A New Day

OK - I'm finding that much of the church today is very hungry to go deeper and farther in the things of God. I'm seeing that much of the reasoning behind why the church has been difficult to identify to a younger generation is because at times we as people in general can become very comfortable in habit. Don't get me wrong, I believe in being faithful in mundane situations, however I believe that we are at a place in the church where we can begin to explore new things.

I am reminded of how a business I worked for was constantly changing and improving their processes and procedures. They were constantly pushing the envelope to get fresh new innovative and creative ideas to have their business in prime shape. Sometimes I feel like the body of Christ can get "stuck" in a rut because they have not moved on when the Holy Spirit wanted to try something new. God is a FUN God and surely if there are thousands of species of animals, plants, and bugs He has thousands of ideas for creativity in His body. Why do most of us look, act, and think the same?

Now I am in no way shape and form saying that we should be creative apart from the Word of God. The Word is sharper than a double edged sword; it is alive and active and very relevant for today's problems. I believe that the Word will assist in creative ideas and can constantly be a foundation for innovative forward motion in the body. If the Word is alive and ACTIVE then we are to be so too, since the Word Himself lives inside of us.

I find that much of why I have not been open to new things has been because of fear. Fear will keep one from trying something new or stepping out in faith. For example, I am not a big fan of heights at all... however at a camp retreat my school had at the beginning of the year they wanted us to face fears. We had a time of being able to swim in the lake... now there was 2 HUGE pulleys going into the lake and we all had the opportunity to go off it into the lake. At first there was NO WAY I was going to do that because of the immense height in which I would jump off of. To make a long story short, I ended up trying it... not only jumping off this HUGE platform but going upside down!!!! LOL I had one of the most fun times I've had in awhile. God showed me that fear keeps us from going into the unknown, from trying new things, stepping out in something that we might absolutely LOVE.

Fear keeps us in a box. Not only does fear restrict us from growing outside the box, but it is keeping us in a box that is a LIE. Fear is False Evidence Appearing Real. We know that God cannot lie and the father of lies in the devil, therefore staying in a box of fear is letting the enemy win. NO MORE FEAR!

I'm excited to see the body of Christ step out of the religious box of FEAR and into the WORLD in FAITH! We are atmosphere changers, culture shifters, and society shakers. With the Holy Spirit INSIDE of us we have the ability to bring heaven to earth. Innovative ideas to bring supernatural change into a natural world. I believe that in this time of immense change in America God is looking for Joseph's and Daniel's. People who are able to move in His power and authority to CHANGE the places they are in; not by a spirit of religious fear, but by His Spirit of truth, hope, and love.

Ephesians 1 is a great passage to study as well as 2 Corinthians 4.