2 Kings 6:16-17  “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered.  “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”  And Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he may see.”  The the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

 

How many times have we seen the mountain in front of us and not the God who is behind us?

 

I have stood and stared at that mountain or that army or that issue and given it worship …. I have seen the defeat before the event and wondered what I would do after losing …..

 

And in reflection, I think the only thing that I did was give power to the enemy.

 

Think about it.  God has given us so many polar opposites to help us to see into the gray area:

 

We have LIGHT and DARKNESS

We have GOOD and EVIL

We have LIFE and DEATH

We have LOVE and HATE

We have THANKSGIVING and CONTENTIOUSNESS

 

We have a GOD WHO LOVES US WITH ALL THAT IS IN HIM and an ENEMY WHO DESIRES TO STEAL, KILL, AND DESTROY.

 

But the reality is this:  Our God has a plan for our lives and He is standing in the gap to back us…..

On the hill behind you is an army WAITING to be activated BY YOU…..The Lord has called you to advance……and sometimes you are looking at the opponent and not the guys who are with you.

 

We often have broken dreams and bills and hurts and relationships that discourage us.  We have burdens we carry, pains we endure, and weaknesses.  We are drawn to things that hurt us, we sabotage our own pursuits, and we see the brokenness sometimes BEFORE we see what truly works.

 

But the Lord has something different:

 

Even in the things that do not work He wants to show up and so something…

 

And He certainly wants us to dream dreams and be renewed to some of the things that truly give us life.

 

So I am going to say this day to ask Him to give you all that back.  And I am going to pray that He does just that.

 

 

FATHER, You are the God of all creation.

You are the One who called me from the darkness and sent Your ONLY Son to deliver me.

You are the One who loves me more than I love myself.

So I am asking You to come this very day and do something that I can not do myself.  I am asking you to light a fire in me and give me a vision of hope and a dream that is bigger than I can imagine.  And Father, when I forget who I am and more importantly, when I forget who YOU ARE, show me the army on that hill behind me……that I might advance on the land that You have given me.

In The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit….Amen.

 

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Coach J