Vision

         I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. ~ Joel 2:28

         This is one of those verses that gets me excited, and yet I have no idea what this looks like. I have tasted of this outpouring enough to know that... I don't know anything about this! I feel like we are on the edge of something huge. It's a new epic season. There's a shift taking place. When the Holy Spirit was released after Jesus ascended to Heaven, this is all Peter had to describe this kind of outpouring: Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. Acts 2:2-4 Then Peter stepped up and delivers the first of many powerful messages being filled with the Holy Spirit, “Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this. These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o’clock in the morning is much too early for that. v.14-15. That's when Peter quote's Joel. My point is, the Heaven's are open (since Jesus was baptized), the Holy Spirit is released upon all people, Salvation is for everyone (faith through grace no longer under the law), what are we doing with this? How is this effecting our lives? It's suppose to turn us upside down, and inside out! 

          Here's where I'm at. At the end of my fast, none of my circumstances had changed in the natural. After 40 days of denying myself food and seeking the Lord, the most noticeable change...was me. My view, my prospective, my trust in my strength and my trust in a very visible, unseen God. In the end, I was very weak, which is the best part. In my weakness, He is strong. Praise God! This is what Paul the apostle was talking about, boasting in my weakness.  I was hoping for breakthrough to come and sweep me off my feet. Instead, I heard, For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm. Eph. 6:13. And also Habakkuk 2:1-3 I will stand at my guard post. I will station myself on the wall. I will watch to see what he will say to me and what answer I will get to my complaint. Then the LORD answered me, "Write the vision. Make it clear on tablets so that anyone can read it quickly. The vision will still happen at the appointed time. It hurries toward its goal. It won't be a lie. If it's delayed, wait for it. It will certainly happen. It won't be late. Patience. Standing. Believing. Standing in Truth. We are so use to lies, that we need to be filled up with Truth. Faith assures us of things we expect and convinces us of the existence of things we cannot see. This means what can be seen was made by something that could not be seen. ~ Hebrews 11:1,3.   
       For those of you wondering, eating food after fasting 40 days was very disappointing. Food for your flesh pails in comparison to feeding your spirit. It taste good, but hurts the stomach. "Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation." ~St. Augustine. So it's a balance, between flesh and spirit. Fasting is a lifestyle. Fasting does not make God do something I want, but prepares me for what God is about to do.

         We stand...Trusting, and excited. Fully convinced that God will do what He said He would do. "It will certainly happen."  Waiting for the "and suddenly." And when it comes...all the Glory will belong to the Lord. Call to me, and I will answer you. I will tell you great and mysterious things that you do not know. ~Jer. 33:3 The adventure continues...