Luke 6:43 (The Message)
You don't get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off a diseased tree. The health of the apple tells the health of the tree. You must begin with your own life-giving lives. It's who you are, not what you say and do, that counts. Your true being brims over into true words and deeds.
God has challenged me to remember that who I am in the heart is more important than what I know and how well am I able to present my self. God has spoken to me so much about my character in few areas: 1, Self discipline? - 2, Core values? – 3, Identity? – 4, Emotional security? I was able to identify the bad fruits and the „good treasure“... One of the things I have realized is that I have to do better job leading my family. Leading my wife in to emotional security, speak up and lead self discipline in every day life aspects that do not touch only the physical. Establishing the family traditions around core values that produce joy. Help my family members to find their „good treasure“ the gifts God is entrusting them with.
Then God spoke a lot about Faith. He likes to be surprised by our faith. For He knows that it is good for the Kingdom but for us too.
Luke 7:7-10
...but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
God has called me in to start asking Him to say a WORD of life. And I have a faith that if God would spoke words of life then there is going to return life. I was challenged to act in faith in so many different areas. There are many personal aspect to this but I have been also thinking about our national Youth Worker convention that has after 16 years came in to the situation where we have no funds to pay for its director and a assistant. Conference is self sustainable as budged is set in such a way that people pays for everything but the salaries. I have faith that God will bring this miraculous awakening in Slovakia through this conference back to life because it is His work, He just wants few of us to become more involved in to this piece of His Kingdom. I have decided that I will become Thermostat not the thermometer. The one that would stand up and go remind God and people that there is something of Gods business happening in Slovakia. And so I ask you to go and speak the word, become the word in His Kingdom. As I was asking why should I ask God for that He has given me another WORD.
Psalm 74:2
Remember that we are the people you chose long ago, the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession!
God wants me to take ownership for the things that matters not only to me but to Him as well. It is as strong as if God loves to be reminded of the things he has decided long time ago. Not that He would forget but that we would gain ownership and experience for all the blessings that comes with it. What about asking God to bring full emotional healing to my own family? All the past and present healed? And what about go and ask for advice someone that you respect and has experience walking with others on that path? God is beginning to do it in my family right now and you know what? I have never felt more competent „head“ of my family than it is now. Oh what a sweet freedom.
Well I don't understand really why am I not spending such time alone with God more often then once per 3 years. When there is so much He wants to speak to me. This is just great new experience for me as I have never gone away in to this for 12 hours. I started this time by singing and praising God with my guitar. One of the songs led me in to writing all the things I need to surrender to God. Then I just went on to read different portions of scripture.
Psalm 74:21
let the poor and needy praise your name.
God has confirmed my hearts desire to worship. I have searched and study worship now for last 5 years and had a lot of great opportunities to put it to the practise. Did I learned what is worship? DO I know why is the worship of my heart most important to God? Do I know how to follow His Spirit who leads to the throne? Do I know how to prepare for it? well, I wish I can say yes but I know every time I do that it is where I experience most joy. Last time I was helping a Lutheran youth group in nearby city to understand its meaning, or last time at our school of leaders teaching 21 new students... oh it was such a joy. God has also reminded me on a worship project called "in to the QUIETNESS". My brother in law STANO and I have thought about it a lot, spoke with many people about it but nothing really happens. Well now is the time for God to speak the Word's for new songs and tunes, then, keyboard, free space in record studios, then, concerts, then, a lot of other things... and then people enter in to worship... and everyone praise His name.
And finally I have asked God how He sees me. He gave me another picture of a different tree. And this tree is planted near something that I lack in my own life.
Psalm 1:1-3
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
Yes filling my mind and soul with stream of His word that will bring new life.
So God has spoken and I have heard it. I pray for His strength now to live by it.
I encourage you to do your SOLITUDE day soon. There is so much God has on His heart for you and people around you.
