Doing Life With God
There’s this misconception and mischaracterization of God in which many believers think that following God means things will be easy, there will be no suffering or strife to face, and that God is a genie with prayer being the words that activate Him. That’s because we hear the sermons and speeches about how God moves swiftly and just needs to speak a word and it’s done, but not nearly as much about the waiting season in between God giving you the vision and speaking that word of release. We hear sermons about David’s faith to battle Goliath, but not much about the season of preparation before that in which God cultivated that faith and rhythm of trust between them. David didn’t flinch when faced with Goliath because he’d just left a season where he was fighting lions and bears to protect the flock he was charged with caring for. He knew that the same God who ensured his victory then would do the same against a similar beast in different clothing.
Those on trusted platforms often glamourize life and relationship with God in hopes to capture as many people as possible, trying to compete with the glamour of the world. In actuality, though, the truth is enough. Instead of preparing people for the journey, the warfare, and the transformation they are about to undergo, the promise of prosperity, financial gain, and elevation is pushed to the forefront because it’s captivating and gains the attention of the masses. We then end up with congregations filled to the brim with numbers and people claiming to be Christians who don’t truly KNOW Jesus and as a result, have yet to gain access to the Father. There’s an entire hoard of people who know the rhetoric and have the right mannerisms of a stereotypical Christian, yet on the inside there’s a heart and mind that Jesus does not know. This gross negligence is the result of improper teaching and shepherding in the faith, and it is my prayer that more and more of God’s children begin to have that veil lifted from their eyes so that they can see the truth and be led to the proper teaching that will feed their souls and deepen their revelation spiritually.
Part of this gap in teaching stems from cherry picking scriptures to fit a narrative instead of biblically sound teaching that explains the context of what’s being spoken in that particular text. I am extremely grateful for social media because without it, I would not have had access to the pastors I’ve been led to with sound biblical doctrine who have been clearly anointed to TEACH the word of God and the truth of God’s character, while providing practical application of His word in our lives today. Under their tutelage, I have learned how to truly study the bible, how to invite The Holy Spirit into my study time for revelation that man cannot give, and the importance of studying the definition and history of words used for greater understanding. Also, they constantly encourage their congregation to study their bible in their own time, not to just take their words at face value, and to spend time with God more than just at Sunday service and/or Wednesday Bible study. I am pointing these things out to provide some key traits to look out for in discerning the motives and heart of the pastor you give your ears access to. But to be honest, The Holy Spirit inside of you will be the greatest tool of discernment in your arsenal, so pay attention and listen, He will never steer you wrong.
While going to/being involved in your local church is important and not to be understated, the time you spend alone with God, in prayer, reading the bible, listening to discern His voice is invaluable. If you are missing the latter, then you will never get to grow and transform in the ways that you need to in order to unveil who God has always created and known you to be. You will miss out on the cheat code that is doing life with God because you haven’t cultivated the intimate relationship to see, hear, and feel Him everywhere. People often say that they wish they could see the future, or get a warning about XYZ, etc. etc. and God is right there waiting to provide. He will literally order your every step, give you visions and warnings about what’s to come, provide strategy and protection, etc…you just have to slow down enough to receive it and discern how He speaks to you.
That is ultimately what this space is about. Helping you quiet the outside noise and get attuned with the voice of God, living with and for Him in ways that you’ve never experienced before. There’s a beauty in complete surrender, death to self, and praying without ceasing that can only be released when you have a spiritual revelation of what those words mean and how to apply them practically in all aspects of life. My goal is to be your companion on this journey and provide insight that I wish I had when I was walking it out myself. I was going to say that “it won’t be all sunshine and rainbows”, but as I was typing The Holy Spirit said “do rainbows not imply rain first?” so yes lol, it will be EXACTLY that, a journey of both sunshine and rainbows because the rain won’t last forever and the sun (the light of God) is ever present.
Even though it hasn’t been easy, knowing what I know now about what I’ve had to endure, I would still give God my yes and complete surrender. Because it’s not like my life was absent of hardship before then. The only difference is that WITH God, I never broke or shattered in the ways that I did when I was living according to my own plan. I will warn you though, God will take everything you say literally, so don’t pray it if you don’t mean it. I told God He could completely dismantle & tear down my life and rebuild it according to His will (this was late 2022 or early 2023) if He needed to 😭. Chile…He said BET and ain’t looked back since. I don’t regret it, but sheesh that prayer should’ve come with a caution sign or something 😂. In the midst of the dismantling, I was so confused and cried out to God because I felt alone and as if my world was falling apart. It was then that He reminded me of that prayer. In doing so, God shifted my perspective on what I was going through, which ultimately helped me see Him in it and not just get through it, but grow through it.
That’s why journaling is important, because we often forget the prayers that we pray, but God doesn’t. And the last thing you want to do is start speaking against or rebuking the very answer to your own prayers. Sometimes it’s not about God getting you out of something, but about the way you get to know Him while He walks or sits with you in it. But that’s a conversation for another day.
Anywho, I can’t wait to go on this journey with you and I just hope you know that life with God may be a lot of things, but boring has never been one of them.
I love you, I pray that you love you, and just know that God loves you right up to the moon and back ✨🤎🌙
