Breakthroughs

This is the level, this is a harvest
This is the day that You will manifest Your promisesThis is the moment, this is the season for a breakthroughAnother Breakthrough - Israel & New Breed---------------------------------------------------------------------We as Christians talk about breakthrough a lot. We are always looking for a breakthrough. God is going to give us our breakthrough. We are always on the verge of a breakthrough. But do we really know what that means. Are we really aware of the costs of a breakthrough?
There are 3 definitions of 'breakthrough' in the dictionary but funny enough there are over a hundred definitions for 'break' and more than 30 definitions of 'through'. But today I'm going to focus on these two:
Break: to overcome or wear down the spirit, strength, or resistance of; to cause to yield, esp. under pressure, torture, or the likeThrough: from the beginning to the end
So I guess my definition of 'breakthrough' would be the act of overcoming or wearing down the strength of something, causing you to yield to someone, from the beginning to the end. Not bad...
So, in order for God to give us a breakthrough, He's going to have to take us through some changes and, based on what we generally know about the word 'break', I get the feeling these are gonna hurt! Strange, but there are hardly ANY positive or uplifting definitions of 'break'. If I want a breakthrough then I'd better be prepared for something to get broken...all the way through!
What's going to get broken you ask? Well how about control, ego, self-reliance, hatred, anger, lust, insecurity, selfishness, apathy, gossip, lying, mistrust, greed, jealousy, envy... but this is MY list, you'll have to get your own!
How is it going to get broken is really what I wanna know!
I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is our God. Zechariah 13:9
Oh boy, refining....that's what they do to silver and gold. They take these very precious metals and they stick them in FIRE! Hot burning FIRE! Why? To burn off the impurities that exist there naturally. After refining, the silver or gold is pure. That's pretty deep. If I were to put a piece of wood or plastic or straw into a hot fire it would burn away and all that would be left is ashes and smoke. God sees us as metal, no...precious metal, able to withstand the heat of the fire and come out pure on the other side!
But listen, fire burns, it's hot. You are going to experience things that are going to make you sweat... a lot. Maybe you won't be able to see your way through the smoky haze (check the blog entry I Can't See). You're going to be made uncomfortable, I can almost guarantee it. You're going to cry, fight and whine. It won't be pretty but it'll be WORTH IT!
Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time. Daniel 11:35
God wants to bring you to that next level in Him. He wants to get rid of all of the crap that weighs us down, keeping us from fulfilling our destiny and His purpose. We need to learn to yield to His perfect will and not our own.
For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver. You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance. Psalm 66:10-12
So let Him 'break' some stuff off of you. Your breakthrough will lead you to a place of abundance. And that's worth all of the ouches in the world!
In love,
Mona