The Noticer Chapter 4

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Again, I continue to be amazed at how the old man Jones just happens to be in exactly the right spot at the right time in this book.  In this chapter, he manages to take a nap just within eyesight of Walker Miles, another young man at a crisis point in his life.  I guess the author is sending us a message that help is always there in the person of the Holy Spirit or even another saint when we need it the most, because once again Jones manages to make Walker think he's offering the old man a ride, when in fact this is an appointed meeting that will change Walker's life forever.

The issue raised in this chapter is a common one: the fact that many of us carry unnecessary burdens of failure because of something our parent(s) may have done or failed to do.  It's interesting to note that no matter how often we tell ourselves we will NEVER be like that parent, we find ourselves following in that pattern anyway.  In another book by a lady named Ana Mendez, entitled Iniquity,  we cannot break away from these generational ties due to satan's twisted scheme to keep us bound and walking in defeat.  In order to be completely free, we must go to the root of the failure (habit or pattern that keeps showing up as fruit in our lives no matter how often we pray about it), call it out, repent on behalf of ourselves and our ancestors, and then ask the Father to uproot it from our family tree.  For some, depending on how deep the roots go, a process of deliverance may need to take place.

Sounds far out?  Then you may want to do some soul-searching about some of the areas in your life in which you can't seem to grow or see any spiritual success.  If possible, find out from your older relatives just how many of your family members on either side of you did that same thing.  Then begin to ask God to uproot it so that it can no longer keep destroying your efforts to walk in freedom in every area.

I'll be looking forward to reading your own thoughts on this subject soon!