The Tenderness of God's Timing

In these times that feel so uncertain, where any sense of normalcy has long since departed, our only safe place is to rest in the assurance of God’s ability and desire to care for us and lead us step by step, moment by moment into the places of His choosing. We’re going somewhere good—that’s our Father’s promise—it’s just that we can’t fully see it yet.   A few days ago, God gave Pastor Susan Fochler a vision of an hourglass that had just been turned over. She saw grains of sand dropping through the hourglass one at a time. God was highlighting each grain of sand and emphasizing His purpose and glory contained in each moment.   She got the sense through this vision that God is teaching us how to walk with Him in the moment, just as Jesus did when he was walking on the earth, beautifully in tune and perfectly in step with what His Father was doing. And in that dance with his Father, incredible things happened—the Kingdom of heaven burst forth—because of the flow of the Father’s heart through Jesus, moment by moment. The same is true for us when we are present in the moment with the Lord—an anointing flows, allowing His life to flow through us.   With the free will we’ve been given, we have a choice in this season and in this very moment to trust God, listen to His voice, and believe how good He really is.  There are a lot of things we don’t know about our tomorrows, but this we can choose: “God, I trust you with my heart in this moment.”   And in this moment, somehow God is orchestrating something beautiful that will draw a great harvest of his children back to His heart!   Tomorrow (Sept. 19), we’re going to gather as a family together and celebrate a brand New Year on the calendar God gave to His people thousands of years ago. It’s called Rosh Hashanah, which literally means, head of the year.  All around the world, this holiday will be marked by the blowing of the shofar which is like a waking up to the Lord’s purposes for the time we are in! Please come join us as part of the family of God living in this moment together.   "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts!" (Hebrews 4:7)   It may not always feel like it, but time is the gift we have been given right now. Be mindful and tuned into what the anointing is for this season, this time. There will be a supernatural grace to accomplish it in this now time. Today may we hear his voice, keep our hearts forever soft and enter that promised land into rest and that everything we do would flow out of that place of rest!   My prayer for each one of us, friends, is that we would be convinced of the tenderheartedness of our very dear Father who only has good plans for us as His cherished children! With Love in My Heart For Each One of You, Pastor Brent