09/14/21 CATCHING THE VISION OF GOD

09/14/21 CATCHING THE VISION OF GOD

I am a dreamer. I don't mean a day dreamer or a fantasy dreamer.
I dream or envision the will of God, the plan of God, the work of God in me.
I draw close to God, as He calls me.
I lay hold of the One Who has laid hold of me.
I seek Him with my whole heart.
I read His word and listen to His Spirit and seek to follow in His steps.

  I open my mind, my heart, my life to His leading, to His enabling.
I welcome His presence and rule and empowering in my life.
I submit to His will. It may not seem like a lot or very special to some people, but I am totally amazed that God would use me at all and I am especially amazed that He has used me far beyond what I deserve and what I am personally capable of doing.
I started dreaming the dreams God gave me early and I have enjoyed a life of great adventure and wonderful grace and blessed victory.
I continue to dream the dreams God gives me, reaching beyond my own abilities by
Seeing the un-seeable (by hope),
Securing the un-seeable (by faith)
Showing the un-seeable (by love).

This is not self aggrandizement, it is utter amazement in the goodness and grace of God, which has allowed me to be an heir of His salvation, a part of His family and a coworker with Christ in His kingdom.
He has abundantly blessed me with unbelievable ministry adventures and impossible personal victories.
This is not about me, but about the God Who is saving me and using me in His glorious service.
I have written this post because...
God is worthy of praise and,
I am so thankful to be included in His plan and,
I want everyone else to experience the abundant life of triumph, victory, conquest, overcoming, grace, purity, power.

Please read Ephesians 3:8-21 and be sure to find and take hold of the treasures found in each of the following verses.

Ephesians 3:8-21
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

I POSTED THIS AROUND 1:30 AM. WHEN I AWOKE AND REREAD IT 5 HOURS LATER, I ADDED THE FOLLOWING SECTION.
I reviewed the passage and saw these treasures.
vs. 8
the least of all saints
appointed to preach
UNSEARCHABLE RICHES
vs. 9
for all men to see
FELLOWSHIP OF THE MYSTERY
from beginning of the world, hidden in God, Who
created all things by Jesus
vs.10
secrets only known by celestial beings
NOW KNOWN BY THE CHURCH
THE MANIFOLD WISDOM OF GOD
vs. 11
this secret of God is
THE ETERNAL PURPOSE FROM CHRIST
vs. 12
CHRISTIANS NOW HAVE BOLDNESS AND ACCESS TO GOD THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST
vs. 13
our courage (through) the tribulation of other Christians
IS OUR GLORY
vs. 14
therefore, prayers are offered to God, through Christ
vs. 15
GOD'S WHOLE FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IS NAMED IN HIS HONOR
vs. 16
as our God
His riches grant us
TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT BY HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN
vs.17
THAT CHRIST MAY DWELL IN OUR HEARTS BY FAITH;
THAT WE WILL BE ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN LOVE
vs. 18
THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND
WITH ALL SAINTS
THE BREADTH, AND LENGTH, AND DEPTH, AND HEIGHT
vs. 19
AND TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST
WHICH PASSES KNOWLEDGE
THAT WE MIGHT BE FILLED WITH ALL THE FULLNESS OF GOD
vs. 20
now unto the One, the God, Who is
ABLE TO DO EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL THAT WE
ASK OR THINK
ACCORDING TO THE POWER THAT WORKS IN US
vs. 21
unto Him be glory in the church
by Christ Jesus
THROUGHOUT ALL AGES
WORLD WITHOUT END.
Don't just SEE IT.
Don't just SAY IT.
SEEK IT and SEIZE IT.