The one thing God has been ministering to me these last few days is about having a plan. In my fight to overcome, He’s saying to me as I write, “Have A Plan…Have a Plan…Have A Plan….” God is reminding me of how I overcame before, so this week, I’ve been reflecting and implementing what I did in the past to aid in my fight for freedom.
I was reading my new book by John Paul Jackson “Unlocking Heaven’s Power” and he said something amazing that caused me to think:
“Far too often I would look at my life and think ‘when are things going to change? Its seems like it’s been this way forever!’ I have learned that whenever we ask that question over and over, we are in a cycle…Anytime we have cycles in our lives, it is because we haven’t dealt with the issue God wants to deal with inside of us….”
I remember a point of my life when I was in cycles. One cycle I battle with today is weight loss. When I read that section in John Paul Jackson’s book, it caused me to reflect and pray, “What’s inside of me that I haven’t let you deal with…?”
I remember another cycle: deep depression from a former break-up. That was a very deep dark and tragic period in my life… but an experience I am eternally grateful for God allowing me to go through because it helped save my life. At that time, I didn’t know what to do with myself…I felt like the life was sucked out of me and for the first time, I didn’t know who I was any longer.
I remember God sent a Word through a minister at my former church and said “Whatever happened to you, it shattered your soul” and it did. I tried everything to come out of that depression…I got back into church…I increased my prayer life…allowed myself to cry…I talked about my hurt….I joined the ministries where I felt lead and was busy doing the Lord’s work… but I was still hurting and depressed.
I remember thinking ‘these things take time…’ I remember praying ALL the time “when you deliver me Lord…I’m waiting on you to deliver me…When you deliver me God…We’ll, I’m waiting on you to deliver me….”
I guess the Lord got tired of hearing me say “I’m waiting on you to deliver me…” And one day while I was in the bathroom praying again “I’m waiting on you to deliver me Lord…” God said abruptly “You’re waiting on me, but I’m waiting on YOU!” I was totally shocked and bewildered He answered me like that 1) never experienced God so stern with me 2) waiting on me, you’re God, I don’t know how to get myself out of this, I thought this thing would just take time to heal and get over…I don’t know how to deliver myself…”
He let me know at that moment there were things I needed to do to aid in my deliverance. I had to sit at His feet for answers. He took me to Luke 4. 1) He wanted me to fast 40 days and asked I abstain from food until 12pm daily. What He really wanted was for me to posture myself in daily prayer all throughout the day and have my heart and mind on Him…2) He wanted me to be at His feet and in His Word daily 3) He wanted to to be obedient and stay away from my ex…PERIOD! 4) Believe that when the forty days was done, I would be delivered. I was a rookie at these things, but I obeyed.
I fasted for 40 days. It was beyond rough…pouring out my soul for weeks…the discipline… it went so beyond me being hungry (I was starving for some pancakes, eggs and sausage though….LOL!). I was agonizing but I resolved in my heart, ‘I will not stop fighting even if it kills me….’ For the first time, I stepped out on faith and believed God would deliver me.
On the 40th day of my fast, I attended my girlfriend’s church. There I waited for a moment God would show up. Towards the end of service something shifted and the spirit became high…that Pastor started praising God and shouted “someone’s going to get healed and delivered right now…right now!!!”
In the middle of my praise and worship all of a sudden I literally felt a burning blazing flame of fire hit the sole’s of my feet traveling lightening fast up my body to the top of my head…it was like a human sized band-aid was ripped right off my soul and I screamed, cried and jumped up and down uncontrollably. I literally felt something ripped right off of me…Something left me…all that heavy weight and baggage…GONE!
God kept His Word…I was instantly delivered when HE said and I’ve never been the same since. I learned an important lesson…
GOD WANTED ME TO PARTNER WITH HIM AND FIGHT FOR MY DELIVERANCE…AND…HIS PEOPLE PERISH BECAUSE OF LACK OF KNOWLEDGE! HE WANTS HIS PEOPLE TO SIT AT HIS FEET TO FIND THE ANSWERS WE NEED TO OVERCOME AND NOT STAY BOUND.
I had to sit at His Feet and seek Him for answers. I had to be obedient and follow His plan. I had to exercise my faith to work it. That is what He’s calling me to do today…That is what He’s calling you to do TOO! Let’s resolve in our heart to change our cycles. Let’s seek Him for the answers…Let’s sit at His Feet until His answer comes…
Peace and blessings upon you all. Let’s seek God’s face this season… listen and obey His Plan for our lives…let’s keep the faith and fight until the end.
I’ll leave you with this scripture:
HABAKKUK 2:2-3 (ESV):
AND THE LORD ANSWERED ME:
“WRITE THE VISION;
Make It Plain On Tablets, SO (HE/SHE) MAY RUN WHO READS IT.
For Still THE VISION AWAITS ITS APPOINTED TIME;
It Hastens To The End—It Will Not Lie.
If It Seems Slow, Wait For It;
IT WILL SURELY COME; IT WILL NOT DELAY.
Isaiah 55:6-7(KJV)
6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
In His Name,
Ke’Shawn Adamson
B.O.O.M!
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