Last August I had my second precious baby boy. It was a beautiful birth, but I, unfortunately, developed severe sciatica afterward as a result. I was completely immobile for two days and continue to deal with the lasting effects of pain and numbness seven months later. I regularly go to the chiropractor for adjustments due to the misalignment of my spine. After looking at my x-rays during my 6-month treatment review, my chiropractor told me that my spine isn’t severely out of alignment. That came as a surprise to me because of the amount of pain I am in daily. This minor misalignment is wreaking havoc on my body. While I was sharing this information with my husband and discussing additional treatment options, I felt the Lord speak to my heart about making certain adjustments and coming into alignment in all areas of my life because He’s about to do a new thing.
As I was meditating on this word, I felt as though it wasn’t just for myself, but for the Church. We must come into alignment— mind, body, and spirit. We are being positioned for a significant move of God. He is doing a new thing. Some of our old habits, mindsets and even actions won’t be beneficial and may even be detrimental to what He wants to do. The Church needs to make necessary adjustments to come into alignment so we can be good stewards of what He wants to do in us and through us.
Thinking back on the first few months of 2020, I believe alignment is an important facet we’ve been focused on here at Awakening Church. In the first 3 months of the year, we’ve done 2 fasts. And that’s what fasts are all about: aligning ourselves with the word and will of God — positioning our hearts and minds toward God.
I believe the word fast Awakening completed at the beginning of the month was a significant part of coming into alignment. We fasted words to align our minds in a very practical way, to His thoughts and not our own. Words become worlds and when we make adjustments to our negative thought patterns and speech, we align our hearts and minds with heaven’s perspective. And when this happens, we will see change — change in our families, jobs, and city. We have the ability to carry the Kingdom everywhere we go and make a real, sustainable impact. To do this, we must adjust our misalignments.
The interesting thing about alignment is that you don’t have to be majorly out of alignment to be severely off the mark. I recently got a new vehicle that has a lane departure warning system that notifies if I am veering from the center of my lane. Even a small distraction can cause a driver to begin to veer slightly off course. A slight misalignment can cause a huge accident if it’s not adjusted. As the Body of Christ during this critical time, we can’t afford to be distracted, to be out of alignment.
I encourage you to spend time in prayer asking Holy Spirit if there’s anything out of alignment in your life. What adjustments can be made? I pray that as you make these small adjustments it will bring you into alignment with the Father’s heart, preparing you to be an active, bold participant in this next move of God.
-Kristin Singogo