Have you seen a crime drama where the ace detective "went with his gut?" He may have been using intuition and perception. Intuition for an ace detective may have been something he gained over years of experience and being tested. He learned to trust his perceptions. "The Highwaymen" on Netflix would be a more recent crime drama that depicts a detective perceiving and using his intuition. The movie is about an old school Texas Ranger named Frank Hamer who was hired to track down Bonnie and Clyde. There is a conflict in the movie between old school Frank, going with his gut, and the FBI who has the most advanced technology and scientific means of doing things. Frank learned, over many years, to go with his gut. That took trials. He grew in faith with his instincts. Learning to go with your gut may have been one of the first steps towards growing "More in Faith." Frank may have been a Church going Christian. He may have been perceiving through God's Holy Spirit, and not 100% realized it, or he did. Someone should seek God with all his heart and soul and strength and mind. Working to become closer to God, with God, in a cause and effect relationship, he may have received more.
Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things? (Mark 2:8)Jesus was intuitive. Jesus perceived in his spirit.
Servant To One's Sorrow.
Jesus Christ is the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53. Followers of Jesus may have been a Servant to One's Sorrow. What does it mean to be a Servant to One's Sorrow?
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house. (Luke 10:2-7)
Jesus
sent his disciples out in twos with no purse or bag or sandals. Where
would they eat? Where would they find shelter? They may have become
servants to their sorrow. They know what they need to survive. Sleeping
outside with an empty stomach may be rough. As a Servant to One's
Sorrow, they had to lean on God.
A
wealthy man may have a lot of material things. He leans on those
material things? A spiritual man may have had to separate himself from
the material, to be more of God. It is harder to pass a donkey through
an eye of a needle than get a rich man into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Part of that may be a letting go. A letting go in someone's heart of
things material. A letting go of safety and comfort to be in a "No
Man's Land" of Faith where someone has to have complete trust in God.
Jonah then left the city for a place to the east of it, where he built himself a hut and waited[d] under it in the shade, to see what would happen to the city. 6 Then the Lord God provided a gourd plant.[e] And when it grew up over Jonah’s head, giving shade that relieved him of any discomfort, Jonah was greatly delighted with the plant. 7 But the next morning at dawn God provided a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. 8 And when the sun arose, God provided a scorching east wind; and the sun beat upon Jonah’s head till he became faint. Then he wished for death, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”9 But God said to Jonah, “Do you have a right to be angry over the gourd plant?” Jonah answered, “I have a right to be angry—angry enough to die.” 10 Then the Lord said, “You are concerned[f] over the gourd plant which cost you no effort and which you did not grow; it came up in one night and in one night it perished. 11 And should I not be concerned over the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot know their right hand from their left, not to mention all the animals?” (Jonah 4:5-11)
Jonah
was a Servant to One's Sorrow. Being a Servant to One's Sorrow, God
may have been communicating with Jonah through various stimuli. Jonah
was capable of listening.
There
may be some tribulations ahead. It is 7/9/2020. There are positive
things that may come from it for those seeking God. To be in the type
of intimate relationship with God the disciples were in is a blessing.
There is no fear or doubt or depression. Someone could be homeless yet
growing in relationship with God.
I
was homeless in Summer 2014. I had been working for God full time
since February. Being homeless, I was working for God still, online, on
my iphone4. I was taking notes of things I was receiving from God, and
listening. I started homelessness around June 1. By mid August I was in
an apartment. This is my testimony. God built me back up.
I have had some songs that go along with this topic:
Song: Hard Day Coming Down.
Was the first song or this concept scary? Someone may need to take a leap of faith.
Song: Stay High
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