“We now have freedom from the penalty of sin, freedom from the power of sin, freedom from sin-consciousness, and freedom from self-consciousness. May, by the Spirit, we be kept in a God-conscious realm where we behold Him and get into His holiness.” -Kathy Walters
While being broken before His face is completely foreign and uncomfortable to our flesh, it is also full of life-changing possibilities. Being utterly honest with and empty of ourselves, means we make room to be filled with the glorious riches of God’s all-surpassing power. Being able to cry out to God, “I JUST CAN’T—This is impossible for me,” means we are a breath away from saying the other half of that truth that brings wholeness, “…but with You all things are possible.”
When the Lord called me to go on the 40-day fast, I had never even fasted for more than half a day at a time! Therefore, I agreed to try it for three days in order to test the waters and confirm His direction. But at the end of three days I broke down crying at the kitchen table saying, “God, I thought I had heard from You on this, but I guess I’m just not Your woman for the job. I’m so sorry.” I knew that I knew that I knew I could not do it. So I got up and started getting ready to go out to eat when my husband got home—I was going to eat some steak! However, the Spirit must have prompted me to pray one last prayer, “But God, if somehow by the time Woody gets home I know that I know that I know You will do it, then I’ll keep fasting.”
By the time I was done getting ready, I suddenly realized a perfect peace had settled over me. Without understanding it, I simply knew that finishing the fast was His will and that He would accomplish it through me. I was astounded and added for good measure, “Okay God, but just so You know, I’m going to quit at the first sign You are not with me in this. Because I know I can’t do it.” That was the answer God was looking for: that was the foundation of brokenness I needed in order to begin building the concept of living coram Deo. Brokenness, realizing our utter need for God, unleashes coram Deo living.
Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html
While being broken before His face is completely foreign and uncomfortable to our flesh, it is also full of life-changing possibilities. Being utterly honest with and empty of ourselves, means we make room to be filled with the glorious riches of God’s all-surpassing power. Being able to cry out to God, “I JUST CAN’T—This is impossible for me,” means we are a breath away from saying the other half of that truth that brings wholeness, “…but with You all things are possible.”
When the Lord called me to go on the 40-day fast, I had never even fasted for more than half a day at a time! Therefore, I agreed to try it for three days in order to test the waters and confirm His direction. But at the end of three days I broke down crying at the kitchen table saying, “God, I thought I had heard from You on this, but I guess I’m just not Your woman for the job. I’m so sorry.” I knew that I knew that I knew I could not do it. So I got up and started getting ready to go out to eat when my husband got home—I was going to eat some steak! However, the Spirit must have prompted me to pray one last prayer, “But God, if somehow by the time Woody gets home I know that I know that I know You will do it, then I’ll keep fasting.”
By the time I was done getting ready, I suddenly realized a perfect peace had settled over me. Without understanding it, I simply knew that finishing the fast was His will and that He would accomplish it through me. I was astounded and added for good measure, “Okay God, but just so You know, I’m going to quit at the first sign You are not with me in this. Because I know I can’t do it.” That was the answer God was looking for: that was the foundation of brokenness I needed in order to begin building the concept of living coram Deo. Brokenness, realizing our utter need for God, unleashes coram Deo living.
Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html
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