Facing the Corridor

May 21, 2011 passed and those that awaited the end of the world were disappointed.  There was no doomsday, the sky didn't turn blood red, and there was no loud roaring and rumbling coming from the heavens.  There have been many disasters and calamities that the world has experienced within the last 6-12 months and they are all "signs" of the times.  However, signs are just that- signs of something impending. 

We experrience personal signs in our own lives of something impending or to come.  The signs do not mean that you have arrived at your destination, it simply means you're approaching or you're still a ways away from it.  When I pray for something and I begin to work towards my prayer while the Creator does their part, I soon recognize different levels of opposition to my prayer or my work.  We all experience this I'm sure.  First, it starts with simple distractions.  Maybe someone tries to divide your time away from what you're trying to do or maybe something always seems to come up when you're just about to begin some work or just before th work is complete.  And if these don't work, you may begin to experience some self-doubt about what you've prayed for and whether or not it can come to pass.  I've come to visualize this phase in life as "Facing the Corridor."

When you close the door on one thing and travel across the hallway to the other door which leads you to your next level, you must travel through the hallway or corridor.  The corridor isn't an empty space.  The corridor is filled with traffic and thoroughfare.  This traffic and thoroughfare are our distractions and/or the wiles of the enemy coming against us.  The traffic may come in the form of temptation, an emergency, a life circumstance that has to be attended to at the time, or it may come as direct opposition from the hands of the evil one.  The time in the corridor may be short or lengthy- depending on your commitment, strength, determination, motivation, courage, patience, preserverance, and level of steadfastness.  As you've heard it said many times, for every new level, there are new devils. 

As many of us are in our season of transition and walking through corridors, I pray that we are able to stay committed to positive change and growth.  I pray that we are able to stand still and hear the voice of the Creator when we are called upon and that we are able to see what the divine spirit is showing us at all times.  I pray that we are able to use all that the Creator has equipped us with the withstand the wiles and weapons formed against us that will not prosper if we hold fast to our faith and what is revealed to us during trying times.

I send to you Peace and blessings throughout your day and your week.