Saturday, January 24, 2015

The Five Minute Syndrome


In the world of downloads, microwaves, Google, and a where a person can get a divorce within seventy-two hours, we have all gotten accustom to speedy results. Yes we have all enjoy this 21st century lifestyle, but do this same quick fix mentality a reality in the spirit realm?

We pray for a healing and don’t receive it right away, what do you do?

We ask God to work out a situation and it seems to be pending, what do you do?

We want God to answer a question now but His response is wait, what do you do?

Truth…I was use to the quick answer responses from God.  The family I come from has no choice but to walk by faith.  So I will confess I got use to by His stripes I’m healed and bam, or I need this and bam. Yet came a time when my mother was in the hospital.  Several things were going on all at once.  Some prayers were the bams, and then came her situation with her leg…no bam.  We were praying, praying, and praying…no bam.  As a matter of fact there wasn’t even a release with it.  As the doctor called to tell me how they will have to amputate, my thoughts were did we sin, did we do something wrong, where’s the bam that I have gotten use to.  In the middle of me crying a river moment, you would think the Holy Spirit would say weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.  To my surprise the Holy Spirit said to me either you are going to believe God’s word or not.  I had to stop crying and marinate on that when it happened.  I decided to believe God’s word.  Yes, my mom had to proceed with the amputation, but I also watched how God delivered her out of that.  She is yet independent today.  She said something so valuable in the hospital one day.  She said you can touch my body, but you can’t touch my spirit.  Talk about a praise break right there.  God is yet a healer!

Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

The highlighted word there is wrestle.  The word wrestle means to take part in a fight, to struggle with a problem.
 
Truth…not every prayer is going to have that bam response.  Something’s we got to wrestle with!  So I encouraged my brother or my sister to roll your sleeves up and fight the enemy.  Get your helmet of salvation. Get your shield of faith. Get your feet shod in the preparation of the gospel of peace, and don’t forget your sword which is the word of God!  Believe the word and stand!  Satan’s kingdom is already defeated, so use your authority Christ died for you to have!   I encourage those that maybe discouraged by not seeing that bam response in their prayers to YET stand.  It could be He just wants to see will you yet believe. Selah…