It is not possible to see now.

     But when we are present with Him, we will know why.  We will see how and we will realize how it all fit together.  In the meantime, He is preparing us to be with Him for eternity. 

     It is easy to loose track of the eternal picture and merely concentrate on getting over the next high slope.  There are circumstances and heartaches that seem to absorb any energy whether physical or otherwise.  Some seasons are rough to the extent that getting through the hours seems an insurmountable feat.

     Yet, He has only designed and delivered and allowed the best.

     It will be worth it all, when we see Jesus.

      The Lord brings us through whatever we need in order to find our security in Him.

     It is too easy to rely on the things we can do, or the things we know.  When we stand before Him and tell Him He can do anything with our lives, our bodies and our faculties, He lovingly moves to prepare us for Heaven. 

     There is no limit to His training - that is, when the training is welcome. 

     Soldier of The Cross, step away from predictable security and learn to lean on Him .

     Soldier of The Cross, learn to control your tongue.

     When you are the target of biting comments, are you compelled to respond?  Is it important to you that the other person be put in his place?

     Do you fantasize about what you could have said to balance the scale?

     What does the Bible say?    Be quick to hear and slow to speak.

     For the Christian, the tongue is the measure of commitment and conversion. 

      How available are you?

    Is He able to do whatever He wants?  Have you so told Him?

     Many things can be predetermined.     Are your things of tantamount importance to you?   Are your finances more important than anything else?

     Are you a Soldier of The Cross, or are you of another interest?

     You must make that decision.  It is possible that you think there is anyone else?

     Is there any better Way?

     I have never known anyone to express regret for meeting the Lord.

     I have heard many say they wished they had prayed more, yielded to Him more quickly and learned more of God's Word.

     Look at what the Lord has done in your life.  How do you know He is real?  How has He answered prayer?  What hope He has provided!  He has met your every need.  He has planted you in the Body and He has knit you in with Love.

     You have Ebeneezer stones in your life.  Tell about them.  Report over and over the different ways you have seen the reality and provision of God.

     It never gets old.  The more you repeat it, the newer it gets.

      Oh, what peace we often forfeit; oh what needless pain we bear. . . .

     Isn't it true?  All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

     It is a tremendous old hymn, and was written by someone who knew what it meant to have a prayer life resulting in dependence on God.

     Is there anything you need beside the Lord?  Look at your life?  Is there something you are desperate for?

     Prayer about an unpaid bill should in the same attitude as a personal tragedy - we serve a sovereign God, and there is no one or nothing else we must have. 

     There are various levels of grief and pain.  When the Soldier of The Cross prays in agreement with God, the hard things remain hard, but His Life  makes them sweet.

     You were not created to bear anxiety, depression, anger or fear.  
     Take your burden to One whose yoke is easy.

     You know that  ministry means letting the Lord love others through you.

      But, you do not know the need of each person.  He does, and He will, love through you if you will let Him.  The problem lies with those who must have a predictable structure and outcome with each "ministry"  encounter.

     Be clean.  Prepared in heart by prayer.  Be available. 

 
     There is no limit to what He will do in and through you.

     For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus [the leaning of your entire human personality on Him in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness] and of the love which you [have and show] for all the saints (God's consecrated ones)

      Colossians 1:4    Amplified

     Soldier of The Cross, is there a mark on your personality that indicates a deviation from faith?

     Many love to whine and splash about what has been done to them.  They go on and on with the details, and the energy is aimed at engaging the listener against the offender who may not even be yet living.

     Do you know a Christian who is free?  Is he occupied with the Lord?  Is service to The Master a priority?  What about Love?

     What is His personality?  He who wanted the will of the Father is calling you to be transformed into His Likeness.


     Soldier,  be sure that you agree with God.
     Look up and move on!

     We always need to be reminded of the simple things.

     What is the secret to contentment?  It is simply the exercise of agreeing with God.

     It is not possible to stand on The Promises, all the while objecting to the circumstances.    There must be an affirmative stepping out on what He has said.

     Inasmuch as God has never been interested in the unnecessary suffering of His Own, we can be confident and in His ability to direct and protect. 

     We know little and He knows more than everything.

     Soldier, underneath are The Everlasting Arms.

     What does it mean to be content?

     Does it mean being passive and settling for the thing that requires the least resistance?  Of course not.

     Soldier of The Cross, the bottom line is, do you agree with God?  If He can have your life and if He can do the thing He knows is best,  why in the world would you take issue with that?  Why  not just tell Him that anything He wants is fine with you?

     If you are chaffing at the restraints, you are not agreeing with God. 

     Can He, in fact, do anything?  Can He be trusted?  Does He know everything, or is it possible that you know more than He?

     You must come before Him and say things aloud.  Tell Him He and He alone has all knowledge.  Tel Him you will agree with Him on anything and everything.  Memorize His Word.

    Soldier, you must know what is your bottom line.
     His way or your way.  With regard to the Body of Christ.
     With regard to money.
     With regard to your reputation.
     With regard to your family.
     With regard to your job.
     With regard to your emotions.
     With regard to your body.

     There simply is nothing else.