It's Time to Launch.

Launch! Flight of the Phoenix - 36" x 36", Acrylic on canvas, Elise Ehrenholz, 2023. Private Collection.

Today we are on the launching pad to a new thing from God. Old is old. It's time to go up higher. Despite the state of the world, the rocket fuel in the Spirit is being ignited, bigtime. For so long many of us have been waiting for lift off knowing deep in ourselves that there is more to life than we have experienced so far. Today is launch day. It's time to ascend for something significant has shifted. In this season we need to remember how big God is, such a vital perspective to carry in our hearts for the days ahead. Consider the vastness of the universe; the Earth, the Moon, all the planets, the stars and the beginning of stars. Consider every speck of carbon, every noble gas, every elemental thing. Consider how it all works together, how intricately woven it is, not in any ordinary way but in complete splendor. This is the hallmark of God, leaving us in complete awe of His creation and Himself. Never hindered in creativity or resource, this is our constant God who goes with us into our next. He is pure love working it all together for the good of those who love Him, even difficulties which will surely come. We need to approach our futures with childlike faith in God who has never lost His position, always above, never beneath, still free from every constraint, able to breathe into us all of His potential. When I was in Kindergarten there was a time in the afternoon when we would go lay on our mats for a quiet reprieve. It was our time to be still preferably with eyes closed as to not get distracted. I feel like God is putting His finger on this position today, a reminder from the One who spoke the universe into being, to assume this position and be quiet with Him, listening for His voice. Here we entrust our entire selves to Him, and learnt that He is everything that we need. From this place God can best take care of us and launch us into His fullness and all He's called us to be. Take a moment to assess where you are in regards to Him. I feel like He's asking every single one of us today, "Are you on your mat?" Keep your eyes on Jesus. He wants you to be fearless. 

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"If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”- Romans 10:9-10

Keep stretching your hands out to God dear hearts. Pour your heart out like a waterfall to Him. The road has surely been rough, but we are mighty in Him. Praise you Jesus. You did it all.