Your Breakthrough Is In This Season! 7-12–26

Welcome to the word for the week. It is time to lock in. It is time to get your focus dialed in. It is time to up your prayer life. It is time to grab a hold of the word of God and truly believe it. It is time to get your expectations on the level in which God has already spoken. It is time to put away some old things. It is time to embrace some new things. It is time to change. That means you will be taking on some new habits while breaking some old habits. It is time to walk the walk. It is time to be all in to win. It is time to make up for lost time. It is time to get back what was stolen from you. It is time to see in real time what you have seen in those dreams and visions. It is time for you to walk in total peace. It is time for you to walk in the promises of God. It is time for you to live the way God said for you to live. At the end of the day, it is just time!

In the book of Ecclesiastes it talks about a whole lot of things concerning life. Truly, it is a good book to read to just put life in its proper perspective. You will quickly realize when reading this book that a lot of things we make a big deal about are really not that important after all. When we get to the third chapter we see there is a season for everything. The truth is you have to know what season you are in. There are building seasons and there are tearing down seasons. Both are needed and necessary in your life. There is a time to get and a time to let go. Both are necessary in you life. With that in mind we can paraphrase the rest of the way for clarity this week. There is an opposite season for whatever season you may be in. Do you know the difference on why? Do you realize how important some of the losses are? Do you realize how much they draw you closer to God? Do you realize that you cannot fully appreciate any victory until you have learned to praise God in your defeat?

What I just said may sound crazy until you remember there is a season for everything. We all want to win, receive, and hold on. Those moments feel good but how long do we cherish them? Ask yourself this question. What testimony do you have that today that does not involve pain from yesterday? Today you may say you are never turning back on God but what setbacks did you have before you woke up to that fact? Today you say you cannot live without God but what trouble did it take to get you there? Today the word of God is your lifeline but how much were you missing in your life before you realized you needed that very word? It takes something to happen for God to get our attention. Something has to be missing before we seek out the answers. We realize at some point in life that what we are doing at that time is not worth it. There has to be more is what we all told ourselves at some point.

When we discover that what do we do with it? Countless people have come down to the altar to say yes to salvation. Where are they all at today? I do not care which church you go to and how on fire for God it is. There will be people who respond to the call of God and then you do not see again. There will be people who respond and then you see them here and there. It is a reality that should not be blamed on the church. Once you and I say yes to God we also have to say yes to His will. We have to say yes to what He wants us to do. We have to say yes to the changes He demands of us. Without that yes from us we will be stuck in the same place as we were before we said yes. My point is this. We are in a season where you have to be sure about what you want from God and what it takes. You cannot afford to be that person who is so casual about their walk with God until you are just as empty after saying yes as you were before. Something has to give. Something has to break. For all of your heartaches and trials never forget this one thing. God never makes mistakes. What hurts today can either fuel you to be more determined in Christ or it can push you away. But we can never say that God did not leave the choice up to us. So here is a simple prayer I hope you all repeat for yourself when needed and for those loved ones who do not walk with Christ. Lord prepare me or those I love to receive You. Give us a teachable heart and spirit. Show us Your will and how to live by it. Show us the promise after the pain. Help us where we cannot help ourselves. You will be surprised at how much that will help turn your life around if you keep saying it until you see it!

May the Lord continue to bless and keep you in His grace,
Bishop Carlos J. Lennon