The Unlikely Missionary

  So now wrap your heart tightly around the hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps his promises!     -Hebrews 10:23, Passion Translation   I was taught that expecting God to give me things or do things for me was bad. We’re told to ask God for things but, in the same breath, not expect Him to give them to us. It was in the name of piety but how backward is that? Especially because it contradicts God’s Word. Then on the flip side, now we tell people to "Name it and claim it" but that leads to disillusioned Christians disappointed that God hasn't granted their wishes. God isn't a genie. That contradicts God's Word too. How many of us know the scripture, ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you? ( Matthew 7:7-8) If this is true, which it is, doesn’t that create expectancy? Doesn’t that mean I should expect to receive something? Of cour...

You are blessed. That is a fact. Whether you believe that or not. While doing the 100 days of Believing Bigger pillars of Stillness and Blessing + Obedience, my whole outlook on blessing was changed. We are taught that we need to ask God to bless us. As if our life is not blessed unless we ask and even then God still has to do the blessing. In this context, even as a believer, you question whether you even deserve to be blessed. And if you feel like you aren’t blessed you can develop a woe is me or even hardened heart. However, when you take God view that you are already blessed, that blessing is internal and not external; that it is not something God gives to you but it is already in you; it creates a whole new paradigm. Instead of thinking you are not worthy of being blessed because you know you are you begin to look for the blessings in your life. You walk with a different posture because blessing is happening, your not waiting for it. And because you are blessed, you can pou...

Sometimes I hear a song that ushers me into the kingdom of God no matter where I am or what I am doing. And I have to stop and worship the Lord. That just happened when this song came on my Pandora playlist. It says From the darkness came the light, Out of nothingness you made life For before the world you were, Bless your name forevermore. Lord according to your plan, You created every man, Just to glorify you and Bless your name forevermore Then into the world you came, By the power of your name, And you washed my sins away, Bless your name forevermore. So i come before your throne Through no goodness of my own And i worship you alone, Bless your name forevermore I will bless your name(x2) I will bless your name forevermore I will bless your name(x2) I will bless your name forevermore -Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Enjoy!