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God has delivered each one of us into his perfect peace by way of freedom. In freedom we have the ability to find our true calling and allow it to minister to our very hearts. We have been ordained as ministers to reach the lost and sent with special gifts for that mission. He has penetrated the very core of the darkness and brought us back, setting a light for our course, showing us the way and helping us gain strength for the journey. And with all this knowledge we still manage to fall.

My biggest trap that caught me every time was believing that God would love me enough and find something of himself in me and be able to use me to reach others. He prepared me long ago for this task, but I still relish in the flesh and forget that its about him not me. I have spent several years lingering at his feet, listening to his heart and worshiping him in spirit and in truth. I have meditated on his word so much that my filing cabinet is lined with journals and notepads full of his glory. Wisdom spills over in my binders from questions I have asked of him. And all these things were meant to create this one thing. This isn’t my course for me, this is my course for you. I have been given the right as his co-heir to minister to you in your time of need. Out of my giving I receive my reward due me in time.

I have to share this with you; if we make it about us, we will forget the reason we are here, we will focus on self and find our flaws and never accomplish God’s mission. Rest in knowing that his calling is in you, his Spirit leads you, and his wisdom speaks through you. It doesn’t matter what direction you take, it's his direction and he will not let you fall to the left or to the right.

There are going to be moments when you look into your heart and are reminded of things from your past you are not proud of, they will resurface many times as a ploy to keep you from God's best. You will think upon thoughts that have long been subdued, but God says we do not need to relish in them anymore. Stop looking at the surface of things, we are made of flesh, but we belong to the spirit and we must worship in spirit. So in these times, and they will be many, I suggest you put on the full armor of God.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of praying for all the saints.

With faith we can put all our trust in God. Residing in that faith, knowing that what he has said is truth, helps us rest while we wait for our futures to come. God's hands are trustworthy; he has proven this time and again, and because we know this we can place our hearts in his stead and find the peace that Jesus left before he went on to be with the Father.
God revealed the mystery, that Christ is alive on the inside of us, so that when the enemy comes against us, God's best will help us enter peace, while our minds are at war.

I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness-- the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.