Rest in Ritual

Welcome to Pray! you whore, a blog, that takes you on my personal journey of repentance, reconciliation, and redemption. Recently God has challenged me because he knows that I love a challenge. Most of the time, that is the only way I will respond to anything in life. It must be fourth quarter 10 seconds left, or I may pull an all nighter because I find pleasure in pain, procrastination and excuses. So lets start off with the verse that the Lord led me to this morning " Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce it's fruit" in Matthew 21:43 The Lord had to give me a call to action this morning.

When you chose to give your life to Jesus Christ (Yeshua) you are opened up to receive the Holy Spirit after you have been baptized. The Holy Spirit, the Lord and my Heavenly Father have been whooping my ass, like a mother who disciplines their child. I am not condoning violence but I am trying to create a healthy visual and understanding that you cannot run away from is calling on your life. I want to bring us to God's word always so in John 15:16 Yeshua says" Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you. The Lord is my coach, my provider and therapist. So this was derfinitely a call to action to get my **ish together and walk in obedience.

When you are starting a new business, new relationship, a new outfit there is a zeal and excitement that must be disciplined. I personally feel overwhelmed and anxious but it's because God is teaching me through obedience and discipline on how to become more disciplined and obedient to my self. God's words never fail or come back void. The question is... Do I follow through with my own words? The honest answer is sometimes and it needs to be always so he can trust me to bear fruit and be a laborer for the kingdom. Now the Lord will not give you a whooping without providing the answer, also, but are you willing to be patient and trust in him with all you heart, mind and soul. This is the first and greatest command that we must follow as the body of Christ.

Yeshua has been slowly revealing his mercy and the idea of rest which is so foreign to a single mother of two boys. It is very hard for me to stand still, trust and be patient. These are all my weaknesses but I am honored to be in a relationship with the Lord where he reminds me of his unconditional love. In Hosea 6:6 it states " For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgement of God rather than burnt offerings." This verses is a reminder that God values our devotion and dependence on him. So lets tie in the verse from the beginning which came form the The Parable of the Tenants where the farmers did not bear any fruit. The farmers rejected Jesus/ God in their actions and Jesus could reject us if we do not bear fruit before he returns back to this earth to plant his kingdom.

i am a kingdom builder and I want to be a bride to Jesus(Yeshua) because I chose to acknowledge that I would not be here writting this post without him. I could've kept living my life spiritually dead and out of alignment with his purpose for my life. After my baptism, a lady spoke these words, "it is not whats happening to you but for you" and that resonated with me. Most of us feel validated in victimhood and never bear fruit. We don't become the vessel for the Holy Spirit, we don't become a new creature in Christ. So today, take comfort in the challenge thats how you know the Lord cares and that you are worth it. God disciplines the ones he loves. It says this "because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son” in Hebrews 12:6

God is disciplining me and I accept the challenge because I acknowledge the mercy on my life stems from lack of discipline and sanctification. 90 days to becoming a new woman of God, is my personal ritual and sacrifice so that I become sanctified. You have to understand the purpose of rituals in the Bible and definition. Ritual s were used int he old and new testament to sanctify human which represents devotion to God, seeking forgiveness of sins, and acknowledging the need for redemption. A ritual is a formal or regular way of doing something often as part of a religious ceremony. God has given me a direct call to action to Rest in him right now! I need to commit to finishing what I started, being a woman of my word and redemption through sanctification and obedience.

I say these words every day:

‘Your kingdom come.Your will be done,On earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10

xoxo KISS (Keep it Simple & Sanctified)