A Crisis of Faith

Intimidation partnered with exhaustion will push you into a cave.

How could this be? How had I gone from living in the light of destiny to denying it's very attainability? I had seen the promised land, the place of outstretched tents, and yet I had chosen retreat.

The voice of defeat, more specifically the invitation to quit, was overwhelming and all consuming. Hiding from mission, I was avoiding the push back required to stand firm in faith. I had reached a "crisis of Faith".

It is in the darkness that the lies of your enemy blind you from the workings of God. It is this cave-like place where a whispered lie reverberates against the walls of wisdom to overtake your peace. But it is also a whisper that can echo liberty, setting you free.

Tone deaf and lost, a spiritual vertigo had over taken me. The sensation of whirling and loss of balance confirmed insecurity. All I could see was defeat.

But your people spoke up, raised a helping hand. Your people fed me the truth. A sharp word, able to cut through the deafening noise created by the echo of a lie against the walls of the cave.

But you called me out. Your whispered question, "Where are you?" invited me back.
Willing to hear, you told me the truth. What is in me can't be hidden, won't be satisfied, until it is lived out large.

Rest while you can. There is Kingdom work to be done.

FIRST5.ORG 1 KINGS 19 2 CORINTHIANS 5:20 JOHN 10:10

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