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FAITH vs FOOLISH

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What’s up? What do you have going on in your walk of faith right now? Is it bigger than you? Is it something you can do or does it require God’s miraculous power? Check your spiritual pulse! Don’t box God in based on the natural. God is God of impossibilities. When God speaks embrace it by faith and act and watch God validate what you thought was just crazy or foolish.

(I Corinthians 1:25-27) The foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.

No one says it better than Mark Mattheson, “Faith is the willingness to look foolish. Noah looked foolish building a boat in the middle of a desert. Noah was saved from the flood. The Israelites marched around Jericho blowing trumpets seven times. The walls came tumbling down. A shepherd boy named David, looked foolish charging a giant with a sling-shot. David defeated Goliath; Peter looked foolish jumping out of a boat in the middle of the Sea of Galilee. Peter walked on water. And Jesus looked foolish wearing a crown of thorns. Jesus was crowned “King of Kings!” The results speak for itself.”

Is the risk of looking foolish worth it? Yes, because “He is worthy of it all!” Does faith seem like a foolish act sometimes? Yes, God has documented history of the foolish becoming the miraculous. As did the Great crowd of witnesses, build God’s reputation at the risk of your own. Be encouraged no matter what it looks like in the natural.

Prayer:

Dear Lord, I want to serve you with my whole heart. Holy Spirit lead me and guide me to move in the faith that God has miraculous power, no matter the risk. Help me to prayerfully move in action when my head says it’s too risky. Amen!

ARE YOU AN ESCAPOLOGIST?

On By glendarouseIn Crossroads, Prayer RequestsLeave a comment

Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists are commonly known as escape artists. They are widely known for their skilled ability to escape from critical situations, coffins, steel boxes,  burning buildings, and difficult situations, often time in combination.

Praying Christians have been afforded the God-given blessing of escapology through the power of the Holy Spirit in the fellowship of prayer (His presence). When we commit to a life of prayer, we have all confidence that God is on our side, and If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Have you learned how to escape within, even in the midst of your life traps, life restraints, and life perils?   In fact, prayer is often the only action one can take because it is beyond all human control.  Perhaps multiple situations have cropped up, a combination of things,  seemingly overnight out of nowhere. I’d say you didn’t even see it coming.  God wants you to attend/ lean to Him.

 Prayer is God’s escapology for the believer.  A praying believer is an escape artist who knows how to access God on a moment-by-moment basis. The divine illusion is, that often no change is evident or visible to the natural eye. Your life circumstances and what seems to be a no-win situation may not have physically changed.  In fact, on the outside things are pretty much the same, but as your thoughts are re-focused on Him, something happened! The change may appear to others as an illusion, but God!  By the power of His presence, your heartfelt communion, and fellowship with Him, a metamorphic change takes place deep within the recesses of your heart and now you are re-focused on the One who controls all of life, great and small. This refocusing is a learned component of escapology that is accomplished only through consistent and persistent practice in prayer with the Master!

What’s in your repertoire of prayer escapology?  What is the greatest hindrance in your prayer life? What questions do you have about prayer? What’s your plan for going to another level and dimension with God? Is prayer the key element? How do you get there? Where do you start in your prayer development? These and other topics are open for discussion. Post your blog using an anonymous tag or use your name.  In an effort to support and assist other believers to enhance their prayer life your contributions to the discussions are welcomed and respected.