WILD FAITH PART 2: “THE SPIN CYCLE” - copy 1
WHEN DID YOU STOP BEING WILD ABOUT YOUR FAITH???
WHAT STOPPED YOU FROM BEING WILD ABOUT YOUR FAITH?!
CAN YOU PIN-POINT IT??
GOD WANTS YOU TO GET YOUR WILD BACK!
Wilderness = Hebrew - HAMIDBAR
COMES FROM THE HEBREW WORD MEANING “TO TALK - SPEECH”
WILDERNESS WAS NOT A PUNISHMENT….
WILDERNESS WAS A PLACE WHERE GOD WANTED TO GROW RELATIONSHIP
IT IS ONE THING TO KNOW ABOUT GOD…
IT IS ANOTHER THING TO SET OUT - PURPOSELY AND PASSIONATELY - TO GET SO CONNECTED WITH THE LOVER OF OUR SOULS AND THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE.
2 Kings 2:1 - 15
1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
1st OPPORTUNITY to EMBRACE THE WILD = Gilgal - “THE PLACE OF THE SPINNING WHEEL”
WITH EVERY STOP THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EMBRACE THE WILD OF RELATIONSHIP OR GO BACK TO NORMAL THROUGH RETREAT
Matthew 6:25
25 Therefore I say unto you, TAKE no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
This is how many of us live our lives… spinning… spinning… spinning…
LATER ON ELISHA HAS A SERVANT AND HE WENT UP TO THE TOWER…
2 Kings 6:15 - 20
- HE LOOKED DOWN
- AND HE SPUN AROUND AND SAW THE ENEMY ON EVERY SIDE…
The enemy’s goal is To get your head down and fixed on your
WHAT IF THEY ALL ATTACK AT ONCE ELISHA!?! WHAT IF THIS IS IT?!
JESUS HAS AN IDEA::: DON’T TAKE THE THOUGHT!
Matthew 6:34
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
When you GO AHEAD, YOU LEAVE GRACE BEHIND!
GRACE IS PRESENT for people who know how to be PRESENT!
Anxiety comes when you go forward to an event that has not happened yet without grace…. AND IT KILLS THE WILDNESS OF YOUR FAITH!
1 John 4:18
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment…..
Torment = kólasis - a constant, incessant blow; not knocking you out; to annoy, bruise, to numb - what if what if what if….
THE PURPOSE is to DISTRACT YOU and KEEP HITTING YOU SO YOU CAN NOT HEAR GOD and YOU GO NUMB TO GOD’S LEADING.
IF you get numb enough… he brings in the next round…
James 1:23
23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.
INSTEAD OF BEING WILD - YOU ACCEPT WHAT THE WORLD SAYS YOU ARE.
Matthew 6:25 - 30
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
• look at the birds ~ LOOK UP!
• look at the blossoms ~ LOOK AROUND!
• look at the blades ~ LOOK DOWN!
Jesus says - you are WORRIED because you started spinning in the wrong direction!!!
WORSHIP IS SPINNING IN REVERSE!
IF YOU WANT THE WILD TO COME BACK INTO YOUR FAITH YOU NEED TO BE
Philippians 4:6 7 NIV
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
IF WE START WITH OUR SOURCE - WE END WITH OUR SOURCE!
- because God is love and love never fails ~ we WON’T FAIL!!!
Matthew 6:33
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
What does Kingdom want today from me?
- BECAUSE GOD IS LOVE… then I am a being of love…
- BECAUSE GOD IS HEALER… then I am healed and bring healing…
- BECAUSE GOD IS EL ELYON… I am delivered from this issue
When anxiety shows up to KILL MY WILD:
- I look up
- I look around
- OKAY… WE’RE CHANGING THINGS! OKAY… I’M HERE FOR A PURPOSE
HOLY SPIRIT….
- WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
- HOW ARE YOU MOVING?
- WHAT ARE YOU WANTING TODAY??
“WHAT IF?” ~ I LOOK DOWN!!
Romans 8:35 - 39 NLT
35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?
36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”[a])
37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow— not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.
39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
WHEN THE ENEMY TRIES TO START PLAYING “WHAT IF” - RESPOND WITH “BECAUSE GOD”!
SPINNING CAN CAUSE TWO THINGS TO HAPPEN:
- First = spinning can be
- Or the SPINNING CAN BE
Jeremiah 18:1 - 4
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
2 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
FIRST = spinning can be Stressing
SECOND = spinning can be SHAPING!
YES - THERE IS A SPINNING! Those who focus on the problems will trip and fall…
SPINNING CAN BE
IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU START!
THOSE WHO FOCUS ON BEING IN THE FATHER’S HANDS - EVEN DURING WILD MOMENTS - WILL BE SHAPED!
Are you living
~~~ WILD FAITH - TRUSTS IN GILGAL - and THE WORLD IS STILL SPINNING ~~
DON’T START WITH WHAT IF…START AT BECAUSE GOD!
THE TIME OF SPINNING IS A TIME WHEN YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND
AND YOU HAVE TO BE PUT IN A PLACE OF
FAITH is TRUSTING the hand of the POTTER TO SHAPE ME to CHANGE THE WORLD in the middle of mystery.
It is one thing to obey God when He has given us an understanding about a matter,
and quite another to obey WHEN YOUR HEAD IS SPINNING!
Jeremiah 29:13
13 AND YOU SHALL SEEK ME AND FIND ME WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART!”
ARE YOU SEEKING GOD TO FIND GOD or Are you seeking God to find answers?
It is in the midst of the SPINNING OF MYSTERY That we are FORMED BY INTIMACY and THIS IS THE WILD FAITH we are called to.