Happy 2012!
Well my friends, its here! And like a mighty rushing wind, we are already in full swing of things this year. Consecration has begun at our church, and my family is standing on the Word of God Isaiah 43:19 "Behold, I will do a new thing". New things all around The Sullivan House. Mind, Body, and Spirit for Jesus in 2012! That’s our goal! And as a FAMILY we are doing this! And in reading in Isaiah, and in reading a Commentary on this passage it mentioned: It shall spring up as the grass does from the earth. And this got me to thinking…a seed is planted…watered….and then it has to breakthrough the earth to begin to flourish. And it isnt until the seed breaksthroughs the earth that it can be seen with the human eye. Friends…..there is breaking in any New Thing. And the breaking isnt easy, its hard…and it takes strength and power. (Lord help us!) But once it breaks thru….ahhhhh. It can be seen! And humor me for a minute….I began to see that even a bud of grass has a testimony. It has been planted….watered….and broke through the ground. It has to go through the breakthrough process to grow! And even when it breaksthrough the ground, it still has to grow to be Fully Matured! And if its not continued to be watered and nourished it will not grow to full maturity. The breakthrough isnt pretty. I like things all packaged up with a pretty bow. A Pink One! But Life isnt always that way, packaged and pretty. But there is One who will take you thru the breakthrough. One that is perfect! Because in the breakthrough process He can have His way. And there are times when the breaking is almost unbearable. And we may think we cant do it or its not even possible to breakthrough the hard ground above us. But with Him! He is God of the BreakThrough! And its in these times of unbearable "growing", that we offer up a sacrifice of Praise.
Sometimes the Breaking Through process doesn’t happen on a Sunday morning in the alters, sometimes it doesn’t happen when we want it to, Sometimes it happens in the midnight hour when we are alone with Him and our circumstances have brought us to our knees. Oh, do I know this feeling. When you’ve gone to the alter time after time and told God you wanted to give this to Him, and you’ve turned around and walked back to your pew and reached out and said…"But this little piece God…I just want to hold onto this for a little while longer." Ive been there. Sometimes it happens in spite of the fact you’ve asked God to wait or your just not ready yet….Not ready to give that up, or put that down, or Walk away, or Begin A Fresh. He knows when your ready and He will bring you through, even if it hurts. Even if the ground is hard. Even if you are too weak..He will be your strength and Power. Trust Him that He knows when your ready.
And this is something Ive learned, and I hope this helps someone today. Sometimes, we can share openly with others our cirmcumstances, and allow others to be His hands and Feet. And other times, we cant share the grief, sorrow, or pain and hold that things have on us and it may seem like we are walking completely alone. Let me encourage you, whatever you are going through today, public or private, He is With You. You are not alone. Call His Name… He will Answer. Trust Him! He will meet you right where you are. And He will bring you Through the BreakThrough!
New Things…that’s what we are focusing on this year, and I pray that God does a New Thing in each of you. I pray that every good and perfect gift be released to you and your family, pressed down, shaken together and running over in the year to come. Remember when things seem unbearable….that the BreakThrough must be right around the corner, get on your knees, and Pray! With every New Thing comes growing and maturing and its not going to be easy…..but Oh Friends….Its Gonna Be Worth It!
Love You All!
Too blessed to be stressed………
Michelle
Well my friends, its here! And like a mighty rushing wind, we are already in full swing of things this year. Consecration has begun at our church, and my family is standing on the Word of God Isaiah 43:19 "Behold, I will do a new thing". New things all around The Sullivan House. Mind, Body, and Spirit for Jesus in 2012! That’s our goal! And as a FAMILY we are doing this! And in reading in Isaiah, and in reading a Commentary on this passage it mentioned: It shall spring up as the grass does from the earth. And this got me to thinking…a seed is planted…watered….and then it has to breakthrough the earth to begin to flourish. And it isnt until the seed breaksthroughs the earth that it can be seen with the human eye. Friends…..there is breaking in any New Thing. And the breaking isnt easy, its hard…and it takes strength and power. (Lord help us!) But once it breaks thru….ahhhhh. It can be seen! And humor me for a minute….I began to see that even a bud of grass has a testimony. It has been planted….watered….and broke through the ground. It has to go through the breakthrough process to grow! And even when it breaksthrough the ground, it still has to grow to be Fully Matured! And if its not continued to be watered and nourished it will not grow to full maturity. The breakthrough isnt pretty. I like things all packaged up with a pretty bow. A Pink One! But Life isnt always that way, packaged and pretty. But there is One who will take you thru the breakthrough. One that is perfect! Because in the breakthrough process He can have His way. And there are times when the breaking is almost unbearable. And we may think we cant do it or its not even possible to breakthrough the hard ground above us. But with Him! He is God of the BreakThrough! And its in these times of unbearable "growing", that we offer up a sacrifice of Praise.
Sometimes the Breaking Through process doesn’t happen on a Sunday morning in the alters, sometimes it doesn’t happen when we want it to, Sometimes it happens in the midnight hour when we are alone with Him and our circumstances have brought us to our knees. Oh, do I know this feeling. When you’ve gone to the alter time after time and told God you wanted to give this to Him, and you’ve turned around and walked back to your pew and reached out and said…"But this little piece God…I just want to hold onto this for a little while longer." Ive been there. Sometimes it happens in spite of the fact you’ve asked God to wait or your just not ready yet….Not ready to give that up, or put that down, or Walk away, or Begin A Fresh. He knows when your ready and He will bring you through, even if it hurts. Even if the ground is hard. Even if you are too weak..He will be your strength and Power. Trust Him that He knows when your ready.
And this is something Ive learned, and I hope this helps someone today. Sometimes, we can share openly with others our cirmcumstances, and allow others to be His hands and Feet. And other times, we cant share the grief, sorrow, or pain and hold that things have on us and it may seem like we are walking completely alone. Let me encourage you, whatever you are going through today, public or private, He is With You. You are not alone. Call His Name… He will Answer. Trust Him! He will meet you right where you are. And He will bring you Through the BreakThrough!
New Things…that’s what we are focusing on this year, and I pray that God does a New Thing in each of you. I pray that every good and perfect gift be released to you and your family, pressed down, shaken together and running over in the year to come. Remember when things seem unbearable….that the BreakThrough must be right around the corner, get on your knees, and Pray! With every New Thing comes growing and maturing and its not going to be easy…..but Oh Friends….Its Gonna Be Worth It!
Love You All!
Too blessed to be stressed………
Michelle
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