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.
Do u ever notice that when one thing happens in life, something else happens, at the same time or right after? Good and bath, this is TRUTH. People say bad things can come in 3’s but GOOD things can as well. I cannot say enough how much GOD has impressed this upon us. WE are ALL HIS KIDS and it is ALL connected. WE are connected to each other, to GOD who created each other, most of all.
There are many many many people who currently are experiencing deception. There is actually such a thing as TOO MUCH boldness. Jesus, had just the right amount. When we do something on our own, GOD may bless it but oh will the complications abound. He blesses us as we grow, and continue to repent before HIM.
Remember the weapons of warfare are not carnal…wear your armor, and put it on at the least, for your family, and the most for ALL HIS children daily. This is in Ephesians and Isaiah where it states specifics on the armor of GOD. It is a MUST and has never been so important to reaffirm as often as Holy Spirit leads.
There are spirits around us. We fight them, not flesh and blood. Or at least we should be doing this, and GOD should be the one doing so. If we are doing something and it starts out as more trouble to GOD than the enemy, GOD will hinder it. He will cause it to cease and desist. But, He will also keep loving the HELL out of us. We have to keep doing the same with others. He does so through us.
He does NOT want us to have a religious spirit. I find myself lately, going before HIM and saying, “crucify my flesh GOD.” He is, and it often hurts. When the FIRES of HELL come at you, because GOD in you is a threat, it is anything but easy sometimes. BUT GOD.
I read a post from our dear sister and fellow warrior today, Barbara Gaines. It was a GREAT reminder. Basically the post said, “WE NEED EACH OTHER.” We absolutely do, and GOD’s word teaches us this. We also need GOD in each other, even more. See, His word says clearly that we, HIS people will perish for lack of knowledge and vision. Instead of competing we should let GOD be completing.
I go before GOD, it seems daily as of late, crying out on behalf of the entire BODY of Christ. Because if we are in error, and out of order, than how can GOD use us to be examples of what should be? If we refuse to be the kind of warriors who please GOD, how can HE use us to defeat the enemy?
The answer is, if we REBEL against HIM, He cannot. He will work with, on and through those who are obedient. He says clearly, “Obedience is better than sacrifice.” Let’s look at marriage for example. I have had to come before GOD repenting because of numerous things. One of them is blaming the other person, and not owning my part. We experienced ‘Job’s friends” coming and giving their 25 cents worth too. But GOD.
From long before we were ever a spec of dust, or an apple in HIS eye, God had plans. He has plans to prosper us, not to harm us. He wants to save the least, last and the lost. Why? Because HE LOVES us. Also, because we all have been and at some point will be all of these. But the ones whom God chooses, have not their own life.
I have hear people in relationships say that, “I want my own LIFE!” When you work for GOD, it is never your own. Hallelujah for that!!!! He has it, in HIS hands! We have had people say, “How could anyone not like ya’ll?” Our response, if they don’t then GOD in us turns them off.
I even recently had a childhood friend, someone like a brother say to me, “Not everyone can handle the GLORY of GOD, and you carry that. I am sitting here thinking, “I wonder if he knows that he does too?” Jesus died on a cross for us, to take everything that we could ever imagine in a negative manner, EVERYTHING. Please let this register. Any slander, pain, hurt, sin, death, theft, abandonment, and anything else your mind can conceive that is not HOLY, JESUS took it ALL.
This is an incredible picture that captures the crucifixion. Please, take a moment and reflect on the DEPTH of what was taken for YOU and for me. ~
This does NOT give us the right to rebel against HIM, and HIS ways, yet we have. Just like in the Garden of Eden, the very first sin, we continue to think we can do it, with GOD watching. We can try, but we will fail, cause GOD cannot be distant. He must be around SOVEREIGN in every way, GOD must be the one to complete the battle. But, He does it through us!!! He needs us.
Not saying that GOD is needy, not in the least, but He has NEED of us.
When Jesus died on the cross, He became the ultimate sacrifice. He is also the ultimate catalyst, one who propels us forward. We are coming into a season, after the jubilee, where the people of God will face the anti-Christ. Some, sadly may not know who it is. Do u want to miss out on the revelations of GOD?
We honor and worship ONLY our GOD…no other idols or little gods before HIM, ever. ~ GLORY to KING JESUS of NAZARETH!!!!
If we believe that the death of Father God’s son Jesus had no purpose, we will fall pray to the enemy’s plan. The word says, “His people perish, for LACK of knowledge and vision.” He is clear, so we must be as well. NO BLURRED lines allowed. GOD brings clarity. It had great purpose, still does. He took our sins in the spirit and physically upon HIM in the natural. Yet, so many do not receive the freedom available.
Have you ever thought that maybe the sin, might even be used as a weapon? The enemy will use it to try to kill, steal and destroy, but GOD. For the LORD will use it to deliver us 100% as we come with repentant hearts, and ask HIM to move in, around and through us as HE births HIS GLORY.
I am asking GOD which pictures to use here, because this one is so important….LORD, have your way. May all be drawn to YOU in us, so they can be set free. Each healing, deliverance and salvation is connected to more than our own. Hallelujah!!!! Glory to GOD!
LORD, have your way alone as we come and partake of you and your sacrifice. We humble ourselves before you LORD JESUS, and thank you for undoing the plans and tactics of the enemy, on our behalf. The word says we will do even greater things because you intercede for us. You do it LORD, you NEVER FAIL, never have and never will. Oh how we praise you. Here in your presence we stand. Thank you for this honor and privilege. ALL GLORY and honor to you, now and forever more. Thank you for convicting us to repent, because you LOVe us. Teaching us to choose your ways because it is the only way, and for always being a GOD of GRACE, LOVE and MERCY. You are the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. None other is worthy but you. The way, the truth and the LIFE!!!
In Jesus name and BLOOD,
Amen
BRING ON THE JUBILEE GOD! help, us be not distracted by the sorrows. The great I AM is so much BIGGER than that. ~
Today is the 12th, a day or order, specifically Godly order. The world appears to be going through a lot of really difficult stuff. BUT, GOD will use the foolish things to confound the wise. So the question on the table is, “Who are WE reflecting?” Because so many look around and see a lot of Christian people stabbing each other in the back. In some cases, even literally. It is not always a brother loving brother or sister loving sister. Yet, the word says, they will know us by our LOVE. We must increasingly let GOD heal us, so HE is reflecting in us.
Therefore, this MUST change. Because, as one person in ministry put it, ALL of us would go to HELL, if it did not. So are we consistently surrendering to and serving God, or the world? I can tell you, that we served God in the world, but often fell into traps of the world. An example is language. God has freed us from condemnation. We speak as He leads. When we speak and He does not, we apologize, repent and ask HIM alone to transform our tongue.
If we do NOT do this, we will likely speak more death than life. GOD is the author and perfector of our faith. He is the one who challenges us. He alone is the one who humbles us. I remember one day my husband David saying something important. He was being used by God to minister to someone, a brother in Christ. The words used were, “YOU must be so hidden in GOD, that she must seek GOD to find you.”
I recall hearing D say this, and thinking something to myself. I thought, “wow, he really has been listening.” It was a very beautiful gift to hear this. Because as many of you know, our marriage, has not always been a bountiful picnic. But GOD. He truly resurrects it daily, and WE are beyond words grateful.
God has taught, and continues to teach us to be REAL, RAW and RELATIONAL. He consistently reminds us that it ALL about HE in us and in others. That we cannot mess it up, as long as we choose HIM, and HIS ways and stay surrendered and submitted to HIS promises, and word.
Isaiah 54:10
Amplified Bible (AMP)
10 For though the mountains should depart and the hills be shaken or removed, yet My love and kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace and completeness be removed, says the Lord, Who has compassion on you.
I had a dear friend ask me, “If I believe in her. I said, “Of course I do.” Most of all, I believe in God within her. Because that is more powerful than any amount of darkness that could come against her, or any of us. Truly, GOD is a GOD of GRACE and MERCY. He simple requires us to receive HIS LOVE and ultimately reflect HIM.
This morning, our family got up, at the crack of dawn. I thank GOD because there were some minor groans and such, but overall, everyone did as they were led. The reason we got up so early, is because our daughter begins school soon. She starts one week from today. If we waited until a week from today and said, “It’s time to get up” she would NOT get up. There are preparations that must be done.
This preparation is actually a reflection of GOD. Christ is coming back for a bride that is without spot, or wrinkle. That is what HIS word says. Today the devotion was on shining in the darkness. Specifically, GOD using us to shine HIS LIGHT to ALL we come in contact with. There are many variations of this. Sometimes, just a smile can go a long way. Let HIM lead.
I can be upfront about this fact. When God officially called the ministry to come to pass, we were anything but ready. WE were so bound by so many things. But, He was patient, and kind, and loving with us. He walked us through then, and now each day. He began to show us that we MUST reject the world’s ways to choose HIS.
There was a time I thought I was dependent on GOD. I would share with my spouse, who did not understand, and at times, it felt like he cared less. But, those sharing times, were seeds of LOVE. This was a place where GOD was preparing and tilling the ground. He was the one, using me to plant the seeds, and our daughter, and others in our lives. Those who were NOT speaking in FAITH, He removed for a season.
Because GOD knew the purpose and importance of REFLECTING HIM and not the enemy of our soul. He desired to hunt us down, lovingly and capture our hearts, minds, souls, spirits, and bodies I am so grateful He did. I do NOT have religion, but am so blessed to have GOD as my best friend. Then, to have my husband second, and he be at peace with that. Beyond words and thought honored, to be used by GOD to reflect only HIM.
Romans 8:26
New International Version (NIV)
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
GOD knows when we speak, and HE also knows when evil speaks through us. It is WE who must learn the difference, because for us, and others that GOD loves, it can be the difference in LIFE and DEATH, in some case quite literally.
It is NEVER about us, thinking that is just pride creeping up. WE must hold every thought captive to Christ. It is always and FOREVER abt GOD. IT may be about GOD in us, but not us. GOD is a loving but jealous GOD. He will remove ALL that is in the way of intimacy with HIM. So, if it is being removed, even if we think we did not put it above HIM, we should repent, because likely we did.
Isaiah 40:28-31
Amplified Bible (AMP)
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding.
29 He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound].
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and [selected] young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted;
31 But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.
1 Corinthians 3
Amplified Bible (AMP)
3 However, brethren, I could not talk to you as to spiritual [men], but as to nonspiritual [men of the flesh, in whom the carnal nature predominates], as to mere infants [in the new life] in Christ [[a]unable to talk yet!]
2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not yet strong enough [to be ready for it]; but even yet you are not strong enough [to be ready for it],
3 For you are still [unspiritual, having the nature] of the flesh [under the control of ordinary impulses]. For as long as [there are] envying and jealousy and wrangling and factions among you, are you not unspiritual and of the flesh, behaving yourselves after a human standard and like mere (unchanged) men?
4 For when one says, I belong to Paul, and another, I belong to Apollos, are you not [proving yourselves] ordinary (unchanged) men?
5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Ministering servants [not heads of parties] through whom you believed, even as the Lord appointed to each his task:
6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was making it grow and [He] gave the increase.
7 So neither he who plants is anything nor he who waters, but [only] God Who makes it grow andbecome greater.
8 He who plants and he who waters are equal (one in aim, of the same importance and esteem), yet each shall receive his own reward (wages), according to his own labor.
9 For we are fellow workmen (joint promoters, laborers together) with and for God; you are God’s[b]garden and vineyard and field under cultivation, [you are] God’s building.
10 According to the grace (the special endowment for my task) of God bestowed on me, like a skillful architect and master builder I laid [the] foundation, and now another [man] is building upon it. But let each [man] be careful how he builds upon it,
11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is [already] laid, which is Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).
12 But if anyone builds upon the Foundation, whether it be with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
13 The work of each [one] will become [plainly, openly] known (shown for what it is); for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test andcritically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done.
14 If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test], he will get his reward.
15 But if any person’s work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire.
16 Do you not discern and understand that you [the whole church at Corinth] are God’s temple (His sanctuary), and that God’s Spirit has His permanent dwelling in you [to be at home in you,[c]collectively as a church and also individually]?
17 If anyone [d]does hurt to God’s temple or corrupts it [[e]with false doctrines] or destroys it, God will[f]do hurt to him and bring him to the corruption of death and destroy him. For the temple of God is holy (sacred to Him) and that [temple] you [[g]the believing church and its individual believers] are.
18 Let no person deceive himself. If anyone among you supposes that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool [let him discard his worldly discernment and recognize himself as dull, stupid, and foolish, without true learning and scholarship], that he may become [really] wise.
19 For this world’s wisdom is foolishness (absurdity and stupidity) with God, for it is written, He lays hold of the wise in their [own] craftiness;
20 And again, The Lord knows the thoughts and reasonings of the [humanly] wise and recognizes how futile they are.
21 So let no one exult proudly concerning men [boasting of having this or that man as a leader], for all things are yours,
22 Whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter), or the universe or life or death, or the immediate and[h]threatening present or the [subsequent and uncertain] future—all are yours,
23 And you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
This is our prayer LORD…may we ONLY reflect YOU, and YOUR GLORY SHINE!
Whatever it takes LORD, do it. For you alone are worthy. ~ The pictures HERE are images of reflection. I believe, HIS reflection is present here, this day.
I am inserting a link for the book He led me to write. I was a bit apprehensive about doing so, but I pray GOD uses it still, and increases HIS boldness within me as each step of FAITH is taken. The premise of the book is to choose FAITH above FEAR. It is my testimony up to that point. There is a second in this series which will be available soon. May He bless you ALL with HIS seeds.
This song was put in my spirit this morning. I loved it as a kid. God used it to reach me, when faced with darkness. He brought HIS LIGHT of Glory through this music.
PETRA – “This is my prayer”
Words and music by Bob Hartman and John Elefante Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18, Ephesians 6:18-19, Matthew 6:9-13
First I want to thank You Lord for being who You are For coming to the rescue of a man who’s drifted far For calling me to be Your son and calling me to serve Lord the way You’ve blessed my life is more than I deserve
Keep the ones I love so dearly Fill their emptiness while I am gone And fill the loneliness in me
(Chorus) This is my prayer Lifted to You Knowing You care even more than I do This is my prayer Lifted in Your name Your will be done I humbly pray
Let me be the evidence of what Your grace can do To a generations struggling to find themselves in You May they come to know the love of God May their eyes be made to see Give me the opportunity to share the truth that sets them free And may unity in all things Be the banner of Your church And let revival’s fire begin to burn
As we face the last and final hours Turn a wayward country back to You And keep us from the evil that devours Keep us on the path and lead us through Keep us in Your light until Your kingdom comes And our work is done
This is my prayer Lifted to You Knowing You care so much more than I do This is my prayer In Jesus’ name Your will be done I humbly pray This is my prayer
This morning God has been teaching and revealing so much. Today is the 9th, Biblically it means The Father’s divine perfection. What a Glorious day it has been! It began with kindness, and every plot and scheme of the enemy, God has squashed. While out and about today, God showed up and out. He revealed that ” He is breaking us out of solitary confinement.”
So, do you guys wanna be FREE? Cause who the son sets free is free indeed!!!
First, He sent us to Walmart. I am so grateful we waited till today. Lots of sales, and lovely opportunities for Him to minister. Anyway, we come in, with the list He gave us, and start looking for who ” jumps out at us.” Anyway, usually when we go shopping, I get headaches or back pain, or something, but today was different. A dear sister of mine, Carolyn told me something about Walmart. She said, ” God gave me a ” Walmart ministry” for years.” Every time God sends us, it has a purpose.
Today was no different, in that respect. We met people who needed His encouragement. We high fived people about His awesomeness. 🙂 We walked by the baby department and heard, ” Rise and Shine and give God the Glory Glory, Rise and Shine and give God the Glory Glory, Rise and Shine and give God the Glory Glory, children of The Lord.” My husband turned to me me and said, ” What the???” I said, “Signs and Wonders Baby! Go God!” You see you are one of His signs and wonders. Good things follow God in you, when you do it His way, and He ultimately does it. Glory to God!
People are hurting, even His people. Wounded people will bleed out if their wounds are not healed. In scripture God shows us, by His word, He bruises us, but He also heals us. Everything has purpose and reason. The enemy of our soul, satan wants us in solitary confinement forever. Because when we are locked up within, bound, he is not troubled by us. In fact, indirectly, we are working for him. Because, this means we are puppets on a string. All be it temporarily, because eventually, the string or perverbial rope gets cut.
Guess who cuts it? You guessed it, it’s God. Guess who breaks us out? It is GOD!
He gave me this when Sarah Elizabeth was in treatment 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!
Ask and It shall be given seek and ye shall find.
For HE is GOD!
Imparted by the LORD
Scribed and written by: Eleanor Katherine Sharpe
So many times God shows us that weapons of warfare are not carnal. Another dear sister share something else today. She said, “God wants warriors not wimps.” Ministry is not for the faint of heart. Those who are in it, better be there to win it. It MUST be God’s way and for His Glory. Because anything else only leads to destruction.
Think about Paul and Silas, how did God help them? They praised Him and He broke them out of prison. They were set free by saying thank you to God. they got out by having repentful hearts, just in case they did something wrong, and trusting that God is bigger than circumstance. He is, no doubt about that.
I personally hold no ill will toward anyone. Now, I absolutely could, but that would not please God. It would complicate His desire to move in and use me. In fact, any of us who hold onto bitterness, resentment, anger, unforgiveness, and pain, as well as anything else are indirectly rejecting God.
This is a time of judgement. Those who serve the evil one are getting put in solitary confinement. But, God’s people are FINALLY being released! The pharaoh spirit is being dealt with, as well as many others. Those who are trapped in the enemy’s camp and want out are being sent. They are being sent to those children of God ( COGS) who have the insight and wisdom needed. It is essential in this hour. Revival is hitting the land, like an earthquake, a monumental one.
What was done in the dark, WILL come to LIGHT!!!
Be prepared, the enemy is desperate. Cover your family, let God do so through you. Pray psalm 91 daily. Anoint yourself and children, daily. Do communion at least 3 times a week. Praise God and speak OUT His word. He has need of us. Challenges will come, but God has won! Choose this day whom you and yours will serve.
Glory to God forever! The devils may seem stronger, but the only newness there is that it feels different, more intense than before. The Lord killed Goliath through David. He will do the same through all other children of His, who let Him. The last part is key! We must surrender. Because if not doing so unto the Father, His son Jesus, and Holy Spirit then we are not a friend of His. The word days, a friend of the world is not a friend of God. I Live and LOVE for and through HIM. He is my best friend. No matter what comes in life, He alone is there, always.
We pray our kids, His kids have even more passion for our mighty God! Every generation should be more connected than the one before. We will fight, as He fights in and through us. The battle is His, and He wins!!! So, we win too, in Him.
Lord, our prayer is that you do whatever it takes to keep us humble in YOU. There should always be, more of you and less of us. It’s ALL abt G O D it’s NOT about you and ME! Oh he LOVES us so, He is Gonna Flow. Watch God!
God HIMSELF will break us free from addictions and ALL idols of this world! NO other gods before HIM! NONE!!!
SN : Will come back and add pictures. Using iPad to blog today, D has the laptop doing other cool God stuff. Yay God!!!
This morning there is such a stirring in the atmosphere. Wow, the enemy is running scared. I heard clearly, “Be Not dismayed by how it may appear, when it comes to the bad stuff. For, remember I will undo enemy plans. Just receive my LOVE today and my peace.” So today let us be in agreement with God and His word. It says he will keep those in perfect peace, whose mind is fixed on them.”
The original title of this was “Digging for Gold” But, as I began to pray more and reflect on how He wanted this done, I started to understand that it is not just about the Gold. Though, that is a major part of what God is doing. The LORD has a treasure boxes, and He looks inside of us, because WE are HIS treasures. We are His vessels, His creations, His children, and HIS masterpieces!!!
TREASURE is not about money, for money is paper and should be seeds for God’s planting~
Anything we do well, any accolades we receive are ALL because of HIM!
Yesterday someone said my husband was good at something, and I looked at them and said, “It really is ALL God, because that is so far outside David’s comfort zone.” When he and I spoke abt it later, he said it wasn’t really. My response was,” when GOD is moving in us, it won’t feel like it is outside of our comfort zone, cause He just takes over. But, when WE try and do it, without the assist, it will. ” I believe God has shown us this.
GOD alone is our GPS! He is our GRACE, PEACE, and SERENITY!
For He is our treasure within! He is what we are digging for, and the enemy is trying to dig up dire so we cannot get to HIM and the BLESSINGS He is holding. But God. The enemy cannot steal the blessing, He can only delay it for a while. The reason I say this is because GOD knows when or even IF we will receive the blessing.
He knows ALL things and SEES all things. As he is healing us, which happens 100% through repentance of our ways over His, the treasure that was buried within, or He within us begins to surface. This will be a Glorious season.
Many have already had GEMS drop from heaven, and there will be more because, God is fulfilling HIS promises in this season. Our prayer is that the LORD do whatever it takes so that we can receive ALL that He desires for us, so He is us can be the most effective. Our job is to LOVE, not to FEAR, NOT to control but to LOVE.
If we stay focused on the LOVE of GOD, all other problems will fade. Just say out loud today. I am treasure to my KING. He made me special and unique. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. There is only one of me, and most important there is one GOD who loves me, and I receive that LOVE today. In Jesus Name I pray this penetrate our hearts.
The LORD is inspecting us and HE is cleaning us up!
SO many fall into the trap of doing so much for God in others, that they neglect what must be healed within. In many cases it is generational. There are curse that perhaps did not get broken, but the point is this. God gave us a choice in the beginning. No matter what, we still have it.
He is looking into our hearts, minds, souls, spirits, and even bodies, to find fertile ground for planting. His treasure arrives in many forms.
This is the definition for treasure.
treas·ure
/ˈtreZHər/
Noun
A quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects.
Verb
Keep carefully (a valuable or valued item).
Synonyms
noun.
jewel – hoard – gem – wealth
verb.
value – prize – cherish
I LOVE how it talks about a quantity of jewels. God refines us into Gold, diamonds, emeralds, rubies. In the word he says, “A virtuous woman is one whose worth is far above rubies.”
Proverbs 31:10-31
King James Version (KJV)
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
14 She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
I cannot recall who, but God told someone to have me read proverbs, for it is a wisdom book. This morning He led me to this. I began to thank HIM for making me and all of the daughters of HIM into ALL He desires. Because I want the desires of HIS heart, don’t you?
There are good treasures and bad ones. The reason there are bad ones is because when we idolize something and put it above God that is not only bad for us but it. Many people have gotten ill, even to death because of the enemy using this tactic, to get them so distracted and focused and worried about something, themselves, others, and in the process not receive the completion Of God’s plan while here on earth.
As saw this today, so much revelation began flowing. The word says God is coming back for a bride without spot, wrinkle, or blemish. He is coming back for TREASURE, HIS TREASURE!!!! TEARS!!!!
BIRTH your GLORY in us GOD in every way you need to, because there is treasure within, and treasures around us, and you created every single one. Because the enemy can only throw dirt, sling mud, attack, and TRY to kill, steal and destroy. But the fact remain that YOU alone are a LIFE giver and CREATOR and YOU alone bring RESURRECTED LIFE.
Today God is looking at us, will we be brave to see if HIS reflection is in the mirror?
In the name of JESUS I decree and declare that ALL demonic forces today will BOW before HIM, because the word says ever knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is LORD. I pray the presence of GOD overtake you all today. Because there is NOTHING like it, not anywhere. IJN and blood AMEN
THE LORD seeks the LEAST, LAST and LOST. The spirit of religion dismisses people and does not discern or have compassion. YOU are the least, last and lost, we all are. His prodigal children. Today, may we walk back into HIS arms, and truly feel HIS embrace. LORD, we treasure you.
Today I was praying for a dear sister, and as I did God showed me some insight. There are certain things that can only be healed by going to heaven. Sadly, about an hour ago, I was informed she passed on. It is hard when God takes someone we love. I am praying for comfort for her family, and that God will use greatly the legacy left behind and heal the wounds.
The original post was going to be something about God’s enemies. Specifically abt God arising and His enemies scattering. This also kind of goes with what happened. He rose up for her, and released her from the pain. Because she was a valiant warrior. She fought on behalf of many in His Kingdom.
The hardest part about doing this, fighting and interceding for others through prayer, is that the enemy comes even harder for us. She was a beautiful soul, in fact she reminded me of my mom. Both were women who loved the LORD greatly, but struggled with receiving that love in return. Don’t we all do that, to some degree? I know I do.
God reminded me as I began to have tears form of something very specific. Our LOSS is HIS GAIN. This is true in all respects. My mother was not perfect, but I have learned to appreciate the goodness and God in her, and release any effect that the evil around or even in her may have had unto HIM. Mom died thirteen years ago, and in my flesh it still feel like yesterday.
But, I am certain I will see her again. I am grateful that I had 23 years to get to know and experience God through her. I also experienced things that were not so great, but the good far outweighs the bad. It always will, as God reveals. I choose forgiveness and freedom in Christ.
I am NOT a religious NUT and I don’t worship religion. I simply believe that Jesus is the way the truth and the life, and no one comes to the father in Heaven without HIM. I know that any one except God himself can be influenced by evil. The point is evil never wins. I don’t care, nor does God how it looks on the surface. It is finished and GOD overcame.
My husband was the one in the most shock by the news our friend passed. God gives us purpose, vision and seasons, and her final season is just beginning in Heaven. The angels are rejoicing because there is a new level of freedom and healing that occurred. A captive was set FREE 100% from this world and the enemies taunts and torments.
My mother was 57 when she died, and our dear sister was 58. So young, yet both lived with vigor and zeal for their King. I have been praying and asking forgiveness to God for anytime I spoke ill of anyone, my mother, a friend, a family member, a child. As I did, the LORD showed me clearly, He knows my heart, and that I desire no hurt to come to HIS children. You see the reason He knows my heart is this, it is His own as well.
I remember sis Cheryl saying to me, “My Papa owns the cattle on a thousand hills. ” I will never forget that. Anytime I have questions about God’s provision or purpose, He reminds me of this. He will provide. He alone is sovereign. He alone will be the ONE to set the captives FREE.
Today, when the enemy tries to dig up the losses, or pains from the past remember this. Believe, trust God and seek HIM always, and have peace with whatever comes, because no matter what it seems we may have lost, the LORD has gained so much more, and He will bring restoration, in ways that ONLY He can.
We have ONLY glimpsed the GLORY of GOD! Jubilee is coming!!!
In our weakness He is strong, and He is moving mightily. We praise you LORD still for your grace, mercy and amazing LOVE ~
Today is the 27th, which stands for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. For the past few days, I have had it on my heart and in my spirit to write on this topic. It is never an easy topic to approach. Most don’t even touch it until around Easter. But, we have to understand something about GOD. He wants us to be ALIVE in HIM.
In the days we live so many are fascinated by strange shows, ones with zombies or sorcerers. I believe the reason this is happening is because people ignore spirits. So, when u ignore something or someone, it will do one of two things. It will either leave you alone, or wait till you seem weak and return.
There are many hurting people in the body of Christ. It is astounding how many leaders are bound by the spirit of pride. This goes ALL the way back to the fall of man. Look at the garden of Eden. What was the first sin? It was pride, which was rooted in FEAR. The enemy knows this. The fact is, our accuser and opposition is not dumb as many think he is.
I am not saying he is the sharpest tool in the shed, but he is by no means stupid. Many leaders think that they can just do whatever THEY desire and God will not care. But this is NOT the case. GOD does care and He is making it very clear that it will NOT stand in HIS house or BODY. the enemy has convinced them that no one cares, but this is a lie. One I myself, believed for years.
This will be a beautiful time, where people are literally raised from the dead. It has already been happening. God is faithful. He has a purpose, no matter what we think or feel, that will be done. I don’t know about you but I want to be part of HIS perfect plan.
It will also be a difficult time for many. I grieve for those who reject God. Many of them have no clue what is coming for them. I am praying for HIS mercy, but what he desires must come to pass, and God gave us a choice. That is what it comes down to. He did, and for good reason. He does not LORD over us to guilt and condemn us. He is not expecting us to be fixed before He will help. He is a GOD of LOVE and ADORATION not a GOD of condemnation.
I cannot count how many times God has brought me back to life. Let alone people I know or our own family. Times where my heart almost stopped, or the beat could not be found, and times where I just fell into a pit, and the enemy wanted me to stay there. Jesus would reach down and lift me, once again from the miry clay. In fact, when it has happened there was only PEACE and LOVE and beautiful GLORY, and kindness. I stand in AWE of that.
All the while, I was being taught and still am, to lean not on my own understanding. Not ignoring my flesh, but dealing with it through Christ alone. Yesterday for example, God wanted to encourage me. I woke up feeling so anxious, and trying to get my bearings. I was not really mad, just weary and not wanting to do what I was called to that day. But God. As I stood in front of the mirror, I asked God for help. The enemy will tell you to be ashamed of that, but the word says differently. I said, “Lord, If you want me to go, you alone will have to do this.” So, He did. 🙂
I was able to get dressed and even though I was still feeling some nerves, my husband prayed, and we got there with little confusion, though the enemy tried. God prevailed! When we got to the place where we were supposed to go, I saw my friend, and God in her lit up the whole room! I was so thrilled to see her. Even more so to hear abt all God had been doing in her life. There were some bumps of course, but GOD is so much bigger. To think that 5 years ago, God had me planting seeds of FAITH in her. To see them harvesting was such a glorious gift, unto our KING. I would have missed it, if I had chosen how I felt or to serve my emotions that day. It was truly a joy.
Resurrection is a powerful word. It does NOT seem easy at times to serve God in this day we live in. But, I am grateful so beyond words grateful, for ALL the resurrections that are happening in our lives and those around us. When He spoke of raising the dead, it was NOT just literal, though that is a part of it.
People will persecute, call us names, threaten us when influenced by evil, but we must persevere in Christ. We cannot give in. Even our kids are learning that, it is NOT an easy lesson. But, it is one that MUST be learned. When we disobey, there is consequence. Depending on what we did, the consequence can be severe. Will we believe GOD, know that he can be trusted? Some of us have been and are still like doubting Thomas’s. But Jesus did not even condemn him, he just showed him the proof. That is how phenominal our God is.
As someone told me recently, the enemy will try to dig up dirt on us. A dear sister shared with me, “you are free of this that is trying to reach you, They are looking for an open door, a place to be welcomed in.” She was talking about something I had done as a child. The enemy cannot resurrect LIFE, He can only resurrect DEATH.
I have had times where the enemy would try hard to convince me I had depression again. But, almost every single time that I went through something I found out I was interceding for someone. The times I was not, something was coming at me from a place of wounds in my life or our family. If we are praying faithfully, as the word says we should, we will have to learn to discern if symptoms are ours, or someone else. God is not a man that he should lie. he will never lead us astray.
Who do we belong to? What to we belong to? Do we worship people, a building, friends? Because there is GRAVE danger in this. I adore our friends, and I love going certain places. But, God has convicted us that NOTHING deserves praise but HIM.
I felt led to post this scripture more than once. Scripture is manna from heaven. God will show us, through HIS eyes more each time we digest it. ~
I still see certain people and feel strange. Meaning maybe I feel anger or resentment, or hurt. But, that does not mean it is mine. Daily we release our feelings and emotions to GOD. Perhaps those people do not. Ask GOD, about everything. He will reveal and expose what is needed.
If you are going to a movie, cooking dinner, feeding animals, taking a walk, watching tv, meeting a friend, reading a book, cleaning house, taking a nap, or you name it, GOD cares. We have heard people say, “I can’t hear God.” the only way we can share that God speaks to us is in LOVE. If you have not let God in to love you, then you won’t recognize HIS voice. His LOVE to quote a dear sister is like “sunshine on a garden.” She said this about our friendship, but at the core of it is GOD, and HIS LOVE.
Soul ties must be cut. If you have a spouse who is an unbeliever, you cannot be linked with him or her. Let GOD be your spouse. I love my husband, but there have been times, when he was not seeking GOD that I had to do this. Also, so has he, and it is why we are still married and walking in unity with God. I am not saying someone should walk away or divorce necessarily, but we must SEEK GOD. Yes, God hates divorce. But, he hates us being unequally yoked to. Only He alone can direct our path. There have beenmany times, even in our marriage that we had to cut unGODLY soul ties with each other. The only safe tie that binds is GOD. We have stood in prayer and asked GOD alone to bind us. If a couple is not united in HIM, it can really be awful, and HELL as some of you may have noticed. I know we have.
Lets look at this scripture that is quite well known.
1 Corinthians 13
Amplified Bible (AMP)
13 If I [can] speak in the tongues of men and [even] of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such [a]as is inspired by God’s love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
2 And if I have prophetic powers ([b]the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge, and if I have [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God’s love in me) I am nothing (a useless nobody).
3 Even if I dole out all that I have [to the poor in providing] food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or [c]in order that I may glory, but have not love (God’s love in me), I gain nothing.
4 Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.
5 It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].
6 It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.
7 Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
8 Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. As for prophecy ([d]the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away [it will lose its value and be superseded by truth].
9 For our knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching) is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect).
10 But when the complete and perfect (total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away (become antiquated, void, and superseded).
11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; now that I have become a man, I am done with childish ways and have put them aside.
12 For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection [of reality as [e]in a riddle or enigma], but then [when perfection comes] we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand [f]fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been [g]fully and clearly known and understood [[h]by God].
13 And so faith, hope, love abide [faith—conviction and belief respecting man’s relation to God and divine things; hope—joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love—true affection for God and man, growing out of God’s love for and in us], these three; but the greatest of these is love.
This is a great example of how God loves. But it is NOT the only way to love. Some people love from control and manipulation, others love from pain. We love the way we were taught how to love. Love that is impure is not the best kind of love. The most wonderful LOVE we can experience is from GOD, because HIS LOVE is always true.
The revelation that I got recently about raising the DEAD is simple. If we are not doing so in HIS LOVE, and it is not He doing it through us, it won’t work! It may look like it does, but it won’t be sustained.
Jesus never sinned because He always went to the Father. God the Father did everything through Him and Jesus did everything through HIM too. It was never about self, feelings, emotions, it was always 100% about GOD, and HIS plan.
Shouldn’t we be this way? I know I try, but often feel like I am failing. Thank GOD for HIS GRACE. Once again, He uses everything but HE excuses NOTHING!
A great leader has to be resurrected daily. Look at JESUS for example. He lives a new every day in each of us. Yes, He is not always present in a tangible sense where we can see HIM, but HE is very much here. The enemy has caused many to believe God does not see what we do, but He does.
Another thing that happened yesterday was Sarah E saw something and it happened to be a picture. In it she reacted to what was coming off of it. It was not JOY, not even close. She began to speak negative abt this person, and I said, “This person is not moved by kindness, but God is bigger.” We are not trying to curse the person, but speak that GOD is bigger than what we feel. He is you know, so much bigger!
I mean, I had like 5 days recently that felt like sleep walking, and my family kind of left me to myself. It was just me and God. I felt very lost, like I was in an ocean of emotion, with no buoy in site. Again, but GOD, on that 5th day, the day of Grace and favor, He pulled me out of the quicksand again. He showed me a lot of confirming things, like certain people were not really for us, of for HIM, and we needed to disconnect.
I had something happened recently which shocked me. I was just flabergasted at what people were doing, and calling it God. there was no kindness, just emotion, and again backing it up with I prayed about it. I asked the Lord to heal the wounds causing me to react the way I did. So many times in my life I have been rejected in HIS name, and I am certain to have more. It was not just one thing that happened, but a series. But God, He was faithful, and I will keep praying. Because when those things happen, and we set self on the altar, we see the purpose of God’s plan in it all. Then, the feelings or emotions, or even the spirits influencing us have no power. Because we surrender to GOD alone.
I will say again and again, I am NOT perfect, but I serve a PERFECT GOD!
The “crazy” faith we have may look ODD to some, but the fact is this, when we stand in FAITH it is about LIFE not death. We have been led to seek God to remove obstacles, and in some cases people that are trying to infect us or poison our walk. God is NOT playing around, this is NOT the time to just dig your heels in because it looks like it is the right thing. This IS the time to SEEK GOD. because when we do, then our ways will become HIS, and God will make us into a signs and wonders.
He wants to do this. God desires for us to be ALL He created us to become. He wants to bring us back from the dead. That means changing what we watch sometimes, and what we listen to, and even who we spend time with. I am amazed that so many people in leadership are not aware of certain spirits. This will not always be the case. People will either do it God’s way or perish. There really is no inbetween. It is either God or satan.
In 2010 he had me write a book about this topic. The point is choosing FAITH over FEAR and it is a LIFELONG process, commitment and covenant with GOD.
Some people wonder why we have to break UnGodly soul ties daily, close doors to evil, choose LIFE over Death, speak the blood of Jesus, and walk out the WALK in LOVE. Here is the simplest reason, because God said so. The weapons of warfare are not carnal, or physical.
Look at this scripture.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,
5 [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),
6 Being in readiness to punish every [insubordinate for his] disobedience, when your own submission and obedience [as a church] are fully secured and complete.
I was watching a show recently, which I don’t watch as often now, cause I can barely stomach it. Anyway, an entertainer was talking about his marriage and said, “We have to of course keep the LUST alive.” I about threw up. I looked at our daughter and said, “Are they serving God?” She said, “no way, though they may think they are.” I said, “Sadly, I am not sure they care.” But, GOD does! LORD, bring them back from the DEAD.
Verse 6 in the scripture is particularly important. If the church is messed up with spirits, how can it fight the darkness? This is why the enemy’s spies have made their place there. But this is rapidly changing. we must understand that though the men and women of God whom God used were good examples, they were not perfect. Just because someone said something, we must not worship what was said. Jesus is perfect, and He is what brings all the imperfections to a halt. Specifically, by uniting with the Father and the Holy Spirit, the LORD has HIS way and HIS way alone.
THIS will be a glorious season IF we keep our eyes focused on Christ. IF we preach like HIM, because He must be the one moving in US to raise up the dead. Those who have been beaten, abused, hurt, hindered, thrown out like trash, kicked, bullied, and so much more. In Christ alone our hope is found.
Watch HIM bring the CHURCH back from the DEAD!!!
Let God arise and HIS enemies be scattered….hear the LION of JUDAH ROAR! Stand on the promises of GOD and watch TRANSFORMATION happen all around you. FOR HIS GLORY and purpose alone.
Today, we pray that whatever was lost, stolen, or hidden away, be restored as you come to HIM in obedience and repent with a sincere heart. I am doing so on behalf of many, as well as on my own behalf. LORD have your way in our lives, and bring to LIFE what we believed to be dead forever. In Jesus Name and BLOOD, Amen ~
