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I have hesitated bringing this message to you all, believe me. I really don’t want you all looking at me with raised eyebrows, ready with a straight jacket and a free trip to the loony bin. So, yeah, I have hesitated, until God gave me this chunk of Truth from Ezekiel 33. Basically, it talks about the Lord giving His people a watchman. The watchman sees certain things happening and it is his duty to warn the people. If the watchman doesn’t warn the people and they perish, their death is on the head of the watchman. Yikes. Heavy stuff. I know.

Anyway, what I have decided is that whether or not you think I’m absolutely out there in lala land, I have to speak what I feel God is leading me to speak.

And here it is.

Things have been changing around here lately. The Spirit is moving at light speed, and if you have been able to tap into that spiritual energy, you know. There is definitely something going on. God is preparing us (as the Body)…for something.

There is also something going on in the rest of the world. Global financial unrest, our government throwing trillions of dollars at a problem that no one really knows how to solve, crazy people letting loose with guns in public places, ongoing war in the middle east, trouble in Mexico spilling over our borders, just one thing after another.

The first part of this message is the scary part. I can’t see the future, so I can’t say anything concrete, and I can only be extremely vague because I don’t truly know- I have my own feelings, but I can’t say they are any kind of revelation from God. However, the message is brace yourself. If you think this is bad, try putting things in a different perspective. Look at life in Haiti or Africa. A Third-World nation. If you can look at the life in a country like that, and say, “Oh, that’s not so bad…” well, then, you have braced yourself.

The second part of the message is this: When you brace yourself, brace yourself with the mighty Spirit of God. Whatever comes, we MUST cling to God. And the clinging begins NOW. God is calling us to attention. He is demanding our full devotion and submission and obedience. Not for His sake, but for ours.

If you have been living half a Christian life, putting Christ in only certain areas and leaving Him out of other areas- that will not help you when the tough times come.

God is our all in all. Truly, completely our everything. He will provide for all our needs. Keep your eyes focused on Him, build yourself up in faith, seek God at all times! This is imperative. If you cannot fortify yourself- spiritually, emotionally- with the Spirit, then you will surely not be able to handle a worst-case-scenario.

I suppose that would be like a warning. Get ready. Get ready spiritually. Call upon the Spirit to be your fortress, your strong tower. Why? Because we have a job. Check out 2 Corinthians 1:3-5. Because we have Christ, we have that peace that passes all understanding. We must live that way so people will see Christ at work in the world, particularly when everything else seems to be crumbling. So, we must cultivate a life completely submitted and trusting in Christ- first and foremost, not simply as a garnish! Jesus must be our ENTIRE LIFE, truly, completely, FOR REAL. Jesus is not a supplement to our lives. HE IS LIFE! WE must seek to live our lives completely for Him, and we must work toward that NOW. You know the verse: Seek FIRST the kingdom of God and ALL ELSE WILL BE ADDED unto you. God first, and everything else will come together! TRUST in that!

But in addition to the warning, I offer this: Your faith will be rewarded. If you are steadfast, if you cling to God and trust Him completely, even as things look terribly hopeless- Keep your hope alive in Christ! The life we are living now is short. Our real life awaits. REAL LIFE! With God! Nothing that happens here in this life- no amount of suffering will compare with the glory that will be revealed in us. Hold on to that hope. Read those verses in the Bible and remember them, for the truth within them is strength from God Himself. He will take care of us to the extent that we could never imagine right now. He will be glorified and we will all witness His glory!

So, Do not fear, for He is with us. Do not despair, for HE IS OUR GOD!!!