Prayer meeting

God spoke to me so clearly this morning when were having a prayer meeting. A local pastor spoke about a passage in Joshua. And titled the message the Gilgal experience, talked about Joshua 4 and talked about how they went back to Gilgal to meet with God, to seek him, to rest, in times of battle. That in our life we need to concentrate on our own personal spiritual development instead of the development of our ministry. And how we need to take time out have a place like Gilgal where can retreat, rest and surrender to God. And that in this place/space you can be reminded of Gods greatness and faithfulness, can find rest – at times we can be like sheep grazing around here, there and everywhere instead of one space and God is our shepherd that knows best; that why its says The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews into my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. – Psalm 23:1-4 Renewal, help you think straightly, find healing and strength.

And this is significant to me because the last week I am been going through something tough and been in pain and sort of been grieving, and I felt God say to me come to me – you who is weary and I will give you rest. And I did one day but he was wanting to me to rest fully in him constantly to find a place like Gilgal so I could find all the above things, but I didn’t really hear it or ignored him, like he loves to speak to me with songs and there was a songs with the lyrics, be still and know that I am God and I am the Lord that healeth thee, and they were constantly in my head and I have just realised that was God calling me to rest in him. And the coolest thing is here at the farm it is so calm and peaceful and there is a great place for me to sit and connect with God and we have just discover we are about to go into the weekend and then we have 2 days of public holidays, which is great to spend a couple of days really seeking God and spending time in his presence and resting in him. How cool is that!! And I know that situation that has been weighing me down is in Gods hands. And so even though it hurts, I believe God can make everything turn good for those who love him and are called according to his will (Romans 8:28) and I really feel these lyrics in Jimmy Needham’s song Miss a thing sums it up –  

maybe there a reason for it but it’s so hard to see, so many broken people living in this lonely city, I feels right to give up but I get up and realise your blood can cover all these stains and you don’t ever miss a thing. You see it all ‘cause there is nothing you can’t see, and you can free us all because there is no one you can’t free. And even when we fall, you come and meet us at our knees. You don’t ever miss a thing, no.

No matter what you face God doesn’t change his is always our constant. And he has it in his hands. Remember to retreat and spend time with him, especially when everything isn’t going right, when our instinct is to run away, we need to run into our loving father’s arms.

The Alter – The Kingdom

So I’ll return to the place where we met,

 And I will kneel at this fire again

Cause you’ve called me by name

And placed my life on the flame

To let our self lay to rest

 So I’ll find you there

And surrender all I am

Upon the alter

I’m laying down life

on the alter  

I’ll met you in the fire

Standing in your presence once again

Standing at the where we first met

 At the alter

So I’ll return to your presense again

And I’ll surrender my will to your plan

For though I have try its not by my might

So Holy Spirit your light is in me

To the alter

I’m laying down life

on the alter 

I’ll meet you in the fire

Standing in your presence once again

Standing at the where we first met

 At the alter

And everything I am I lay down

I’ll never let this fire burn out

And everything I have I place now on the alter