Hey family. Happy new week. I am so grateful for your love and support. It’s been such a great experience for me because I know that this is part of my purpose. As any vision, a time comes when winds blow and if your feet are not rooted deep enough, you are fanned away. When the Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah , he said “Arise and eat!” He was addressing his hunger and how it affected his ability to arise. I love that heaven did not expect him to arise and keep moving on an empty stomach. What this means is that, God knows that the vision you carry, your purpose, your stand, is at the mercy of your diet. One who eats anyhow , will die anyhow. Therefore, Elijah, arise and eat. Why? Because there is a journey ahead of you. You cannot journey on a stomach of noodles. You cannot travel on a stomach of porridge! You must eat!!!
If you are pregnant with vision, you ought to feed it or else it dies. Imagine a pregnant woman who does not eat for the entire 9 months? Will she be alive to tell the story? Certainly not. The vision must be fed. This is what has destroyed this generation, people who run with no water, race on an empty stomach, start ministry with no word, marry with no preparation, date with no purpose, just impulsive decision making with no plan to keep the vision alive.
If you read from the beginning of the chapter you discover that Elijah had given up on living. He said to God ,”l have had enough of this! I’m ready to die!” This is a prophet ! Saying he is no longer interested in life! Why? Because the journey of life had exhausted him. We seem to think there’s a group of people who don’t feel the pressures of life, don’t be fooled! The day of adversity comes for every believer. The strength of yesterday is not enough for todays troubles. The bible says when he ate he was nourished for 40 days! It wasn’t depression, it was hunger. He wasn’t truly ready to die, the exhaustion and hunger influenced his words. You are not tired of life, deep down you know you want to be alive tomorrow , you just need to feed on the Word! You are hungry.
“Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”“
Luke 4:4 NIV
This leads me to this notice. I will be taking a break this whole week to EAT. I’m not stopping neither am l giving up, l am hungry. I want to arise and eat so I can be nourished and strengthened for many days like Elijah. This is the only post we will get this week. We will resume on Monday. You cannot tell someone about how Chinese food tastes if you’ve never eaten Chinese food. I must first eat the word to be able to blog it to you. I believe God is leading me to a season of feeding and as l feed I will show up here and tell you all about it. Yielded stands at the mercy of my diet. Just like an unborn child depends on its mother’s diet.
If you’ve been feeling exhausted , this is your answer , arise and eat. Take retreats if you need to. Seek Him . Soak in worship and sermons. Find out what it takes to stand this season. Eat the scroll, eat books, study! Meditate! Go back to school and learn about how to carry that vision full term. All I’m saying is, eat something! The journey is great! The journey is not for a slice of bread. The journey may require a whole loaf! Prepare. Pack your lunch tin and water. We are about to walk to Canaan!
You know l love you! See you on Monday. I will take my leave for the buffet! ❤️
