Terry Michaels at ShoutLife.com

October 15th, 2009
There comes a time-devotional

There comes a time, when nothing is more important to you, than seeking the Fathers face.
Nothing is more important than spending time with your Savior.
Nothing is more important than just praying and reading His word, and seeking HIS will for your life,
and just spending time in HIS precious presence.
A time not spent in asking for favors, or gifts, or even answers to prayer, but just to spend time with HIM getting to know Him fervently, desperately, and getting to know Him as you have never known Him before. JESUS is worth everything you have to go through in this life. JESUS is worth everything you loose, and all the heartache and all the pain and suffering you go through. JESUS is worth everything you have to bear, not understanding it, and worth all that you go through in the refining process.
But it doesn't happen immediately. There just comes a time when you put away all the childish things, all the toys, all the games, all the things of the world, and seek to KNOW HIM in a more intimate way, and you get to know HIM, the PERSON of JESUS!
There comes a time, when you long for Him, you are desperate for Him, desperate for His touch, desperate to spend time with Him. Desperate just to see His precious face, and to see his beautiful eyes gazing in love upon you and to feel HIS strong arms around you!
There comes a time when old things are made new, your heart is refreshed, and you are set on a new path.
There comes a time, when you toss out all what you have learned from religious up bringing, and seek HIS way and HIS will and HIS word, for HIS WORD is truth! HE IS TRUTH!
There comes a time, when you WANT to spend every waking moment in HIS PRESENCE.
Not just casually seeking a relationship, when YOU are ready and only tasting of His presence and glory once in awhile, but actually living, and breathing every moment of your life in HIM! HIS PRESENCE.
There comes a time, when suddenly things you thought were important, have no importance whatsoever, because your heart becomes changed, a purpose that was in your heart before you were even born begins to beat fresh and new, and your heartbeat now begins to beat to the same rhythm of the Father! KING JESUS!
There just comes a time, when you realize you cannot go another day without His presence in your life.
You cannot go a second further without HIM being the one in charge of your life, and everything in it.
There comes a time when you realize, that your human understanding and logic of things going on in your life, just don't make any more sense, because the only thing you are concerned about right now, is spending with ALMIGHTY GOD!
There comes a time, when HIS way and HIS breath of LIFE and HIS SMILE and HIS heartbeat, is the ONLY THING that drives you forward. THE ONLY THING!
There comes a time, when you just want to go off with Him, and be alone with Him and come back changed in heart and mind and spirit and soul. More than food, and water, and sleep!
There comes a deep drive and a deep yearning and a deep crying out for His touch. For His WILL to be manifested in your life, no matter what it takes, no matter what you lose, no matter how unpopular you become, no matter if you are alone, no matter if you are living away from family, or friends you once thought were deeply important, suddenly all that means nothing to you but your desire to be with Jesus.
THAT is when your life will change. THAT is when your heart will change. THAT is when your world will change. THAT is when you will feel HIS PEACE and that is when others will see HIM shining through your face! HIS LIGHT cannot be hid! Once you spend time with HIM, every day, not just on Sunday, but EVERY DAY, spending time with HIM, in HIS WORD, and ministering to HIM, the world will begin to see a change, and that is the change the world needs as well, and if we don't spend that time with HIM, how are we to show the world, which is in chaos, a better way? Certainly not if we are using JESUS as our ultimate sugar daddy, and praying for favors all the time. People need to see FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, ADORATION, COMMITMENT, DEDICATION, DEVOTION to our SAVIOR, and when they do it will be contagious! Being in the Lords presence, melts your heart. It brings about a more deeper relationship each time He touches your heart.
And there comes a time, when you just don't care anymore what others think about you, or how people are talking behind your back, or what you have to go through in your desire to be close to your KING!
AND there comes a time, when what YOU have, you WANT to share with others!! It becomes no longer a have to situation, but a deep inner drive, and a longing for others to have what you have and not wanting another moment spent in futility, in chasing rainbows the world sends out, and to see people saved. To grab people from the very edge of hell, and bring them back into the hands of our Lord and Savior, and be with HIM eternally! Hallelujah!

There comes a time
when we stop listening to human advice, and seek HIS advice.
when we stop hearing what we want to hear, and actually begin to realize that we don't have all the answers.
when we stop listening to the lies of the enemy, and realize that we are here for a purpose and God loves us incredibly, and will never stop loving us.
There comes a time, when we realize just what JESUS did, on the cross that day!
And there comes a time, when we humbly bow our heads, and spend time on our knees, thanking HIM for what He has done, and what HE IS doing, and just thanking HIM for who HE IS!
Yes, even Ministers of the gospel go through life changing experiences, times of testing and trials, and learning and training. None of us have arrived, and a title doesn't mean we have arrived. It just means we have a responsibility to GOD, to carry that title. We need to take that seriously, and carry it wisely.
We are ALL a work in progress.

Thank you LORD for loving me, and desiring the best for me, so that I could take your best out there, and touch lives for you and reach hearts for you and bring in the harvest for you! Thank you for trusting me, and loving me, and I will do all you ask of me. Without question.
Dedicated and devoted to your service, with incredible love and passion,

Rev. Sheila
End Of The Age Harvesters Ministry

BLESS YOU JESUS!