The Spirit of the Throne
I did a study of Psalm 45, which is a beautiful description of the Lord in his palace. Verse 9 says, “…at your right hand is the queen in gold…” As Yeshua’s bride, this is us, his queen.
One of the things I did when I fully absorbed that concept, is to see myself standing beside him at his throne.
I would spend an hour or so first thing each morning waiting on him there. But unlike my usual waiting posture, I faced outward, looking into the palace and beyond. Quickly I began to realize how transformative this could be. This is a place where I can become transformed into his image and see things from his perspective, take in the spirit of that place, the heavenly realm. The following is what I saw over a couple of days.
(more…)Learnings From Leaven
Did you know, “about 40 to 50 percent of your day is made up of habits? But you don’t recognize them because they’re unconscious.”
Olympic multi-gold medal swimmer, Michael Phelps started training at the age of 7, but his coach knew habits—not skills alone—would be the driver of his success. So, Phelps’s coach built a series of activities before every race designed to give him a sense of building victory. On the day of the race, he gets out of bed, eats certain things, does specific stretches and exercises, he thinks about certain things. By the time the race arrives, Phelps is already more than halfway through his unconscious habits and the pattern he lives by on a daily basis. That way, the race itself—and winning the race—is just another step in Phelps’s laundry list of things to do. He’s made winning a habit.
Wow – the mind is an amazing thing! But how do we transfer that to other parts of our lives? (more…)
Messianic Sabbath 