CRISIS – Christ is

I recently met Lisa Aldrin through my Crisis.  Her writing this morning spoke to my heart.  And if you’re in a crisis, you need to hear this message!  Thank you Lisa for letting me share your heart this morning.  Here are the words of this beautiful woman of God on the subject of #crisis.

Websters dictionary defines crisis as a time of intense difficulty, trouble or danger.
It’s a”turning point” or a crossroads.
A sequence of events that the trend of all future events is determined.

They say that “Crisis comes at the curve of change”.
I know this to be true in my life. Every time I had a major crisis, God was changing the direction of my life.
When God’s about to change your life, all Hell breaks loose.
Its Chaotic and crazy.
You thought your life was fine the way it was going. Then he took your life in a whole different direction you never expected.

He will change your friends, Your job, your work, your church, where you live…Everything!
Before God moved me to Texas all hell broke lose in California.
In my family, my church, My parents, my friends, everything was turned upside down. That’s because God was trying to move me out.
California was my “comfort zone” It’s what I was familiar with. I knew the roads, the towns, the cities, the laws, the people and Business.
But when God’s trying to do a New thing in our lives, he takes us out of our element.
And in order to get us to move forward and grow, God has to stir the nest and push you out!

God illuminates things in a crisis. The people you thought were “FOR” you, were shockingly against you.
He exposes the hearts of your friends and relatives. He removes wrong people out of your life and replaces them with “right people”.
Everythings turns upside down in a crisis.

1)Crisis reveals #YOUR True heart. And exposes your faith or fear.

2) Crisis reveals “#otherpeople’s” true hearts.

3)Crisis dosent “make” who we are. It #reveals who we are.

When Crisis came to Jesus, he was about to go through the trial of his life, his whole life’s purpose was wrapped up in “#DyingToLive”
so we could have eternal life.
And in his time of crisis (going to the cross) it revealed his disciples true hearts.
Peter was cutting people’s ears off. Fighting the will of God. Trying to tell Jesus that he didn’t need to “lay down his life” but rather fight for it?…
Jesus asked Peter, do you love me? Peter said Yes Lord, you know I love you. Jesus asked him again, Peter do you love me?Peter responded: Lord you know I love you!!♥️
Jesus knew that Peter loved him. But his love was shallow.

Jesus said If you love me Peter, then #Prove it to me and “feed my sheep”…
3’x feed my sheep. (John 21:15-22)
Jesus knew Peter needed to grow up. He wanted action behind Peters love. Not just lip service. He knew Peter would deny him.
Jesus told Peter your going to deny me, Before the cock crows you will deny me 3 times.
Peter said Lord I will #never deny you…(but he did)
Because when everything gets messy, that’s when we see how strong we really are.
It’s shows where our faiths at. Do we have real sustaining faith in the trial or will we cave into fear?

In the crisis Peter was double minded. He was unstable. He said one thing, and then did another.
Peter thought he was strong, but when the pressure hit he couldn’t stand up for Christ. The one that he said that he loved and believed in.

Jesus asked his disciples: To Pray with him in this horrible trial he was going through but his disciples caved in.
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
Christ asked them: Could you not tarry with me one hour?

Jesus was also at a crossroads, a point of surrender.
God the Father was working on his heart seeing if Jesus would surrender to God’s will, even when it cost him his life.
Jesus asked the father, if this cup could pass from him? He didn’t want to go through the pain of God’s perfect will. (Who does???)
But ultimately Jesus let go of his will and surrendered to the father.
This is what happens to us in a crisis. It’s the fight, the struggle of what WE want, oppose to what Christ wants to do in us.

God’s ways are higher than our ways. We THINK we know how God ought to do things. We think we know what’s best for us and everyone involved.
WE think God should do things our way.

It’s the point of faith and trust in God.
God always has the final say. And one day we will understand why as our destiny unfolds in him.
It’s a #Glorious Life?
Lisa Aldrin~

When I read Lisa’s words this morning I could feel the Holy Spirit strongly speaking to me about the definition of CRISIS….  In your CRISIS.. {Christ-Is}