So I was busy moving around, working in this body of water.I was doing all kinds of work. Helps all kinds of people. Church going people and non church going people alike. I was helping build houses and giving people drinks of water and helping people cool off....a little bit of everything. The water had some shallows and some semi deep areas, but no water that ever was deep enough to go over anyones head. You could see your feet where ever you were. The water was refreshing, for the most part. I knew this in my spirit. Also because the people I was helping would come into the water. (the had to come into the water to get needs met) Some were thirsty, some were hot, or worn out. Some just needed a helping hand and they would get into the water and then they would be rejuvenated and their needs would be met.Then there was this one person; the entire time I was helping others; the entire time, that just stood in the same place in the water. He stood there so long that water's became muddied. So much so that you could not see his feet any longer through the once perfectly clear water. He had a sniper riffle he gripped very strongly and a very serious, concerned look upon his face. Every few moments I would hear a gun shot and turn around and see him with his eye to the scope of the riffle. I would quickly make my way over to him; gently guide the riffle down and instruct him with these words,
"No...no....don't shoot! Those are live people over their! You may hurt or even worse kill someone."
I must have done this about five or six times. Each time this person would respond,
"Oh, okay." but they would't move and they would become more stuck in the muddied water.
They were actually aiming at a city afar off. So far off in fact that they riffle could not reach, (thankfully) the shots were hitting the water.
About the seventh time, I went over this person, whose arms, at this point were weary from holding up this heavy riffle and whose face was riddle with fear. I asked them,
"Why are you shooting at the city?"
They answered me,
"I know there is danger ahead."
I told them again not to shoot at the city because their were innocent people that may get hurt.
I walked away...then turned around one last time....and with a sad heart said,
"Don't be so focused on the future that the present is stolen from you. Today is a gift from God and Satan, the deceiver is trying to steal your gift from you."
How absolutely horrifying!!! I still remember this vision!!!
I had it last night/early this morning.
How true is it for so many of us? In so many areas of our lives?
We are so focused on our tomorrows that we loose sight of our todays?
I have been thinking about this all day today. This is one of the enemy's #1 weapons at work!
-FEAR-
Do Not Worry
Matthew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."Matthew Chapter 6
