Don't Fall Back

Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert. - Isaiah 43:19

 

Not long ago, many regions across the world changed the time on our clocks. We were told to "spring forward" by setting our clocks ahead one hour, rather than to "fall back" an hour. In this season, it's important that we set an identical standard in the spirit. Whatever you do right now, just don't fall back. 

Even the fall season gives most people a feeling of relaxation and comfort. I hear more people complaining about "losing" one hour during the spring that I do about getting a little extra sleeping time in the fall. It's time to wake up and be about your Father's business. It's time to lay aside that extra weight spiritual weight that slows you down. Whatever you do right now, just don't fall back.

 

The catastrophic mistake of falling back when you should be springing forward can cost you precious time that cannot be recovered. Can you imagine showing up an hour late to the airport after your flight has taken off? Showing up an hour late at a job interview could cost you a new career. Yet, we are comfortable dragging our feet when it comes to the assignments of God. Lord, help us not to fall back.

 

Falling back is what we do when the mission seems impossible. We fall back when it's more comfortable to stay the same than to press ahead and watch God work. Falling back becomes a pattern when we can't turn the light on in a dark situation because we're walking by faith. Fall back is no longer an option if your desire is to see the exponential manifestation of the glory God in your life. It’s time to accept the new thing God has for you and spring forward. Are you ready to spring forth?

 

You may be aggravated this morning because you can’t see the blessing in your press; you may be irritated because you can’t see the joy in your suffering; you may be discouraged because you can’t fathom the benefit from the mess, but just as God promised in Isaiah 43, He is performing miracles through your life in this season! He is defining the trailblazer in you by creating pathways in your desert places and springing up new wells to quench your spiritual thirst! Your new thing is springing forth right now!

 

Are you ready to spring forth? Are you ready for the new thing God wants to do inside of you? It’s time to spring forth! Whatever you do this season, don't fall back.

 

Springing forth,

Tracy Gale

 

Join me at these upcoming encounters as I SPRING FORTH!

Saturday, March 23, 2013

"We Build People" Conference​

Bishop Larry A Davis Ministries

Columbus, OH

 

A Trip To God's House Stage Play

Bethany Christian Church, Columbus, OH
Prophetess Thornton as "1st Lady Wright"
April 5th & 6th, April 12th & 13th
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Judah Redeemer Life Changing Ministries Women's Day
Columbus, OH
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Gospel Youth Jam
Columbus, OH
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Happy 'No' Mother's Day
Columbus, OH
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Saturday May 25, 2013
Happy 'No' Mother's Day
Tampa, FL
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
LIFT Pastor's Wives Gathering
Cleveland, OH
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Saturday, August 24, 2013
Remnant for Christ Ministries' Women's Conference
Columbus, OH

The Walking Dead

"Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval." - John 6:27

AMC's hit TV show The Walking Dead features zombies that do nothing but walk around from place to place looking for food. They eat, but are never satisfied. They remind me of many who proclaim themselves as Christians. They are unfilled, empty and never satisfied. They are emotionally detached and spiritually broken. They've become dead to any new ideas, any fresh way of thinking, and the only way they can satisfy themselves is to consume you, your hope and your dreams.

Some have entered into the church, but not have allowed Christ to enter into them. They feed off of the latest gossip, spread the biggest lies, and get fulfilled by watching the division between brothers and sisters in the Lord. And at one point in our lives, we too may have been like zombies. Plunging ourselves into sin-filled binges trying to find satisfaction in just one more joint, just one more drink, or just one more sexual partner.  None of these are the true walking dead. They're actually dead men walking.

Let's face it. Sin is insatiable. It is never satisfied and is only fulfilling for a moment. It doesn't matter how long we try to hold on to the moment, it will come to an end; leaving us feeling empty and broken. The promise we have in Jesus is one that fills, completes, and heals.

When we're dead men walking, we are incapable of sensing the move of the Spirit, consistently hearing the voice of the Lord, or seeing the hand of God. We fight with our hands and with weapons that have no avail on the enemy who is against us. But, when we are the walking dead, we move, live and breath in the Spirit! We fight with spiritual weapons that are powerful enough to pull down strongholds and cast out demonic spirits from our presence! Living in the Spirit is living in the fullness of Christ!

The word of God says, "And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness". - Romans 8:10  When you are the walking dead, your life is no longer consumed with feeding your flesh it's sinful desires. Your desires are driven towards only the sustenance that will only fill your spirit. Those who are alive in Christ are the walking dead of a different kind. Where we are dead to our flesh and the deeds of it, but we are alive in Christ!

Dead in the deeds of my sin, but alive in the Spirit of the Living God! I'm so glad to be considered one of the walking dead rather than a dead man walking. How about you?

Alive in Christ,

Tracy Gale

Tomb Raiders

"knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin." - Romans 6:6

One of the experiences a new Believer in Christ should have is the death of the sinful you. Your old self with its lustful desires, your former sinful life, all of the evil that once separated you from Christ is put to death and you emerge a fresh, new, redeemed you.

And like the artifacts and trinkets that are often buried with those who were once living, so are the attributes that used to define your character. The way you used to feed off the greed that once consumed you...dead. The land of lies and deception where you used to call home...dead. The lust of your eyes, the lust of your flesh and the pride of life you once embraced...all dead. Unless you're a tomb raider.

Tomb raiders collect artifacts from ruins of temples. A tomb raider risks the loss of life in order to gain a piece of the past that lacks the power to release the future. A tomb raider spends their time figuring out how to unearth that which was meant to be lost and never to be found, becoming a slave to the chase. Are you a tomb raider?

Are you still visiting the ruins of your former life? Longing for an experience or the memories of your old self? Do you keep a shovel on hand to dig up the worthless treasures of the old man who was crucified with Christ? 2 Corinthians 5:17 says "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." Leave that tomb alone. Being a tomb raider will keep you bound to the sin of your past and stumbling away from the divine destiny God has for your life.

Even Jesus who was resurrected from the tomb, has had no reason to go back. There was no reason to revisit the place where he traded His mortal flesh for complete immortality. Embrace that which is eternal. Release that which is temporal. Forget those things which are behind, and press on to obtain the promise God has ahead for you (Philippians 3:13)!

If you're looking for the old me, she has been buried, and I'm no longer visiting the tomb...HE IS RISEN in me and I have risen in Him!

Tracy Gale

Keep STEPPIN'

PLEASE watch this first:

If someone tells you to "keep steppin" they are implying that you should simply pass them by on your way to your desired destination; pass go, do not stop. That's exactly what I'm saying today. KEEP STEPPIN'! Don't you let another disappointment from your past creep up and steal your joy. Don't let doubt cripple your feet from moving forward into the promises of God. KEEP STEPPIN'!

Most of the problems we have with steppin' is that we want to see every step where God is leading us before we get there. That is not walking by faith. That is surely walking by sight. We also create our own steppin' delays by getting off track and sitting on the side of the road smelling the daisies or we'll even keep steppin' in circles thinking somehow we'll eventually get out. Not gonna happen!

Even when there are times you don't feel like you can take yet another step, KEEP STEPPIN' until you reach the Lord's desired destination for your life! Psalm 37:23 tells us that the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. This means that when you're on your faith walk and the Lord is guiding you, understand that those are custom-designed STEPS just for you!

I don't care if you can't see the current outcome of the situation you're in...KEEP STEPPIN'! It doesn't even matter if you've tried before and failed...KEEP STEPPIN'! Assume the position, keep your blindfold on, listen ONLY to the voice of the Lord, and KEEP STEPPIN'! You are STRONGER than what you think! You are destined to WIN and Your FAITH in Christ will help you to reach your destiny.

I'm STEPPIN' ON,

Tracy Gale

P.S. - If you've never seen the movie Facing the Giants, PLEASE see it as soon as you can!

The Best for Last

"Everybody I know begins with their finest wines and after the guests have had their fill brings in the  cheap stuff. But you've saved the best till now!"  - John 2:10

Last to be picked for the team. Last in the lunch line. Last to get service. Last on the bus. Last to be married. Last to get promoted. Last, last, last. Sometimes you feel like you have a sign stuck to your forehead that says "pick me LAST for everything". Being last is looked upon as being so bad, that we forget that even if we FINISH last, at least we FINISHED, while some didn't even cross the finish line. If finishing last has been synonymous with your identity, I want to encourage you today that God has saved the best for last.

In John 2, we find Jesus enjoying himself as a guest at a wedding celebration. It was His mother, Mary, who enlisted His help to keep the wine coming for the guests. Jesus hesitated saying that His time had not yet come, but obliged His mother and turned 6 water pots of water into wine. Not just any old wine either. Jesus turned plain water into fine wine. In essence, the best was saved for last.

My friend, don't let the success of others crowd the space in which you dream, you achieve, and you aspire. Your time may not have yet come, but know that it will. And when the Lord presents you as the gift that you are, no one will say "it's about time". Instead, they're going to wonder where you've been hiding all this time. People may be treating like plain water right now. What they don't know is that they are in the presence of a miracle! He's saving His best for last!

Your destiny in Christ has been established. There's no need to fight your way through to the front. No reason to clamour your way to the top. Your gift will make room for you. The anointing of God over your life will be revealed. God's plan for your life will be accomplished! If people don't know who you are right now, you'd better believe that one day they will! He's saving you for the appointed time. He's saving His best for these last days.

I don't know about you, but I don't mind waiting on God :0)

Tracy Gale

In Honor of My Son

In honor of my son, who is leaving for the US Army today, I wanted to share this TME that was written in 2008. I know it blessed ME all over again!

Spiderman, Sin & Sowing

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. - 1 Corinthians 3:6

As a parent and leader, there are times when I wonder whether the long talks and teachable moments are really sinking in, or are they going in one ear and oozing out the other along with the wax. As Father and Creator, God also desires a true relationship with us, that we are truly embracing His instruction and walking out the principles imparted into our lives.

Recently, I realized my children are really getting an understanding of the Kingdom of God for themselves and it was dynamic. While playing Spiderman 3, my son toyed with the creepy black substance that turns Spiderman into a cold-hearted villain rather than the warm-hearted hero he is really supposed to be. On the video game, one pressed button latches the black gel to Spidey and makes it impossible to remove without maneuvering a sequence of several buttons. Try getting it off without the right sequence and zap! It is right back on.

My son then asked if he could share with our youth ministry class that the black substance is just like SIN: easy to get on, hard to get off. But, with the right combination of prayer and the Word of God, we can be freed from its grip! After I picked myself up off the floor from hearing this revelation (smile), I thanked God for the manifestation of prayer. No, they are not perfect little angels. They have messy rooms, they hate washing dishes and they think homework is a punishment. But, they have a relationship with God, which means the Gospel of Jesus Christ is getting through and being applied.

I not only want to encourage you today to continue to teach, to train, to lead and to instruct, but I also want to encourage you to learn, to obey, to follow and to study. You may not have children, but maybe God has given you authority to lead others and to raise them up in the Kingdom. It may not seem like what you are saying is getting through, but know that it is. Keeping planting and watering and let God give the increase.

Tracy Gale

 

Today, I'm a very proud Mama who is choosing to trust God to finish what He started in my son's life. Will you pray with me for his safety?

 

I'm In My Period

"So here's what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions grow stale. Your heart's been in the right place all along. You've got what it takes to finish it up, so go to it." - 2 Corinthians 8:10-11 (MSG)

Before you JUMP all the way to conclusions, please hear me out. Pastor Thomas Benson dropped this relevant seed while recently ministering and I just couldn't shake it: I'm in my period. I asked Pastor Benson to further expound and he said "It's the completion of a thing. There is no comma, the work is complete." May I submit that not only am I in my period, that many of you are IN your period too? Don't let your mind wander too far and this just might bless you too!

Many of us vowed to finish strong in 2012. We pressed to achieve long-term objectives connected to our destinies, and yet the work is incomplete. We've experienced delays, pauses, and have been placed on-hold so many times that we sing along with the hold music. Don't get too comfortable. It's time to refuse to live in the "commas" of life and see that vision exponentially manifest. 

It's not about whether or not it's your time. If you are a Kingdom believer of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is ALWAYS your time! It's not even about whether it's your turn. The bible says that the first shall be last and the last shall be first. In either case, you are STILL in line! 

What purpose has God given you that has yet to come to pass? What steps has He ordained for you to take that you've haven't already made? Who has God placed in your path to help you advance and you have yet to contact them? What resources has God provided that are waiting for you to tap in to? It's time to get in your period and complete the work! 

Maybe you've been more than willing, but just not able because of the enemy's attack on your life. Satan has a way of wearing us out and down to the point of surrender. As your sister in Christ, I refuse to let you surrender your divine destiny! Today, I stand with you as an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ and take authority over every demonic assignment that has plagued your life. The work that was begun in your life shall be performed, in the name of Jesus Christ!

Beloved, be encouraged today. Be empowered to achieve. Be enlightened by the Word of God. For His promises are yes and amen!

I'm IN my period & completing the work! How about you?

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