From a Place of Reality

The Lord never meant for us to have blind faith. He invites us to taste and see.

This Palm Sunday, the Lord is calling us not so much to be palm leaf wavers, but to walk alongside the donkey. Everyone hits points in our walk with Jesus where we are headed somewhere that is not necessarily our preference. We all have moments where He calls us from great & glorious walking w/ Him to going places we don't understand, through darkness. These are the points of no return. In them, there is a personal cost--but there is also ABUNDANT blessing.

We have been given a spirit of a sound mind, a spirit that is constantly, lovingly correcting our thinking to align with the Kingdom of Heaven.

God will provide everything we need in the storm. He is ALWAYS present, never more or less present. The question is how aware we are of it. Awareness of His presence rarely comes to us when we expect it, in the way that we expect it. When you recognize that your normal has been shattered by a storm, stop. Take a moment , and just say, "Lord, you're here, aren't you?" And ask Him how He wants you to join Him. He WILL love you with what you need.

Yes, we're still talking about rest. Today, we're gonna talk about your internal environment, and that begins with your identity. Jesus knew exactly who He was. He knew that the Kingdom of God went with Him. He was absolutely at rest in His identity, and He knew why He was who He was. So, why was that? … His Father spoke it over Him. Who are YOU? Child of God. Why? Because the Father speaks that over you. We have to REST in the identity that the Father gives us.

Rest is knowing Him in such a way that nothing competes with His ability in your mind. Security in the knowledge of His identity... THAT's rest.