Feeling the freeze? Yes, but I’m keeping my fire burning! The Holy Spirit equips us, and He prepares all who seek Him with gifts and sticks. What? He keeps us not only warm, but blazing hot as long as we do our part. He convicts us with a prick that we gladly respond to with genuine repentance and gratitude. He serves us spiritual food, He guides, comforts and gives us constant renewing revelation.

Thank you, Pastor Vlad, for this Christ Must Express through us message. Savor these Spirit filled words. Apply the wisdom and rejoice in your valley. Share with those who need encouragement. Keep the FIRE going and cause sparks to fly. Ignite others.🔥

When we FEEL EMPTY like dry bones in a desert — or whenever we FEEL unusally TIRED, or 🚫 BLOCKED spiritually— We are challenged NOT to give into our feelings, but FIGHT in order to walk in DOMINION as we OVERCOME the excuse, or the voice that suggests that we indulge more gaming, eating, shopping, void of spirit movies or endless hours of screentime—with authority we say NO and choose a walk with God in nature, spend alone time in the Word as we journal the nuggets. We refuse complacency and choose to praise God. We silence the voice of defeat through distraction and instead recount our blessings.

AFTER a mountaintop encounter,
AFTER a major breakthrough,
AFTER walking thru the Red Sea,
flaming high in the spirit, the freed slaves found THEMSELVES in the wilderness. What happened to the burning bush? The obvious hope, anticipation and jubilant energy? The reality is that we DO EXPERIENCE experience LOWS. We do NOT see God working in us, but His work is done, and our work continues. He is with us in the valley, and on the mountain top. He never departs, and He never stops refining or preparing us. When we FEEL cold, distant or undone — God never left, He is the consuming fire 🔥. His fire never burns out. We must add fuel to His fire. Our source of fuel #1 Prayer # 2 Fasting #3 Sacrifice #4 Service.

May His blessing fall like rain as you gather sticks to keep His fire blazing. Isaiah 55:10-12 “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is My word that goes out from My mouth: it will not return to Me empty, BUT WILL ACCOMPLISH WHAT I DESIRE and ACHIEVE the PURPOSE for which I SENT IT. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” Rejoice as His Word is fulfilled as we watch and applaud. It is Christmas in the heart ❤️ that puts His Presence in the air. Breathe Him in deeply. AMEN