The High Calling of God

  Psalms 46:10: Be still and know- cease striving to “be” something, someone. Stop trying to make it come to pass. Allow God to do the work.   The still small voice, the whisper, the inward whisper into the deep crevices of our hearts- that’s where God speaks.   All clamor, anxiousness, fretting must be hushed.  Our spirits must find and then cultivate that inward calmness, that surrendering of our wills, bowing down to the Great Orchestrater and Conductor of our life.  When we are full of voices, clamor, opinions of the world around us, we won’t discern that still small whisper, the gentle breeze, the hushed sound of our Creator and Redeemer.   Be still and know-  Acknowledge and surrender to Him.   Let the peace of God settle deep down into your spirit.   ~Donna

  Rev. 2:1-5 4-5 “4 But I have this against you: you have abandoned the passionate love you had for me at the beginning. 5 Think about how far you have fallen! Repent and do the works of love you did at first. I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place of influence if you do not repent.” (The Passion Translation) Recently the Lord has been dealing with me about Philippians 3:13-14 - forgetting those things behind and taking hold of what is ahead- pressing on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus. But, often, before we can move forward, we must first step back a little. Many times, we need to get back to the basics. We need to get back to the Root, the Source- Jesus Christ. The above verse states that the Church had abandoned their passionate love for Christ. Other versions render it- “your first love.” The Amplified states it as “you have lost the depth of love that you first had for Me.” I love the classics, like Tozer, Bounds, Murray, F

Recently the Lord has reminded me of the verse Philippines 3:12-15.  I like how the Passion Translation puts this: "I admit that I haven't yet acquired the absolute fullness that I'm pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose that Jesus Christ has called me to fulfill and wants me to discover. I don't depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead. I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus. So let all who are fully mature have this same passion, and if anyone is not yet gripped by these desires, God will reveal it to them." 2020 was a challenging year to say the least. In one way or another our lives may have been rearranged or even devastated. You may have lost your means of income and your world was turned upside down in some wa