trust — Warrior of The Presence

Theatre of Operations Feb 26, 2023 The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.~C. S. Lewis A Psalm of DavidThe LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie…

Stop Letting The Enemy Mess with Your Head! Dec 25, 2021 The enemy has been messing with your head long enough. It’s your turn… The law of life in Christ is this: A promise elevates every circumstance… You need to find your promises. There are some things…

The Freedom in Continued Shattered Dreams Jul 8, 2020 The goal is that God be glorified in us, not that He be useful to us. ~ Larry Crabb And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to Him, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at…

Faithful Wanderers Jan 1, 2019 No matter how much we may study, it is not possible to come to know God unless we live according to His commandments, for God is not know by science, but by the Holy Spirit. Many…

Spent unto Strength Sep 14, 2018 Heaven is not a resting place, where men may sleep out an eternity; there they rest not day nor night, but their work is their rest and continual recreation, and toil and weariness have no place…

CQ 6:33 – Looking for The Kingdom First Mar 7, 2018 How can you find out if you are living within the will of God? Here is the sign: If you are troubled about any thing, this means that you have not completely given yourself over to…

Whistling in The Dark: Too Much Trust Is Not Possible with G_d Feb 26, 2018 Temptations come so that hidden passions may be revealed and so that it will be possible to fight them, and so that the soul may be rid of them. They are also a sign of God’s…

Consecration: No Hedging Our Bets Feb 22, 2018 With complete consecration comes perfect peace. ~Watchman Nee So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along…

Obedience in The Dark of Night Dec 5, 2017 Just as those who are deprived of light cannot walk straight, so also those who do not behold the ray of the Holy Scriptures must necessarily sin, since they walk in the deepest darkness. ~St. John…

Saturated in Fatigue: Learning to Rest Oct 31, 2017 A re-post on trusting G_d when tired and disoriented… I need this often. In time of trouble go not out of yourself to seek for aid; for the whole benefit of trial consists in silence, patience,…

Dying to Know We Are Loved by G_d Jun 23, 2017 The Christian Life is a continual struggle against the old self. Not just a struggle in the sense of a BATTLE, but a real putting in the tomb… All authentic Christian lives… know these long ‘tunnels’…

Trust In Sickness And in Health May 1, 2017 The cross is “I” crossed out…. The cross is always ready, everywhere in wait for you. You cannot escape it wherever you run, for wherever you go, you carry yourself with you and will always find…

False Thoughts Made Whole Oct 18, 2016 You’re not supposed to beat the enemy in ministry. You’re supposed to beat him in your relationship with God. Do you know that he is powerless against a man who just stands before God as a…

Maturity’s Pathway Jul 19, 2016 If you are born of God; then in you God will green; His godhead is your sap; your beauty is in him. ~Angelus Silesius (1624–1677) Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but…

Peace in Betrayal Jul 19, 2016 But thou, through good and evil, praise and blame, Wilt not thou love me for myself alone?Yes, thou wilt love me with exceeding love, And I will tenfold all that love repay;Still smiling, though the tender…

Trusting The Weaver Jun 9, 2016 Imagine that Jesus is calling you today. He extends a second invitation to accept His Father’s love. And maybe you answer, “Oh, I know that. It’s old hat.” … And God answers, ‘No, that’s what you…

Every Hair on Our Head Apr 24, 2016 We contradict the Lord to his face when we say: It is hard, it is difficult; we cannot, we are men; we are encompassed with fragile flesh. O blind madness! O unholy audacity! We charge the…

Real Authority Mar 23, 2016 There is an amazing sanity in Jesus Christ that shakes the foundations of death and hell, no panic, absolute dominant mastery over everything—such a stupendous mastery that he let men take his strength from him.~Oswald Chambers…

Like A Bullet Into Molasses Sep 13, 2015 A re-post as this writer enters his third culture in just over three years.The immutability of God appears in its most perfect beauty when viewed against the mutability of men. In God no change is possible;…

Sitting on Go – Again Aug 8, 2015 The greatest proof of Christianity for others is not how far a man can logically analyze his reasons for believing, but how far in practice he will stake his life on his belief.~ T. S. Eliot…

Flatland And The Illusion of Control May 10, 2015 We talk about “circumstances over which we have no control.” None of us have control over our circumstances, but we are responsible for the way we pilot ourselves in the midst of things as they are.~Oswald…

Faith: Flying Fast And Blind Mar 24, 2015 Absolute surrender requires that one abandon the right to know the specific will of G_d. There are moments of abject waiting on Him.~ Makala Barnabas Doulos “Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God…

Learning to Let Go: The Suffering of The Firstfruits Dec 29, 2014 Receive every inward and outward trouble, every disappointment, pain, uneasiness, temptation, darkness, and desolation, with both thy hands, as a true opportunity and blessed occasion of dying to self, and entering into a fuller fellowship with…

Crushed for His glory – Are We Good with That? Oct 31, 2014 God may crush us for His glory – are we willing? Do we actually trust His economy? If not, there is still a problem. ~Makala Barnabas Doulos The power of God is that ability and strength…

The Futility of Service Sep 22, 2014 God must bring us to a point – I cannot tell you how it will be, but he will do it – where, through a deep and dark experience, our natural power is touched and fundamentally…

Abandoning Chaos Aug 24, 2014 If you don’t surrender to Christ, you surrender to chaos.~E. Stanley Jones (1884-1973)Thus says the Lord: “In a time of favor I have answered you; in a day of salvation I have helped you; I will…

Our Head: The Most Dangerous of Neighborhoods Jun 9, 2014 Stay out of your own head. It is a very dangerous neighborhood. Do not go in there alone. Especially at night.~ Jim FreedBear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone…

The Love of The Prodigal Father Jun 2, 2014 Never cease loving a person and never give up hope for him, for even the Prodigal Son who had fallen most low could still be saved. The bitterest enemy and also he who was your friend…

Slavery, Truth and Trust May 12, 2014 In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.~ Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai LamaYou shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.~ Jesus, King of the Universe, in John 3And…

The Freedom in G_d’s Unchangingness Apr 16, 2014 All that which we call the attributes of God are only so many human ways of our conceiving that abyssal All which can neither be spoken nor conceived by us. And this way of thinking and…

Just Like Jesus Jan 28, 2014 Look in, and see Christ’s chosen saint In triumph wear his Christlike chain; No fear lest he should swerve or faint; His life is Christ, his death is gain.~John Keble (1792-1866)My God, My God, why have…

The Image God Sees Jan 19, 2014 By Allison Bown… http://www.twclass.org/blog/ Every journey has those times when the lights seem to go out. We have a sense of the space around us, but the details of “when”, “how” and “what” elude us. God…

Him, Him Alone Aug 25, 2013 You may never know that Jesus is all you need, until Jesus is all you have. ~Corrie ten Boom. …. And when Jesus is all you have, He becomes all that you want.~ UnknownKeep Me safe,…

The Source And Stance of A Warrior’s Strength Jul 16, 2013 A warrior mindset is always focused on victory. It allows no possibility of defeat. It does not retreat. It stands under extreme pressure. It advances by God’s permission. The Lord has a language of intimidation; it’s…

The Danger of The Gospel Jul 2, 2013 Living in the Spirit means that I trust the Holy Spirit to do in me what I cannot do myself. This is completely different from the life I would naturally live of myself. Each time I…

Dual, Triple, and Quad G_d Apr 28, 2013 If you are a Christian, a power accompanies your life. This power is greater than great; its nature is “surpassing greatness.” It is not human power but the actual “strength of God’s might.” The Almighty demonstrated…

The Pervasive Gospel Apr 11, 2013 The gentlest form of spiritual narcissism is the idea that one can accomplish one’s own spiritual growth… The belief that ‘I can do it’ is intimately associated with the assumption that ‘it is my idea, my…

A Night in The Light – A True Story Apr 2, 2013 Dark as my path may seem to others, I carry a magic light in my heart. Faith, the spiritual strong searchlight, illumines the way, and although sinister doubts lurk in the shadow, I walk unafraid toward…

The Currency of Relationship Mar 19, 2013 Faith is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently upon the trustworthiness of God.John R. W. Stott (1921- )Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are…

His to Give Or Take Feb 21, 2013 Surrender not only what the Lord does to you, but surrender your reaction to what he does.~Madame Jeanne Marie de La Mothe Guyon (1648-1717)For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those…

Much to Lose May 2, 2012 You have trusted Him in a few things, and He has not failed you. Trust Him now for everything, and see if He does not do for you exceeding abundantly above all that you could ever…

The Definition of Perfection Jan 9, 2012 God, so great an artificer in great things, is not less great in small things.~Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) The only sovereign I recognize is he who sets fire to the suns and, with one blow…

He Gives More Grace Dec 22, 2011 Jesus carries us. Grace is an energy; not a mere sentiment; not a mere thought of the Almighty; not even a word of the Almighty. It is as real an energy as the energy of electricity.…

Disorientation Nov 2, 2011 Our adversary is a master strategist, forever fogging up our minds with smokescreens. ~Charles R. Swindoll (1934- ) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every…

Waiting to Fly Sep 2, 2011 They that wait upon the Lord renew their strength. They that wait upon men dissipate their energies. — Leonard Ravenhill (1867-1942) Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the…