Living above the clouds of life
Kathleen Maxwell-Rambie
Copyright
September 2017
You and I are called and equipped to live a supernatural lifestyle. I have discovered the supernatural life I am to lead as I have faced difficult circumstances, trials, conflict, misunderstanding, disappointments and being determined to discover what God is up to in those situations.
How about you? Have you encountered any of the above mentioned things lately? How did you handle them? Did you waste the opportunity to grow?
The meaning of the word supernatural means, “above our circumstances, above natural or to exist above and beyond nature”.
We have a God given right to rise above our circumstances and paint a picture above the clouds or storms of life.
I was recently flying to Hawaii and as we took off and headed west, the city below me began to pale. It looked totally different from a higher perspective.
Not long into the flight, a storm arose and the captain came over the speaker, telling us were were around and above the storm. Suddenly, a beautiful sunset appeared with brilliant colors as we rose above the clouds.
Jesus rose above the storm in Matthew 14 and called Peter, an average guy, to do something that seamed impossible, to walk on water.
What are you facing right now that seems impossible? Perhaps it is staying with in a difficult marriage. Maybe it is dealing with a difficult coworker. It could be letting go of a love one or dealing with an unexpected diagnoses.
I know at times in my life, I have said to myself or someone else, “I just can’t do this.” The truth is, I can not, but when there is a greater dependency on God, I can.
The key to a supernatural life is dependency on God.
I was talking to someone the other day, and the woman made the comment that she was so stressed out. I have had my share of stressful situations and life will be stressful, if we live in our circumstances, instead of the provisions God has for us.
God sent Jesus so we can find joy in life no matter what is thrown at us. We cannot control all our circumstances. Some come very unexpected. We do not get any say many of life’s trials. However, we do have a choice in how we will respond. We can either react or respond.
The Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6:10 says, “On earth as it is in heaven.” (NIV) There is no stress in heaven, therefore, when we walk to the rhythm of thanking him, praying and then casting our cares on him, we learn to live life above the cloud of our perceived negative circumstances. We live a supernatural life.
I John 4:17 says, “ ...as he is, so are we in this world.” (NIV) Jesus is full of life and peace and we have the opportunity to practice abundant life and peace anytime we choose to.
There are plenty of people that lead stressed out lives. You and I do not have to be one of them.
I want to be someone that is known for living a life of joy and peace. Jesus paid a great price for me to do that. I owe it to him to be responsible for my own development in not letting negative circumstances steal my joy and peace.
This means I have to discipline myself to step back and live from the inside out, live from Christ in me. What about you?
Do you need to discipline yourself a little more? Do you live in your circumstances preoccupied with the problem or step back into Christ in you and walk in peace?
You and I are called to reveal to those around us who God really is. We are are not called to lead normal lives, but supernatural lives. Responding out of Christ in us is so much better than reacting to negative circumstances. God’s promises found in the Bible, and putting our confidence in the God who made heaven and earth, will lift us above the clouds of life.
Will you join me in painting a beautiful picture above the clouds of your life and living the supernatural life available to you?
85,983
Hello Sister Kathleen. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blogger and the blog post. I am so blessed and feel privileged and honored to get connected with you as well as know you and about your passion in helping people to discover their God given value and that also God loves them. Your post on Living Above The Clouds Of Life is very encouraging, spirit lifting and strengthening. I love getting connecting with the people of God around the globe to be encouraged, strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 38 yrs in t his great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have your young grown up kids come to MUMBAI with their friends. I sure they will have a life changing experience. We would also love to have you come to encourage and help our women in the church to discover their God given value. I am sure it will be a life changing experience. My email id is : dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. God willing I will be coming to the States in the month of May 2018 and will be so happy to stop by your place and visit you and see the possibility of you coming to Mumbai. Looking forward to hear from you very soon.
ReplyDelete