Be Still in this Global Crisis by Bret Wade
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By Bret Wade
I believe that the condition of the Church is the genuine concern during this global crisis. The location of where we meet corporately is really up for the Lord to direct. We can move a meeting around from one location to another but if the condition doesn't change, it's all the same. So what is the Lord wanting? Is He wanting to take us out of buildings? I hardly think that is the case. In some instances it may happen and may be necessary. Although, I think we need to not look at the circumstantial effects as the purpose. Rather, we need to look at what the Lord is saying in all of this.
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I believe that the condition of the Church is the genuine concern during this global crisis. The location of where we meet corporately is really up for the Lord to direct. We can move a meeting around from one location to another but if the condition doesn't change, it's all the same.
So what is the Lord wanting? Is He wanting to take us out of buildings? I hardly think that is the case. In some instances it may happen and may be necessary. Although, I think we need to not look at the circumstantial effects as the purpose. Rather, we need to look at what the Lord is saying in all of this.
For several years, the Lord has been sending leaders into seasons of being still and waiting upon Him. I often refer to them as cave seasons. Especially since it has isolation as a key element. Transformation in those times is the key objective of the Lord. It comes especially to those who are ready for it in their maturation process. Immense strength comes as a result of this disciplined response.
It's these leaders who having learned the value of being still and waiting that the Lord is sending ahead of others to beckon them to do the same. Be still. Wait upon God. Be transformed. It's with these that the greatest times of preparation come to our lives.
I encourage you to stop looking to the news and social media feeds for more and more information. Pull away today and begin to seek God in ways that you know He is directing you. Find out what is on His heart right now. Listen for what He wants to say to you.
He may not have an interest in revealing the answers for global crisis to you. He may want to simply prepare you to hear him in the slightest of whispers so He can direct you when there's so much noise in the world. The answers you and I need are quite simple. Having the clarity in crisis to align our hearts as His sons and daughters rather than being so busy is vital.
Listen. Discover the one thing is He speaking to you today. He will keep you in peace and joy as you seek Him.
Your Friend & Brother,
Bret Wade
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A lot of us are in process right now. Don't get in a hurry. The world is not coming to an end. Things may be changing, but it's not doomsday. It's time to awaken the ekklesia. I get wearied when hearing modern "Christian" lingo as we face unfamiliar happenings in the world. There is a defeated, helpless mentality that echoes what has been said repetitively causing inaction for way too many years. Then those things get thrown into helpless, hopeless buckets. There are many. The one I'm thinking about at this moment is the, "It's the End-Times, You Know" bucket. I'm sorry dear soul. It's not. Nor is it time to escape. It's not time to endlessly stream on-demand zombie apocalypse movies.
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You may have heard it said that there is too much of an emphasis on "consciousness" within the Body of Christ at the present. The thought I've seen being expressed is that there were things being misconstrued and it was becoming self–focused and idolatrous self-exaltation. In some cases, I'm sure that is true. Where there is truth being emphasized, error will always try to creep in to skew it. Although, anytime there is an emphasis in a certain area where long tenured beliefs are being challenged or enhanced, we must look to see where our Lord is in it. We cannot fear the things God speaks because of the language being used and yet follow Him in the forefront of what He is establishing. Realignment often comes being imposed and yet pondered.
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Asking the right questions get the right answers. As we ponder the things we wonder about to get clarity, its helpful to look within. The Lord will write it upon your heart before you need to know it. He will speak and progressively move you in the direction of what He has written. It's His plan and He's never negligent. So, as you are moving forward and processing what He's speaking to you, look within and listen. "The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one's inmost being." Proverbs 20:27, NIV
