What does it mean to agree with God?

      It means that you have crossed The Line.  It means that you have acknowledged His Sovereignty and that you are sure He knows better than you.

     The problem arises when the rubber meets the road.  When the flesh is rankled, it is painful and it feels like you are suffocating in discomfort.  Yet, what is Truth?

     Who is Truth?  What does He promise?  Where will He lead?
     Is it possible that He can be trusted?

     Soldier of The Cross, is that not the bottom line?  Are you willing to put your weight down on The Rock of Ages, or must you do it yourself?

     There is no one else.  There is nowhere else to go.  So, rather than be a fool and blast on blindly, agree with the One who named you, called you, died for you, and now woes you.

     Look up and move on!

     What do you do when someone comes at you with juicy gossip?

     What does the Bible say?  Is there aggressive criticism? 

     Soldier of The Cross, stop.  The level of interest does not negate God's Word.  

     Soldier,  come before Him with regard to your availability in terms of being a Soldier of The Cross.  What does it mean?  What is the cost?  What will please Him?

     Speak to him about it.  Aloud.
     Today.

     You are far more transparent than you think.

     Of course, there are things in each life that are not made public.  I am not talking about  things that are known or unknown.  I am referring to your heart.  Your thought life.  Your priorities.

     This is a wonderful thing.  You were created to know, enjoy and share the Lord.  You were created so that others could see His life on the backdrop of yours.

     Agree with God.  Choose His Life.
     Choose His Body.
     Choose His music.  Enjoy His creation.
     Choose His Word and linger with Him in prayer.

     Soldier of The Cross, you have no idea what God is doing.

     If it were good for you to know, He would have told you.  Obviously, you do not need to know where, why, how or when.  The far more important questions is, do you or do you not trust Him?

     This is evident in the personality of the Soldier of The Cross.  Those who agree with God are able to say so to Him.  They delighted in what He wants , even if it appears that agreement comes at a significant cost.

     What is the greatest cost you can pay?
     Is it your ego?
     Is it control?
     Is it money?  Family?  Reputation?  The job?  A secret?
     Is it a position in the Church?  Possibly an issue with authority?


     Say it aloud in prayer.  What is it that you value?  Is there anything greater that than His will?  Is there anything temporal that is of more value than the eternal?

     Of course not.  But, you must come before Him and tell Him that you agree with Him.

     Do you Love Him?  Are you willing to lay down your life for the Body?    What do you think that means?  Compromise?  Comfort?  Agreeing with loved ones instead of agreeing with God?

     This is not just about getting through the next few hours.  This is about the reason for your life.

     Soldier, get a backbone.  Learn to recognize who is deceived and who is filled with the Holy Spirit.  
     There is no middle ground.

     Grace begins at home.

     Although the family unit is precious, it is easy to become so familiar with others that attitudes and comments become a matter of course.

     Grace is a deliberate ministry.  It is not part of the natural personality and it is not passivity.  It is not just giving in to another.

 
     It is supernatural and is the result of humble obedience .  Those who gaze upon the Lord and have a revelation  of His incredible Grace will be ministers in this area, simply from seeing Jesus as He really is.

     Grace is not equal to the offense.  Grace far exceeds the offense and is not determined by the offense.  Grace is the heavenly flow of wisdom that Heaven reveals through His Own.

     Are you available?
     Tell Him.
     Aloud.

     Are you able to see the brevity of life?

     The Ancient of Days has allowed the Holy Spirit to reveal the limit each has with regard to choosing eternal direction.  No one is without excuse.  For you, the issue is, do you see that those without Christ are without Hope?

     How clear is it?

     How available are you?  No one who goes over the cliff can ever return.

     You know He is real.  You called to him and He answered you.  You must make it known.  Surely, you have not lost sight of the desperate and eternal condition of those who do not know Him.

     Soldier of The Cross, keep things in perspective.  Your bills are not more important than the one who has no Savior.  Your reputation is not more important than the one who has no Savior.  Your schedule is  not more important than the one who has no Savior.


     Are you available?  May He use you?  Have you told Him so?

     Tell Him.  Aloud.
     Today.

     Do you have a stated purpose for the day, or are you tumbling from one thing to another in an attempt to get things done and put them behind?

     Soldier of The Cross, Soldiers must act like Soldiers.  You have your orders, and they are in God's Word.  

     If you have met the Savior, if you can say you know it, if you know He has touched you and if you are willing to agree with God, you must set out to serve whether you are ten years old, or a hundred and ten years old.

     Every word is important.  Every thought is important.  Every decision has a consequence.  God's Word must be taken in afresh each day in order to have fuel for prayer.  Prayer must set the tone for the day and prayer is establishes your operational availability as the moments pass.

     We have been told that we are not able to understand it all now, but that we will understand it in the bye and bye.  Do believe it?  Do you agree with it?

     Let your hours reflect it.

     Years before I met the Lord, I was a graduate student in Rochester New York.  I had been raised with the Gospel and under the teaching of a deep and committed, believing father.  But I had rejected the faith because Jesus had never been real to me.

     In those years, the biggest conflict I had was an encounter with an old man in the basement of a big department store on the main drag.   I took a package into a tiny room to be wrapped for mailing and the worker was at least eighty years old.  His hands were gnarled and twisted with arthritis.   He had to secure the edges of the wrapping paper with his little fingers and it was awkward and visibly difficult.

     My problem was that the old man was exploding with joy.  I know it was the Lord.  I avoided his eyes because they were filled with Love and I knew he was already aware of my own empty spiritual condition.

     I never saw him again, but at the moment of salvation, I knew the Lord had arranged that meeting and that I had been in the presence of the Holy Spirit.

     Soldier, cheapen nothing. 
     Live for eternity.
     Resolve to claim the verses that let you know wherever your feet are planted, the ground is the Lord's
     Soldiers must act like Soldiers.

     Move!

     Do you think about eternity?

     Or, are you always occupied with the things that seem to demand immediate attention or resolution?  

     There is no question that we are preparing for something more.  In addition we who have met Him, know that He is preparing us.  So then, why is it so hard to look away to the One who is the Author and finisher?  How can we lend attention in the direction of the One who is The Lover of Our Soul?

     Soldier of The Cross,  your decision is a daily one.  There is a daily standing before the Throne of Grace, and it means a declaration of the purpose of your own life.  Do you or don't you have a backbone?

     I have certainly been challenged in this area, and probably you have also.  Every day is a bottom line day.  Every hour is a bottom line hour.  Is there some incredibly bizarre accusation or distraction?  How important is it?  Will you turn away from the call of The Master?

     Each day and each hour, you must decide what is important.  It can't be the immediate.  It must be the eternal.

     Soldier of The Cross, listen to me:  there s nothing else.  There is no one else.
     Look up and Move On!

     We have a God who blesses and holds nothing back.

     Often you have heard that it is not possible to outgive God.  The fact of the matter is, few there are who are willing to stand on the Promises when it comes to giving.

     God loves a cheerful giver.  This is not limited to finances but also covers time, energy and any other resource or commodity.

     Soldier of The Cross, look for the opportunity and invest in eternity.

     What is your greatest thrill?

     I love to tell people that the reason I married my husband is because his idea of a date was to fast and pray, and visit someone who was dying.   Even now, one of my favorite things about him is that he will awaken in the wee hours and insist that we pray for someone.

      What is thrilling to you?  Is it possible to look at your life and tell what it is that calls and motivates you?

     Soldier of The Cross, be filled with God's Word.  As soon as you get lazy, priorities change.  Tell Him daily what it is about Him that thrills you.

     It is about choice.

     Choose Jesus.