Happy Sabbath Brethren! I promise, I didn’t fall off the face of the planet and abandon you. I’ve been dealing with some personal Heartbreaks and issues, and Yahweh and I have only recently gotten back on an even keel. The explanation is long, embarrassing and only slightly convoluted, but doesn’t pertain to the topic of this piece, so we will leave it at that, with a heartfelt, “I’m very sorry for not writing!”
I have been under a lot of spiritual pressure recently, and sat down today and was thinking about some of the tactics and strategies I've been using. So I tried to write some of them down, and would like to share a few of the insights I've gotten. So here goes:
1. Pick your battles- Don’t start fights unless Yahweh tells you too.
I am what you would call a very precocious individual. I enjoy stirring pots, or poking bears or rocking boats. I tend to do it when I'm bored, or curious, or tired, or excited lol so basically all the time. Now, in and of itself, this can be an amusing pastime, but it can leave you open to things you’re not ready for.
Recently, I’ve been poking a certain spiritual bear. I’d felt it’s presence, and was curious how big its web was and what it was doing near me. So I started sending out spiritual waves, praying in it’s direction sending out rebukes and queries, and general antagonizing it to see what it would do. The problem was I forgot to ask God if I was supposed to. And now that presence is aware of me and on its guard. it wasn’t my battle to fight this time, and I should have asked him first. So far I’ve simply made myself vulnerable, but it could prove to be a major hazard in the future. Your prayers would be appreciated.
So yes, the point I was trying to make; don’t just jump into a battle because you see it going on. It’s very easy to get big headed and cocky when you’re feeling at one with the father, and that can lead you to make some foolish decisions. So please, communicate with him before you make any moves.
2. Use your eyes; and ears, voice, touch etc. as well as your heart. Yahweh gave you your senses for a reason.
Spiritual sensitivity is just like all your other senses, it’s a way you perceive the world around you. You will perceive it better if you use all your senses together, in tandem. You cannot just rely on ‘the feeling.’ That feeling, the spiritual awareness, is your early warning system; it tells you when something is happening, or sometimes that something is going to happen soon. But it doesn’t tell you what that disturbance is, or where it is. It’s your place to discern what/where/ who it is, and you do that by using your senses, all the ones Yahweh blessed you with. Through the Holy Spirit, your eyes will be opened to what is going on around you.
And after you discern what the disturbance is, you refer back to the first point, and ask Yahweh what you’re supposed to do/not do.
Those are my points for the night. I don’t want to overload you. May you have a wonderful Sabbath this weekend, and may Yahweh bless and guard your steps.
