So, So Little Time...
Is it just me or did 2025 fly by?
I have a feeling 2026 will be even faster,
Time waits for no man,
It keeps on ticking on mercilessly.
As battles rage between nations,
As natural disasters increase without warning,
As social unrest boils,
The SPIRITUAL battle of the ages is coming to a head,
Jesus is coming soon,
"So, so little time!... He will not delay"
The SPIRITUAL battle is real,
More real than our monthly bills,
More serious than a heart attack,
More valuable than our retirement plan,
The battle for SOULS is at hand.
We are in precarious times,
Where good and evil are at war,
God vs Satan,
Angels vs demons,
We must be SPIRITUALLY sharp and on guard,
We must be SPIRITUALLY armed and dangerous,
Not SPIRITUALLY dim and lazy,
Jesus is getting ready to come,
"So, so little time!... He will not delay"
Our DAILY choices,
What we DO,
Or what we DON'T do,
Has ETERNAL impact,
If we only knew,
The RIPPLE effects of our micro-actions,
We would choose more wisely.
The time is NOW,
To FIGHT the good fight,
We must SHARPEN our SPIRITUAL swords,
We must put on our SPIRITUAL ARMOR,
We must train DAILY in the QUIET, STILLNESS with God,
"Be STILL, and know that I am God"
Are you able to OBEY God's command to be STILL?
Are you able to be QUIET for 5 mins?
"I'm not wired that way" doesn't line up with God's word,
"That's not for me" doesn't excuse you from God's truth,
God says time and time again to be SILENT and WAIT.
"Be STILL before the Lord and WAIT patiently for Him"
"For God alone, O my soul, wait in SILENCE, for my hope is from him"
"Teach me, and I will be SILENT"
" And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, QUIETNESS and trust forever. "
It's NO accident that we can't be STILL,
This is part of Satan's carefully crafted plan,
To cut us off from God's voice,
To drown out Holy Spirit,
To keep us distracted with life on earth,
And to forget about HEAVENLY things.
Satan has INTENTIONALLY crippled our ability to be STILL,
He has neutered our senses,
He has robbed us of our patience,
He has blinded our SPIRITUAL eyes,
He has deafened our SPIRITUAL ears,
So that we will NOT be STILL long enough to hear God's voice.
As a result,
We are like sitting ducks,
The devil is shooting fish in a barrel,
And we're the FISH X_X.
WAKE UP brothers and sisters!
It's wartime in heaven and earth,
The devil is coming OUT of the closet,
And Christians are going INTO the closet,
We've got it backwards.
We need to WAKE UP,
Our LIVES are at stake,
Our CHILDREN are at stake,
Our SOULS are at stake,
Our RELATIONSHIP with GOD is at stake,
The earth is contracting with labor pains,
Jesus is getting ready to come,
"So, so little time!... He will not delay"
The GOOD news is...
WAKING UP is SIMPLE
Start by SEEKING God DAILY,
Start by building a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with our Lord and Savior,
Day by day,
Bit by bit,
Start small,
God will take care of the rest.
Don't wait, my friend,
Time is passing at a remarkably rapid pace.
Look at your children,
How fast they grow,
But do they have JESUS as #1 in their heart?
Are they ready for the trials to come before His return?
"So, so little time!... He will not delay"
Look at how fast YOU have aged,
All the time spent working and hustling,
Do you have JESUS as #1 in your heart?
Are you ready for the trials to come before His return?
"So, so little time!... He will not delay"
How much longer must you wait,
Before you drop to your knees and PRAY,
"Lord, help me make you #1 in my life!",
God is waiting for that prayer,
And He will SURELY answer.
"I'm standing at the door, knocking. If someone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he will eat with me."
"Dear Heavenly Father,
Lord, help me make you #1 in my life!
Forgive me for my distractions,
Forgive me for my idols,
Forgive me for my neglect,
Help me turn back to You.
Grant me eternal perspective,
Grant me Your heart's desires,
Grant me Your holy hunger,
Help me turn back to You.
Help me see the frailty of my plans,
Help me NOT desire worldly treasures but ONLY Yours,
Help me see that you are coming soon,
Help me turn back to You.
Change my heart,
Change my desires,
Change my ambitions,
Change EVERYTHING!
Lord, help me make you #1 in my life!
In Jesus name, Amen."
Get STRATEGIC and PRACTICAL about making God #1 in your life.
3 Steps to SEEKING God to be #1 in Your Life (5 mins)
Step 1) Set a DAILY alarm to SEEK God (Ask "Holy Spirit, what time do you suggest?")
Step 2) When the alarm goes off, drop everything like it's hot. Turn OFF your phone (and any electronics). Go into a QUIET place with no distractions (bathroom, car, office, closet, etc).
Step 3) Close your eyes and take 3 SLOW, DEEP breaths to calm your mind and body. Pray earnestly, "God, give me the DESIRE to DESIRE You and make you #1 in my life. In Jesus name, Amen." Sit in STILLNESS for a few minutes. Think about the vastness of God's plan. Feel the depths of His love. Imagine being TRANSFORMED in ways you never imagined. Feel the awe, child-like faith and joy! Sit in it that feeling for a bit. Bask in God's goodness, give THANKS and PRAISE Him.
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard and no one’s heart has imagined all the things that God has prepared for those who love him."
Rinse and repeat for 1 week,
Keep REPEATING,
Until the prayer becomes a reality,
PERSEVERE,
ENDURE,
NEVER give up.
"we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope"
Cheers to making God #1 in your life one day at a time! ^_^
