PASSIONATE PURSUIT...

I THANK GOD FOR LIFE, HEALTH, AND STRENGTH. I THANK GOD FOR VICTORY OVER THE ENEMY AND VICTORY OVER SIN! I AM SO GRATEFUL TO STILL BE USED TO BRING FORTH THE WONDERFUL PLAN OF SALVATION EVEN IN TIMES SUCH AS THESE. THERE IS TROUBLE ON EVERY SIDE, TURMOIL, AND CHAOS. HOWEVER, I SAY TO THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO HOLD FAST TO THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST AND WHAT HE HAS TAUGHT YOU FROM THE BEGINNING. FAITH COMES BY HEARING AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD. NO ONE KNOW YOUR TESTIMONY LIKE YOU KNOW YOUR TESTIMONY. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH LIKE JESUS KNOWS. ALL OF THESE ISSUES AND SITUATIONS ARE TO BRING YOU TO YOUR EXPECTED END. THERE WAS A QUESTION THE LORD WOULD OFTEN ASK ME WHEN I FIRST DEDICATED MY LIFE TO HIM AND I WOULD WAVER IN TIMES OF TROUBLE. HE WOULD ASK, "WILL YOU STILL BELIEVE?" WHEN NO ONE ELSE AROUND BELIEVES, WILL YOU STILL BELIEVE? WHEN IT'S NOT POPULAR WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WILL YOU STILL BELIEVE? WHEN THERE IS PRESSURE TO UNIFY IN A WAY THAT IS CONTRARY TO THE WORD OF GOD, WILL YOU STILL TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT JESUS WILL DO WHAT HE SAID HE WOULD DO? WHEN YOU GET SAVED THERE IS ALWAYS A ZEAL TO RUN AND TELL PEOPLE WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE, HOW HE DELIVERED YOU, AND HOW HE SET YOU FREE. THERE IS JOY AND REJOICING AND YOU DONT WANT IT TO GO AWAY. YOU WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL AND TO KNOW THE LORD IN A WAY THAT YOU HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW HIM. WE CAN'T LOSE THAT ZEAL AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART. REMEMBER THAT HE WARNED US THAT THIS WORLD WAS ALREADY OVERCOME BY HIS BLOOD THAT WAS SHED. SOMETIMES WE CANNOT CONTROL SITUATIONS YET WE CAN CONTROL THE WAY WE REACT TO THE SITUATION. WILL WE COME OUT PURE AS GOLD. WILL YOU REACT WITH FAITH? WILL YOU REACT WITH PRAISE? WILL YOU RE-VISIT THE WORD THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SPOKEN? WILL YOU REACT WITH PRAYER? THESE ARE THE ACTIONS OF THOSE WHO ARE FAITHFUL SERVANTS. WILL HE SAY WELL DONE WHEN YOUR TIME OF VISITATION COMES? SOMETIMES THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BODY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN GIVEN REVELATION IN REGARDS TO YOUR SITUATIONS BECAUSE WHEN ONE MEMBER SUFFERS WE ALL SUFFER. HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE SPIRIT HAS GIVEN US THE UNCTION TO SPEAK WHAT HAS BEEN REVEALED, BUT IT HAS BEEN SIMPLY GIVEN THE COMMAND TO PRAY BECAUSE THE EFFECTUAL, FERVENT PRAYERS OF THE RIGHTEOUS AVAILETH MUCH. SEEK AFTER HIS HOLY SPIRIT. THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE. LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT! REJOICE BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL HERE! REJOICE BECAUSE YOU KNOW TO CALL ON JESUS NAME! REJOICE BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE!! REMEMBER LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS. #SEEK #WATCHANDPRAY #FIGHTTHEGOODFIGHT