It’s been quite a harvest season and I would like to take this moment to thank God for all His abundance and getting me through it. It was a lot of 3am early mornings and pushing the limits physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. As you may know I changed my gym gear to Wranglers, and Carhartts last year with the intent to get to the next level of healing after 3 years of health attacks. Yes, that’s what I call it now as I have grown spiritually to my next level of understanding. God has taught me a ton this last season to get me ready to teach those who are called into my programs or chance meet me as a divine intervention. Many were called in that way this last year as you may have followed the baptism I posted. God is using my story to help many more and for that it has all been worth the pain and suffering I have endured. I don’t think anything is random at this point in my journey. I believe that God is precise in His plan and that everything we go through is for His purposes in our lives and the lives of those around us.
Ultimately we who are called can come into agreement with the process and enjoy the ride or we can resist and feel discouraged or even depressed. This used to happen to me a lot when I was a new believer and less mature in my faith. I see it often when people jump on board to accepting Jesus as their saviour. They see the results in your life and think it happened over night, but they don’t know the storms a believer goes through that creates the faith they have. Your faith will get tested and when you come out of the storm that’s when you get to go to the next level if you don’t give up or don’t fall into the immaturity of rebellion towards God, as if running to things that only will hurt us will make God change His mind. Rebellion is a form of witchcraft as it is written in 1 Samuel 15:23 and God sees it all. Anything outside of His laws come with eventual consequences. We need to ask Him for His grace daily to live right by Him. Ultimately, He’s the only one that actually knows where you are going and where you need to be to be of service to Him. He is patient with us even when we act out, in that I am thankful as I have watched much of my generation live in this rebellion and wreck their lives ( don’t worry, I used to be the leader of the pack in this area and His grace saved me from my stupid! I am forever grateful to Him for guiding me back to Himself and His ways- I was lost for a long time). It’s sad but thankfully God is still in charge and gives people a choice over and over as long as they are living ( unfortunately so many of my friends are now gone so I don’t take daily choices of surrender to His will lightly and neither should you, do whatever it takes to get right with Him now!) they get the chance to change and call out to Him for guidance. As we know Romans 8:28 says that all things work together for good for those who all called according to His purposes makes things pretty clear. Many people get stuck on ” all things work together for good” but that’s not the main focus of the verse- it’s HIS PURPOSE that is the focus. Luckily, He does love us and His purpose is for us to prosper in every area but then give the glory back to Him rather than ourselves. Reminding people that the same God that gave us our blessings wants to also give blessing to ANYONE who believes in Him and trusts and obeys Him. It doesn’t mean you will always be able to explain it to people or get people on board to live for Him with you. Sometimes He will pull you away from the people you love the most because you are simply on different levels and different paths. Sometimes it can be extremely hard to learn of the truth and still watch people that you feel should know better continue down paths you know will only hurt them in the long run and people can be so stubborn that you eventually have to let them go and let them learn about God’s truth when they are good and ready. Sometimes this is people older than you, or people that at one point or another you used to look up to. God has a funny way of flipping the script and taking the lowly to high places and the people in command down.
There’s a lot to it, as it has steps and levels and the deeper you go the more you will learn and sometimes people become less relatable as you submit to the call on your life. God is working out the details but it can be tricky to navigate on your own and that’s why He sends forerunners and people who are a few steps ahead of the path to help you along your way. We need to surround ourselves with those on the right path and model what we learn to those who are watching even if they aren’t ready to join.
I can tell you the longer I’ve been on this road the less I care about the things of this world. It can be tricky to find people that relate on this level and that’s why I believe it’s time to invite the hungry to the conversation but also let those that refuse to learn go. It’s all part of God’s plan to give people space to spend time with Him. We all need space from time to time to really focus on Him so don’t feel bad in the times of separation. God cares too much about your eternal soul to keep you distracted by people that aren’t ready to grow. They will be ready at the time God has appointed to them. Trust Him and remember that if you trust and love Him, you will obey Him.
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
Let’s be honest, some people will never learn and rise to the next level spiritually, mentally, emotionally or physically. Some by choice and some just because God’s ways are not our ways and we will never understand everything. I’m sure if we did it would go to our heads and we would still ruin things. Thank God He is in control and not us.
Many people try and control the outcome of their lives and try and package their success into something they can sell you. Pride is a funny little devil that people love to dance with. It’s a sort of deception that rises to create a counterfeit that says we are not all equal under God’s authority. It’s a way that makes people feel like they have some sort of upper hand over others whether it be finances, physical ability, knowledge, or any other sellable commodity. They want to take the credit for their hard work and all their accomplishments but if anyone is truly honest they will be able to tell you that there was a level of grace on their lives that gave them the ability to do what they did. Whether it be timing of the invention to fill the need or family support or random levels of doors being opened or just the physical or mental gifting’s that Lord has given them from birth. No matter what the issues are, time and chance happen to us all and ALL blessings are from the Lord. What we do with those are up to us but God asks us to serve one another with the gifts and if much is given much is expected. Sometimes it can be a heavy call but worth it if you serve the King of Kings.
I returned and saw under the sun that— The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.
This last season for me has been very busy and quite pressing physically but I can tell you that it’s all been worth it. I feel stronger than ever and know for sure that farming was given to me as a gift for healing from the Lord. I know that hard work is good for you, especially when you are training for something or taking healing to the next level ( for me it was healing from my car accident that left me broken neck and a severe head injury). In my opinion, physical labour is far better than just training at the gym as it functional and feels like time well spent. I’m not going to say that training in a gym is bad because I still also train outside of work but the need to train is not as pressing as I am very physically active and that I am thankful for. I can see clearly why farming is not a call for the lazy or physically weak as I don’t think I would be able to do this job had I not been trained well all my prior years. Muscle memory is real and I am glad I have always taken care of my muscle strength since youth. I guess you could say God knew what I would need and inspired me to make sure I would be ready for the call. He of course calls all of us to be healthy and strengthen ourselves so we should do that as all He tells us to do is for our good as He is so so good.
Join the RISE to the next level crew
Seeding is still present even in the fall as I am still inviting people to take part is RISE- Warrior Training
Many of the seeds planted in the spring are flourishing and as we are cultivating more and more we are hoping for an even greater harvest throughout this year. God willing and with diligent and steady work flow we will see it.
If you are looking to share your ideas or just be part of a community of those who want to keep on the growth plan and you feel ready for the next level make sure you email me at claire@clairerae so I can send you some info and see if RISE is the right fit for you.
We are going deeper yet and I’m excited to meet you there.
