Tuesday, June 18, 2013

I'm About to TURN UP!

"My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad" - Psalm 34:2

Have you ever been through times so trying, so difficult, so excruciating, that you said something like "when I come out of this I'm gonna dance a jig"? How about being in the middle of the press, but knowing God had already ordained your exit strategy so you stopped, dropped and praised Him like it was nobody's business? Yes, some of you are no strangers to getting "TURNT UP"!

Don't get concerned, I haven't lost my spell check capabilities or slipped into an ebonics coma. But, if you spend any time around urban teens, you may have heard the phrase "I'm about turn up!" If you don't know what it means, let me explain in "grown folk" terminology. It means that it's time to celebrate without holding back or quieting down. It means to let loose and have a good time without worrying about who's watching or who's listening. And while the phrase "turnt up" may be a passing catch-all, the act of getting "turnt up" has been happening for centuries! And I'm about to TURN UP now! 

I can't help but to get '"turnt up" about the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God that I serve! As David wrote in Psalm 34 when his life was spared yet again, "I will bless the Lord at all times and His praise shall continually be in my mouth"! The best part about Believers getting "turnt up" is that we don't need drugs to get high, we live the HIGH life 24/7 by the power of the Holy Spirit! Who needs alcoholic bubbly when we have the naba of the Holy Spirit bubbling up and overflowing? I can feel the joy of the Lord bursting through my soul! I'm about to TURN UP!

Let's not wait for the world to get quiet, let's show them how the Kingdom has been turning up for years! Come on and TURN UP your voice to tehillah (sing) and make it heard for the glory of the Lord! TURN UP your music and kara (dance) before God without caring if anybody else is dancing with you! TURN UP your praise and bless God even if you're still in the midst of your miracle! TURN UP your faith and SEE yourself set free! It's time for Believers everywhere to TURN UP! An explosion of celebration is about to hit your life and mine! I'm about to TURN UP! Will you TURN UP with me?


Tuesday, June 11, 2013

You're About to Turn GREEN!

"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us." - Ephesians 3:20

One of my favorite Marvel comic characters is the Hulk. As a child watching the old TV series (I'm dating myself), I was always fascinated by how a mild mannered scientist would be provoked week after week to transform into this strong, powerful man of green just after someone made him angry. David Banner seemed fearful to release the power of the Hulk and would rather live a life of seclusion and obscurity to protect his true identity. 

I've come to realize that there are some David Banners in the Body of Christ. Endowed with strength and power, anointed with authority and dominion, they choose to tuck their true identity away rather than to reveal to the world who they really are. They suppress the explosive power of the Holy Spirit living within so they can live a life of acceptance rather than living an exceptional lifeFearing rejection, betrayal, envy and jealousy they move from place to place, friends to friends, relationships to relationships as to not draw attention to the potential that burns underneath their skin. On the verge of turning GREEN, they're constantly running from the monster hunters. 

The monster hunters were the ones searching for the Hulk to kill him without regard or explanation simply because they feared his strength. Spiritual monster hunters will try to force their fears and their insecurities upon you because the threat of your potential is too great for them to handle. Your light will shine too bright for their dark souls. Like Banner's famous line, "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry", we need to become angry. Angry that we have for too long been intimidated, rejected, and ridiculed and feel unsafe to excel or achieve among those we have surrounded ourselves with. Can you feel the power inside? Watch out now, you're about to turn GREEN

What's GREEN? Greatness Releasing Exponential Elevation Now!

Banner was a fictional character just like his Hulk identity, but you...you are real. You are the vessel in which God chose to impart the expression of His very essence of power! Isn't it our responsibility, our assignment, our destiny to exude every ounce of magnificence within us that was gifted by our Creator, no matter how uncomfortable others may be? It's time for you to turn GREEN! Your willingness to shine without apology may provoke someone else to live up to their potential to shine along with you and in doing so, can you imagine the amount of Christlike illumination it would bring to the world!

Friends, I'm excited about you turning GREEN! I'm ready for the Greatness of God to be Released to levels of Exponential Elevation in your life NOW!! And I hope you're ready for me!

I'm turning GREEN too!

Tracy Gale

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