Be Still part 3
God speaks in a still, small voice. So we need to be still in order to know that He is God. If we're running around trying to "fix" every "problem" we see then we're not resting in the finished work. We're walking by sight, and not by faith. But if we can trust Daddy to fix it--trust that Daddy already fixed it--then we can exalt HIM and not ourselves. And I'm not saying we just stick our head in the sand and do nothing. Rest is not inactivity. Rest is Holy Spirit directed activity. Being led by the Spirit and walking in our Sonship. Doing what we see Daddy do and saying what we hear Daddy say. Not trying to finish the work, or judge things according to appearance, but judging righteous judgment. EXECUTING righteous judgment. Not finishing the work, but manifesting that finished work. Malachi 3:10 tells us that WE are the windows of heaven that God opens in order to pour out blessings. WE are how what is true in heaven becomes true in earth--which is what Jesus told His disciples pray; in earth as it is in heaven. That doesn't happen by us trying to TAKE the Kingdom by force and the violence of human effort. That comes from us RECEIVING what is freely given. That comes from HEARING the still, small voice. Faith comes from hearing, and hearing from the Word of God. But you can't hear a still, small voice unless you're being still. You can't hear it if you're too busy arguing with the wind, and the earthquake, and the fire. If you're too busy with what's external you can miss what's internal. And that's so important. Because the still, small voice is within you. It is the sound of God's heart beating in your chest. Beating with love. It's the still, small voice whispering the ultimate truth of the universe: Daddy loves you. And when we know and believe--when we UNDERSTAND--that truth, everything flows from that. Everything flows from a posture of rest. Not trying to EARN Daddy's love, but SHARING Daddy's love with others! You can't give what you don't have. And you can only give what you do have. So it's vital to KNOW what you have. And in knowing, you can believe. You can't believe something you don't know. But when you know it... that's when the Holy Spirit leads and guides you into the UNDERSTANDING of what you know. That's when you can believe it. And when you believe the Word of God, it manifests. When Jesus opened the eyes of the blind He said, "Become what you believe" (Matthew 9:29 MSG). And that's exactly what happens. You ARE what you believe. What you believe is what's REAL to you. And I'm not saying you can go around "believing" you're a millionaire and then check your bank account. That's not belief. That's wishful thinking. Faith comes from God proving Himself faithful. Trust comes from God proving Himself trustworthy. Faith comes from HEARING. Believing comes from KNOWING. Knowing what we have. Knowing who we are. Knowing what's inside. And when we know what's inside... when we believe it's in there... that's when it flows out like rivers of living water. That's when GOD is exalted and glorified. When we stand in awe of Him, and commune with our own hearts in the bed... and be still. Be still, and KNOW that He is God. Know it, and believe it, and manifest it!