Stir 'Em Up

Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears....I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you.... For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

– 2 Timothy 1:4,6-7

Have you ever had those times when you know (YOU KNOW) what God has called you to do... but you just don't feel you have the inner strength to do it? Somehow you're simply runnin' on empty. (the price of your inner gas has become to exorbitant to fill up) 

You know the Word of God says "... out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water" (John 7:38). But, during those times of feelin' empty, you can't even find a puddle, much less the river He's talkin' about.

The Word of God tells us how to handle those situations through a precise & simple command: "Stir up the gift inside you."

YOU stir YOURSELF up!! Nobody else is gonna do it for you... They got their own problems to deal with.. Everything you need is already in you. Jesus put it there. Everything you'll ever need to complete the task God has called you to do has been placed inside you by God Himself.

Faith is in there. Power is in there. Love is in there. Believe that. Shout it out. Speak it to yourself... right now, right out loud: (doesn't matter if the person in the next room can hear you)

"In the Name of Jesus, I stir up the gifts that are in me by faith. I'm stirring up my faith. I'm not going to wait 'til I feel stirred up. I'm stepping out... by faith... expecting my emotions & feelings to follow!"

"I'm stirring up the love of God that's inside of me. I'm stirring up the power of God that resides in me. I'm stirring up myself and chasing the devil out of my situations. I'm stirring myself up in the Spirit of the living God! I AM STIRRED UP!"

Until next week.... Keep on stirrin' up that Soul Food!!!

Burk