No More Excuses!

I was going through some old letters the Lord and I had wrote back and forth and some old study notes the other day. And I came across something the Lord had dealt with me about, that I had completely forgot about and I think it is such a fitting time to share it.
On September 18th, 2010, this is what was on my heart:
“So they inquired further of the Lord, ‘Has the man come here yet?’ And the Lord said, ‘Yes, he has hidden himself among the baggage’.” -1 Samuel 10:22
“He has hidden himself among the baggage”- Many do this. As we see, God chose Saul to be the one appointed King. Israel wanted to be like all the “other” nations. (1 Samuel 8:19-20) Israel was so wrapped up in wanting to conform and be like the other nations they refused to do what God wanted. They insisted on having a king.
Christians today are just as Israel, they want what the world has but…what does light and darkness have in common? We can’t have the things of this world and still burn for the Lord. God has called us to be a separate people. But when He does call us we try to hide behind baggage we have in our life. We aren’t willing to let go of the things in our life to live a fully surrendered life. We try to recall the things that have us trapped and bogged down to make an excuse for why we can’t do it. But Christ is the deliverer. He wanted us to walk in boldness and authority. to proclaim His name and pursue our calling.





Now back to the present:
Scripture says: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new.” -2 Corinthians 5:17
Just with this one scripture it takes away EVERY excuse we have. It says “old things have passed away; behold all things have become new.” Knowing you are destined for great things, and God longs for fellowship with His bride, why make excuses to be with the one who loves you UNCONDITIONALLY? Excuses are nothing more than baggage that keeps you bound. The thing is, we need to stop focusing on the excuse of “why we can’t”, and begin to focus on every reason of “why we CAN!” God has given His Bride the power and authority to do everything He has called her to! If the church realized the power and authority we had then things would be a lot different. We really could see a world turn UPSIDE DOWN FOR CHRIST! So Church, rise up, prepare for battle, put on the Armour of God, and pursue what God has called us to do! NO MORE EXCUSES!