BEING A SECRET STALKER OF GOD
(A Biblical Perspective by Al Thomas)

The Christian walk is the ultimate waste if it is only a learning process
and not applied... (Romans 2:13 and James 1:22) To know the Bible is not enough, true victory only comes by doing… and then great rewards await you:

A. HAPPY ARE YOU IF… The Lord Jesus, after washing His disciples feet said, “I have given you an example; you are to do as I have done for you. A servant is not greater than his master, nor a messenger than the one who sent him. (And here it is…) If you know this, happy are you if you act upon it” (John 13: 15-17). This statement, “Happy are you if you act upon it” applies to all of the sayings of Jesus. Change comes to you, your church, your family, when you ‘act upon it…’ As you act on what you know, don’t fall into the trap of dwelling on what God is not doing instead of concentrating on what God is accomplishing. This is how the devil trips up many believers and robs them of God’s peace (Isa. 26:3). Stay positive, speak positive and don’t judge what you do not understand (Proverbs 3:5).

B. STALKING GOD... Stalkers break the law and when arrested are given time in jail. When one begins to be a stalker after God you are also given time, time with God that is so sweet you’ll wonder why you took so long to seek Him. And an amazing thing starts to happen…you sense you’re on the inside with God, as if you know a secret that no one else knows. It produces a wonderful inner peace that only the Lord Jesus can bring. Those who have this deep communion with the Lord Jesus know things in the Spirit that casual seekers do not know (1 Cor. 2:10). Ever walk into a room and (inwardly) you have this secret that no one else has? This was how Jesus lived constantly…so should we. The strength is in the secret. In the secret place old habits drop off like dust, victory is at hand, joy is an abiding thing, divine direction comes easily and you encourage others instead of needing encouragement

C. BROKENNESS RESULTS… When I say secretly seek Him, I am not referring to any kind of elitism, carnal pride or self serving individualism that even hints of a 'better than you attitude.' The opposite is true, because it will in fact produce great humility. Some men need to be broken like a horse (Ps. 37:9). The first step to successfully be a ‘doer’ is an 'I mean business attitude' with God. There are good secrets and there are bad secrets. This is a very, very good secret. Man believes he has come a long way and works very hard to discover unknown things that are hidden. Yet, there is a way to discover all secrets if only one would be a stalker of the secret God…. The Lord Jesus said I am the Way. That word way literally means ‘a road or path you travel’ (but more importantly) it carries with it this definition, ‘particular conduct along with a certain way of feeling, thinking and deciding.’ Psalm 91 talks about this secret place, “He who dwells in the secret place of the most high…” He who finds this place will be broken. Brokenness means you want nothing but Him. All your hopes, your dreams and ambitions are in His hands.

D. KNOWING OR DOING… The key to doing what you know (John 13:17) is doing the secret thing. If you’re serious about truly experiencing the joy of being a child of God you must develop a plan for a (top secret) covert operation to stalk Him in a private place. Secret is important. After you have just been in the secret place, tell no one, to avoid others from thinking how ‘spiritual you are.’ God will know (Matthew. 6:6). Oh yes, spontaneous prayer is good. Praying always is good (1 Thess. 5:17). But in this case the value is found in the secret plan between you and the Master. Plan it as if your spiritual life depended on it, because it does and (in the beginning) the enemy will fight you tooth and nail. The devil will say, “Don’t be so fanatical, God loves you anyway you are.” Yes, God does love you, but there is more, there is experiencing that love (John 14:21). Imagine someone holding a weapon at you head and telling you to get up tomorrow at 4 AM and meet him at a certain place. This, dear friend is the attitude you must have. God is not holding a gun to your head but His heart is extended to you… and indescribable blessings await you if this plan is carried out (Read Ps. 1). It’s as if you were a secret agent pursuing an enemy unaware except this person is not a foe but a wonderful loving Friend (Proverbs 18:24). Again, your attitude must be one of complete secrecy between no one but Jesus and yourself. Knowing this alone will not help you, only doing it will produce fruit (Gal. 5:22). Often I refer to Him as the God who waits… Why? Because many children of God endlessly ponder and try to figure out why they are in the predicament they are in, instead of going to the Master for Him and Him alone. Yes, He will answer your prayer, “but, seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you…” (Matthew 6:33). Look up, Someone is waiting for you…

“YOUR FATHER WHO SEES IN SECRET WILL REWARD YOU OPENLY” Matthew 6:6