Dear Listeners,
REST. TRUST. RECEIVE. CONCEIVE. DELIVER.
Breathe the Name. Yah…ooah. Yah…ooshooah.
Be seated. Become conscious of His presence. Remember who you are and Whose you are.
Today we begin with the Father — the unseen Source of every good and perfect gift. James 1:17 reminds us that every good gift comes down from the Father of lights, in whom there is no variableness or shadow of turning.
Our Father is not running out of resources. He is not confused by our circumstances. He is not surprised by our obstacles. His faithfulness is the foundation upon which our faithfulness is formed.
Our question today concerns obstacles.
What is standing in front of you? What appears to be preventing you from moving forward?
Consider Joseph. His brothers meant evil against him, but Yahuah meant it for good (Genesis 50:20).
Joseph’s obstacles became part of his formation. His circumstances did not determine his character. His relationship with Yahuah did.
Perhaps the obstacle you are facing is not simply something to overcome. Perhaps there is something being formed in you as you move through it.
Our focus today is emotional.
What are we feeling? What are those feelings telling us? And who or what is governing our response?
The fruit of the Spirit includes longsuffering — patience that has staying power. Love that remains. Faithfulness that continues.
Longsuffering is not merely enduring something unpleasant. It is the expression of a life connected to the One who is longsuffering toward us.
You can’t give away what you don’t have.
Receive His patience before attempting to demonstrate patience. Receive His peace before attempting to bring peace. Receive His grace before extending grace.
And that brings us to a phrase I am carrying today:
Grace for all concerned… starting with me.
His grace is sufficient, and His strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Grace is not simply permission to remain as we are. Grace empowers us to become who we were created to be.
Now consider our Hebrew letter today.
VAV — ו
The sixth letter. The hook. The connector. The word and.
Vav joins what might otherwise remain separated.
I find this especially meaningful as we consider the Body of Christ.
Ephesians 4:16 describes the whole Body being joined and knit together, with every joint supplying according to the effective working of every part.
We are connected to Him and to one another.
We receive and we supply.
We are individuals and members of one Body.
The Father is our Source, and we become channels through which His provision reaches others.
Don’t underestimate your connection. Don’t underestimate your supply. And don’t imagine that you are responsible for supplying what belongs to another member of the Body.
Fully connected — fully expressed.
Our final lens today:
Give yourself to your gift. Develop.
Paul instructed Timothy not to neglect the gift within him, but to meditate upon these things and give himself wholly to them so that his progress would be evident to all (1 Timothy 4:14–15).
There is a wonderful intersection here.
The Father supplies the gift.
Grace enables its development.
Longsuffering keeps us engaged in the process.
Obstacles provide opportunities for formation.
And Vav reminds us that the gift was never intended to operate in isolation.
We develop our gifts not merely to improve ourselves, but to increase what we can supply to others.
This is part of what I see happening among us as Listeners.
Each of us has a seat. Each of us has a voice. Each of us has something to supply.
And increasingly, I want each of you to develop your own daily conversation with Yahuah. Empty your pockets. Bring your actual life into His presence. Consider the lenses, the scriptures, the intersections, and listen.
The Gyroscope for the Soul is not intended to replace your hearing. It is intended to help you exercise it.
Today, consider this:
- Where am I trying to carry something that the Father has already provided for through another member of His Body?
- Where is longsuffering being formed in me?
- Am I extending the same grace to myself that I desire to extend to others?
- What one doable step can I take today to develop the gift He has placed within me?
Don’t rush past these questions.
REST. TRUST. RECEIVE. CONCEIVE. DELIVER.
The Father supplies. The Son reveals. The Holy Spirit empowers.
And every joint supplies.
We win. Let’s play.
Much love,
Pastor Dan