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Gretchen Mure Rodriguez

Experiencing the Word

Today in my quiet time with the Lord, He spoke something to me that I know was not for me alone.
It's awesome! He was explaining to me why we sometimes have to go through hard situations. Here is what He shared. I pray it blesses you as much as it blessed me!

"To believe My Word is true is one thing, but to know it experientially, is another. This is why sometimes I allow you to go through difficulties - to bring you through an EXPERIENCE of the Word; to bring about the manifestation of a truth into your life. 

Over-comers are allowed to walk through difficulties in order to overcome them and gain AUTHORITY in an area. My purpose is not for you alone, but for those I will bring across your path to minister freedom to as well. The way is not always easy, but for those who will believe, victory is eminent. You heard Len say, (Len is my husband) "View every unwelcome situation as an opportunity for God and not a problem." Sometimes in order to truly EXPERIENCE MY WORD and My faithfulness in that Word, you must walk in a place where you and the Word are intertwined. This is the place where you are using the Sword of the Spirit to cut away what is not of Me and to bring yourself and your circumstance into alignment with It. 

My Word is ALIVE and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword. It goes into the deep places, dividing light from darkness. (Hebrews 4:12) If you have already been established in a truth, then the Word is manifesting light in and through your life. But when you aren't truly established in a truth, then when the Sword of My Word comes, it goes in deep and cuts through and separates what is darkness (doubt, unbelief, fear, etc.) from what is light (His truth). Until you experience certain situations that cause you to embrace My truth and live My truth, you aren't full ESTABLISHED in it; it hasn't become a part of you."

So, we become established in a truth, where it goes DEEPER than a head knowledge and into a spiritual embracing, once we experience it. Life is released, truth is embraced in the EXPERIENCE of it. This helped me to understand why He allows us to go through seemingly long seasons of trials, etc. It is for us to become one with a particular truth in order to really "own" it. Once we do, it's ours! We can then minister the strength of this truth from a powerful place that the enemy can never steal. It goes beyond a belief, where we then are ESTABLISHED in this truth. 
How awesome is that?? 

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  1. Jeremee8/08/2012

    WOW!!!!! That sooooo confirms what the Lord was sharing with me about trials :) So freeing :) love you !!

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  2. Anonymous8/08/2012

    Amazing !!!! Love it

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