Count down has officially started!! Two weeks till our final prayer meeting. Be sure you mark you calendars for February 19th. This year we will be closing our 2010 fast at Jubilee International Ministries. It's going to be amazing!
I recently had an x-ray done on my back and neck at the chiropractor. There it was revealed that my right hip is completely out of alignment (way, way, WAY out of alignment) in relationship to my left one. How do these kind of things happen? I mean, it's not just a little bit it's a LOT! I was looking at the X-Ray, with a hint of doubt thinking: Is that really me? I've been having neck issues and for over 2 years been dealing with foot pains and minor back issues. It looks like it is all related to the hips now. And then again, this does not happen overnight. It takes YEARS for a condition like this to form and for the most of it, I kind of LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT and blame it on age, sports...did I mention age?(OK, just to be clear, I'm NOT that old...)
All of this got me thinking (of course) :o) There are conditions in our heart that we had learn to live with it. They are so part of who we are, we don't even realize they are there. The symptoms maybe present in one area or another in our life, but unless we are willing to find the root of it we will be always treating just the symptoms.
This fast has been to me like an X-Ray on my spiritual life. I always thought of myself as a "good girl" I do what it's right and I love God. But God is not pleased with me just being a "good girl". He has pointed out some un-submitted areas in my life during these weeks. I'm a people's pleaser and that sometimes that had caused me to do things God told me NOT TO, just because I want to be accepted and loved. You'll be shocked, but do you know this has a deep (hidden) root of pride? Yes, PRIDE. How "I" (me myself) feel, is more important than what God wants or has for me. Let me say it again: IT"S PRIDE. Thanks God for His infinite patience with us. But He is also a relentless, jealous lover and he wants ALL of us! There is a price to pay for it: It's called total surrender, regardless of how I feel and what I think.
2 Chronicles 7:14 says: "if my people who are called by my name humble themselves...(we'll stop there today) This verse is a tremendous recipe for "Land Healing" and we have been praying for 4 weeks: God heal our land! This is the first step in this process. God has been dealing with me and if you allow Him, he will deal with you too. Open your ears. Slow down. Roll down the window, He is calling us!
Don't let the business of life trap you in such a way that you miss what God is saying and doing. He is patient, but He also has a plan to accomplish and my friend, you are such an important part of it!
Use this weekend to dial down, slow down, refocus, whatever you want to call it. Roll down the window and if you haven't yet, allow Him to speak about those areas in your life that require some humbling and start enjoying the ride, because it only get's better!
Dialing down,
Karina
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