October 30 2014

October 30 2014 Greetings My Friend, I went on a journey to learn what “pouring on of oil” means in the Bible. I learned a few things so I will share. I liked Joyce Meyer’s explanation of “smearing it on” Covering your body with oil. Next I heard another Minister teach about the heavy burdens we have on our shoulders. He used the example of a yoke, a heavy chain being carried around and the burden it is. When we allow Jesus to lift the yoke off of us I was able to visualize the tension being released. My thoughts are going a mile a minute so I take a break, eat lunch and I tell Junior about my journey I’m about learning what anointing is. He reminds me that usually two animals are yoked together. They each learn to balance the weight of the work so neither one is doing more work than the other and together they are accomplishing a heavy load. With this picture I can see how turning to Jesus and allowing Him to direct my path how much more able I am to face the struggles in life. Prior to my faith journey each day, each moment seemed like walking in cement that was quickly drying. I used to have a recurring nightmare in my younger years prior to my divorce. In this nightmare I was climbing a mountain I had a rope tied to my waist and I’d climb up a few feet stop and pull on the rope. At the other end of the rope was either my Dad or my ex. I would go stop and go again I was exhausted. I felt like I’d learn something only to be bogged down by the end of the rope and a heaviness that was unbearable. I used to ask Junior “how do you know when you are in God’s will?” Poor man has put up with so many of my questions but he is patient. He usually pointed me to read the Bible, maybe a passage he knew of. As I kept reading I found that I was feeling secure in my faith journey and I saw progress. I learned to see God’s approval in the blessings He bestowed upon me. I learned that blessings from God are not the world’s signs of good things. To me I found peace sitting out on the porch watching butterflies and hummingbirds. I found blessings from Junior as he treated me with respect and listened to my thoughts. Blessing are precious. I also was learning to “hear” God’s voice of correction. As I kept hearing His correction I marveled that God did not pour out thunder and lightening on my life. He was gentle with me and patiently kept redirecting me until I got it. It was like the action we do with toddlers before they understand the word “no”. You pick them up and place them elsewhere to distract them from what you don’t want them to do. As I kept being redirected I found I was pleasing God and pleasing God became my goal in life. As I listened to anointing I started to see the Holy Spirit’s teaching, Jesus’ guiding hand and God’s love. Three in One is hard to grasp and I still can’t fully explain it but more and more I sense it in my being. When you are on a faith journey and walking with God you begin to “know that you know.” I may not have the whole idea of oil anointing absorbed yet but I am growing in my understanding. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet