I didn't know when I was going to return to writing on this blog. I knew that I needed new insight and revelation. I knew that I needed something fresh from the Lord. I spoke to Him and He said to write what is on His heart. This is it.
As an intercessor, I experience the heart of God on a daily basis. Whenever I am praying for someone I feel God's love over them. It is overwhelming. So much so, it makes some people think I am just being extra. But it is the fierceness of the heart of God that prompts me to love people in the way that I do.
So, what is in the heart of God during this season?
The heart of God is with the lost.
It is impossible for me to walk the streets in light of the recent events in our nation and not weep for the people. There are so many needs. There is much anguish and pain. There is much uncertainty. I cannot have a blind eye to the needs of the people, especially during this time.
This is a time that cannot be wasted in personal agendas and opinions. Everyone has an opinion. But not everyone has an answer to the needs of the people. I wish we could just be brave enough to go and reach the lost the way that Jesus did. I wish we could simply say: Here are my hands. Here are my feet. What do you need?
But I want you to think about these questions:
What made us so insensitive to the needs of those around us?
What made us attempt to protect ourselves and our hearts when our protector is our Lord?
What made us think it is acceptable to not die to our own selfish desires?
What made us be okay with living just caring for ourselves, feeding our own mouths when we see people growing hungry in the streets?
Why do we seek God for our own selves and our own ministries?
Living life in the kingdom is costly. It is the ultimate self-sacrifice, and it is all done because of love and through love.
If we were living the way that Jesus lived his life, we wouldn't be so worried about our lives, because Jesus wasn't. We wouldn't separate ourselves from the outcasts and afflicted because Jesus didn't. We wouldn't be promoting our names because Jesus concealed His own glory. We would have constant communication with the Father. We would sacrifice hourly. We would love the people, genuinely, so much so we'd spend a lot of time together. We would be quieter instead of louder. We would pray in schedule and out of schedule.
If we were living our lives the way that Jesus lived His, we would be powerful and effective in our assignments, not boastful or angry at those who reject us.
Take a moment to hear what is in the heart of God during this season. His heart is not for the boastful and prideful. His heart is for the loss, the sick and the afflicted, because after all, you also were once lost, sick and afflicted too.
It was in the heart of God to reach you. Someone heard that. Are you going to hear too?
