Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Captured

Wow. So I have not posted in over a week.

I have been so blessed this week by what the LORD has done in my life, and what He is doing even now in my own life, and in the lives of others. I have been witnessing people being ministered to by God, and I am so ready to just get into the place of prayer now more than ever.

This week has been our church youth conference, and the LORD just spoke to my heart all week about the issue, and sin of sexual immorality, and how my generation desperately needs deliverance from it. One thing we so often neglect, and do not realize is that sexual immorality is not confined to having sex before you are married, or while you are married with someone else, but it is also things like looking at the opposite like you shouldn't, and even thinking about someone impurely, and more so than you need to be, and more so than God. We can fall into sexual immorality with our physical body, our minds-thoughts, and our eyes, and really many other ways as well. I am convinced that we need deliverance from this.

We were created for fascination. We each have longing in our hearts for intimacy, and partnership, and love. We long to be known, and loved. We desire to be told who we really are, and what importance we really have.
These longings are not sin, and these desires are not of Satan, but truly of God we have only perverted the ways they are fulfilled in us. God's plan is to lead us into the ultimate fulfillment of our longings, but we have so often taken it into our own hands. We have slowly, surely, and secretly been searching to be satisfied by the things of this world, and we have been caught up in these acts of sin.

These things only lead us to depression, sadness, suicide, and only more unfulfilled desire.

Truly and ultimately I tell you today, there is only ONE THING ONE PERSON ONE MAN ONE GOD who can TRULY SATISFY. At His right hand are pleasures forever more.
There is only one thing, One God, who can satisfy. We know this in our minds, yes, but I want to challenge you today to let this sink down deep into your heart. You have been looking for God, for what is real, and His invitation to you is extended. Who will accept, and receive His love?

If you want to be free, there is freedom in Jesus, and the only way to get free, and to stay free is to come to God, and then live your life going hard after God.
We can no longer be satisfied with a perverted version of Christianity. We need the real Jesus, and we need to live real Christian lifestyles in all boldness.

There is more to this life than we know, and my question to you is will you go after the more, and if you will how?
If you don't figure this out now then when will you, and are you willing to post-pone true life-true living even more? This lifestyle takes devotion, and humility, and we are fully able to live this lifestyle. Are you ready to be free? Will you step out in faith and go after the only one worthy of praise? Or do you choose to stay in the same place where you are at, and possibly remain in bondage, and remain with the same old strongholds holding you down? There is freedom in Jesus, and this is an invitation to all who need even a little turn around.


I pray you would be blessed, and find favor with the LORD. He loves YOU! Be blessed. In Jesus Name.



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