inspired by someone to reach out and grasp a promise for your life, it's easy to think that the hard part is over.  You read it and you believe it!  The thing is, those words came from someone ELSE's faith walk.  They trudged through the storms of life and came out shining. They're there to encourage you to begin your own walk and their testimony is to remind you of the Truth that the hard places can be overcome. What is the Good News?  You can do it!  What is the Not-So-Good News?  Your faith will be tried and tested by heaven to make it invincible, and assaulted by the enemy to steal it away..

     The real truth is that if you START walking by faith, and persevere in faith, you will have a flourishing finish. This is a journey.  Do you remember the old Pony Express riders? They had a saddlebag full of mail to deliver but the delivery of that mail was often met with bad weather, thieves, or cantankerous Indians along the way. Today, the theme of the mail service is: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." 

     You are the Courier of the testimonies of God's faithfulness. Don't let any gloom of night keep you from the swift completion of your appointed rounds.  Begin your walk of faith.  Persevere in the storms that come and finish your rounds, with a flourish.

Power Thought:

If you stay in the same place, you're not walking by faith.

Copyright ©, 2015, Suzanne Roberts, Unpublished Work