Throwdown to Surrender

1 King 18:42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees.43 "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant. And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said. Seven times Elijah said, "Go back." 44 The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea."

The servants of God must head up to the top of the mountain fall on their face and talk to and hear from God. Then lead their team to run and look if the clouds/rains are coming. Let the people in the church stay at the base of the mountain while you go up to receive from the Lord. They will wait to hear what God has told the servant of God to share with them. Dont burn yourself out trying to appease everyone and run to every beckon call. Wait in the presence of God and release ministers to run for you.

 

The rain started as a cloud the size of a small fist. The church is the small fist - bound tight and close together - not like an open hand with five fingers exposed pointing in all directions. Stand together and come together and be strong as the small fist for one vision and purpose. God will turn the small fist into a great movement and covering of the rain clouds that will lead to the sound of abundance of rain. The famine is over and the rain is coming. Get ready for the downpour of blessings into the church and your life.

 

Enjoy The Ride,

 

Pastor Cecil

Reading Between The Lines

As you are more exposed to different situations and experience life as it is, you understand that things aren't always as it seems. That can be at school, place of work, home, and possibly even where you worship God. Seeing it firsthand is very interesting. Interesting in that it reveals so much about people, motives, desires, etc... And if you can cover it with spiritual discernment, you get to really see what's being said, by whom, for what purpose, etc...

Just learned that as soon as encouragement comes, discouragement follows right after it - and possibly even from the same places. The experience is great because its a tool to keep us focused on staying humble before God and man and trust in God every step of the way.

One thing I'm starting to see is that you keep moving forward fulfilling the call of God on your life. You're never going to make everyone happy and to keep your motives and intentions pure to glorify God alone and help others reach their God-ordained potential.

Enjoy The Ride,

Cecil

Spiritual leadership is knowing where God wants people to be and taking the initiative to get them there by God's means in reliance on God's power.

SPINNING AROUND

The other night our daughter decided to go for a spin - literally. She stood in one place and just went around and around for a few moments and then stopped. I stood and watched her thru this process and waited to see how this would end up. So she stopped spinning and TRIED to stand still. As you would expect, she started wobbling and walking into the kitchen cabinets and almost took a fall. I have to admit I had a smirk on my face the whole time then eventually started cracking up because she was having fun in this dazed moment.

I knew this would be the end result because I've done that plenty of times as a kid. And you see your whole "world" spinning around you. So she likes it so much she did it again later that night but not as long. The best part this time is that she is able to hold still and look down at the floor. She calls out, "Daddy, daddy!" and then points to the floor and says "floor turn awound (around)"! So this time she holds herself up and understands the floor is now spinning under her. How do you not laugh at these moments?

When you feel like your spinning, twisting, and turning around so much in life running after everything and everyone, your world might seem like its out of whack. You might be spun like a top and then when you try to stop it just seems everything around you is spinning out of control and it doesn't make sense. You start wobbling in what you believe, cant stand straight up in your faith in God, and start banging into situation that hurt you. But I dare you to hold strong and stand up with total confidence in God, He will hold you up and you'll be able to say that thing around me might be going crazy, but I will hold onto the promises of God and He will get me thru these times in life. The spinning will slow down, it will eventually stop, and we will move on.

Enjoy The Ride,

Cecil

Throwdown to Surrender Continued...

All I can say is that I know that God spoke to me and the church this Sunday. People said they received something for themselves and believe the church heard a prophetic word. I trust that God will continuously remind us and encourage us to push forward. Praise God and all glory belongs to HIM alone!

A FEW TIDBITS:

Repair your altars by surrendering your past. Take out sin and put in obedience to God. Dont let the past hold you back from enjoying the present and God-ordained future.

Give God and release to Him what you have right now as you surrender the present. As the items on the altar were placed in order - get your life in order. Get your priorities straight with God. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and THEN ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU! Let it out of your hands and place at the feet of Jesus.

Then cry out to God that sustained your fathers and forefathers and trust Him to do a miracle for you and your generation. My generation and my child's generation need to SEE the miracles of God firsthand. The elders need to pray and encourage it. My peers need to pray and work for it. My children need to experience it. He will come down in all power and work the miracle when the light seems to be fading out and the darkness seems to be rolling in.

Dare to stand up even as one in the midst of trouble and chaos for God and He will never put you to shame.

Enjoy The Ride,

Cecil

Bring In The Closer

In baseball, you bring in the closer, ie. Mariano Rivera, to shut down the opponent and secure the victory for your team. Watching the other series, you noticed that closers were not successful in these situations and that determined the team's ability to advance or go home. Being successful in the "regular" season is just that, regular. Being successful in the "playoffs" is legendary. Not everyone can handle it like others.

When we cruise through our "regular" routines of life, we might think we're succesful and that gets us to a certain level - maybe even the "playoffs" of life. But when we're in the thick of a do-or-die situation in life, do we have the closer attitude and mentality to shut down the enemy and stand in victory? Just like the pitcher on the mound has 8 other teammates on the field and countless teammates and coaches on the bench with him to help get the victory, we have 3 distinct people yet 1 God.

We have the Father God, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit to HELP US shut down the enemy's attacks and declare victory after facing a tough situation in life. You have the power and authority and you have the help. Use it and see how sweet a victory tastes in life.

FINALLY JUMPING IN!

Life is good yet chaotic! Leadership is needed in the middle of chaos!

As I jump into the 6TH ocean of the world, the BLOG OCEAN, I anticipate to stay afloat and navigate through with tidbits of info on LIFE and LEADERSHIP for a Christian. My hope is that these tidbits can be useful to you, the reader, and made practical as we move forward in life together. Your feedback and input is welcome and appreciated.

God has given me a passion to learn about leadership, implement the learned principles, and empower others to get to the next level. If you ever lose the desire to learn and grow, you will start to die. Let's move ahead in His Word and talk about some practical apps for life.

There is a generation that is living in a chaotic world that only God can bring some peace and calm to it.