Fred Speaks

Oftentimes we are ready to jump ship when things are not going well in our lives. We make hasty decisions in hopes of a quick fix or remedy. However we throw ourselves into circumstances that affect us in a way that can be a matter of death to our future, hopes, and dreams. Stay connected to God’s Word and those that he has put in our lives to speak the Word, lead, and directs us in God’s righteous which is Jesus Christ.

The topic for this episode is Spiritual Pantry.

Just as your physical body needs physical food, your true spiritual self, Soul, needs spiritual food. Without daily spiritual nourishment you will wither. Yes, you may be alive, but this does not mean you truly have life.

Have you ever felt like everybody but you seem to be living an ideal life? You wonder if you ever be able to experience the life you always wanted? Most people define an ideal life as achieving their education, having their ideal career, having a family (marriage and children), their dream home, the ability to travel and enjoy life.

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Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

believe that ye do receive them, and he that has power to give them, saith, Ye shall have them

Unbelief and doubt causes our faith to be ineffective.

He is a present God not a God that has to wait until the conditions are favorable to present himself. King David stated in the book of Psalms 46:1 that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Were you paying attention?

Or were you caught up in the headlines related to the pandemic, the stock market, the BLM movement, the issues in government?

Lean into happiness.

Lean into grief.

Lean into anger.

Lean into contentment.

In essence… lean into life.

Once you give yourself permission to feel these things you can begin the journey of acceptance.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Season -

one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter),

for a time, especially a short time:

a period of the year when something is best or available:

Purpose -

the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.

That we live in a world of changes, that the several events of time, and conditions of human life, are vastly different from one another, and yet occur promiscuously, and we are continually passing and repassing between them, as in the revolutions of every day and every year. In the wheel of nature what goes around comes around.

John 16:33

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Breakthrough. It sounds good. It even sounds like something everyone should WANT IN THEIR LIVES. 

To understand what breakthrough means and why it is an important WE MUST DEFINE WHAT IT IS!

According to Webster’s Dictionary a breakthrough is defined as:

1warfare :  an offensive military assault that penetrates and carries beyond a defensive line

2:  an act or instance of moving through or beyond an obstacle 

3a :  a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique

King David

2 Samuel 5:19   19  Then David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?” And the LORD said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”

He was positioned in a Valley.(AT TIMES WE ARE ALSO IN THAT PLACE)

 the Valley of Rephaim.

The Valley of Rephaim is where David obtained a signature victory over the Philistines; it was higher than Jerusalem which is why David asked, “Shall I go up against the Philistines?”

WE MUST ALSO DO WHAT DAVID DID:

-WE MUST GO UP

- WE MUST MOVE

-POSITION OUR SELVES INTO A POSITION TO OBTAIN THE BREAKTHROUGH!

1. Become more attuned to your inner self and expand your capacity to observe, but not react to it.

2. Develop an inner compassion for yourself. This means recognizing that, like all humans, you have flaws and weaknesses, make mistakes and suffer. We are not alone, even when we feel that we are.

3. Become a “witness to” and mourn your wounds. This requires the ability to identify and sit with the pain associated with your hurts-current and past.

4. Forgive yourself for feelings, thoughts, or actions of your “former selves." It is easy to beat yourself with hindsight about the insight that you lacked. 1 John 4:4

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, that he that is in the world.

Do you ever feel this way? Like every painful situation that comes your way is your fault? But that isn’t how God works! Being “right” or “good” doesn’t mean you’ll avoid rejection, pain, or heartache. You cannot control everything. But you can rest in the knowledge that God knows you, loves you, and will take care of you.