#31.  THE BEST IS YET TO COME

After rereading a few recent blogs I noticed this phrase kept resurfacing.  Undoubtedly it is something you have heard numerous times.  What is your immediate thought when you hear those words:  "The Best Is Yet To Come"?  Selah....pause...and think about it a moment.  

Do you think to yourself...."Yes, I Believe it!"?  Do you say to self, "Yeah right...nothing good ever happens to me..."?  Do you react positively or negatively?  Check fruit from within....time for a little introspection.  We need to be fruit inspectors in our own lives, not just in the lives of others.  To choose friends carefully, it is necessary to check the fruit in lives of certain individuals.  Now is time to do so on the inside...where Christ does abide.  Or does he...  does he abide within, or is your body a home for his presence only on certain days of the week?  Do you house his presence Sunday and do your own thing the rest of the week?  Is your body like a hotel where the presence of the Lord comes and departs frequently?  The Holy Spirit will not dwell in an unclean vessel. 

When it comes to dedication and commitment where do you stand?  Have you decided to follow Jesus....wholeheartedly, regardless of the cost?  Have you  counted the cost?  Are you willing to lay down your will and submit to whatever he calls you to do....go where he sends you...say what he tells you to say...etc.?  Are you willing to be a disciple of Jesus Christ?  That means you abide in him and he in you, and you will also be in his Word.  There are conditions to the promises of God that must be met.  Saying yes, to Jesus, and making a decision to become a Christian is great.  However, as when a baby is born.....what follows is changes daily from that moment on.  Growth is expected physically and Christians must grow and mature spiritually....on a daily basis.  If not, is Jesus really Lord of your life?       

After meditating a bit on these few paragraphs, you are best suited to answer whether or not you truly believe the Best IS... Yet To Come.  You know better than anyone if you are walking in obedience to the Holy Spirit or not.  You know if there is faith in your heart, not fantasy.  You know if you have heard from God and are living a life that lines up with the Word of God.  You know if you are wavering in any area, (at least you should know...because the Holy Spirit will reveal it to you and bring correction.) as well as whether joy is a prominent fruit released regularly.  If condemnation is evident, not good.  I am not even going to list the bad fruit possibilities.  The Holy Spirit is revealing as you read if there are any and he will help you to remove such fruit if you are willing.  Pruning is not done in the fall season only.  

On a scale of one to ten, (ten being the best mark possible)....ask the Holy Spirit to grade you with regard to your progress in achieving a spirit of excellence.  You DO... want a spirit of Excellence, right?  The higher the bar you reach for the more you are stretched yet the greater the benefits.  For sure...continuing with that kind of thinking the Best IS Yet To Come!  Don't kick yourself too hard if you found a few weak areas or a few clogs in the river.  Just make the necessary changes and continue to move forward.  Even in faltering, God can apply Romans 8:28 so magnificently that you will be amazed.  Keep your trust in him, your focus on Him, and I pray for all of us we will know that we know...The BEST IS.... YET TO COME!

I proclaim that we are excited, expectant, energetic, enthusiastic, and exuberant over the future because we are fast forwarding into our fantastic future filled with fun, favor, faith, finesse, and flare!  Yesterday is gone.  WE are not looking back. "It is a new season, it is a new day, a fresh anointing, coming our way.  It's a season of power and prosperity.  It is a new season coming to me ." (and you!!! ) FYI:  Within quotes are Lyrics to song sung at The Wisdom Center.  You do not have to know the melody to proclaim the message.  Grab hold of it and run with the truth:  "THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!!"    Smile...it is True!!!  

P.S. Since my blogs are not a mere "Spiritual Vitamin"....but do have some meat in them....they are usually more than one or two paragraphs.  Please  feed your spirit and digest accordingly.  Enjoy.

Written By: Linda Lou Jones
                      Glory to God
                      PS:45:1"My tongue is the pen of a ready writer."