Soldier of The Cross, do not be tempted to build your life.

     You were given a life in order to give it up to the One Who gave His for you.  There is no other safe  place and there is no other danger so great as human ambition.

     The far-sighted Christian is he who is eager to invest in eternity.  He understands there is One who is tenderly leading , pruning and loving.

     Be done with needing achievement or recognition.  There is no harder addiction to break.

     Stand before Him and declare yourself to be a Living Sacrifice.
     Aloud.

     There are many times when the right choice is not obvious.

     What is to be done?  Often you must wait.  Other times require that you simply do what you think is the wisest move and let the dust settle.  He said He would lead us, protect us and give us what we need.  He never said He would take us through a dot-to-dot life of instant answers in order to avoid discomfort.

     He is a long-term Lord.

     Soldier of The Cross, He leads us with His eyes.  He never gets slack or drops the matter for a bigger emergency or a more important issue.

     He may not give you the solution right now, but He will shed light on the next place for your raised foot.

     Soldier of The Cross, when the load gets heavy and the storm is intense, you must learn to do the next thing.

     Even though the craving is strong, you do not need to know why, when or where.    You need only to move forward by faith in the space illuminated by God's Word.   

     "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
                                 Psalm 119:105

     He gives light for the next step.  The problem is that you feel as though you can not make that move.  You can and must do it by faith.

     Lord Jesus, tonight I stand before you in the Cathedral of my heart and need to pour out my situation.  You have said I must do this and so I shall.

     The storm is raging and I am in the middle of the waters.  There is no way out.  By faith, I raise up to take the Hand outstretched to me.  

     I will not look down.

     My Lord and my God.   

     There are two kinds of longings:

     There are the things that are craved and that become goals in order to satisfy the craving for security and then there are the desires of the heart.

     The desires of the heart are the things that are chosen.  They are not the result of any lack or any gain.  They are either worldly or personal ideals, or they are things that are desired because of the Word of God and eternal investment.

     When we speak of the Lord giving us the desires of the heart, it would be glib and shallow to assume that it means He will deliver to us the things we crave.

     He gives to His Own the desires of the heart because they are His Own - Soldiers of The Cross - who understand that the things of this world will crumble and fade away.   Those who follow hard after Him are desperate to be nearer to Him, to be like Him and to serve Him.

     To be His, is to experience the Fountain of Life.  It is to be able to see beyond tomorrow.  It is to be so flexible as to have as little or as much as glorifies Him. 

     It is to be transformed into His likeness.  Nothing less
     Whatever the cost.

     Tell Him today.
     Aloud.

     It is true.

     Nothing can snuff out Love.

    " Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. . ."
                               Song of Solomon  8:7

     Soldier of The Cross,  you have and are being loved with an Everlasting Love, and nothing is going to interfere with that flow unless you deliberately veer out of the way in deliberate sin.   Even that doesn't stop Love, it just numbs your experience of it.

     Love is eternal and is never diminished.  
     The one who named you is Love, and will never let you go.

     Natural energy must not be mistaken for either gift or anointed service.

     The Servants of the Living God are those who are motivated by God's Word and a vision that results from the private prayer life.    Their energy for service comes from knowing and loving Him.

     Soldier of The Cross,  there are many faithful ones who simply put one foot in front of the other and move on. 

     It isn't the speed or the bounce that matters.

     It is the heart that is fixed on Him.

     He who never changes also never does the same thing the same way twice.

     You have a concept of what should or might happen, but no human idea can duplicate the infinite creativity and perfection of the Creator of the Universe.

     Soldier of The Cross, do not limit God. 

     If He is never limited in prayer, He will be clearly and immediately recognized.

     You may ask again and again.

     He will never tire of you.
     He won't ask you to explain yourself.
     He won't lose concentration.
    
     He never pretends and He always holds out for the thing that is best for you.

     Do you trust Him?
     He has never failed anyone anywhere at any time.

     Tell Him Today.
     Aloud     

     The demands of the flesh not only feel real, they are real.

     That is the reason God's Word is so clear about obedience.  We are never left in the dark about what is right.  Never.

     There are times when it feels like we have to know now.  It looks like we have to know now.   Someone else is putting on the press sure to finish up now.  All of these influences come to bear upon the soul and the result is a feeling of emergency.

     God has never had an emergency.

     My tiny little perspective must be taken to prayer and by faith, given up to the One who holds the stars in place.
The flesh has a serious addiction that can never be assuaged.  I am only free when I stand before Him and declare the truth;

     That He alone is sovereign.
     That He designed the matter.
     That He has assured me over and over that He has already attended to it.

     Because of Love.

     Soldier of The cross, your security is in Him.

     Your security does not lie in anyone agreeing with you or being convinced that you are right.  That includes your spouse and other close family.  Even your boss. 

     Learn to stand in the truth before Him.  This is not a case of the-cheese-stands-alone.  This is matter of walking in all the Light you have been given and leaving the rest up to the Lord.

     You don't need to prove God.  He will take care of that Himself.