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Unshakable

Posted on by christinekang

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Everything that can be shaken will be shaken but what remains will be unshakable. (Hebrews 12:27)

Some of us are in a season where the Father is orchestrating a divine shaking. He is going after everything that has exalted itself above Him in our lives, whether that is our greatest fear, a stronghold that has kept us from experiencing the fullness of His love, a lie that has kept us from knowing who we are in Christ, or an idol sitting on the throne of our hearts.

I feel the fire of testing and pruning through trials in my own personal life. I feel as though I am engaged in the greatest battle I have ever faced so far in my life. If you feel like you’re in a similar season, know that we will come out of the fiery trials victorious and forever changed! We will soar higher than we could have ever flown with our own might and cover distance farther than our wildest dreams. I believe this is a critical season to press into His presence, even if our feelings and thoughts say otherwise. We are being divinely set-up for breakthrough and aligned for His greater purposes for our lives. Praise the Lord for victory in the small battles because the war is about to be won!

Thinking Twice About The Path of Least Resistance

Posted on by christinekang

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Sometimes the path of least resistance in our lives isn’t the right path for us. That path can look smooth and it can even look like the natural progression to the “next stage” in life. “I should go for that career with the higher salary” or “I should probably get married and have kids soon.” All those things are wonderful and I have no objections to those dreams whatsoever. But what if sometimes that path of expectation and “normalcy” that society, culture, and family puts on us is the wrong path? We are deep and complex beings with many desires and dreams. We were created with them and created for them. Explore the desires in your heart. What makes your heart sing? What makes you thrive? What energizes you? I often find that there is an intense resistance before the birth of a great dream. The resistance only confirms that we are on the right path because there is a whole spiritual world out there afraid that we will operate in our full authority, our full identity, and our full calling.

Sometimes the Lord’s path for our lives can look rugged and illogical. But it’s in that process of walking with Him in the lowest valley where we’ll be able to reach the highest peak, shining His glory because we were able to trust in Him. Trust the process and find joy in it. Where there is winter, spring is around the corner.