{"id":6420,"date":"2010-09-09T22:41:06","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T03:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/?p=6420"},"modified":"2020-01-10T17:18:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T17:18:37","slug":"walk-about-in-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buddymartin.org\/blog\/2010\/09\/09\/walk-about-in-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Footprints in the sands of time…"},"content":{"rendered":"

— The dream remains as fresh today as when I received it those many years ago. I <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>knew it was of the Lord. He had often spoken to me in dreams and visions, as well as by other means. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"In the dream I was crossing a large open field. The field was dry and brown. The grass had withered. As I looked back across the field I saw a group of people pointing at me. Then they pointed at the ground. What are they looking at? Why are they pointing at me? <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What I saw startled me. As I looked back where I had walked, I could see that each footstep I made had green grass springing up in it. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As near as I could determine, the dream was about my calling in life. I was to bring the life of the Lord wherever He sends me. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, I realize that dreams are very personal. And it really isn’t my intent to draw attention to myself. There is something else I want to say.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Could the dream be about you? Could it be that God’s purpose in every believer’s journey in this world is to bring life to others? Could it be that the Lord has a dream He wants you to pursue? Think about it. —<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

x<\/span><\/p>\n

J<\/span>ournal,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It was March, 1976. I was 35 years old, Betty was 33, our three children, Nathan, Andre, and Shana, were 11, 6, and 2, respectively. We had so little money and no one to back us. I had my guitar, my Bible, a precious family, and one other thing. The Lord had given me a stewardship to raise up a ministry in Central Louisiana that would center on training disciples for the kingdom of God. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Was it a crazy idea? Some would say yes. <\/span><\/span>All I can say is that if God gives you a crazy idea, go for it. This is the way the kingdom of God works. The Lord will give one believer a certain work to do. He will give another believer another certain work to do. Some of these works may seem impractical, impossible, and just plain crazy. Don\u2019t worry about that part. If the Lord is in it, He Himself will see to it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is what Paul had to say about crazy works:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which<\/span> God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.\u201d<\/span><\/em> (Eph 2:10 NASB)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Yes indeed, Christian Challenge was and continues to be a good work from the Lord. But it \"\"didn\u2019t begin on March 9, 1976, when we had our first service in a broken down store building. Christian Challenge began in eternity. It would be another footprint in the sands of time. This is what Paul is telling us. God prepared our works beforehand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

x<\/span><\/p>\n

The footprints of faith\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It is important to understand that a walk of faith is highly personal. It is essentially a walk under the protective covering and guidance of the Holy Spirit. The all important work of the Holy Spirit in each believer’s life is to take the things of the Lord Jesus and share them with the believer. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hear what Jesus said before He went to the cross:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.\u201d<\/em> John 16:12-15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Living by <\/span><\/span>faith is never a step into darkness. It is a walk governed by the light of the Lord. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus said,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.\u201d<\/em> John 8:12<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Paul adds,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor God, who said, \u2018Light shall shine out of darkness,\u2019 is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.\u201d<\/em> 2Co4:6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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With each step of faith there is something you always leave behind and there is something\"\" you always gain. You leave behind your fears. You gain a life that is filled with the richness of Jesus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

x<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The faithfulness of the Lord<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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God gives us two safe guards for our walk with Him. Every child of God is given the Holy Spirit as a testifier to truth. Every child of God is given the Scriptures by which the Holy Spirit teaches us God\u2019s ways.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The working principle of faith begins with properly handling God\u2019s written word. Paul said to Timothy,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBe diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.\u201d<\/em> 2Tim2:15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Faith is a spiritual reality produced in the believer by the Holy Spirit and God\u2019s Word. Where there is no Word of the Lord, there can be no true faith walk.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paul said it this way,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word (voice) of Christ.”<\/span><\/em> (Rom 10:17 NASB)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
And Jesus said it this way:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.”<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(Joh 10:27-28 NASB)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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So, where are your footsteps taking you<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Have you thought about how life is moving on? Have you made your unqualified surrender to the Lord? The unqualified surrendered is summed up in the ‘Abba! Father!’<\/span> prayer. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
x<\/span><\/div>\n
The <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>‘Abba! Father!’<\/span> is simple but it is going to cost you everything, just like it costs Jesus everything. It is a prayer where you give up all your rights to control your own life. It is a prayer of the will. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
x<\/span><\/div>\n
I made my Abba! Father!<\/span> prayer many long years ago and it has remained the guiding principle of my life. More than anything in this world I want to bring glory to the Lord. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
x<\/span><\/div>\n
How about you? Did you know that most of our struggles in life have to do with our will. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
x<\/span><\/div>\n
Are you ready for this prayer to set the tone for the rest of your life? One thing I can assure you of. If you make this prayer the faith-principle of your life, you will learn something about God’s peace that you never knew existed. Here it is. — \u00a0‘Father, not my will, but Your will be done!’<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
x<\/span><\/div>\n
Think about it. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
x<\/span><\/div>\n
Always in Christ,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
x<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
B<\/span>uddy<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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