Stance of Blessed

Posture. With the right posture things align- it’s true. It’s true to the spinal, skeletal make, muscles and spiritually as well. Posture brings about a confidence in a person. When you see someone standing upright you may think this person is aware, must have a strong core, the right workout routine- or whatever it is. When someone with posture is next to a group of people without it- they instantly stand out for the right reasons.

I recently learned about my “humility”, bent over with face to the ground in prayer. I felt it, a strong disproval of my stance. You see, twice in the years before, the Lord spoke to me to stand. One year it was when I was carrying the weight of my worries and downcast. He had me stand, after telling me not to take that burden, that weight and to give it to Him. He was calling me to stand; to get away from the lowly worried posture to a ready trusting posture; and be ready to be filled with His presence. And another time to stand in reverence to the presence of God. He lifted me from my physical and spiritual posture of downcast to upright; in reverence and readiness to receive and move.

This recent curiosity to God’s disproval got me looking to the word. In Joshua 7:10 the Lord commands him to stand up! And asks what he is doing on his face (paraphrased). Then there is a command to destroy what was meant for destruction. The Israelites took possession of something that was meant for destruction and the Lord was not with them until they destroyed it, they couldn’t defeat their enemies until they removed that item. (This is a different topic that God has been revealing to me that I’ll discuss in a different post. )

On the face, for my situation at least, was a baggers, infant, helpless stance. That’s not where God has positioned me. I’m a child of God, seated in the heavenly realm, dressed for service, having every spiritual blessing at my disposal. I need to walk into the blessing and begin to move and act with what I’ve been given not lay before the blessing that is already mine and just keep asking for it.

My posture needs to move from infant to mature. God didn’t adopt us for us to remain timid, afraid, and beggars. We are adopted into the family, a royal priesthood, sonship through the blood of Jesus, justified by faith in Christ. A relationship with God. The veil torn. The blessing is there, it’s mine and yours, take it and begin to create.

It’s all a gift, and it’s ours. Let no lie of the enemy tell you otherwise. Don’t allow the lies to keep you in a posture God didn’t call you towards. He called you for bigger things, a higher calling, a God sized ability. Because God wants to create through you for His glory. There is no way in ourselves we can do anything, it’s all undeserved blessings. But as Ruben recently put it in a sermon, humility is knowing your purpose and ability and identity. Like Mary proclaimed, I am blessed. And she was considered humble. You and I are blessed by God. Moving in His power and purpose is a sign of humility. Because you know where your strength comes from and trust in God to supply every need.

My posture on the floor wasn’t humility or the kind of reverence God called me for. He wanted me lifted up, in reverence, in readiness and in realization that He can ask me to move at any given moment. The devil did a good work of keeping my posture down for years, with fears, low self esteem, shame and worries. God has led me, fed me, taught me and revealed Himself to me as God Almighty, and God will provide. I can trust Him because He has revealed His name to me. He pulled me out of mud, all glory to Him. I pray my mindset stays free and my posture is in a ready stance before my God who wants to create through me.

My story and path is for me, let God lead you. But perhaps God has been lifting you out of the mud and out of the posture you’ve been in for years with revelations and reminders. He may also be calling you to stand up, and be ready for His next direction in your life.

Be that blessing because you are blessed.