Sound Maker's Warrior

I'm still thinking about Sound Maker.  A friend posted this comment: "A few months ago, I read in a book about how when we see stuff like this, and feel so helpless to do anything about it, we should remember that maybe, just maybe we are the only people on the entire planet who will pray for this person. "

I know my new role.  I am Sound Maker's warrior.

For all the Sound Maker's who reside in modern temples called local churches, my heart is burdened.  My battle cry for them - you - came/comes in the form of words written in Romans 5 ...  we have undeserved privilege where we can stand - confident and full of joy!

The trend in Christian religion is to change the words from we have undeserved privilege to we are the Undeserved.  Oh that we would allow the truth of God's Word to reside, bounce off the corners, and burst into our heart of hearts and live in freedom.  BECAUSE of Jesus ... of His great gift of life ... we do have an undeserved privilege because we didn't earn it ... we were given it ... to stand ... to stand in confidence not of ourselves, our work, our titles, education, notches in our Bibles, or number of Sunday's attended but IN CHRIST ... and full of joy!

Joy?  Joy!  Joy because God loves us so much that not only did He give Jesus ... and Jesus gave His life ... God also gave us the Holy Spirit!

When I left Addison in Oklahoma to return home to Vienna, I left her a journal full of entries that I had compiled over the course of many, many months.  I gave a heading and then my thoughts, experiences and god's truth about the subject.  Everything from where to get her hair cut, what to do in case of a blown out tire, dating, serving those around her, hormones and friendship.  It was vast and varied.  I tried to think of everything she might come up against, and provide some sort of wisdom on that subject.

This morning when I read Romans 5:5 "The spirit is given out of God's great love for us as His children" I had a SHAZAM moment.  My little gesture of love and concern for my child is just a tiny example of what God - my Father - did for me when Jesus left planet earth to return to His home in heaven.  Through the Holy Spirit ... he left me what I would need to navigate life!!

However, what I observe is "the church" not getting this truth.  Instead, the "undeserving" work to earn what they keep striving for and never seem to reach.  Where is the joy?  The Holy Spirit is left on a shelf as a token trinket, never unveiled, never explored, never allowed to perform, and work, and produce what He was given to us to do.  I know.  I lived too much of my life in Christ without the power of the Holy Spirit. I lived as a Sound Maker ... working from crumbs and trying to earn my keep as one of the "undeserved".   I know the difference.  I can't go back.

Oh dear Sound Makers who silently cry while wearing your crosses and bearing them, too.  Have Joy!  God has given you a great gift through the Holy Spirit.  Dare to explore, to come close, to taste, to see, to live .. truly live in freedom, grace, and truth!!

Sound Maker's Warrior,
christina