As usual I was praying this morning for today and God started telling me this:
We have become too relaxed. We have become scripture-spitting
christians but we do not really live this word we confess daily. We say
no weapon formed against us shall prosper while the enemy is encamping
us in our comfortable lives because we have decided not to fight as we
know God is with us. We call ourselves conquerors but we are not out
fighting to conquer.
We have become so busy in our days that we
do not give God time, saying we have deadlines or phones are busy while
our employers and colleagues stop between 12pm- 2pm to worship their
gods; calling our names as they do that. We have sacrificed our children
allowing them to be raised by the enemy through media and fashion.
We have become so relaxed that even when the warnings are out there we
Christians are the ones who say: "Ag everything is called evil, everyone
who is successful is called Satanic. What must we watch, wear, eat or
listen to?" When we know well that God said we must not conform to the
patterns of this world but be transformed by the renewal of our minds.
Yes we do pray and read the word as we should. We do all means not
intentionally sin but are we sure we not blinded by our own
self-righteousness?
We have become so occupied on our computers,
cellphones, social networks, work, hobbies, relationships, family
outings that we have no time to PRAY. The order is PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.
Bazalwane we need to be deliberate. We need to start a MOVEMENT FOR
GOD. Let us SSTTOPP! (Still Silent Thankful Trusting Offer Praise Pray.)
S> STILL
Stop what you are doing deliberately. If at work go to the loo. Smokers
always go out but Christians always have excuses. If you are in a taxi
or with people zone out. Be still
S> SILENT
Shhhh... Stop talking, stop chatting(social networking). Be silent in your mind as well. Be ready to hear God.
T> THANKFUL
There's so much to thank God for. The past hours He's been with you in
that day. The good news you heard about someone else. The dry bread that
you had for breakfast. Just thank Him.
T> TRUSTING
Trust God in everything. Trust Him that you will not fail Him. Trust
Him that somewhere someone is standing in agreement with you. Trust Him
that someone somewhere is getting saved, rescued, fed or healed as you
pray. Trust that you are His vessel.
O> OFFER
Offer your time deliberately, offer yourself for God to use you. Offer your strength, money, etc to bless others.
P> PRAISE
You know how to praise. Make this time a praise time.
P> PRAY
Pray for others. Intercede. Pray for your employer, non-believers,
media, the influencers in the world, children's innocence. Bind spirits
that are freely roaming in our world posed as entertainment, cartoons,
lifestyle, etc.
I cried as I prayed as God showed me how we
daily sacrifice our children by allowing them liberty to have what the
world gives. Our children walk around with things in their ears, pants
hanging, skin exposed, bodies pierced or tatooed, hair cut in ways that
look odd. Yet we know its not right and when we are corrected we become
defensive.
We deliberately dance and dine with the enemy
quoting scriptures like Psalm 37:23-24, saying how much we have become
new and how we cannot make ourselves righteous. We have banked on the
grace of God. We say God understands, He is merciful to His own.
Our babies are exposed to the enemy's doorway, making TV a stimulant or
a baby sitter. Our sons' imaginations are filled with possibilities of
them turning into something else that can fight or kill through what
they watch or play. Our daughters are obsessed with looks and fashion
and wanting to either look like a doll, a princess, a kitten or a music
star.
Bazalwane, we can say we can't get everything right but we can get prayer right. Satan knows our timetables. The
beginning of every year we religiously meet, write down prayer points
or resolutions and not eat(fast). Are we really in it? Are we doing it
for God's will or for our desires for the year to come to a pass? Do we
really deny ourselves or is this part of our annual diet/detox plan?
We say we are in God and He is in us. Are we aware of Him or has He
become so much of us that He is like an organ or body part? Do we
deliberately involve Him and speak to Him without ceasing? Or do we only
remember when we face challenges? Like we remember the head when it
aches?
Christianity is not a status, not lifestyle, not a club
but a CALLING. A calling to WORK. A calling to FIGHT! Yes Jesus
conquered and died for us but we are still at war. Non-believers are not
just chilling at dinner tables, they don't take 10minutes off to
respond to personal emails... They use oPportunities. They are forever
working, worshipping what they believe, summoning spirits to control
you, giving you so much work that you are not aware you've turned God
into an innate object. Where is God in our day to day? Did we leave Him
in our bags? Are we sitting on top of Him? Did we leave Him at home when
we prayed or in the car? Where is God?
We are so good at
writing down prayer points, visions (Hab 2:2) but are we living up to
that? When we dress our kids in the morning do we tell them that we are
dressing them in the full armour or is it just an opportunity to teach
them just about color? When they eat do we also feed them the word?
Our neighbours are dying, our relatives are killing each other or
divorcing, babies are aborted or abandoned. Our friends and children are
getting infected through fornication, perversion, drug and alcohol
abuse and non-stop partying while we are enjoying our calm, warm, loving
homes and good meals. While we sleep or study from 12am to dawn
Satanists are deliberately gathering, killing, sacrificing, worshipping
Satan.
We have become word-confessing Christians but the word
says: "Faith without works is dead." Are we living and doing as we say?
We sing beautifully but are we hearing the words of the song? Do we mean
what we sing or are we just flowing with the melody?
There's
so much I got this morning. The order is 1 Thessalonians 5:17: "Pray
without ceasing." And that we must be DELIBERATE CHRISTIANS. Srikers
deliberately stop working and go march and toyi-toyi! Christians this is
an order. This should be a movement:
SSTTOPP!!!!
Be...
Still
Silent
Thankful
Trusting
Offer
Praise
Pray
Between 12pm -2pm all Christians must find time in those hours with a
minimum of 10minutes as well as at night between 9pm- 3am (people have
different sleep times) to SSTTOPP.
Glory to God!
