I have a sincere question/questions for all of us to ask ourselves, not another person, but our own self and to be straight up honest with ourself and God.
Have I made the true covenant with the LORD Jesus Christ to follow Him, serve Him, love Him, and obey Him if I lose everything in this life, except my very life’s breath?
The Holy Scriptures tell us if we do not forsake all for Him we are not worthy of Him. If our love for our family, children, spouse, parents etc does not pale in comparison to the love we have for Jesus Christ we are not worthy of Him. We are to forsake all and follow Him in faith, not knowing where He is taking us or what He is doing, but simply trust and obey. Our you willing to offer up your Issac not knowing if that relationship will ever be restored? Are we really in this for the “long haul”? Did the good Seed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ fall by the wayside, or on shallow ground, or on soil that becomes thorny ground or good ground?
I have so many thoughts going through my mind these days, and as I examine my own heart I see where I stumble in answering some of these questions, I see where I stumble at lining up with the Commandments of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. You see, if I love God with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength then loving my neighbors as myself automatically happens, being able to forsake all will automatically take place, dying to flesh is not easy, but the fact is giving your all is the very part of you that you have control of, (heart, soul, mind, and strength) to surrender it to Him and say, “My all I give to You, even if I see nothing in the form of blessing on this earth, You gave me more than I ever deserved through Your Only Begotten Son Jesus Christ of Nazareth “. Do I love Him more than myself? My needs? My wants? My children? Even material things?
I have gone through trials, testing that have been beyond hard in my short time of serving God. I have went from having money, friends, and close relationships with my children, to barely none of these things. I have cried and begged God to take my very life at the lowest time of my life when I was forsaken by friends and child and grandchildren and had no one on this earth who loved me without an ulterior motive. Even still through it all I held on tight to the LORD Jesus Christ because my very life depended on it, my sanity depended on it. He never left me, but there were times during that year and a half He was silent as well. During those times it was so very hard not to give in to the whispers of the enemy that tried to talk me into ending it all, but still yet I held on to the Written Word of God with a death grip, reminding myself that, He is the author and finisher of my faith, He would never leave me nor forsake, He is with me always etc etc
Yet still having gone through that from July 2021-November 2022 I still examine my own heart to see, am I still in the faith? Am I willing to walk away from all for Him? Will I be able to endure if all is stripped away and I have nothing? No home, no vehicle, no family, no friends, just the clothes on my back living by faith? I cannot answer for anyone else, nor am I told to examine your heart, but I am told to examine my own.
Have I humbled myself enough through fasting that will also help me to be able to deal with lack of food for a few days if needed? Have I conditioned myself to be able to withstand hot temperatures instead of the luxury of air conditioning? Have I truly denied myself my desires and told myself no to foolish things? ðŸ˜
I personally believe a time of testing is coming, that is my own beliefs and I AM NOT SAYING GOD TOLD ME! Please do not add to what I am clearly saying. I personally believe trouble times are ahead for many in this Nation and in the Church. Fiery trials are not far off for each of us, the Scriptures tell us we all shall have them and not to think it strange. What I have went through since 2017 until this very day (I offended my daughter and have cried tears this morning because of it) These times of trials and tribulations shall come and I believe since 2017 God has been preparing me for what is ahead but that does not mean I will be able to endure till the end, but it does mean He alone has strengthened me in order to be able to and if I don’t it is my fault not His.
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