This morning I am really reflecting on what the word rejection means. The definition will be included last. It is not easy, and yet it is a promise. Our prayer is that we will rise above it and be not affected when it comes. Jesus dealt with the demons, sometimes just by praising Father GOD, other times by casting them out.
Shouldn’t we reject evil, instead of embracing it? THE EVIL needs to be rejected and ejected. THAT is what GOD commands, and desires for us to do, through HIM. So, let’s rejoice, when He uses us to plant a Holy seed, even when it is not received at first. The SEED was planted, and GOD will bring harvest.
The point is this, we cannot keep ignoring spirits. YES, we are told not to fight them, for the battle is GOD’s. But at times HE uses us to fight. HE wins, He fights through us and others. Are we letting HIM? Or, are we ignoring HIM while we ignore the darkness?
LORD free us from this dark prison of this world, and all evil in it, help us not be tolerant or immune. Cause us to keep 100% FOCUS on you. ~
Look at HIS word, there is a TIME for everything, and a season. That means there is a time, where like Christ we will be rejected. But in being crucified with HIM, we cannot take it personally. We have to recognize that people reject GOD in us at times.
When do we take it personally? Well, usually when we are wounded, or in some cases, we indirectly get affected by another’s wounds. This day, I repent on behalf on myself and the BODY of Christ for any time, I have ever made anything, about me.
It is NOT about us, and never will be. It is about GOD’s plan, to use us and others though. IT is about GOD in us, ALWAYS. Even HIS LOVE is not about us, it is FOR us. It is a GIFT. Do we receive it, or reject it?
The gossip, bullying and rejection must END. These spirits must be told to GO in the name of JESUS…they should have no power, not even an inch. GOD needs us to OBEY.
Today GOD led me to do something, simply to test a spirit. The response I got in return was defensive and excusing, instead of being open to being corrected. Because what could I know, at least in this person’s mind. They might have been thinking, that they know more, and don’t need assistance. Sadly, this is a mindset that can be so deadly.
THIS is how the world sees it, something we must accept, but when GOD has us stand in HIS authority, we rise above this, in HIM. So, even if it continues, it takes no root. THANk you GOD!!!! OH how you LOVE us!!!
It is a false sense of security, where we think throwing out all evil and ignoring it, keeps it from our hearts, or spirit. Sometimes we have to observe it, even if for a moment. Mainly so we know the difference, between that, and the good. Cause sometimes it is so hard to tell the difference. Without GODLY discernment, it is impossible.
With GOD ALL things are POSSIBLE….
We have to cut ties with this world, all ties that are unHOLY yes, but we may need to understand the enemy’s plots and schemes. We must seek GOD, for revelation, in whatever forms and tools He uses to give it to us.
I don’t believe JESUS loved rejection, but He did not let it or any demon deter HIM from the goal at hand. We must do the same. We praise you LORD, even amidst the rejection. We thank you that NO WEAPON FORMED against us will prosper.
You are so beautiful mighty GOD. Give us your senses, and your mind, so that we will 100% receive and not reject you. We cannot keep throwing the baby out with the bath water, because if we do it will only lead to destruction. Convict us LORD, to give you your way in all aspects. YOU alone deserve the GLORY.
THIS picture represents GODLY acceptance. HE loves us too much to let us stay in the pit where He found us, or to take us back there, without HIS Guidance. This day we speak GODLY acceptance that is from Heaven above, over the BODY of CHRIST. IJN and BLOOD AMEN. ~
This morning, even last night Father impressed on me to share. It is so funny how almost anything can be “Game Film.” What is that you ask? Well, a while back David was given this category. It represents how people prepare for sports. Like, in football, how they watch other teams play and strategize, GOD does the same.
We watched as a family last night a movie called “Morning Glory.” Yes, this movie was of the world, but GOD was so present. I was moved by it. In fact, so much so, that I actually stopped what I was doing and watched it. This is so RARE for me to do. The movie was about an energetic kind of overzealous news producer. She thought she was getting a promotion, but got fired.
That turned out to be a GLORIOUS gift. Loved how the relationships were in the film, how by the end, there was a turn around, a resurrection of sorts, and also how everyone became a FAMILY. Though they did not mention GOD, when LOVE is present that is PURE HE is there.
While thinking abt this film, when it first came out, I remembered something. My mom used to wake me up saying “Morning Glory.” Which I find interesting, cause it was the title of the film. Anyway, as a kid I just hated it. I remember just detesting my environment. Yet, GOD was so faithful still. I thank GOD for HIS amazing GRACE. I began to understand something. Specifically, to get revelation in what she would say.
Mom would say “Good Morning Glory!” I did not see myself that way, no one ever told me of the verse where it says that the children of a women represent the Glory. I had no clue, yet maybe somewhere inside I did. 😉 Because GOD lives in me and lived in me ALWAYS even before I knew it, HE knew! On some level perhaps I did not LOVE what she said because I truly understood in HIM, that HE is the GLORY!!!
I find myself lately, thinking of times I said that to our kids. But, they get that it is saying good morning to GOD in them, not just them. Words cannot describe the gratefulness that consumes us. WE are not BOUND by this world anymore!!! HALLELUJAH!!! WE are perfected in HIS GRACE. The flaws don’t have the power that they used to. GO GOD GO!!!! MULTIPLY your GLORY!!!!!
This is a season where we will have to let many more things go. IT is about even more deep deep surrender. The word says deep calls unto deep. It is so not an easy thing to do, because we have so many we LOVE around us. But, many of them do not love GOD in us, and may have little to no desire to be set FREE in HIM. So, when GOD says walk away, we must OBEY! We have to TRUST in HIM that we can become a hindrance when people rely on US and NOT GOD.
GOD is the GLORY and every facet of HIM. I remember when HE led me to change my name on FB. I am certain He will do so again, because HE is always transforming us in HIM. I remember thinking that doing so would increase persecution. It has, believe me, but GOD. IT could always be so much worse than it is, ALWAYS.
LIFE is NOT about us, it is either about GOD in us or evil in us. Some are destined for good, and sadly some have the opposite destiny. WE thank HIM daily that HE chose us for good!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!! THANK YOU LORD!
THIS song represents the GLORY of GOD.
We sing hallelujah Lord, You are good
Lord, You are good And Your mercy enduring forever Lord, You are good And Your mercy enduring forever
People from every nation and tongue From generation to generation
We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are And You are good
Lord You are good And Your mercy enduring forever Lord You are good And Your mercy enduring forever
People from every nation and tongue From generation to generation
We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are And You are good
Yes You are, yes You are, yes You are So good, so good Yes You are, yes You are, yes You are
You are good, all the time All the time, You are good You are good, all the time All the time, You are good
You are good, all the time All the time, You are good You are good, all the time All the time, You are good
Lord You are good Lord You are good And Your mercy enduring forever Lord You are so good Lord You are good And Your mercy enduring forever
Lord You are good And Your mercy enduring forever Lord You are good And Your mercy enduring forever
People from every nation and tongue From generation to generation
We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are We worship You, hallelujah, hallelujah We worship You for who You are Who You are, who You are, who You are And You are good
WE are a part of that. YOU, me, the flowers, the trees, the birds, the rest of the animals, we are HIS, and being HIS makes us beautiful and precious to HIM. I pray this day, that we are encouraged in HIM to receive the GLORY of GOD! Not just to know it exists, but to recognize that when JESUS was sent to die on a cross in Calvary, the GLORY of GOD was fulfilled in the HEAVENLIES!!!!
This is a truly GLORIOUS time, we cannot live defeated but must VOLUNTEER to be used by HIM to spread HIS LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Will you go?
When I was a child, I thought like a child. Then I became a man, or in this case a woman and put away childish things. The word speaks about growing up. This is one of our favorite verses, and yet also such a convicting one. We cannot stay with the child mentality forever. Being a child at heart is so different than being one in mind.
THE only thing we should ever FEAR is GOD. For He alone has the power to change ALL things. He alone is sovereign and HE alone is worthy! MAY HIS FIRE FALL.
As always, this morning began with the hustle and bustle. Things are about to change so Gloriously for our family. Why? Because we paid our dues? Is it because we earned it? Though these things may seem be true, THAT is NOT the reason that GOOD change and GOD change is coming.
It is coming for ONE reason. GOD LOVES US!!! When we allow God to move in and around us, and we do not restrict HIM, the union becomes so much sweeter. There is NO NEED to strive for approval anymore. It becomes apparent that GOD meant for us to have peace, JOY and abundant blessings and that we must only seek to LABOR to keep it. We need to REST in HIM and HIS ways.
The word of God also says that we should take NO pleasure in darkness. That we should be shining as a LIGHT in the darkness. IT is HIS obedience through us that causes mountains to crumble, and essentially to disappear.
As an adult, one mind set I have kept is this: GOD is my Hero. There is no one else that can do what the LORD does in our lives. The enemy can only mock and manipulate, he cannot and will not ever create. THAT is reserved only for GOD, the one and only creator of all things.
Everything that turns bad, began with goodness. It is often why it is so tough to discern the difference. IT is virtually impossible to do so without GOD. At least, to do so consistently anyway. 😉
Sometimes when GOD makes us into Super Heroes, we have to stay hidden away, or in disguise. It is always SAFE to be hidden in HIM.
This morning I was thinking abt the phrase, “It’s a bird it’s a plane it’s… You can insert your favorite superhero here, that is the super hero that the world perceives as super. All the things that are mentioned FLY!!!!
Eagles are the only bird that FLY above the clouds, solo. They FLY with GOD. We need to recognize that GOD can use ALL creatures, great and small for HIS GLORY. The word of God says, “Those who wait upon the LORD, shall rise up with wings like eagles. They shall walk and not be weary, they shall run and not grow faint.” Those who wait, or serve HIM, will become able to SOAR in HIM. Like a superhero!
this is a link for scriptures pertaining to being a superhero.
The main point of this entry is, when you know who GOD is in you, the fear evaporates, and the demons cannot attach any longer. Doesn’t that sound great? I mean, will we sometimes lose our peace, or get frustrated. The answer is likely yes, but way less and eventually it won’t affect us the same. Because GOD and HIS infinite LOVE is so much BIGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was speaking to a new sister that God connected us with. It is amazing to me that he uses our family to mentor others. Even our children are used to do this. NOTHING is impossible for GOD! The sister I was talking to had been very sheltered, had interestingly enough, not experienced many encounters with darkness.
Now, on the surface that sounds awesome huh? But, when we go a bit deeper, we realize, that when we have ALL darkness kept from us, it creates a false sense of safety. I thought about how, when I was a kid, my mother tried to do the same thing with me. But, I went out, on my own, often behind her back to have adventures. Not always safe adventures, but GOD.
This is a time where we need to have insights abt enemy plans. If we do not, not only can we not be used to help others learn, but we can get blindsided as well, often if we do not have a clue what to expect. GOD will fight for us, but WE have to be still and know that HE IS GOD! Our own personal superhero whose LOVE has NO BOUNDS!!!!!
when praying about what pictures to use, I felt led to pick a few that are of THIS world, and a few that are kind of OUT of this world. There will be a few from a play about Superman, and a few that are of BIBLEMAN. Which Hero should we be encouraging the children to look up to?
As always, GOD can use anything, but we must remember the weapons of warfare are NOT carnal, they are spiritual. I personally believe that BIBLEMAN, who teaches kids to use the armor of GOD and HIS word, is the best example. For this is like JESUS, and it keeps the FLOW going that the enemy so desperately wants to stop.
THE FIRE, SPIRIT, and REFRESHMENT OF GOD cannot be stolen. IT will go ON until eternity. There has always been GOOD and there has always been evil. There always will be, but the GOOD, and GOD will always superseded the evil, and the bad.
BE a superhero in HIM, He needs you precious jewels!
This LINK gives some scripture references. We must remember that GOD can and WILL use ANYTHING, but thankfully when we step out of line, He excuses nothing as well. Thank GOD that HE LOVES us so much!
Light, Joy, Celebration, and Glory Revealed, Oil of the Spir
Light, Joy, Celebration, and Glory Revealed, OilBa
NThis morning when I woke, my mind was full of so many things. I began to pray seeking
GOD, for the topic for our family blog. As the hustle and bustle of Monday morning began,
getting the kids, off to school, etc…one thing kept coming to me. As a child I remember
calling myself a chameleon. Not for a moment did I think of it as a negative.
I also recall thinking it was COOL to change every day. But, unfortunately I was “blissfully” unaware of whether the changes were good or bad. There was not a daily observation of fruit, if you know what I mean.
In fact, all around me, most people were telling me NOT to be so selfish, and yet, they were. How do we follow examples that are not BEING Godly examples. Well, when it is ALL you have, it is often all you seek. There were people TRYING to follow God, but not asking HIM to work through them, at least NOT directly or consistently. I did not hear anyone say, “I am sorry God or I repent.” very often.
Yesterday I was speaking to a dear friend, a beautiful, divine connection that God made for our family. Recently, it has been impressed on us as a family that we MUST enter HIS courts with praise. It is NOT merely a suggestion, but rather a command from God. You see PRAISE is the beginning of thankfulness, I began to ask her if she praised God. She said, no, not regularly. It was not just a question, more a point of reference. because IF we are NOT praising GOD, He will not move as effectively. She began to, through GOD’s eyes see the importance of this, and He will reward her, for choosing HIM.
Let’s look at what a chameleon is…
Chameleons are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of lizards. The approximately 160 species of chameleon come in a range of colors, including pink, blue, red, orange, turquoise, yellow, and green.
This is an AWESOME definition!!!! Look at the intricacies here, the distinction, how each one is SPECIAL! Just like us, we are set apart and unique. Even identical twins are identical in DNA, but not 100%. Their personalities are often very different, and their gifts.
Today, I repent on behalf of myself, our family, and our nations for ever being an UNGODLY chameleon. I don’t want to go whichever way the wind blows, unless GOD is the one blowing it. Isn’t that what we ALL should desire? HIS ways, over those we are used to, are always better. Oh, and here is something to ADD, the more you do things HIS way, the more PEACEFUL things become.
Another thing that came up was a sermon we heard on thankfulness. It is definitely important to be thankful. But, here is a question to consider: Who are we thankful to and for? Are we thankful to GOD or are we thankful to self? Recently someone asked me, why does GOD get ALL the GLORY. My response was, because ONLY God deserves the Glory. We never will be deserving on our own, but with GOD, and ultimately because of GOD in us, we can partake of HIS Glory, as well as become part of it.
God makes every single creature, and GOD makes every single one of us. HE is the ONLY creator. If we try to say that WE did something, without giving GOD credit, we are indirectly manipulating the GLORY. The word that comes to mind is siphon. We cannot be caught siphoning the GLORY of God. It is one thing for GOD to LOVE and bless us, it is quite another for us to try and TAKE without permission, said blessing. Father forgive us, any of us, myself included if we have ever fallen into this place or spirit of error.
This weekend was FULL of learning. We had someone, from a place of persecution, probably hurt, and definitely evil and malicious intent, try and discredit our family. But God. It was kind of funny how it happened, and really NOT surprising to us. As God gets BOLDER, the enemy appears to as well. There has always been GOOD and EVIL. But, thank GOD the GOOD supersedes the EVIL, no matter how it appears.
When you have encountered what we have, very little becomes surprising. Do I remember to thank GOD every day? Well, I can say, somedays I probably forget, but GOD. His Grace is sufficient, and HIS power is made perfect in our weaknesses. Thank GOD…Praise GOD…GO GOD!!!!! May HIS name be GLORIFIED!
It is so easy to feel discouraged in the world which we live in. The media has been, for a while promoting events that um, well don’t exactly uplift us or encourage us. But, if you look really closely, you will begin to see a shift happening. Are people thanking GOD at awards shows? Well, not ALL of them, but people ARE beginning to understand that without GOD none of it would be possible. NONE of US would be either.
Think of it this way, if you are led to give someone a gift, bake them a meal, etc…and you do not partake, but you go and tell someone what YOU did, you have then rejected being a blessing. But, if you go and share what GOD did through you, then the blessing is received on that person’s part and yours. Plus, GOD alone is GLORIFIED.
If I or you do something well, even if we do it together, GOD does it. He does ALL things well. He does NOT change in character, but often HIS plans change according to our level of obedience. Just look at HIS word, and you will see. He makes ALL things NEW. He makes possible what was IMPOSSIBLE, by removing the demons, or imps.
I ask this day, the 23rd which represents Biblically dying to self, that GOD transform US into GODLY chameleons, that WE change as HE changes us. That WE hide within HIM, even when out in the open.
As a teenager, my favorite show was CHARMED. My mother hated the show. She would always say, “that show is evil.” But, perhaps mom did not understand something. ALL the things in the show that evil was doing, GOD can do and DOES even better and from HOLINESS.
The word says, we will do even GREATER things because JESUS intercedes for us. He is our brother. He LOVE us! He will do even GREATER things through us. We are important, we have value, we have GOD value, because HE created us. HE is in our DNA!
In Jesus name and BLOOD, we pray that all NATIONS will KNOW that HE is GOD!!!! We pray, that they will begin to laugh at the enemy’s plans. May each person be encouraged and choose to speak LIFE and not DEATH. Today, we choose this day, whom we will serve. I choose the Heavenly Father, His son JESUS, and the Holy Spirit. May ALL GLORY and honor be unto GOD, now and FOREVER!!!!
What will you choose?
We would love to have feedback as you are led. This is NOT a place of contest, we desire open communication, and to bless GOD. We also pray it be a place where God can use people to encourage each other in HIM. Hallelujah!!!!! Our awesome GOD is so worthy!!!! Love to you ALL!!!
This morning, I almost got up at 3am to write this. I woke and had a challenge getting back to sleep. Thank GOD for HIS Grace. As I was trying to go back to sleep, I kept hearing this title, for this entry. Obedience or sacrifice? We know God’s word says, Obedience is better than sacrifice. What we may not be aware of is why.
We currently have people who are very hurt, angry and entitled in the world, right? However, we also have people who are loving, kind and righteous in Christ. The first group of people are influenced by evil, sacrificial in all they do. Yet, some may think they are obeying God. The second type, likely is obeying God. Because what they know that the first group does not is simple. GOD has to do it ALL!!!
THIS obedient sacrifice was made for us. It was done so that WE would know how much we are LOVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should we not LOVE HIM back, by obeying HIS ways? INDEED, we SHOULD!!!!!
In the name of JESUS, I repent on behalf of those who try and do ALL things themselves for self or others; only allowing GOD to look on. Those who are binding themselves to demonic garbage, instead of the one who LOVES us, even unto the point of death. When Christ died, we died with HIM. Do we really understand that?
Are we really comprehending that everything, absolutely everything evil, demonic, satanic, whatever it be called, came on JESUS. our brother, when HE died for our sins? He took them ALL. SO, why are we being led by selfishness? Why do so many of us have sacrificial hearts? Is it because we were taught to be that way?
I ask this day, for agreement, on the day of LAW and testimony. As the threats of war and such seem to be arising more, GOD forgive us, and may we forgive each other LORD. Because it is time that we turn to you in 100% obedience. That we come, not just begging for help, but being willing for you to take away ALL that needs to go, for you to get the GLORY.
This day, may as many hearts that are willing, be transformed into OBEDIENT ones. Because, those with sacrificial hearts may believe they are serving GOD, but they are in bondage, imprisoned by the enemy. Jesus came to set the captives free, so why are so many still just barely surviving?
Consider Abraham, He was willing to sacrifice Isaac, but He did not. Why? Because GOD intervened, HE did not WANT his sacrifice, all HE desired was the obedient heart. The main point here is, any sacrifice made on our own, is not good. ALL things must be done with GOD doing them through us. There is such a thing as obedient sacrifice, and that is what was done on the cross. HIS obedience however superseded the sacrifice. It led the way, then and now to show us how to OBEY first. The more we do so, the less sacrificial we become.
CHOOSE this day, whom YOU and your family will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Our Heavenly Father, His son JESUS Christ of Nazareth, and the Holy Spirit. No matter what we must endure, we will OBEY GOD.
LOVED this picture….the dogs are so OBEDIENT, they are not even remotely interested in chasing the cat. GO GOD!!!!!!
This topic is so important. The word of GOD commands us to “Be still and KNOW that HE is GOD.” It is a statement and a command. Our children and HIS first, are learning just how BIG and POWERFUL our GOD is. Have you noticed? Do you, or do we take time to be still and see this? Specifically, that scripture says, “Be still and know that I AM God.” The reason it says this is simple. HE is the GREAT “I AM.” He is over ALL things.
Most of us have 9-5 jobs right? SO how can we be still and know that HE is GOD? This is not an easy process, but it IS a very NECESSARY one. How can we rejoice in sufferings? How can we take time away from responsibilities? The answer is WE can’t. But, GOD in us can. We simply have to ask HIM to do so through us, and then get out of HIS way.
WE must DRINK of HIS LIFE WATER and BE REFRESHED. ~
I remember years ago, at FCA camp, where I became a Christian, I heard a song. The song was called, “I will call upon the Lord.” Here is the FULL song.
I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised So shall I be saved from my enemies, oh yeah I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised So shall I be saved from my enemies
The Lord liveth and blessed be the Rock And let the God of my salvation be exalted The Lord liveth and blessed be the Rock And let the God of my salvation be exalted
I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised So shall I be saved from my enemies
The Lord liveth and blessed be the Rock And let the God of my salvation be exalted The Lord liveth and blessed be the Rock And let the God of my salvation be exalted
I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised So shall I be saved from my enemies
I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised So shall I be saved from my enemies
The Lord liveth and blessed be the Rock And let the God of my salvation be exalted The Lord liveth and blessed be the Rock And let the God of my salvation be exalted
The Lord liveth and blessed be the Rock And let the God of my salvation be exalted The Lord liveth and blessed be the Rock And let the God of my salvation be exalted
Do we call upon HIM just in stillness? Well, NO. But, the fact is, it is during the stillness that we can HEAR HIM best. It does NOT, in any way shape of form mean that we cannot hear him otherwise. WE can….but when we first begin to hear HIM, we have to be still, quiet and humbled before HIM to get clarity.
Faith takes practice….It is a MUSCLE. It is perhaps the most important ONE we have. If we are not consistently going into battle, through HIM for our family, friends and loved ones, then are we walking in obedience? The battle is HIS, yes. But does that make us not needed? Nope, because HE uses US to fight it.
God can do battle on HIS own, and at times He will. But remember there is a TIME for everything. We have heard people say, “Well I can’t do it like you.” Our response is, “Neither can WE.” Anything we do well, GOD does, period. He gets 100% of the GLORY always.
Ecclesiastes 3
Amplified Bible (AMP)
3 To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven:
2 A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted,
3 A time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build up,
4 A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 A time to get and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to cast away,
7 A time to rend and a time to sew, a time to keep silence and a time to speak,
8 A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
9 What profit remains for the worker from his toil?
10 I have seen the painful labor and exertion and miserable business which God has given to the sons of men with which to exercise and busy themselves.
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to be glad and to get and do good as long as they live;
13 And also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
14 I know that whatever God does, it endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor anything taken from it. And God does it so that men will [reverently] fear Him [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is].
15 That which is now already has been, and that which is to be already has been; and God seeks that which has passed by [so that history repeats itself].
16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice there was wickedness, and that in the place of righteousness wickedness was there also.
17 I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and purpose and for every work.
18 I said in my heart regarding the subject of the sons of men, God is trying (separating and sifting) them, that they may see that by themselves [under the sun, without God] they are but like beasts.
19 For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even [in the end] one thing befalls them both. As the one dies, so dies the other. Yes, they all have one breath and spirit, so that a [a]man has no preeminence over a beast; for all is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility)!
20 All go to one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
22 So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his portion. For who shall bring him back to see what will happen after he is gone?
Footnotes:
Ecclesiastes 3:19 Does the Bible really teach that “a man has no preeminence over a beast”? No! The Bible only records that the book of Ecclesiastes says it. Then why is this book in the Bible? Can it possibly be called inspired by God when it makes such “under the sun” pronouncements, some only partially true, others entirely false? Here is the tested answer: “Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching … reproof… correction, for instruction… in righteousness.” (II Tim. 3:16 asv.) The divine purpose in including Ecclesiastes in the Bible is obvious. It gives a startling picture of how fatal it is for even the wisest of men to substitute man’s “wisdom” for God’s wisdom, and to attempt to live by it. Solomon’s reign began with God, gold, and glory. It ended with bafflement, brass, and bewildered acceptance of man’s having “no preeminence over a beast”!—man, who was made “in the image and likeness of God” (Gen. 1:27) and “but little lower than God [or heavenly beings]”! (Ps. 8:5.)
I LOVE how GOD works, because I had a challenge waking up today. I very rarely take medicine, and I never do so without praying over it first. You need to understand that there is a demon of pharmacia. In fact, the Hebrew word for “sorcerer” is the same root word from which we get the modern term “pharmacy.”
But, that does not mean GOD cannot use medicine. HE can use anything and anyone, He just excuses nothing and no one as well. GOD even used a donkey. He has no limitations. Anyway, I was led to take a mild sleeping pill. I had been having some challenges with sleeping. I had a GREAT nights sleep, PRAISE GOD, but was a tad sleepy this morning. Remember, He works according to the measure of FAITH. HE is awesome about meeting us where we are. Such a MIGHTY GOD!!!
The enemy got my attention for a minute, but guess what? SO DID GOD, and He gets more than a minute. I was annoyed at first with the minor morning spiritual hiccups, but once awake, it was battle time. GO GOD!!!!!! The minute we wake up, and open our eyes, we have entered a war zone. Can we be still in a war zone? The answer is YES!!!!!!!!! Because stillness is about PEACE and REST in HIM. He is not just saying be quiet, but that is part if it. He is saying this, “Quiet your hearts in me.” This means, we have to come and lay everything before HIM.
Now THAT is a task. Coming to GOD and saying not just YOUR will over mine GOD, but HIS will in ALL things. I find myself repenting a lot, but that is the best place to be. DO you know how much JOY comes with repentance? When we say GOD, I am sorry for trying to make it go my way, please have your way through me, and in the world you created that I am blessed to live in, there are so many gifts that come in return. The best gift of ALL is the LOVE that washes over us, and cleans us off once again through HIS precious BLOOD.
I remember being 9 years old, especially now because our daughter is almost 8. I look at her and ask GOD to remind me. I say LORD show me what it felt like then. SO, I can pray for her, that THOSE feelings are released. I daily Praise GOD that we have JESUS to intercede for us. We often ask people to pray because GOD prompts us to. I believe the reason He does this is simple. GOD wants us to be in unity and to receive, or partake of each other’s blessings. Yes, what GOD has for us is for us, but this means that it is for us, to SHARE.
This has been a long entry, but I thank GOD for laying this in my spirit today. When the enemy attacks your mind and tells you evil things, ask GOD to rebuke him. GOD will often do so through you. The enemy will tell you, “you are a horrible spouse, parent, child of God, person, etc..” But, those are ALL lies. When you take a moment to see who GOD says you are, YOU will receive the TRUTH, and be set free.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. …
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, …
To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. …
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; …
For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns. No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved. An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. …
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death. The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. …
If indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, but you do not believe because you are not part of my flock. …
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
IT is HIS TIME…
SEE finally who you ARE, and more importantly who HE makes you, and me. GOD shines through us. HIS Grace is still sufficient, but we must come with hearts that are repenting, to actually grasp it, and see it envelop our lives.
We have covered this topic before. But, it needs to keep being addressed. God repeated many things in scripture, because He knew our brain needed healing. In this season, people are, as a whole very aware of threats of additional war. But, what they may not be as aware of, is the WAR in the Heavens.
Yet, THIS is the most important one. WE ALL have position in God’s Army. WE are ONE BODY in HIM. Each one has a very specific purpose, uniquely designed under Heaven. Here is the question, will we take it, receive it? Meaning, will we come under HIS wings, and allow HIM to move in, through and even around us? Will we allow GOD to fight? Because if we don’t, the end is going to be horrendous. I say this not to stir up anything negative, it is simply a fact. The bible discusses this at length.
In this myriad of WAR we are in, it is done in the heavens, it is finished and won. However, there is still manifestation, or demonstration that MUST come to earth. Not because it has to, but because GOD promised it would. He keeps HIS promises. Thank GOD for that! He LOVES us so much. 🙂
This is a great link that I was led to on HIS army.
We all are at a crossroads of some sort. Our family has had a lot of change. I mean A LOT. Some good, some great and some that was a MAJOR challenge. All we can say is BUT for the GRACE and GLORY of GOD, we would have perished. Thankfully, He gives so many chances to HIS babies.
Because we LOVE Him so, we are strong advocates for HIS military. This is, in our world what looks like a “scary” time. But, the fact is, in HIM, it does not have to be scary at ALL. How many times does God command us to encourage ourselves in the LORD, or to be of good courage? Too many to count.
I encourage you to take position in HIM, hunker down and prepare. IT will eventually get rough, but GOD will see us through. HE will, because again, HE has promised He will NEVER leave us or forsake us. THIS is not about religion, it is about relationship with GOD. It is, about not giving our enemy, or his minions an inch. Because trust us, he will take a mile, in fact a few. But GOD…
I am so honored to be LOVED by GOD. I don’t know about ya’ll, but when the day sometimes seems darkest, I can CLING to HIS LOVE, HIS words and HIS amazing presence to bring comfort, healing and peace. No matter what our circumstance, HIS LOVE is the answer….Our family is in position. It is WAR, and it is heating up, and thank GOD. Because there will never be a time, that HE is not worthy to be praised. HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE LORD is not going to keep waiting on us. Look around you and you will see, that HE is making a command. WE can either do it HIS way or die. Power of life and death in our tongue. IT is in what we say, how we digest, so many insights and revelations here. WE SPEAK LIFE over God’s kids, and thank GOD that vengeance is HIS, not ours.
This morning as I woke a scripture was put on my heart. It was this one in Isaiah.
These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught.
I had a beautiful dream, walking with Jesus. I went to sleep feeling distraught about something, and God knew. He knows ALL and sees ALL. See, what makes one false is the motive of our heart. GOD’s heart is 100% PURE!!!! The dream was a bit blurry as I tried to recall it, but what I was shown was “coffee/tea time” with Jesus. I was really tired, and had endured a very long couple of days. Big changes are happening in our family, by God’s Grace and for HIS Glory.
As I sat there, I could hear clearly the above scripture. I could see the sadness in HIS eyes. I realized why we are going through so much in this process. I was reminded again, never about us, always about HIM. But, I also saw HIM look at me, smile and say, “well done thy good and faithful servant.” I was so incredibly humbled. Because, I know that anything that God causes good to happen in our lives, is ALL HIM. I cannot say enough how grateful we are for HIS LOVE, GRACE, MERCY, PEACE, and JOY.
I have had a tendency, in the past to fall into shame, when things were not going as God revealed they would. You know, like perhaps I did or did not do something. Thankfully, GOD healed me of constantly beating myself up all the time. He reminded me that HE is a GOD of LOVE and ADORATION, not a GOD of GUILT and CONDEMNATION. I got up at a specific time this morning, and turned the tv on, and a movie called LIFE of PI was on. 🙂
I was intrigued, because I had wanted to see it for a long time, but my husband was not that interested. He LOVES adventure, and what he did not realize is this movie is ALL abt that. The movie is really fascinating. It really shows how even in the darkest times, GOD’s GLORY still shines, He still rescues us, when we let HIM.
I kept thinking of JOB and how He endured and endured and was tested and tried in the FIRE. Thinking of how, it was necessary for him to lose it all, to receive more humility. Most importantly, that every LOSS that he endured was Christ’s gain.
This is so very true for us too. Who do we say GOD is? Well, He has many names. Elohim, the GREAT I AM, Jehovah Jirah, Jehovah Rapha, to name a few. He has many jobs, but the greatest one is LOVE. He not only has the JOB to LOVE but HE IS LOVE.
Recently someone posted that when we say I LOVE YOU, we say I GOD YOU, and at first I was not sure about that. But, the more I prayed about it, the more I got that it was accurate. We are speaking GOD into their lives. We are speaking ALL that GOD is into their lives.
This is a season where we have to know who GOD is. If we do not know who he is, we won’t know who he is not. Life throws us curve balls, and we have to let GOD be the bat to hit the home run. We need to expect the challenges, and try not to run from them.
People have asked us, how do you have the faith you do? We say, “well, WE don’t.” It is GOD, it is HE alone that moves. It is GOD that LOVES through us, even the tough LOVE. It is GOD who disciplines our children, we pray and ask HIM to do so. It is GOD that writes books, songs, etc…Strange as it sounds, it is GOD in us, around us, and through us. But, HE gets the GLORY.
Our plans never work like HIS, I ask now and even daily that GOD forgive me for when I get it wrong, that he strip me of all the pride in the way. What is it in the way of? HIS plans and HIS will, that is what.
JESUS leads us to the FATHER. It says in the word that we will do even greater things, because JESUS intercedes for us to the FATHER. This means JESUS in us will do those greater works!
We must have UNITY with the Father GOD, HIS son JESUS, and the HOLY Spirit, but the most important one for relationship is JESUS. I am almost 37 years old. This journey with GOD has been really, one adventure after another. It has also been one challenge after another, and in some cases, one death after another.
Our family began walking the GLORY road of GOD when we became a family, on June 24th, 2006. This was the date that David and I married, but really, the actually day we became a family, was May 7, 2005. THIS was the day GOD intervened and caused David and I to date. we never would have picked each other, but GOD.
Long before we understood what GOD’s Glory meant, we were prayerfully calling it into our lives. Not only OUR lives but everyone we knew. You can imagine the kind of target that puts on our back. But, GOD and HIS infinite LOVE has never failed.
He sets us free and delivers us daily from the ways of this world. It does not mean we never participate in it. What it does mean is this, the world has no hold of us. When GOD says walk away, we do. Why? Because, we have learned the consequence that comes when we do not. Ultimately, our desires better line up with GOD’s. If not, He is unpleased, and the FAITH seeds that He has panted, will not prosper and flourish. Because, if we are not repentant before HIM, and asking HIM to take over in our lives, whatever we do will fail. Yet, with HIM, even when it looks like we have failed, we end up succeeding, because HE turns it around as we come humbly before HIM, laying it down on the altar once again, and repenting, which is key.
Yes, it may LOOK like PLANS succeed according to THIS world, but God’s plans are different, and only HIS are ETERNAL.
So, who do we say GOD is? WE say He is EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD is the very breath we breathe. He has divinely orchestrated and keeps doing so, according to HIS will, purpose and plans.
GOD is our best friend, our spouse, our heart, our hope, our LOVE, our LIFE, absolutely our ALL in ALL.
Who is GOD to you? who do you say HE is?
I can share, as a close that GOD used to be our emergency plan. Yes, God will come through, but we used to treat HIM with disrespect. For so many reasons, we did this. He used to be, our last resort. we used to make decisions based on manipulation and fear, and we used to be in CHAINS to the enemy. BUT GOD….
IF you see GOD this way, I can say, it often happens from a place of woundedness deep within. My husband and children can attest to this. When we said yes to CHRIST, we receive EVERYTHING. Maybe not all at once, but as we come under HIS wings and learn HIS ways, and ultimately, let GOD move in us, we receive FREEDOM in CHRIST and ALL that this entails. The word says everything works for the good of those who LOVE GOD and are called according to HIS purpose. There is unconditional LOVE that was gifted to us on a cross in CALVARY, as HE took our sins, sicknesses, and diseases. THE LOVE is unconditional itself, but for us to receive the LOVE, we have to obey GOD’s ways, HIS plans, and walk HIS path. Ultimately, we have to ask GOD to just take over. He cannot be our co-pilot, HE must PILOT our LIVES.
NOW, we are NEW CREATIONS in CHRIST. Now, we can choose each day to be filled with JOY and WONDER in HIM. NOW, we can praise HIM ALL the time. Even when it feels like our heart is breaking, we know now that GOD is so much BIGGER than that!!!
I pray this entry was a blessing from HIM 🙂
This last portion is a song that GOD wrote through me, when in treatment with Sarah Elizabeth in 2009.
“IT IS GOD”
Verse 1:
You never think it will happen to you…but it could. When it does it feels just like your suffocating. Life goes on as you wade in the waters not knowing when to come up for air.
Verse 2:
No person here can help… No amount of human love can heal. Yet we try… Cause it’s what we know to reach for comfort elsewhere. He forgives us for our ignorance and wraps us in his grace and care.
Chorus:
It is God that finds you when you are hurting…bleeding and dying inside. He never binds you from what you need. He IS the only answer…the only key to finding who you are…in the midst of all the chaos and broken dreams.
Bridge:
It IS GOD that needs you…more than any other does. He needs your help to reach the lost ones. So show His love and share HIS love by giving and receiving. Know that you will fall and he will pick you up and start you over. God is the everlasting… better than a 4 leaf clover!
Verse 3:
For it is written that God goes after every lost sheep. He will not stop until their brought back to their shepherd. It says He won’t give up until we ALL are found. So Praise Him now… for we WILL come around. Praise God in the midst of crisis…praise Him every hour…in the good and bad times…for ALL the trees and flowers. For It is God who created us…It is God who renew us and it is God that will ALWAYS find a way.
Repeat Chorus:
It is God that finds you when you are hurting…bleeding and dying inside. He never binds you from what you need. He IS the only answer…the only key to finding who you are…in the midst of all the chaos and broken dreams.
It is God that can sew us together when we come apart at all our seams…Praise God!
This morning, I awoke starting to badger myself for something not happening yet. I began to recall the taunting of this phrase, “who do you think you are?” It is more than just a question, in some cases it is an accusation. The enemy is the one who accuses us. If God ever asks this question, it comes from a place of reflection.
REALLY love this artistic expression of what we carry and who we are. GOD says we are to be in the world, but not of it. Let us pray for all countries, that this revelation comes through.
Who do we think we are? Well, if we have the mind of Christ, then we know that we are loved, fearfully and wonderfully made, and precious in the sight of our Father. But, what if we don’t? Then, we fall into the traps and snares of our enemies, by believing that we are lower than dirt on the ground.
God’s word says, “He loved us while we were yet sinning.” So the love was there, but the union was not. I pray this resonates. GOD loves us ALL, but cannot dwell within us freely, without restriction, unless we have pure hearts before HIM. This means unless we come before GOD not just seeking HIS ways, but asking HIM to download them in us, He cannot and will not help.
See, the point is not that we do not ever fail, or fall or even take the bait. The point is that we are learning and growing in HIM, so that if we do, we can repent and let GOD take over. Because GOD, in HIS infinite LOVE yearns to move on our behalf.
This link gives a few scriptures that explain who we should be, and who we ARE in Christ.
The next time the enemy tries to drag you backwards into your past, say NO. Remember say NO to drugs? Well, say NO to evil, ALL EVIL. The drugs are just a small portion. Jesus did not ignore the enemy, He addressed him, and dealt with him. Then, because HE, Jesus, was sinless and blameless and had no darkness in HIM, the enemy could not get to HIM, and deter HIM from the Father’s plans.
We are learning to make it a GODLY habit to come and be naked before GOD. Now, let me explain, this does not mean we come with no clothes on. Although there were people in scripture who did this. But, we lay our worldly clothes down to HIM. The emotions we may be facing, questions, our plans essentially, all are laid at the cross. Because GOD’s plans are bigger and better.
GOD longs to shine HIS GLORY upon us, but we cannot try to force it to come, we must wait upon the LORD. ~
We learned a long time ago, not everybody was going to support what GOD calls us to do. But, truly all that matters is that GOD does, because HIS plan and HIS ways are the only ones that work consistently and are sustained. We keep praying HIS will over ALL and speak forgiveness over wounds and the wounded soldiers. There are some who know they are warriors, and others who have only glimpsed who GOD in them is.
SO, when going to GOD this morning about this topic, I came up with some basics. who do I think I am? I am a Child of God, a wife, a mother, a friend, a daughter, a disciple, a steward, a servant, a singer, a writer, and a warrior. I am certain to GOD I am so much more. It seems lately, I am whoever He needs me to be. I am learning to be OK with that. 🙂
When the enemy comes and taunts and threatens to bring destruction, the JOY is still there that GOD is bigger than that. Does the enemy get a few jabs here and there? Well, yes sometimes this is the case. But, GOD is gonna knock HIM out, this we can count on, because “It is finished.”
CELEBRATE the JOY of THE LORD! It is our STRENGTH!!!! We have graduated from the world, and each new level in HIM will bring more FREEDOM. HALLELUJAH!!!!
I was going to post more scripture here, but I feel led to simply request that you go before GOD and let HIM give you some specifics. There are so many. I will share one that really jumps out at me. THIS is who we ARE.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Amplified Bible (AMP)
17 Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!
GOD says in HIS word that He will spew us out HIS mouth, if we do not obey HIM. Because, THIS is NOT the time to ignore GOD. He is sending warnings, He is showing us that perilous times are coming, and if we do not adhere to HIM and HIS ways, we won’t make it through. Ultimately, if HE does not do everything through us, then we won’t succeed.
Revelation 3
Amplified Bible (AMP)
3 And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Sardis write: These are the words of Him Who has the seven Spirits of God [[a]the sevenfold Holy Spirit] and the seven stars: I know your record and what you are doing; you are supposed to be alive, but [in reality] you are dead.
2 Rouse yourselves and keep awake, and strengthen and invigorate what remains and is on the point of dying; for I have not found a thing that you have done [any work of yours] meeting the requirements of My God or perfect in His sight.
3 So call to mind the lessons you received and heard; continually lay them to heart and obey them, and repent. In case you will not rouse yourselves and keep awake and watch, I will come upon you like a thief, and you will not know or suspect at what hour I will come.
4 Yet you still have a few [persons’] names in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes, and they shall walk with Me in white, because they are worthy and deserving.
5 Thus shall he who conquers (is victorious) be clad in white garments, and I will not erase or blot out his name from the Book of Life; I will acknowledge him [as Mine] and I will confess his name openly before My Father and before His angels.
6 He who is able to hear, let him listen to and heed what the [Holy] Spirit says to the assemblies (churches).
7 And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, He Who has the key of David, Who opens and no one shall shut, Who shuts and no one shall open:
8 I know your [record of] works and what you are doing. See! I have set before you a door wide open which no one is able to shut; I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept My Wordand guarded My message and have not renounced or denied My name.
9 Take note! I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet and learn and acknowledge that I have loved you.
10 Because you have guarded and kept My word of patient endurance [have held fast the [b]lesson of My patience with the [c]expectant endurance that I give you], I also will keep you [safe] from the hour of trial (testing) which is coming on the whole world to try those who dwell upon the earth.
11 I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one may rob you and deprive you of your crown.
12 He who overcomes (is victorious), I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of My God; he shall never be put out of it or go out of it, and I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which descends from My God out of heaven, and My own new name.
13 He who can hear, let him listen to and heed what the Spirit says to the assemblies (churches).
14 And to the angel (messenger) of the assembly (church) in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the trusty and faithful and true Witness, the Origin and Beginning and Author of God’s creation:
15 I know your [record of] works and what you are doing; you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot!
16 So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth!
17 For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
18 Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Me gold refined and tested by fire, that you may be [truly] wealthy, and white clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see.
19 Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude].
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me.
21 He who overcomes (is victorious), I will grant him to sit beside Me on My throne, as I Myself overcame (was victorious) and sat down beside My Father on His throne.
22 He who is able to hear, let him listen to and heed what the [Holy] Spirit says to the assemblies (churches).
This chapter in REVELATION is so very important. When He revealed to me that this was the topic, I admit I did not want to write it. But, as always God showed me again, through LOVE that He would do so. The word says, He anoints us. He led me to this link on further explanation of this.
It is very informative, and I believe GOD will use it to teach you, mold you and heal you in the process. I know He is using it to do this for us. Because how could people be healed by us? The answer is, they CANNOT. They are healed by the presence of GOD in us.
Anyone can have FAITH, gonna say this again, ANYONE CAN HAVE FAITH. OK, one more time, ANYONE can HAVE FAITH. But, does GOD’s FAITH have you? What is your faith rooted in? Is it rooted in idols? Maybe not on purpose but seek GOD, ask HIM. he will reveal it and expose the enemy. He will do so, as only HE can.
I have had many friends say to me, “What works for you, may not work for me.” My response, and our response is, “It worked for JESUS and He lives in ALL of us.” God is looking for partners. Is there anyone in the whole universe that is better than GOD? NO WAY!!!! We have had business partners who were doing UNGODLY things, and the LORD commanded us to pray and break it off them.
Specifically, He led us to ask for a GLORY window to rain down blessings over them. We easily could have made it about us, and I will tell u at times we did. Because we are not immune to being affected by evil influence. But, the point is not whether it was ALL done perfectly or not. The whole point that GOD cares about is this; did we repent for our wrong doings, and did we receive HIS wisdom, knowledge and lessons in the process.
Are we straddling the fence. Trying to overcome, striving to do better? Because He is very clear that the ONLY thing we must LABOR to do is REST in HIM. The ultimate GOAL is to have PEACE in HIM and HIS ways. To say, and mean, “NOT my will LORD, but YOURS be DONE, on EARTH as it is in HEAVEN.”
Yesterday a pastor God introduced us to, shared a story. He spoke of a dog that hit the fence. It was trying to go over. The master called it, and it smashed into the fence. It could have died, but GOD. even the pastor mentioned, as a kid his faith was not the same. He was concerned and feared for the dog. But the MASTER, the one in authority stood his ground. Interestingly enough, this kid was an unbeliever. I bet GOD has gotten a hold of him now. 😉 He called the dog again and the dog JUMPED the fence. God showed us this dog had angels around him. In fact, ALL God’s animals do! HIS animals and HIS children have angelic escorts. GO GOD!!! The dog overcame in GOD, whether the kid knew this or not.
Can we learn something from this? Can we get down deep within, that it really is NOT about GOD calling us to perfection. He is calling us to let HIM perfect us. There is a difference. A reminder that in HEBREW the word perfect actually means mature. God is growing us up! So, don’t you think we will have growing pains? We will crash against of the fence, bang our head spiritually, rip our clothes (armor) as God helps us climb over. BUT, we WILL GET OVER!!!! HE does not FAIL, never has and never will.
We become who we are around, and in a marriage we partake of each other. Let me explain a bit here, we are one flesh as husband and wife. So, we begin with our own baggage right? Then we join with another and have theirs too. We begin to be affected by each other. GOD knows this, He had a plan for it all along. HIS ways are not our ways. If we marry an unbeliever and put that person and ways over GOD, no matter how much we say we trust and LOVE God, He comes second. even if we marry a Godly man, but go to the man first before seeking GOD in him, this is the case.
My husband and I have been married going on 8 years now. NEW BEGINNINGS. We both lived years where we straddled the fence. Boy did we ever. I say this not to glorify the enemy in any way, but to let you know what GOD did. The enemy sent his “biggest and brightest” at us. BUT GOD, dispelled them ALL.
They threw all their nastiness at us, and we kept loving, and seeking GOD to LOVE through us. Why did we do this? Because we know what it is like not to have someone love you. To look in your eyes, saying they do, but lying through their teeth or crooked smile. We know the pain and agony of having that person you love most seem ecstatic, yet GOD knowing only that there is brokenness buried within. Guess what? SO does JESUS. Because when HE died, the horrific death He endured consisted of all this demonic attack, nastiness, pain, and again, anything evil u could ever imagine being derived from sin.
LORD drive through US….we bless the people on your road, for you own everything. Oh, GLORY to our awesome and MIGHTY GOD!!!!!!!!!! IN JESUS NAME ~ Amen
Today, even a baby step of FAITH is a beginning. God will honor that. But, eventually you have to take LEAPS of FAITH in HIM. Because Jesus came to save the least, last and the lost. He did not come to leave them in misery without hope or encouragement. See that right there, if what the enemy has told us. But it is a LIE!!!!!
Yesterday God introduced me to a precious daughter of HIS. I was so honored to meet her. I pray she received HIS LOVE ore each day. So many, her included, have only GLIMPSED the power and mighty and GLORY of GOD. I have gotten to the point where I surrender it ALL to GOD. If I don’t do this daily, the enemy comes at me like a freight train.
Let’s all come into agreement with GOD. NOT only will He manifest healing over us, but the GLORY will multiply and others will be healed. This will happen just by touching the hem of HIS garment. GLORY TO GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get off the fence. Hop down, apologize to GOD, let HIM LOVE the HELL out of you. Then you can be 100% FREE, and He can use you to heal, set free, and LOVE others. GO GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will always be HIS cheerleader. A dear sister mentioned to me that she cheered in school. At first I thought, I wish I had done that. Then HE convicted me, and He said, “YOU did beloved daughter, you have always cheered for me, on my team. :)” With tears in my eyes, I said, “Thank you Father, for NEVER giving up on me, on any of us.”
You see He goes after EVERY lost sheep. HIS will is that none of us should perish. So you ready? Lord, we call on you to come and just posses us and take over and cause us to be propelled over that fence, mountain, cliff, whatever it may be. DO it LORD!!!! BIRTH your GLORY!!!! OVERFLOW US LORD IN EVERY AREA, for your purpose and PLAN and RID us of ourselves and anything UNGODLY in the way.
