The Lord created in me a visionary. I was created to see things the way they are and know that this world is not what God intended. But there is a positive side to that negative. He created me to dream His Kingdom into life. To walk out in faith and follow convictions that seem so far removed they must be crazy. But the Lord has been working this in me my whole life. And I have never understood why I see things so differently. And I’ve kept quiet, and I’ve grown reserved and I’ve sunk backwards instead of boldly speaking out truth when the Lord puts it on my heart. And I never even knew it was Jesus speaking. Not until now.
Crazy, but not alone.
That’s a chapter in Irresistible Revolution. That speaks miracles. I’m so convicted by the senselessness of capitalism, and the isolated lives that we all seem to live in America. I’ve searched for about half a decade to see what cause I should designate my life to, what issue I should stand up for when so much is wrong with the world.
And how foolish does that seem now. Because the important part about all that’s wrong with the world are the people that are suffering because of it. And the people that are created in God’s image and are temples of the Holy Spirit.. And I want to change the world but I haven’t even let myself be truly part of a community, a part of those people. I haven’t truly loved and seen God in the people around me, and trusted them even though they’re human, and been patient with them, and kind. And most of all, I haven’t been myself to the people around me, so that they can have a chance to fully accept me, and I can forgive them when they don’t. Because we’re humans! We’re in sin! We will sin so much, but it’s so beautiful when community grows up anyways. (Not to mention it’s like punching Satan in the face and saying take that! Jesus wins! Except maybe Jesus wouldn’t punch him in the face…) Because Jesus is there whenever two or more are gathered in His name, not just one. Community is the face of God.
And when God grows me enough to finally set myself in a group of people and love them with His unconditional love and be unconditionally myself, then the issues that need to be solved will rise up from within the community. And my heart will naturally ache for those problems around me, affecting the people I love. And then Jesus will effectively minister through me, through love. And I won’t need to search for that perfect cause to apply myself to. Because people are not causes. People are harder to love than causes, and they’re so much more rewarding, and they’re so God.
Namaste.
I honor the Holy One within you.
You are a child of the Most High God.
Doesn’t that just make you want to smile and dance?
<3
Love
Malisa
