Learning to Soar

I realize that for me to come to God as one of His sons is bold and yet the Word says this is how we are to come. As a son I come expecting my Abba to share His will, perspective, and purpose with me. I don't come on my own merits but only on the finished work of Christ, which has transformed me out of the kingdom of darkness and into the Kingdom of His marvelous Light. As I walk through life I either feel "under" or "over". What I mean by this is either I experience life as the circumstances, problems, difficulties, and challenges are pushing me down to the point of weariness. I have found lack of sleep can contribute to this, as our new puppy (Shilo - His gift) had girardia and diarhea for 5 nights in a row (she would go out 5-6 times a night). As I would at times drag through my days, I realized in the past I would go to discouragement and being downtrodden. Instead I was able to see that His strength was truly made perfect in my weakness, I brought my part which is weakness. I said at times I experience life "over" which really means I see and experience God's love and purpose in the midst of where I am (soaring). In this way I experience being seated with Him in Christ in the heavenly places. As I talked abou the last time, the Lord has revealed that speaking out His Word over my situation, life, and family will bear fruit. In our microwave society we are all seem to want instant solutions but sowing good seed often means we wait on the Lord to do the watering and growing then we get to reap. Sowing and reaping is a spiritual principal that our Loving Abba wants us to understand that we can walk in His Grace and Favor. When things are tough is when we are most likely to use the power of our tongue to speak death (loss, destruction, failure, frustration, and discouragement) over ourselves and our situations. The Enemy knows if he can get my mind set on myself, my situation, the lack, and then can put a nail in the coffin (analogy) by getting us to use the power of our tongue to speak death then he can keep us in discouragement and bondage. I encourage you to let God speak His Word through your tongue by asking Him what He wants to speak through you. Jesus spoke the Holy Spirit quickened words of the Old Testament to refute the temptations of the Enemy. We approach life as victors because of the Victorious Life of Jesus Christ we have been given and now dwells within us but I have the choice to surrender myself to this life or live out the doomed self-life (flesh). I see that the battle for our mind is intense but the battle for the tongue is next because the Enemy knows that the Word says "Death and Life are in the power of the tongue...." - Proverbs 18:21 . As we follow Jesus lead in prayer, "Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven." -Matthew 6:10. I believe as we ask the Holy Spirit to show us God's will being done perfectly (Heaven) in a situation we face, we then are able to pray His will be done on earth. I believe we will see this come about (not always instant), faith in the Word is something that builds (God is not in a hurry). Jesus often referred to "Ye of little faith" or "faith like a mustard seed", I don't believe He was putting people down but showing them that faith (believing His revealed Word) can increase. Please share your ideas, encouragements, questions, or thoughts. I pray that together "in Christ" we would soar, seeing God's will done in our lives and on the earth.