Moving Forward

Letter of divorcement

Dear Past,

            I have kept your dirty secrets for too long and have accepted your lies. You have been dictating to me what I should be when, God has already crowned me a princess. Yes, I did some of those things you have been accusing me of and yes I was wrong, but I am now justified by God’s grace. Every man in Christ has become a new creature old things are passed away and all things are made new, that includes me.

You have been reminding me of my dark days, yes those moments marred by sin. I was wearing sin stained garments constantly held in the web of confusion. Weren’t you there, that day I walked up to the Pentecostal altar? Yes, that same day I confessed my sins and traded my old spotted garment for the robe of righteousness, that day I decided to walk in the Spirit that I may not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Oh didn’t you hear the words of the preacher? There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION! I was set free from sin’s captivity. How dare you try to keep me bound by the guilt of my past.

Yea! I know you are thinking about the mess I found myself in yesterday. And yes, you were there last week when I told God that I was over that besetting sin, and I know I am still struggling. Last time was to be the last time, but I am just constantly failing. I know you have held conferences with your servants, you have laughed at my failures and mocked my attempts of becoming liberated. You won’t stop until I quit; I feel the strain of your attacks bombarding my mind and eating away my peace. You have been raping my mind with your lies, you have unlawfully invaded my heart, and now you want me to bow at your voice. Ah! You must be stupid. Did you know I have an advocate? One who is always interceding on my behalf? Or, didn’t you hear that if I confess my sins He is faithful and just to forgive and cleanse me? You must be mentally derailed to believe I would give up this fight. I AM GOING ALL THE WAY!

I know you know as much as I know, I am far from perfect, but I will no longer be defined by your lies or my faults but by the Calvary’s cross. You see me each time I plunge beneath that fountain, and I been restored, renewed and empowered. Like Paul, I choose to die daily; confessing my sins, studying to show myself approved, hiding the words in my heart that I might not sin against Him and praying without ceasing. Guess what? When I fall, I will rise again. A just man falls seven times but he raises up again. There will be falls, but as sure as night follows day there will be raises too.

My past has not defined me; it has only produced purpose that has aligned me to my divine destiny! I will no longer look to you for advice, my eyes are forever stayed towards the hills from whence comes my help. I will forever look into the perfect glass of liberty and allow God’s view of me to help me grow from glory to glory.

I am forgetting those things which are behind and pressing towards the things that are before me. I am divorcing you from my circle of influence. You have no dominion over me. You are not welcome where I am. I shut every door that you had access to. You have no right of access to my mind, my heart nor my future. Take your destructive hands off God’s masterpiece! You will not have this one. Engraved on me is God’s seal “Heaven bound.”

Goodbye! Signed by a heart that has had enough!

Poetic Expression

I have been living a life of mediocrity,

For so long I have been in a place of dormancy

But here I am today, ready to awake and arise from my seat of complacency

This desire to go higher and deeper surely will stir up some level of demonic activity.

But determined I am to progress even if I have to fight and step in the enemy’s territory.

Far too long my mind and soul have been deprived of their true prosperity.

So many days and nights my light could not shine because I was walking contrary.

Enough is enough and I have truly had enough, I am tired, strip me Lord and take away this misery.

Today is the beginning of a new me, as I say “Lord take me to another level in You”

I desire to go to that place where both inwardly and outwardly to You I am true.

People see me now, they laugh and ask me why am I behaving so mad, but really, they don’t have a clue.

I read about the apostles; the miracles, the signs and wonders they did and that I aspire to do.

I have put away the folly, idle jesting and texting are now few.

More time spent in prayer, fasting, witnessing and reading the word, sticking to my Saviour as glue.

Yes!! Another level in You! Jesus it is really You who I pursue.

My friends look at me now all they can say is, “Old things are pass away and behold Lizzette you are now new.”

I am living in the overflow of Your presence, I feel the rain all around me, no longer am I satisfied with just the dew.

Higher level, I am at another level in You; walking in the light as He is in the light.

From head to toe I am protected, well decked out in the whole armour of God shinning so bright.

When the enemy comes in on me like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard against him and put him to flight.

No longer am I halting between two opinions for I can say with all confidence, I love You Jesus with all my heart, all my strength and with all my might.

I have no desire to go back again, forward still, I am pressing on, Lord another level in You, I know I am right!

Hop on with me, another level in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This way to glory, heaven in sight!!

Old for me but new to you, these pieces were written at different intervals in my life. They came from a real place! There comes a time in our lives when we will have to take a radical stand, say goodbye and sing a song. A relationship with God is an ever growing process, we are constantly climbing over challenges and emerging to new spiritual experiences. However, there can be points of stagnation. We are sometimes stuck in one position, neither going forward nor backward. I believe that is one of the worst places to be as a believer. Here is God’s thoughts on the matter:

“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” (Revelation 3:14-16, KJV).

The church of Laodicea found herself at a place of stagnation; she was neither hot nor cold. There was no progression in any direction. Due to this state, if proper measures were not taken God promised judgement upon them; He was going to spue her out of His mouth. I am amazed by God’s confrontation; just in case the church would put up a defense with many justifications, He bluntly told them; “I know thy works…” Can I tell you that God knows? He knows more than we can even begin to explain. So be real with Him in prayer, no need to beat around the bush. God knows!

The church was at a place where she was distasteful, no longer desirable to the Lord. I wonder how many times I have become undesirable to the Lord? How many times I lifted my hands and my praise was a sticking odour in His nostrils? Each time I ponder the thought, I have to pause in celebration for Calvary and the freedom to access grace to help in times of need. Though appreciative I am of the shed blood of Christ that constantly purges me, I always have to make the decision to go forward in accessing this wonderful grace. If you feel as though you are separated from God because of a sin, bad habit or sinful addiction, be it known today that you have access to the efficacious blood of the Lamb that cleanses sin stains and eliminates condemnation. If you confess, He is faithful to forgive. The story continues…

“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” (Revelation: 19-20, KJV).

There is a rebuke that is going forth today, not to condemn but TO RESTORE. It is for all of us who are sitting comfortably in the seats of complacency and stagnation. It is time for repentance! It is time to turn and seek God with our whole hearts so we can find Him. There is a knocking on the heart doors today for persons who are still living on the edge, for those who have not fully yielded to the call, to those who are allowing their past to define their future, for those who are struggling with besetting sins. There is a knocking today for someone who will relentlessly pursue an intimate relationship with God and leave the baggage behind. Who will answer the call?

Today, let us make some tough decisions. Maybe like me, you need to write a bill of divorcement to that thing that desires to be lord over your life. Let us do whatever it takes. Let us truly repent even as David did in Psalm 51, truly turning away from what holds us bound and walking away with a persuasion that we will no longer fall prey to that temptation. Today, let us answer the call to move forward. Here is a song for meditation:

There’s a voice calling me from an old rugged tree
And it whispers
“Draw closer to Me
Leave your world far behind
There are new heights to climb
And a new life in Me you will find”

For whatever it takes to draw closer to You, Lord
That’s what I’ll be willing to do
And whatever it takes to be more like You
That’s what I’ll be willing to do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ev6r61_GA4, click the link to hear the Lanny Wolfe Trio melodiously express the words. Heaven bless you!