My heart is reavished... Reflections of a Daughter who Happens to See...

Reflections of a Daughter who Happens to See...

I don't mind at all when people ask about and desire understanding into the gift of seeing. I don't mind talking about the reality of the unseen real. I don't mind talking about the reality of the Kingdom of God as it looks like upon the Earth. These are places that while I don't take for granted I live and walk among. These are places that daily teach me and instruct me in my inheritance as it flows forth now, and as it will flow forth into all eternity.

I don't take seeing for granted because I have been blind and in my blindness my heart ached and my lack of understanding caused me to perish at times.

One of my favorite stories in the bible is when Elisha opens the eyes of his servant. Having only seen the intimidation and forces of their enemy now his eyes were open to the ever present answer of the Lord their God. How His answer to the forces of the enemy produced courage and strength.

It is one of my favorite stories because Elisha isn't saying let me see for you and tell you,it isn't about Elisha. He makes it about those that serve him. He isn't content to see for himself, he yearns that all would see.

I've thought about the people and Moses quite a bit lately. Moses tells the Lord that he will not go forward if the Lord doesn't go forward with him, but then allows the people to let him, Moses, go forward into the deep darknesses of God without them.

He goes and brings back.

I want that day to be done more than I want anything. I want to say to the people I will personally always go into the deep darknesses of our God because I know that I emerge more his; more his daughter, more bearing his image, more like him. But no longer can I be satisfied to only bring it back. I will go for me, but I will ask that no one says go for us.

I want to see the reality of Ephesians 4:11-16, those that are gifted not operating for themselves but for the benefit of the body, so that we can all.. ALL, “attain to the unity of faith,” and be built up. I want to propel people who would be satisfied to drink of the breast of another to move forward into eating meat. And I would love to compel any leader to see the heart of Elisha, to see the heart of Father God and as they walk, walk in a depth of compassion for the people like Christ.

I have sadly seen too much of the opposite.

Why this morning? Why write this this morning?

I was on Facebook, and I saw a picture of a dear old friend. In their eyes was death and it made me sad. Before you go thinking was it me, was it me... Ask yourself, is it me... Don't worry if I saw something, what do I matter, my opinion means nothing. I saw death in their eyes because they have made service and ministry their god, put things upon their person that our God isn't, and it is crushing their soul. That makes me sad.

I see. It is my heart's cry that while all might not intrinsically be seers in the sense of gifting or of the word or experience that all would have their hearts, ears, and eyes open to the reality of the Kingdom of God as it pulsates and thrives around them, at it exists at hand. That all would see and know their God and be known by Him. That as hard upon the flesh and the natural life the deep darknesses of God are there is nothing more life giving and propelling into the truest nature of what reality really is about.

Let's walk together, let's equip together and not ever step into foolish competition or one man up manship (such things should never find their way into the expression of Christ and His family), let's have hearts that desire above all things to see the body built up, so that we will no longer be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by the craftiness in deceitful scheming. Let's speak the truth in love and grow up into all aspects into Him who is the head.

He is who I love, and I am loved by Him more thoroughly then I could ever comprehend, as are you. That love and exposure to the deep darknesses of who He is is fundamentally changing me, I don't even pretend to understand it all, and it is more brutal and more difficult at times then I know to speak. But I know His whispers as if they are a roar more and more, and I have learned the posture of leaning that now I can not walk alone.

Walk into the deep darknesses, open your Eyes and behold your God, His affections will ravish you and leave you altered forever.