"It's a joy to make yourself vulnerable to the goodness of God!"

        So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to
persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He
has promised... But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but
of those who believe and are saved. -Hebrews 10:35-37
      Day 17. I have become aware that this is so much bigger then my small concerns. I feel like this is a call to prepare ourselves for what is to come.  It has become normal to not rely on food as a source of life. The Spirit of God supplies every need I have. My food is God's spoken word. There's been a shift in my prospective... from body, soul then spirit to spirit, soul then body. It is such an awesome privilege to answer the call to die to myself. Sounds weird, huh? But there's two forces wanting us dead! The devil wants to kill us so we go to hell, and Jesus wants us dead to ourselves so we can live in Him, forever! There's no resurrection without a death. Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will find them.~ Matt. 16:25. I feel like my vision is opening up to see farther. My prayers feel so much deeper, like I'm learning to pray from the heart of God. I feel an invitation for taking ground in the spirit realm. True intersession, standing in the place as if it is me, as Jesus did for us. So you are invited, also, to lose your life as you know it. Let go! And let God have His perfect will for you come to the surface. If you have done this but still feel like you're not where you should be, that's a good indicator that God wants to go deeper. Fear not, pray a dangerous prayer, "God, have Your way in me!" God is shaking His house. I hear a call for radical obedience. Red hot fire breathing lovers of Jesus! Pour your lives out as a drink offering to our Warrior King! He is so worthy! Jesus, You are worthy!
      So I tell you and encourage you in the Lord's name not to live any longer like other people in the world. Their minds are set on worthless things. They can't understand because they are in the dark. They are excluded from the life that God approves of because of their ignorance and stubbornness. Since they no longer have any sense of shame, they have become promiscuous. They practice every kind of sexual perversion with a constant desire for more. But that is not what you learned from Christ's teachings. You have certainly heard his message and have been taught his ways. The truth is in Jesus. You were taught to change the way you were living. The person you used to be will ruin you through desires that deceive you. However, you were taught to have a new attitude. You were also taught to become a new person created to be like God, truly righteous and holy. ~Ephesians 4:17-24
Oh that is so juicy! Have a new attitude, and become a new person created to be like Daddy!

        Why am I excited to die to myself? In my best effort, I fall miserably short. I can feel a gift in me that won't let me settle for anything less than all that He has for my life. For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time. Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins. But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet. For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy.~ Hebrews 10:10-14.

  For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.~ Jer. 29:11. I will gladly trade all of me, for all of Him. So that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. ~ Titus 3:7. 
        Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men. ~1 Samuel 22:2.  I feel like God is putting His finger on this. If you feel a shaking going on in your life, a change, or  disappointments, there is a reason and a purpose. I feel like the door we are used to walking through is closed. Where do we turn? "I feel like a mess, but He's making me a message." He's opened a new door for us. Walk this way, change the way you think, have a new look.
      Please feel free to let me know if you need prayer. Send me a message or comment. Thanks, and God bless!