Stay the Course

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galations 2:20

We are called to so much more than just a life treading on the dust of the earth. We are more than conquerors through our King according to Romans 8:37.  Our minds are bound by this 3 dimensional understanding (4 if you consider time). We have no way to comprehend the ramifications or rewards of the paths and decisions taken throughout our life beyond what is said and described to us through the word of God. Even then, however, I do not believe these things to be bound by a 3 dimensional system.

Our lives are meant for so much more, and there is so much to be gained for our King. Remember,  you too were amongst the captive once, and I beg of you, do not live your life as if you remain so. We have the very Spirit of the God of the universe dwelling within us. We should be in constant fellowship and communion with Him, conversation. At all times our minds should be sober and ready to speak the freeing words of the Gospel to someone, or words of encouragement and discipleship to a brother or sister in arms. For too long I was living as though I was still bound. Praise to our King and His forgiveness and mercies, opportunities have been restored, in ways I never thought possible.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.  Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:11-12

If we stay the course, and build up our faith (Romans 10:17), learn the voice of the Spirit, the only way to describe what Christ will do in us is that it will be like a flash flood. But, we must hold ourselves to His life, His crucifixion, death and Resurrection. We have life anew, and we are called to live as such. Temptations will come, that is why we have the armor of God, and keep Him in focus at all times. And if we want wisdom and knowledge we simply ask in faith (James 1:5-6)  and it will be given to us. I can tell you from my own experience the last 5 months have literally been and explosion of knowledge and wisdom, by His spirit.

Make no mistake this is a real war, with very real casualties. Death for the unbeliever is not annihilation, it is eternal, as is our inheritance. We have no capacity to understand a realm without time. We take not the message of Jesus Christ with an attitude of I'm right you are wrong, but with love. Do not brow beat, it is easy to tell when the spirit stops talking and we start. But, if we are living as we ought and keep constant fellowship the Spirit will give us the words and speak through us. 

Stay the course, the war is coming to a close and we have the victory in our Lord Jesus Christ.   

 David de la Hoz (a song about staying the path)

You bet we fight, until pressed against six feet of distance and earth

Yeah we make mistakes that our fathers have made and my troubles come up from the earth

My teeth grit, fierce, and I beg you to understand, Grace is my name

Tongues run amok and fangs will breed on fangs

So keep your secrets in the mattress and pray that they don't escape

It's impossible act of building our bridges much faster than they burn

Stay, because I can't afford the distance shadowing my heart

And what good is a sinner if we haven't got grace

Save the son

My troubles boulevard across the land

Save the son

They're keeping secrets in the mattress

Save the son

Discard

Save the son

I'm trying to keep them right here

Medic

Medic

Medic

I've given up all my weapons and headed home

I can see the words inside your silence, but I can't speak about your pain for you

How long can you burn for anyways

Turning over and back again with tongues ablaze like lions without teeth, hungry

Staring at the forests of flames and our eyes just talking with the trees

If we could drift long enough we'll be home

Sails blown by the fire within pushing me to you

And you can live inside of me, sewn together

Breaking, inhaling, growing and breaking again and again

And you are a part of me

You are my home and I'm your home but I'm no place you want to be

So I'm out here again, sparks hid behind my teeth

I won't say a word for fear of failure spreading

It takes some of us longer to get to our dead-ends now

Oh blood-stained with loose living

Ran through charcoal hearts to make it red

And we can be on fire again, you and I, you want this

Well say what you want, say what you mean

Or we can talk, lung to closed ear

Head inside a hand turning over again, together

Cut up with cheap heat running through our veins

And we can lay brick by broken brick, our ashes pushed in between

And build this road back home to where we wanna be

We are not on our own, we are the same

Let fangs give birth to fangs but I can't walk away

But I can't walk away

Let them breed