The Big Push
Riding the wave into a new season.
Kanenori. “Sea Wave Splash Big.” Pixabay, 19 Aug. 2020, pixabay.com.
I had to step away from my Substack creative lab for a day or two to process everything emotionally and spiritually. There is so much going on so quickly right now that, at times, it can be a lot on my nervous system. I feel the energy, the inspiration, and the drive to work with the Holy Spirit—knowing deep down that there is a “big push” coming.
Though I’m not sure exactly what that means yet, I do know that much like surfing—if you’re going to catch that big wave, you have to be ready. You have to hop onto your board at just the right moment if you’re to ride it all the way to the shore. The most awesome part of all of this is that regardless of what I understand in my own mind, the Holy Spirit knows. He is there to lead and guide me through every single step and inspire each movement along the way.
It has become entirely apparent to me that this new season requires consistently communing with God and spending time with Him daily, while also building relationships with His people—coming together as an actual community.
Because of that, I am making a formal declaration today:
It is no longer a season of hiding, or being hidden.
It is no longer a season of isolation and self-focus.
It is no longer a season of not enough, or feeling lost.
To step into what’s next, we have to trust that though the flesh is weak, He is strong. In fact, He shines brightest through our weakness. Faith in action will not only guide us into this new season, but it will propel us forward exponentially into His goodness.
It’s a season for tuning out the noise of the world, the negativity, the distraction, the avoidance, and the anger. We already know what the fruit of the spirit is; it’s simply time to abide in Him, and therefore abide in that fruit. Every single day is a new opportunity to begin again. Every day is brand new, as is His mercy and grace. It’s time to stop accepting the lies of the enemy that tell us who we are not and what we cannot accomplish.
The lies that we will never be enough, do enough, or have enough—all lies!
2 Timothy 1:7 — “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.”
We are turning our eyes with our new prescription lenses and setting our radio dials to the correct frequency, vision, and purpose of what Christ has called us to be and to do as Kings and Queens in His Kingdom, right here on earth.
We are not waiting for the rapture or to die to begin living. He called us to Live while we are here on earth. After all, He created all of this for us! Did He create this profoundly beautiful world for us to not appreciate it or enjoy it? Did He create all of this for us to overlook it and to only long for death and a future in Heaven?
I think not!
John 10:10 — “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”
When we meet Him someday in Heaven, we want Him to say, “Well done, my good and faithful servant!”
We want Him to say this because we did all we were called to do here on earth, and because we actually enjoyed the works of His hands and the people He placed into our lives to do life with. We are stronger with each other, a united body of Christ—not segmented, segregated, divided, and divisible, but united in purpose.
Substack has been an incredible creative lab for me, but when you create entirely by yourself, you end up being the only voice, the only feedback, and the only relationship you build. That is not how we are meant to grow. To push myself out of my comfort zone and to practice the consistency that is vital for growth—and to build real connection—I am launching a daily rhythm for us.
Hebrews 10:24-25 — “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another...”
Starting next Wednesday, July 1st at 7:30 AM EST, I invite you to join me every single morning for a 5-to-7-minute live broadcast right here on Substack called “Tune into Joy.”
Seven days a week, we are going to gather intentionally to adjust our focus before the workday claims our attention. We are going to practice this new way of living, tune out the world’s static, and ride this wave together. We will run this race consistently for 31 days straight, and to celebrate, we’ll do our final broadcast on July 31st live from the beach with the ocean as our backdrop.
It’s time to stop hiding. So, set your alarms for 7:30 AM this Wednesday, July 1st. Let’s grab our boards, head out to the horizon, and tune into the joy that’s already ours.