Two Stick Figures

Who knew that two stick figures could mean so much. Yesterday, I was visitng a communtiy called Love Canton, which is just a group of people who are madly in love with Jesus, and want to do whatever they can to spread that love to others. At this celebration meeting, Jason, one of the leaders drew two stick figures, and they meant the world, actually they meant more than what the world could ever mean.

What I am about to relay to you. Jason relayed to all of us from a training with 3DM ministries. He drew two stick figures on a white board. In fact, right now, grab a pen and something to write on. Then draw one small stick figure. Then in the left hand of that stick figure draw a little ball. Next draw a much bigger stick figure who is holding on to the right hand of the small stick figure, and then in the right hand of the bigger stick figure draw a sword, and then I want you to circle both hands of the larger stick figure, and just look at the picture and meditate on it for a few seconds, maybe even a few minutes. Just ask God to illuminate to you the truth contained in that picture.

Now here is the truth. You are the small stick figure, the little kid, and the big stick figure is God the Father, or just Dad. Now notice that Dad, Father God, the King of the universe, and Creator of everything is holding your hand, because you are his child, and He never let's go. However, He is not just holding your hand, but He is also holding a sword. He is not holding a sword to punish you, but He is holding a sword because there is an enemy against you whom God will use that sword, so they can never hurt you. Your Dad, who is always holding your hand, will stop at nothing to protect you, and get you where you need to be. Nothing can stand in your way.

This here is the foundational, and probably the most transformational truth in all of Christianity, that is if you allow this truth to take foundation in your heart. This truth, that you are the son/daughter of God, is what allowed Jesus to do what He did, and will allow us to do what we are called to do, and with out this we will most certainly fall and burn out. We need to let God give us revelation into the meaning and power of this statement. I believe this so much so that I do not want to spend more time illuminating it for you. Go talk to Dad. Ask Him to reveal the importance in this truth to you. Ask Him, to reveal the power in this statement. Search the scriptures, see how Jesus was motivated by the knowledge that God was His Dad and was holding a sword. See what it allowed him to do. And look in the only recorded tempation of Christ, see what Satan really attacks. "If you are really the Son of God..." There is so much here for us to learn!

Our place as God's beloved kids is so priceless. The power of this simple statement allows me to trust God completely with my shaky finances, and go into missions, where I am not getting paid, but am living off support, because I know I am holding His hand, and He will protect me at all costs. This statement is what has propelled me to pray for people and see healing. In just the last week I have seen a girl's torn miniscus and ACL healed because she began to understand that God is her Dad, that truth sank into her heart, and she asked for healing and believed it would happen and it did. And it motivated a father to pray for his son who was losing his sight, so that it could be regained, and it was. Now his son can read on his own. No thick glasses. No magnifying glass. Just God. God is our Dad and he wants nothing but the best for us, and will stop and nothing to make sure the best is what we get, even though sometimes we may stop, He never does.

You want to know where the power of the kingdom is, it is here in this simple truth, that has more meaning than we could ever know.

I am so thankful for such an awesome Dad. At the end, of this week, Dad and I will be going hand in hand to Kansas City to reunite with everyone in IWT, and I cannot wait, I miss them all like crazy. I am super excited to get back to work, and see more people grab Dad's hand. So, please pray for travel mercies and the finances to make my way out there and to get settled in.

I just want to end by telling everyone how faithful Dad is. For the last year I have been praying for a new computer to work on, and God just told me He was working on it and to wait. I came home in desperate need of one, so that I could better communicate with everyone, and I was looking anywhere to try and get one. With in a week of being home and talking to my home church they were able to raise the money and buy a brand new laptop for me. Dad, new I needed one, and He motivated his people to provide for me. He is so good! If we will just rest in His arms He will provide the desires of our heart. I love you guys, and I hope this truth will rock you like it has rocked me.

God bless you guys!!!