The Journey

December 21, 2015
Minister Sharon W. Jones
Integrity of Heart Ministries

The Journey

The Christian Journey is about hearing the call of God, answering the call of God, and sharing the call of God on your life. Father God invites you through the Cross of Christ to go on the Journey with Him to fulfill a destiny that He has already planned for you before the foundation of the world. This destiny is deposited in you in seed form in your born-again spirit. The Bible describes the Word of God as incorruptible seed. So, when you receive Jesus Christ, the living Word of God, into your spirit, He is the incorruptible seed and His presence within your spirit activates your destiny and the Journey that has been ordained for you.

When you are born into the earth realm through your biological parents you are born into a set of circumstances that you have no control over. Good, bad or indifferent, the hand that you are dealt is never too complicated for God's grace, mercy, and love. From the beginning, Father God is wooing you by His Holy Spirit to hear the call from Him and embark on the Journey of faith in relationship with Him. The Father calls you by arranging people, places, and circumstances to get your attention. As you travel along the Journey your character and values are developed as you make choices and have choices made for you, both positive and negative. When eternity intersects with time and you experience an encounter with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, you answer the call to go deeper down the path of the Journey.

The Journey now becomes a time of discovery of who God is and who you are in Christ. You begin to discover the abilities and gifts that God has deposited within you and you begin to develop these gifts. For many of us we have a great zeal for God during this season, but we lack depth in revelation knowledge needed for maturity on the Journey. Life, with its cares and disappointments, begins to happen and seemingly contradicts your understanding of the promises of God. You begin to stumble and fall but there is always that still, small voice telling you to get back up and trust and believe again. It is during these times that you must fight the good fight of faith and continue to press towards the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus. It is during these times that you must cast down every imagination and high thing that exalts itself against the revealed knowledge of God. This part of the Journey is the battle for the soul (mind, will, emotions). Outlasting the contradictions of life by the obedience of faith and winning the battle for your soul prepares you to enterthe REST of God and fulfill His purpose and mission for you as a mature “son of God”.

The final leg of the Journey is where you are able to share the call and bless a multitude of people because of the victories you experienced on the Journey to true freedom in Christ. You are now anointed to prophetically speak into the lives of others and stir up their faith in the areas of your victories. Your legacy will be one of obedience and faithfulness to the call of God on your life. When your mission is completed you will be able to say like Jesus, “Father, I finished the work you gave me to do” or like the Apostle Paul, “I fought a good fight . . . I finished the course”. Glory to God!

Scripture Readings: Ephesians 2:10; 1 Peter 1:23; Jeremiah 1:5; 1 Peter 4:10-11; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Romans 10:2-3; Mark 4:16-17; 1 Timothy 6:12; Philippians 3:14; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Hebrews 4:10; Romans 8:14; John 17:1-4; 2 Timothy 4:6-8