Who are you, great mountain?

Before Zerubbabel me, you are level ground!

Dear sibling in Christ, 

What a beautiful day to be GOD’S child, don’t you think?

In the span of 10 days, I've gone through my deepest valley, a fairly high mountain, and levelled ground. A roller coaster ride frfr. It felt like drinking a brain-freezing milkshake and a hot cup of tea back-to-back. 

I am indeed grateful to ABBA for showing up and showing off the way He did, and to everyone who held me and my family in prayer. When I tell you it felt like my soul was sinking to the realms of death, I'm still bamboozled that I survived that valley.

Now post-valley reflections. Why couldn't I believe, or rather, why didn't I? I received a word from GOD, a friend confirmed it, and another continually reminded me of it. My family and I prayed about it, and people who knew what was going on also prayed about it. I know He's the promise-keeping GOD. But why couldn't I bring myself to believe? In fact, if you scroll not too far down, you'll find a post about me encouraging you to hold onto hope. Meanwhile, I took mine and discarded it. 

Plus, it's not as if He let me down before. I have testimony after testimony about His faithfulness. But somehow I looked at how deep the valley was. I wished I had looked at the mountain, maybe just maybe, I would have caught a glimpse of Him. But nope, I looked at how muddy the valley was and started thinking about how muddier it was going to get. I envisioned myself getting dirty; I envisioned my destiny getting muffled. I started dreaming of all the ways it could go south from there. 

Then the miracle happened. Man, when I tell you it caught me in my tracks, I wholeheartedly mean it! It took me some time to process the good news. I actually had to sit down. If joy were a person, that was me that day. I genuinely couldn't stop smiling and skipping, people must have thought somebody’s son just proposed LOL! As if it wasn't me who was bawling my eyes out two nights before.  

Then, a couple of days after, I felt prompted to fast. Not the ideal timing, ikr, but prompt obedience is key! At the end of my fast, all I could hear in my spirit was, “ What are you, great mountain before Zerubbabel?”

Now I knew this phrase from a song, but I didn't know the context of it, nor the verse in full. Fast forward to the next day, I finally gave in to the prompting and googled the verse. There it was, what ABBA wanted/wants you and me to believe. Zechariah 4:7, Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel, you will become level ground. A call for me, for us, to know our position in Him. 

How did I let something that my Father sees as a molehill become Mt. Everest? How could I even tolerate it? How could I let the enemy lie to me while the LORD of HOSTS, strong and mighty in battle, is on my side? (Psalms 24:7-9) The one who did not spare His perfect Son for my sake(Romans 8:32). The One who has never lost a battle. It lowkey pissed me off, I won't lie🥲.

I am such a visual learner, so allow me to paint a picture for you. How did I even think that my ABBA would let whatever that was harm me? It's like being a lastborn daughter to a family of 7 brothers. You would have to be outright mad to bully this princess!

I always joke around about being 7 feet in the LORD. But truly, this is how we need to approach life as Christians. Who are you, great mountain? Before me, you are level ground!!!

Regardless of what your personality type is, whether you are the it's about to go down type of person or on the other end of the spectrum, I beg you for the love of Christ, don’t let the enemy think he has won. Look at that problem and speak to it. You don't even have to be shouting; don't lose your steez over small things. With confidence, because you are already a victor (Romans 8:31-3, 2 Chronicles 20:15, Isaiah 54:17), tell it, WHO ARE YOU, GREAT MOUNTAIN? BEFORE ME, YOU ARE LEVEL GROUND. After this confession, don't even let it disturb your peace, not even in the slightest!

The LION of Judah lives in you😌!

David understood it, so should we. The goliath in your life right now has nothing on you. Pull on heaven, the GOD of war is for you and not against you(Jeremiah 29:11).

And with this soul-soothing revelation, arise, my brother or sister, you have been called, redeemed, and restored. We live for the Audience of the One, the only One who loves perfectly(Lamentations 3:22-23, Romans 8:38-39), redeems faithfully (Isaiah 43:1), and restores completely(Joel 2:25, Jeremiah 30:17).  

Our lives should not and will not be mediocre nor testing grounds for the enemy's foolery. We are meant for greatness, and as we abide in His presence, we are transfigured to His image, and last time I checked, our Father is majestic and lives in a mansion with many rooms, for us to be crying over where to lie our heads (Matthew 6:25-34, Matthew 7:9-11). 

Return to your position as a child of the Most High. Claim all that is your portion. Given that it's our year of harvest, we need to KNOW that we are His children and that He is our portion (Psalms 16:5). Read that again until it sinks into your inner being. And with that, believe truly that His promises are Yes and Amen (2 Corinthians 1:20), and when He speaks a word, He must fulfill it (Jeremiah 1:12, Isaiah 55:11, Joshua 21:45). That's a given, whether you decide to believe or walk in it or not. That's all I needed to know, and this might be all you need to be told until it takes root in your heart and becomes a knowing. 

Plus, the GOD-breathed book told me that they will know us by our fruits, so we definitely have a harvest to be looking forward to;)

(I hope you know lack and harvest can’t co-exist😭)

With GOD'S unfailing love,

Your sister in Christ,

Living for the Audience of One,

NancyNengai.