“One day…”

There is much time, thought, and prayer invested in this birthday edition of God’s Word Girl. Yes, 5 years ago G.W.G. was born. I hope today’s post blesses you as much as it blessed me to receive the revelation and write it.

After three days of showers of love, I found tears in my eyes as I got ready for bed the night of my birthday. Why? Because my birthday month was proclaimed the “blessing upon blessings” month and yet nothing identifiable had changed. I perceived silence from the One I longed to hear from the most.

My birthday came and went. The month came and went. Nothing. There it was, staring me in the face again: unmet expectations. Nothing hurts worse than believing God for something and not seeing it come to pass. The girls are feeling it, too. I’d hazard to guess that a lot of people are feeling it. In fact, the girls received a bag full of puzzles and Beth quipped, “Well, I guess the ‘blessing upon blessings’ is going to come like the puzzles: piece by piece.” There were no more pieces.

The word got shelved, (more or less), and time and life went on. What also went on was my contemplation.

I had three consecutive dreams involving the bathroom. Most interpreters will say that represents a cleansing of sorts. The dreams spawned questions. “Is there something displeasing within me, LORD?” “Do I need cleansed?” “Am I being cleansed?” “If so, what am I being cleansed from?” “Do I need to take some kind of action, LORD?” It was constantly in the back of my mind. On and on the introspection and seeking went.

Then Mum and I were talking on the phone; we’ve both been seeking understanding and answers. In passing, she made reference to receiving a wrong belief. My spirit went, “Ahhh. That’s it!” A lie, wrong thinking, call it what you will, invaded my mind and I had received it; that’s what I needed cleansed from but I didn’t have the specifics. I knew if I persisted the answer would come. God came by way of a minister through YouTube.

 The main text was: “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

2 Corinthians 6:2

Now is the accepted time. Now is the day of salvation.

Now means now.

Or how about this version from the New Living Translation?

For God says,

“At just the right time, I heard you.
    On the day of salvation, I helped you.”

Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.

This was my wrong belief: I sadly realized that I have become what the minister dubbed “a one day girl”. I take out my highlighter, mark and date a verse, so thankful for the revelation, and think, “God has spoken to me and one day this promise is going to come true.” One day…one day… one day… And then another, and another, until a month has passed, a year, decades, and the heart is sick with hope deferred. Why? Because the promise wasn’t fulfilled in my time. Let’s be honest, it probably hasn’t been fulfilled in God’s time either. I suddenly realized that this was the thing from which I needed cleansed, this thing of time. My spirit surged within me, my soul expanded, tears streamed down my cheeks. I have been conditioned to believe this portion of the gospel of satan which begins, “One day…”, meaning later, when God has said, “Today.” I’ve been carrying miracles inside of me for years because I didn’t see them right away. I’ve been waiting for things that Jesus paid for on the cross and declared for all to hear, “It is finished.” His declaration echoes through the ages. God has answers, revelation, and breakthrough for us TODAY. I realized that certain dreams had fallen down to my toes while I have been waiting for “One day . . . ” when God has said:

Now is the accepted time.

Now is the day of salvation.

I’ve taken it in like a sponge, my hope is restored, but I wonder within myself, “Where do I go from here? What does practicing this word look like?”

It looks like consistence and persistence. It is me taking out the sword of the Spirit, the Word of the LORD, and slicing the devil piece by piece if I must. It means taking the promise and decreeing, “Today!” over it until I see in the physical what has been accomplished in the spiritual.

“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” 2 Corinthians 1:20 KJV

Yes and Amen and I add, Hallelujah!!!

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.” Psalm 68:19 KJV

DAILY.

I have become worn down and weary from the religion of Later. The truth is, these things were taken care of on the cross; all of my current issues were addressed by Jesus over 2000 years ago and He decreed it FINISHED. If I must fight to receive what belongs to me and take it daily inch by inch as I battle to climb out of the bogs of later mentality, then so be it. At least I’ll be advancing inch by inch instead of sitting in my comfy chair waiting for the ever unobtainable “One day . . . ”

Join me in taking the precious promises which we have received with tears of gladness on the onset, but have turned to tears of sorrow from waiting, and decree them afresh, saying,

Today is the day of salvation. This is the day.

God who promised you can not lie. He is faithful to fulfill all that He has said. Let’s quit letting the devil influence us through our eyes and our ears and instead listen to the Voice of the LORD in our hearts and act on His Word.

This is what the LORD has given to me for us TODAY:

“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

“Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.” Numbers 23:19, 20 KJV

So,

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)” Hebrews 10:23 KJV

Then,

“And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.” Hebrews 6:15 KJV

Dig out those promises. If it makes you feel better, yell them out, shout for joy, cry, laugh. Drop the garment of regret for not having gotten out of the easy chair sooner. We’re standing now. Let’s take what belongs to us Today.

Dear LORD,

I repent for my complacency, for taking into my soul the devil’s theology of “One day . . . ” I’m so sorry for all of the time I wasted waiting when waiting was not what You ordained. I trust You to redeem that time and fulfill what You have purposed Today. Thank You for revealing to me wrong beliefs. Thank You for delivering me from “One day . . .” mentality. I don’t want to keep projecting Your promises into the future when so many of them are for Today.

Today I declare that I will see those things which You have said come to pass. I am telling the things I am facing in my life what salvation looks like Today. Today I declare a blessing over my sisters and brothers who have been battling such as I. We are standing upon Your Word and declaring that we are victorious. Even if our advancement only comes inch by inch, I know that it will come, (indeed, is already here in the spirit), when we place our faith and trust in You. Greater are You in us than he that is in the world. You are awesome!

Thank You for revealing Yourself to us. And we thank You in advance for making a quick work of those things which You have promised.

Amen.

p.s.

Is there is a dream or promise that has been stirred in you by this post? If you feel inclined to do so, please share. Let us pray one for another. And when your promise is fulfilled, testify here so that we in “active waiting” will be encouraged to hold on until our Today time is come to rich fulfillment.