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Gretchen Mure Rodriguez

40 Day Journey - Jesus Encounters and Glory Invasions

At the beginning of this year, 2011, Joshua Mills prophesied over me. One of the things that the Lord said through him was that, in the past, I have had divine glimpses of glory, but now I would begin to have explosions of glory. He also talked about the revelations I would have because of these explosions and what I would do with them.

Hebrews 6:19 says, “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil.” We all know that at the crucifixion, that veil was torn in two and nothing any longer separates us from encountering Him! According to Ephesians 2:6, we are right now, at this present time seated with Christ in heavenly places. The mystical reality that we are here on earth and yet in heaven, is something that I believe with all of my heart and have experienced to a small degree. My heart BURNS with overwhelming desire for face to face encounters with Jesus. (John 14:21)

The truth is that He is in us, we are in Him and while many know this is true, they never taste of it experientially. It isn’t enough to know truth! It isn’t even enough to have a nibble of the glory. I’m satisfied with who He is within me and yet burn with a passion for more of it experientially; dissatisfied with how much is pouring out through me, as well. I want to go as deep into His presence as I possibly can. This is such a mystical paradox. How can we be in heaven, hidden IN Christ and yet not feel, taste, and come in contact with this glorious bliss on a continual basis? How can we truly become spiritually minded instead of carnally minded?

I realize that we enter in by faith and that works and self-effort will not open the realms of spiritual encounter. However, our actions that are birthed OUT of this intimacy, this burning desire for more of Jesus, DO pull the answers from Heaven. Deep truly does call out to deep!

I’m starting a 40 day blog on my journey into the deeper realms of God. By no means is this the beginning of my journey, nor are these 40 days the only time I will do this. However, I felt that SO MANY of us have Burning Hearts for more of Jesus, that I wondered if perhaps my journey could spark something in others to begin a more focused journey to know Him as well.

I have no idea what will happen during these 40 days. Perhaps I will press in during these 40 days and have the realities of heaven invade my world in a way that will change my life; or perhaps it will only be a seed to something that will happen later. But I will always live in the bliss of joyful longing for more! This blog will be personal and I won’t embellish anything. I can only promise a blog that is candid and heart-felt. My longing is for Him and my desire is that I will infect everyone who reads this blog with a contagious, overwhelming passion to seek Him as never before. If you would join me on this journey, you can submit your email address above.

May our Burning Hearts consume everything that hinders LOVE,
Gretchen Rodriguez
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