Can You See It?

Written by Jarred Rushing

(4 minutes)

Are you convinced that you are already made whole? Can you see it?

Pastor Tim made a statement this past Sunday that really resonated in our gathering at The Wilderness Place.

"There are things that we are called to do and be, but we haven't started because when we imagine what it will look like we can only see ourselves struggling." 

The room was quiet, but there was a collective agreement in the hearts of everyone in attendance. Here's why: because even though we've spent most of our lives only using our imagination to avoid problems and make escape plans, there is still a seed of our original blueprint deep inside of our heart that is waiting for us to step into the fullness of who we are. We all have a witness in our spirit and in Abba's Spirit inside of us that we are designed for more. The thing that has quieted that hunger in us for more is our own imagination only seeing every potential problem. After coming up with a hundred different ways that it won't work, we tell ourselves that it is too risky and to protect ourselves from disappointment, failure or rejection we shut the entire adventure down before it even gets started. We forfeit what is rightfully ours, our inheritance, and we commit our lives instead to circling the same mountain in the same desert, always wondering what could have been. We're told in Romans 8:19 that "the entire universe is standing on tiptoe, yearning to see the unveiling of God's glorious sons and daughters!" Our own inner world is groaning and waiting, too. 

The first step to any wilderness being transformed into a beautiful place is this:  someone has to see it. 

Never doubt God's mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you. (Ephesians 3:20)

Yahweh is ready to do infinitely more than what we could ever ask, think, or imagine. But if you can't imagine it then you won't think about it, and if you're not thinking about it then you won't ever ask for it. I'm not the best mathematician, but I believe "infinitely more x 0 = 0." If we have no hope to see it, then faith has no foundation to build upon. What if seeing is the part we play in the miraculous restoration of all things? When it comes to co-laboring with Yahweh, what if our only job as the Bride is to imagine it and His job is to outdo our wildest imaginations?

Can you see it?

Can you see yourself already made whole?

Can you see yourself already free?

Abba's inviting you into a new, hope-filled, Kingdom-way of seeing. It truly is beauty for ashes. We must release the ashes, rest in His love, and receive our inheritance. Jesus is asking us if we are ready to abandon how we see ourselves and receive the wholeness that He's already purchased for us. We'll never have faith to become who we really are until we first have faith to let go of who we think we are. We must divorce this inaccurate, untrue view of ourselves. Bill Johnson says it like this: "I can't afford to have thoughts in my head about me that God doesn't have in His.” 

This is why it's so important to immerse ourselves in how He thinks about us. This is why beloved identity is so important and foundational for us. If we don't let Abba's perfect love change how we view ourselves, then we will have inherited a new language but not a new way of life. But we cried out for the real thing. We told Him that we wanted more. That is why we've found ourselves in the wilderness, because that is where Abba lures us to give us what we've always wanted: a perfect union with Him. The only thing this union with Yahweh will cost you is how you see yourself. Those ashes must be checked at the door.

Let your walk with Abba today be filled with great requests, unbelievable dreams, and wild imaginations! He has promised to outdo them all. Get your hopes up until they're in harmony with His. You possess the mind of Christ, already. Use it.

I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling--that is, the wealth of God's glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones! (Ephesians 1:18)  

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Worship: "I Lose My Ability" by Jonathan David Helser, Melissa Helser 

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