Father's Sovereignty

It is amazing that in life, that there seems to be situations, circumstances, or people that seem to surprise us in a way that we don't know how to handle it.  Yet it is truly revolutionary to consider that the Father in Heaven is never shocked or surprised by the happenings on earth.  Through Graham Cooke, who is a prophetic voice, I began to receive an impartation of the sovereignty of Father God.  You can watch one of his YouTube videos at:  http://youtu.be/fYNVH-cR9lQ  (Graham Cooke) (30 minutes).  As people come to counsel with me, they are often overwhelmed by a situation in their life or in their immediate relationships.  Yet is the Father in Heaven overwhelmed or surprised by the situation they find themselves in, no.  He is still the God of the Universe, His rule and authority in the Universe are not challenged by my circumstances.  This may seem like a very simple revelation but I find that when people come to realize this in the midst of their difficult circumstances it begins the process of repentance and turning them back to God and the source of peace.  The foundation of orphan thinking and living is built on processing the world and life apart from a vital relationship with the God who created us.  Much of the Hebraic thinking, living, and even language was centered around not only the reality of God's existence but having Him be at the center of all life.  I am struck by the passage in Ephesians 1:17 which says, "that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him."  This phrase "the Father of glory" reminds us of the Father's incredible majesty, grandeur, and goodness.  When Adam and Eve exchanged the truth of God for "the Lie" of Satan, putting themselves in the center of their entire view of life, they lost the reality of the glory of God.  To think of life apart from a loving and good God should be scary because this is thinking that is in line with the "the Lie".  The more aware we are of God's Presence and His goodness the more life begins to come into Divine order from the disorder and chaos caused by sin's entrance into the earth.  Divine alignment is not God attempting to take our freedom and control us, He gave us this freedom in the first place by putting the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil next to each other at the center of the Garden of Eden.  So it makes sense that as I lose the awareness of God's Presence, fear enters in and then loss of divine order.  This is talked about in James 3:14-18 which says, "But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.  This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic.  For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.  But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy."  There is a huge contrast between these two types of wisdom, one that begins with jealousy and selfish ambition and the other that begins with the acknowledgement of the Presence of God.  We don't have all of life figured out but it's amazing what happens as I recenter my life on the Presence of God, how then solutions and insight come.  Our awareness of Father's Presence in the midst of life difficulties, our own personal pain, or relational problems is the beginning of finding freedom.  Then we can be led into aligning with His Word which brings Divine order and peace.  Try practicing the simple truth of saying to yourself, "God is not surprised by this (what I am going through) and it's not like He doesn't know what to do, He may have created the Universe but this problem is so big."  I say this tongue in cheek, because God has already come up with a solution for everything you and I face, He is constantly pointing to His solution through the Holy Spirit.  His solution is Jesus Christ and everything He accomplished through His finished work.  When we behold Jesus all our problems, struggles, and issues seem to change perspective.

Father is sovereign,
Bret