The Impossible Standard

First, I should apologize for rarely posting here. There are reasons. Some better than others.

One reason for my lack of new posts is that I have always been extremely careful in what I post. I do not want to lead anyone astray, and if I have misinterpreted scripture in any way- well, I certainly don't want to teach that to any of you that follow this website.

This thought is grounded in the fear of the LORD, and is good- but it has also paralyzed me in a way. So I have struggled with this almost from the beginning of this website, and the material we have covered is VERY complex, and without absolute certainty. Prophecy is a difficult study and I have prayed over every study I have posted- that I can recall- due to the fear of leading someone astray.

All of that is honorable to a point, but here is my error:
The LORD gave me confirmation that my teachings are acceptable, and gave me release from my fear some time ago. He did this through an incredible dream, and I have held it in my heart- telling very few people (which I have learned is usually best when it comes to dreams). Yet, I have remain paralyzed- and this is my mistake. It is to my shame that I have not posted a real study/teaching of my own since "Rend Your Hearts" in December 2010. In fact, I have been the servant that buried the talent in the ground in fear of his master!

“Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.  So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
   “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?  Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
   “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ -Matthew 25: 24-30

So although this all started with a correct fear of the LORD, I let it paralyze me to the point of becoming a wicked and lazy servant. This was certainly NEVER my intention, but God had given me release and I did not release myself from an impossible standard.

Going forward, I will continue to pray over each study/teaching that I post, but I will not be paralyzed. God has given me this ministry, and I will continue in it as long as He desires. I know some of the studies God is pointing me too will be extremely challenging. I have held off on them too long for that reason.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding.