So this is
September. This is my calendar on September. Crazy. Busy. Whoever said
"life will get more relaxing when your children are grown"? They
lied. With a capital L.
Where in the world
has August gone? For that matter how did we loose summer? No, really? Do you
ever remember a summer passing by so quickly? The air already feels different.
I can't really explain it. You can smell a hint of fall.
May and
September have historically, at least in my house, been insane. Every committee
chair, group leader, volunteer coordinator, church league wants a piece of all
of our time in May and September. Amen? I understand. They are
doing their jobs by either winding down the year or vamping it up.
As a
young mother I felt that it would be a reflection of my character not to say
"yes". Unfortunately, I ended up saying "yes" more often
than not. This resulted in my doing a less than stellar job at
everything. In hindsight? I should have said what I
meant and meant what I said.
This
September I was going to say "no". This September I was going to keep
my calendar clean. I lied. I don't know how it happened. I had the best
of intentions. This September is important. Can I say that again: September
is important on the biblical calendar.
And
there he pops up. The enemy. Filling all of our days with
busyness. He has sucked all of us right in. If we are busy "doing"?
Then we won't be aware of what God is doing. And this September? God is up to
something big.
All
throughout biblical times God spoke to people in the skies. In events. The wise
men knew of Jesus birth by following the stars. In Exodus the Red Sea was
parted. In the book of Jonah God sent a great storm to break up the boat.
And in
2015? It appears to be no different. On June 30th the stars were in the exact formation
that they were the night Jesus was born. This year we are witnessing four
(tetrad) blood moons. Interestingly the blood moons, a rarity in their own
right, are occurring during several feasts on the Hebraic calendar: the Feast
of Tabernacles, Rosh
Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Passover.
This summer, in
concurrence with the blood moons and Jewish feasts, we have witnessed history.
The passing of same sex marriage, the Iran nuclear deal, the planned
parenthood abortion revelation, Jade HELM, the volatile stock market, the
fires out west, police officers being gunned down in cold blood by our own
citizens, ISIS cells popping up in all corners of the country, China's ships
skirting the Alaskan coastline uncomfortably close. Christians being persecuted
in the "Land of the Free": Chick-Fil-A being denied retail space in
Denvers airport because their Christian values are offensive, the Confederate
flag (and monuments) ordered taken down or removed across the south by
our very own government. Christians being jailed or fined for not baking cakes
for same sex marriages or not issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples.
It occurs to me that
satan is ramping up his efforts to destroy everyone and everything he can while
he still has time. Why the frantic push? He knows that God has big plans.
Back to my calendar
and probably yours too. It's full. This month, more than ever, I feel led to
pray for the salvation of my family members, friends, and neighbors. To weed
out all activities that take my eyes off of Him. And if it is impossible to
take some of those activities off of my calendar? Well, I will just make sure I
bring Jesus to the meeting.
Our house
church leader sent us a fabulous calendar with important dates to remember this
month. It is definitely worth studying and praying over. If you would like
a copy message me. Don't take my words to be truth. Do the research. Make
sure scripture lines up with what you uncover. Ask the Lord to show you how to
pray. Whom to pray for.
There is no question
that the world is falling apart. One thing is for sure, though, God
still sits on the Throne. He's still right there. There is absolutely
nothing new under the sun to Him. He is the same yesterday, today, and
tomorrow.
"Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life.
And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain
it."-1 Peter 3:15
