{"id":24,"date":"2019-04-19T13:08:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T13:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridgeterhabor.org\/blog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2019-04-25T10:32:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T10:32:45","slug":"responding-to-the-seasons-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgeterhabor.org\/blog\/responding-to-the-seasons-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Responding to the Seasons of God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Even though there are certain things that are constant for\nus to enjoy in God\u2019s word such as our righteousness, health and prosperity, (3 John 2)<\/strong> as believers, we must\nrealize that God has times and seasons for various things in our lives and\nministry. (Acts 3:19)<\/strong> \u201cRepent ye therefore, and be converted that\nyour sins might be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from\nthe presence of the lord\u201d<\/em>. Any time God speaks concerning anything, it is\nimportant to respond properly or we may miss out on what God is doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of All how do we know what times and seasons we are\nin? By being constantly in God\u2019s presence praying and seeking His face and He\nwill reveal His will for that time to us by His Spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, God has told us that it is a season of new\nbeginnings, how do we respond to that? Certainly not by sitting around and\nwaiting for a wind to blow or just saying \u201cHallelujah.\u201d (Ephesians 3:13-14)<\/strong>. We are forgetting past failures and successes\nand reaching for what God has for us in the future which is always better than\nthe past, doing better than we\u2019ve ever done, in all things required by the Word\nof God. We press into it through prayer, obedience and faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAYER: <\/strong> When we are praying in response to a\nword from God to us about a particular situation, we should not pray just any\nkind of prayer, but prayer that is in line with what He has said to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zechariah 10:1 says \u201cask\nye of the lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the lord shall make\nbright clouds and give them showers of rain to every one grass in the field.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us be reminded of how important it is to yield quickly\nwhenever we feel led to pray, because God uses our prayers to manifest His will\non earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romans 8:26-27 says \u201clikewise\nthe Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray\nfor as we ought: but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with\ngroanings which cannot be uttered. And He that searcheth the hearts knoweth\nwhat is the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints\naccording to the will of God\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAITH<\/strong>:\n Some say \u201cif God wills it, it will\nhappen regardless of  my response or\nactions\u201d but this is not true, for example, we all know how the children of\nIsrael wandered for 40 years in the wilderness because they did not respond\nproperly (by faith<\/em>) to God\u2019s\nwill\/word until a new generation came in with faith before they entered into\nthe promise (Hebrews 4:2) \u201cfor unto us\nwas the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not\nprofit them not being mixed with faith in them that heard it\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OBEDIENCE:\n<\/strong>There are different levels of obedience. There is complete <\/em>obedience and there is partial\n<\/em>obedience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partial obedience is manipulating an instruction to fit your\nneeds, desires, circumstances or situation. It is doing it at your own\nconvenience and not in the timing of God. The problem with this is that it is a\nlack of trust for God, power and might and according to the flesh not the\nSpirit. Needless to say you definitely will not get the desired result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complete obedience on the other hand is doing what God says\nin His time and how he wants it done. A perfect illustration is seen in Numbers\n14:1-45. God told the children of Israel to go up and possess the land of\npromise but they were afraid to go and did not go because of the bad report\ngiven by the ten spies. When they were told by Moses that God was angry with\nthem and that they  would  die in the wilderness because of their\nunbelief, they then decided to obey and go to possess the land. But Moses told\nthem not to because God will not go with them. They did not listen and insisted\non obeying the initial instruction but it was too late, the timing\/season was\nwrong and they were not in complete obedience. This led to their eventual\ndefeat and destruction by their enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Was it God\u2019s will that they possess the land? Yes. Were they\nable to do it? Yes. Yet, they were defeated and destroyed. Why? Disobedience\nand unbelief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, brothers and sisters, let us pray that God will\ngive us the strength to seek His will, when He reveals it to us, (which He will),\nthat we would be obedient and also mix it with faith. This is the only way that\nGod\u2019s perfect will, will be done here on earth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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