tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85134980216667145742024-03-08T09:58:10.819-08:00His Holy Address Hasn't Changedfinding God in the craziness of this world....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-50867906644043970452016-03-28T19:33:00.000-07:002016-03-28T19:33:00.995-07:00Spiritual Interruption
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The world is having a 'Spiritual Interruption,' as an apostolic anointing is being activated into its function on the
earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many are coming into their
gifting and learning to operate in it, as a necessary role that will fulfill
the greatest move of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This great
awakening is quickly approaching and is not a result of one denomination or
organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s birthed out of God’s
extravagant love and mercy for mankind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Embracing what makes God’s heart glad, Unity and Love, will be a wise
choice for “Christ followers” in these days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Rise above the challenge of settling for religion and receive a
“Spiritual Transfusion” that changes from the inside out and sets your destiny
into motion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#RadicalLove
#HeartsUnited</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-67103664274764030052016-01-14T08:10:00.002-08:002016-01-14T08:25:50.786-08:00The GREATER is yet to come!There are many that are being drawn to this place to satisfy the inner voice of man that is crying out, "there has to be more to life than this".<br />
This "crying out" comes from deep within us as a God given response to the lack of our Spirit being satisfied by life.<br />
We will look to many things to silence this cry within.<br />
We'll look to man, to our work, to family, friends, entertainment, religion etc.<br />
There's no amount of distance that we can travel, no amount of money that we can obtain, no level of status with friends that will take this deep cry away from us.<br />
Until we connect to the life giver of our Spirit, we'll continue our empty pursuit as we travel looking for solace, for this voice from within.<br />
If you're one of many that right now recognizes this story that describes you're life, you have an opportunity to find solace that will silence this voice within.<br />
You can find peace as you connect to the ONLY source that will give a lasting fulfillment to this cry.<br />
It's God, not in the form of religion, but in relationship.<br />
Doing good for others, such as taking care of the poor or helping those who are in need, will only make your soul man, your mind, will and emotion, feel good. It's not the cry from within that will be silenced by the things that we can do in the natural.<br />
Finding TRUTH about the Spirit realm, and that there is only one way to take this deep gnawing voice away, is found in this relationship that says, I choose to go HIS way, not mine.<br />
If you truly want to have this inner voice at peace. Come to know HIM at HIS level for us, not at our understanding of things in the natural, but embracing Him as our life. As we look deep into who HE is, looking to have HIM answer at a deep revelation knowledge, this is nothing that we can produce on our own. Christ the Lord is calling each one of us into something much more than where we're at today. Let Him, produce the fulfillment of "there is more to this life" as we invite HIM to speak to our heart of the GREATER things of this life. I invite you to continue this journey with me and FIND the missing PEACE to life, as the greater is yet to come.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-54759001925134379422016-01-02T12:22:00.000-08:002016-01-02T15:55:29.702-08:00Walking in the Breath of God....There are some things in life that you're not able to talk your self through.<br />
You're unable to shake it off and move forward.
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Suddenly, you find your self in a "lock down" mode in life that can come from an addiction, depression, isolation, pride or even religiousness.<br />
Or possibly a thought process that you were born with or developed as a result of your environment, or a life experience.<br />
And sometimes it's a result of poor life choices.
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You might not be able to see it for what it really is, a prison cell that the enemy is holding you captive in.
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The good news is this, the enemy isn't the keeper of the key.
We don't have to go to him to access freedom.
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Our freedom from anything and everything that holds us captive, a prisoner against our will, is found in God.<br />
God isn't one that tells us, "you made your bed, now lie in it". He is always FOR us to succeed. He is always ready to help us in our weakness and get us out of the difficult place we find our self in.<br />
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When you're looking for Him, you'll find Him.<br />
Because He's right by your side.
He's walking life with you, keeping His eyes on you, aware of the pain that no one can see.
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His promise is kept as He says, He will NEVER leave us and NEVER forsake us. You are not in this alone.
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The holder of the Key to your freedom, is walking with you.<br />
Take His hand and begin to walk close to him. <br />
Close enough to be in His breath.<br />
The very breath of creation, where He spoke earth into existence, creating something new.
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Walk close enough to be in His breath that can raise the dead.<br />
To experience the breath of Him, means turning our face to His.<br />
As He breathes on us, His breath will produce change into us.<br />
We will find freedom.<br />
Walking in His breath The captive is set free.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-54600994099116642782015-12-24T06:37:00.002-08:002015-12-24T06:37:51.192-08:00Hijacked Holiday!It's not clear. There seems to be confusion as to this season of celebration.<br />
Some are bothered about Christmas being called "The Holiday Season".<br />
And yet, is it Christ that's really celebrated or have we hijacked His birthday and decided to celebrate us on His day.<br />
Do we then trade birthdays with Him and celebrate Him on our birthday!?!<br />
I haven't seen that done yet.<br />
If we could physically see Christ here on earth, do you think He would feel celebrated on His day?<br />
How you ask, could we celebrate Him on His birthday.<br />
When we give to the poor, that's considered giving as to God. <br />
When we visit the shut in, the lonely, the prisoner. That's considered ministry as unto Him.<br />
When we feed and cloth the needy, that's doing it as unto Christ.<br />
We'll do just enough of helping the poor to ease our conscience, but it's time for us to <br />
take a true assessment, who it is we're actually celebrating.<br />
Him, the CHRIST of this day or has He been replace with an idol of self.<br />
Could this be what scripture speaks of "as the end approaches there will be very difficult times, men will be lovers of themselves, self absorbed, loving pleasure more than God."<br />
Let's work together to shake off this addiction of self.<br />
Let's return to the who, we celebrate in CHRISTmas!<br />
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As you have read this I hope it's not read with condemnation, because that's not what was intended by this. It comes from a place of time spent with the Father and Him speaking of how mankind has truly replaced Him, even at Christmas, with themselves, and with what seems right to man. This is truly birthed out of a cry from within me, asking God how do we celebrate Him during this season and asking HIM to change me and make me into the image of what He intended His Children to be.<br />
This is from my heart to yours,<br />
Merry Christmas!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-52874050075560890122015-12-22T17:53:00.000-08:002015-12-22T21:08:01.807-08:00Tis the Season, to be Weary......<br />
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Many of us look forward to this time of year and spend countless hours searching out "just the right" gift for a friend or family member. Rushing around, shopping, wrapping, cooking, baking, partying, aka exhaustion.<br />
All the while, God is bending low to hear us. Waiting for us to take the time to talk with Him.<br />
He bends His ear to catch those things that we desire or need to discuss with Him.<br />
He's forever looking for us to come to Him, His arms outstretched to minister to us in the distresses of our life and to strengthen us in our weaknesses. <br />
His Love for us is immeasurable.<br />
His desires for us to succeed are beyond our own dreams.<br />
Let's get back to the point of this celebration, it's not about man, but about Him.<br />
Let's shake off the weariness that we've created, and embrace this great King who came and provided more than we deserve.<br />
He is the only one worthy of such a grand celebration, called Christmas.<br />
Let's slow down and silence the rush, join in this wonderful time of celebration, because of HIM.<br />
Be still and know this God, the CHRIST of the season!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-5933653235372277632013-07-30T11:49:00.000-07:002013-07-30T11:49:45.025-07:00From a Whisper to a Roar!<br />
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“There’s a whisper that’s about to change into a roar, it’s
the Lion of Judah, that’s soon coming in Spirit, to awaken all those who sleep
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This voice will resound within the barrenness of the human
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The hollowness will depart and a true genuine move of My
Spirit will produce a healthy, living, breathing man that is no longer dry,
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The mountains of despair, hopelessness and loneliness within
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No longer will there be a dry and thirsty land, but the
Springs of Living water will flow and those who are needy will come and drink
deeply of this River of Life, which is the Word of God.</div>
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Hardness of the soil within man’s heart will be tilled up
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No other day or time can compare to what is about to happen
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harvest of souls, and then The End will come.</div>
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This is an awakening that will come like a tsunami; and
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Multitudes, Multitudes will see the Lord and bask in His
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There is no power of man that can start or stop this mighty
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Arise the hour has come for you to be drawn by the power of
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-29784671046856820152013-03-11T14:11:00.002-07:002013-03-11T14:12:36.511-07:00Sin Conscience~To live with a sin conscience is always being aware of our sin and of those that are sinning around us. When our mind is consumed with a constant awareness of sin, it is difficult to accept and live in the freedom of God's grace. <br />
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God's plan wasn't for us to be ever conscience of our sins, but instead, to be set free from the bondage of sin. He desires for us to renew our mind and to be ever conscience of this gift of grace that covers all our sin.<br />
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Understanding this great exchange of our sin for this unlimited gift of grace, will create a deep appreciation and love for our Savior. We no longer are consumed by sin conscience, but now live in an awareness of this gift of AMAZING GRACE, and we now are consumed with the love of Christ. This truly is the "great exchange".<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-33387351076248729662013-02-26T07:40:00.000-08:002013-02-26T07:45:19.022-08:00Spiritual AdulteryBoth believers and unbelievers have this place in the soul man that is broken and crying out to God to be made whole. Often this "crying out" is displayed through behavior of a negative emotion, so this <em>crying out</em> gets mislabeled as a "problem that needs to be dealt with".<br />
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Our negative emotion will either drive us into a of place seeking out the deeper things of God or it will drive us into looking for a replacement to our God. Causing us to look for someone or something to fix or dull this negative emotion within. Could it be, as a believer, if we choose a replacement God, we are committing Spiritual Adultery.<br />
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We'll look to outside means like drugs, alcohol, sex, entertainment, relationships, eating disorders, etc. all of which are trying to dull or mask the affect of this negative emotion. But this can turn on us and create a secondary problem of addiction, which becomes a monster that will control our life.<br />
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Or we can stuff this emotion, and deny it's existence, limping along in life, living broken on the inside, a life without victory.<br />
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Despair, anger, sadness, fear, shame, jealously are all negative emotions that "church culture" looks down on and tells us to "stop" these behaviors. Negative emotions can be a wonderful thing if we use it to propel us into the deeper things of God.<br />
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But often we try to train our self to have "good christian behavior". Such as; if one has a problem with anger, he can train himself to no longer display this anger. This is a discipline that man can possess denying the need for God. When we say, "God I've got this one" I'll fix my own problem, then our behaviour will no longer display itself in anger but now mutates into something deeper and more insidious, feeding into a prideful, religious spirit, because we have attained this through relying on our self and ignoring our need of God. We've denied our self an encounter with God to do a "life changing" work within us that will not only heal our brokenness, but has the power to turn despair and hopelessness into a miracle of gratitude and worship.<br />
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Any time we try to fix an internal problem with an external thing, or when we fix our problem with self made determination, denying help from God, we have committed <em>spiritual adultery</em>.<br />
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All our unmet emotional desires point to a hunger for God to bring restoration, healing, a wholeness to our life that only He can fulfill. God is relational, He doesn't want us to deny our problems but instead bring them to Him and engage in honest conversation, recognizing our need of His restorative work in our life.<br />
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Culture says, we have a right to be happy and if you're not happy, then find a quick fix to meet that need, when actually it's our soul man once again calling out to God.<br />
Do we recognize this <em>calling out</em>, or are we too busy trying to find "our next fix"?<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-67599136589018783342013-02-18T14:06:00.000-08:002013-02-18T14:48:40.667-08:00I AM that GOD!I am the God of the miraculous, the unbelievable and the unexplainable.<br />
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I am the builder of the broken walls.<br />
I am the healer of the wounded.<br />
I am the God of restoration.<br />
I am <em>that </em>God.<br />
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I am not the God of "<em>maybe He will</em>", no I am the God who <strong>DOES the miraculous. I am that God.</strong><br />
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I am the God that makes all things new.<br />
I am the God who causes the lame to dance, and the mute to sing.<br />
I am the God who does what no man can do.<br />
The God that does the miraculous. <br />
Yes, I am <em>that</em> God.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-66860372907221560602013-02-12T13:18:00.001-08:002013-02-12T13:18:10.221-08:00HomeWardBoundWe're on the home stretch of this journey.<br />
But truthfully, it's difficult to say exactly where we are in the timeline of these last days. <br />
We see the signs that indicate "the day" is fast approaching.....<br />
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So here we are prepping for the end, but are we still engaged in this life and in the lives of others. Or are we just waiting it out. <br />
It seems that it's easier to live by the old saying " us four and no more" and close off the world and hope for the best.<br />
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But we're called to live in this world and make disciples. This can only happen as we're involved in others lives. Living outside of the boundaries that the enemy tries to create, attempting to keep us shackled in. His plan is to keep us in isolation, creating a sense that it's impossible to reach out to others.<br />
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Now, possibly more than ever, we need to be people that are involved in helping others find the source of our hope.<br />
We need to be ever vigilant, working for Him now, as Christ says "there is coming a day when no man will work".<br />
Will we work for Him today?<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-82770821860301267872013-02-06T08:23:00.000-08:002013-02-12T13:27:36.254-08:00His ChildrenSometimes it feels like God is treating us like the children that we are. His Children. Asking us to "use our words" to speak out His greatness, to offer Him praise, to rejoice.<br />
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"He says it's a choice to rejoice. And there's not a lot of rejoicing going on here. <br />
I don't want you to rejoice because of your circumstances, whether it's good or bad.<br />
No, I want you to rejoice because of who I am and who I am in you."<br />
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Our circumstances are not the reason for rejoicing. If that were the case, our rejoicing would depend on our feelings, we would be the ones determining if God, the Almighty One, is worthy of our praise in that day.<br />
Scripture says to rejoice in the Lord always. We are people of the Spirit, walking by faith and not by what's happening around us; therefore, we are driven by this great love of our Father and who He is. That should supersede our feelings.<br />
We're not to be fickle in our relationship with the Father. But to be people of substance and mirror His image in our life. He is never changing, the same yesterday, today and forever.<br />
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Let's remember what God is saying, we don't rejoice because of the circumstance whether it's something good or something bad, but we rejoice because of who He is and who He is in our life.<br />
He is worthy, this will never change. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-31934633011531186142013-01-26T15:02:00.001-08:002013-01-26T15:02:45.179-08:00"on strike" with God.Have you ever tried to go "on strike" with God.<br />
Maybe that's too strong of language for some.<br />
Have you ever been mad at God?<br />
Maybe for some, that's still to strong.<br />
Have you ever thought "where is the justice" "this isn't right" "this isn't fair".<br />
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God understands, after all, He created us as emotional beings and not robots. He understands that our frustration comes out of our brokenness. God understands us.<br />
Just because He understands us, does not give permission or is an acceptable behavior to pattern our life after.<br />
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This is the beauty of God, even with our "temper tantrums' or our questions of right or wrong. He still loves us. He still longs for us to engage in conversation with Him. He doesn't mind if we let it all out.<br />
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But after we've been allowed to holler and question, He wants to have "His time" to speak.<br />
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And when He speaks, He gently says, "let's talk about your anger towards Me. He doesn't take us out back and discipline us for our emotions. Instead, He loving says, now that you know I won't be controlled by you and your emotions; and you understand I will not be manipulated by your silence towards Me, I am still God and My love for you hasn't changed. I'm the same God that loved you before your "tantrum" I loved you through your anger and <em>I will still keep loving you</em>.<br />
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But, let's get this straight, I AM GOD and YOU ARE NOT. And once you understand this proper order, you will never be angry with Me again.<br />
He continues " a believer that gets angry with Me, is one that has a religious mind set and thinks they can control My Spirit or manipulate Me. But once you understand and establish within your heart that I AM GOD and I will not be manipulated or controlled by good or bad behavior, you will never be angry with Me again.<br />
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PS I LOVE YOUUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-30949834501179770712013-01-24T23:11:00.000-08:002013-01-25T13:56:58.309-08:00CRAZY LOVE !Crazy Love is the love that God has for us. His love wasn't cautious but extravagant. We didn't earn this unrelenting love of the Father. Long before the very foundations of the earth were laid, He had us on His mind, His focus was on us. This love, that He has for us, is marked by giving, not getting. That's why He gave His Son for us, to free us from the bondage of sin. This is some Crazy Love.<br />
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Are we reciprocating with this same type of love. We learn this life of love as we take our lead from the Father. He said, if we love Him we will love others.<br />
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Do we love God and others with this organic love from the Father, or is it a man made love. Man made love is fickle, it loves those who can give us something in return.<br />
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This immense love of the Father, is something birthed within a man's Spirit. It's a love that will cause one to love beyond self and what we can gain out of it. That's how Christ loved us. He didn't love in order to get something from us, but to give everything of himself to us. Now THAT'S LOVE.<br />
This love is a duplication of the heart of the Father, it's imprinted into our very being. When we have been stamped by the love of our Father it will cause us to love God and to love others even the unlovely.<br />
As we live a life of love marked by giving and not getting, we will be known as followers of Christ....by our CRAZY LOVE.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-25734772726588046372013-01-23T00:18:00.002-08:002013-01-23T08:24:08.092-08:00Some Things Never Change.Are you one of many, experiencing a collision of two worlds; the spirit world and the natural world. It happens when life circumstances are out of control. when our world has come undone and our mind is unable to find the answers or make sense of this life. The WHY question is loud and the follow up question of, WHAT is GOING ON is louder.<br />
There are times when our mind can't reconcile or comprehend, the circumstances of life. Our natural mind will try to make sense of it, trying to resolve it, but in this place, if we choose to linger here, our mind will get stuck. And the innocence of our questioning, can slip into a place of doubting; as our mind can't resolve these difficulties. The deceiver is quick to come with scripture, just as he did with Jesus. But our example is Christ, He returned His answer with scripture.<br />
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There are some things that never change. <br />
The enemy is out to deceive us.<br />
And that God is<strong> always</strong> for us.<br />
Scripture makes it very clear that we are not an equal to God, therefore; we will never comprehend who He is and His ways.<br />
He has the big picture of life while our knowledge is so very limited in this world, and our vision of what we think "should be right' in life is skewed by our desires.<br />
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We will never find scripture that lines up with "live by our feelings and emotions, or to live by what we think should be right, according to our own understanding.<br />
Quite the opposite is true. We're called to live by faith. Faith is unseen and often with out feeling.<br />
We're told to lean not to our own understanding.<br />
God desires us to abandon our natural thinking because "reasoning" and "trusting" cannot live in the same space.<br />
Christ did say, in this life we will have trouble, but take heart, because He has overcome this world. While we live on this earth, we may not see the benefit to our present day situation. But, thank God, we have the hope of a better day as this earth is not our home; and one day we will see our great reward, it will be worth it all.<br />
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"Do you trust Me, only when life circumstances are going your way? Will you trust Me, even in the difficult places that are messy and never what you would choose. I don't change, I am still your God during the good days and the bad days. I am right by your side, in this imperfect world, I have not abandon you. I am forever leading you and guiding you. I am your protector, I am your strong tower, I am your comfort and I am with you. Do NOT be AFRAID. I am your GOD. TRUST ME."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-92029252474173670552013-01-19T15:56:00.002-08:002013-01-19T16:06:23.849-08:00GOD I Trust YOUHow do we reconcile this verse "it's the kindness of God that leads man to repentance", when anything but kindness seems to be our current life circumstance. When our life has hit a difficult place that doesn't make sense to our religious mindset. The tone changes, 'this can't be of God.' And when disaster strikes, our first response is "this is of the enemy".<br />
We're quick to make a judgment call on whether something is of God or not, if it doesn't fit into the guidelines of what we think the kindness or goodness of God should be.<br />
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Could it be in our difficulties, that God is actually giving us a greater opportunity to see who He really is, repositioning things to create a benefit for us that isn't yet within our sight.<br />
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The life of Joseph is an example of one taken out of comfort into a life of chaos and great distress. He's thrown into a pit, then sold into slavery, with the situation going from bad to worse as he was falsely accused, ultimately sending him to prison. From man's perspective, this has the signature of the enemy all over it. Yet, his final destination positioned him in a place of authority over the entire land of Egypt. So now we see the outcome was for good and not evil.<br />
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Once again, we are reminded, this life is not our own. We were bought with a great price and He will fulfill all that He has for us to accomplish while living this life on earth. It truly is a walk of faith and not sight. He says, it won't be according to our understanding or what makes sense to us, how we see it from our perspective, or how it makes us feel.<br />
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So God's kindness is intended to turn us from our sin. God's kindness is intended to change our mind and our inner man to accept God's will for our life. Therefore, we may not recognize the kindness of God operating in our life. But, remember this, He is working ALL things for our good.<br />
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And in this place, we accept His kindness, and our heart's response is, 'God, I trust you'.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-70832515766101536402012-11-18T16:20:00.002-08:002012-11-18T16:20:47.531-08:00"Come""My Child, come into My presence each day to receive what you need for the plans and purposes that I have for you.<br />
I know there is much in your life and in the world that is not ideal. Yet, I will continue to be faithful and true to guide you in all things.<br />
Push through, there is a Holy boldness that awaits with your name on it. I have reserved it for you.<br />
Gone are the days of ease and comfort and yet, you will find that I am more than enough for you.<br />
You will not find life out side of Me. What I give the world has no substitute for.<br />
This Holy boldness that awaits you, comes with a power unmatched by man. It is only for those willing to give their all, for the cause of Christ.<br />
These days on earth try to entangle your mind into believing that all is lost, all is hopeless.<br />
And yet, My spirit, who is not of this this world, says, the best is yet to come.<br />
You want to see the miraculous, look to Me.<br />
I am the God that does the unbelievable, the unexplainable, truly the miraculous.<br />
Hear Me when I say,<br />
'Come to Me, come, come to Me. I want to empower you to live abundantly on the earth today.'<br />
There is no formula to receive this power. It's only by relationship with Me and not with this world. The Spirit is willing and yet your flesh is weak. Speak to your flesh, to submit to the spirit.<br />
There is much work that awaits, there are many miracles that are yet to be revealed.<br />
The Spirit says 'Come'.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-78160771429020985372012-11-12T08:07:00.001-08:002012-11-12T08:13:47.394-08:00Power&Presence"You say you want My power, you say you want My presence. And yet, I have withheld it from you. Out of My love and mercy, I have refrained from sending My presence into your midst. It would be taken and used for man's glory. It's because of My kindness and mercy that I have held back the very thing that you have longed for. The reckless condition of the church is the reason I have withheld My very presence from your midst.<br />
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But, there is coming a great move of My Spirit that will be used for mighty things to come. It will take you into regions and areas that no man could go, it will be birthed out of My very presence and power. There is a great move of My Spirit that will undo man and cause him to take his place behind Me, no longer trying to take credit or ownership of My glory. There are many great things ahead and yet it will come at a high price. I'm telling you, it will be worth it all."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-31104883074266705802012-10-08T08:19:00.000-07:002012-10-08T08:19:02.097-07:00Mountain Top~<br />
To dwell on the Mountain top with the wind at our back and the sun on our face, would be our choice for living.<br />
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But if we stay on the mountain long enough, we will find self, taking credit for these high places in life and possibly develop a taste for man made plans. Suddenly we have lost sight of "it's all about Him" because we've polluted this beautiful place with living life "our way" and only adding "The Author of Everything" to our plans.<br />
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There are detours in life that lead us to the Valley road. And it's on these roughed pathways where our true journey of character and strength begins. Our roots go down a little deeper with each detour, growing our inner man, as we learn to lean heavy in our Heavenly Father. In the Valley, it's here, where we gain more knowledge of His character. And with each passing day, we have a better understanding that this is the same Loving Father that was with us on the Mountain Top, He hasn't changed toward us, only our circumstances have changed. We gain a deeper trust in Him, that can only be revealed by passing through the Valley. It's at this place, that we develop a deep love for our Father in a new and life changing way.<br />
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Our Gracious Father will choose to lead us back up the mountain. But this time, our mountain top experience is even more beautiful. We've gained a deeper knowledge of who our Father is, causing us to have a Holy Reverence for this Majestic, Almighty One, who is more than worthy of All our praise.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-38404711960010121602012-09-30T17:22:00.001-07:002012-10-01T22:45:04.260-07:00God's FavorGod loves to shower blessings on His great creation. Just as an earthly father wants to give the best to his children, knowing they are not perfect; so does our heavenly Father. His goodness to us is not dependent upon us, or our good works.<br />
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This favor of God is something that we can't possess on our own. It can't be bought nor can it be sold. God's favor is freely given to mankind, flowing unto the just and the unjust. We could never work hard enough to earn the favor of God.<br />
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Therefore; we can't take credit for our life, in the blessed and favored seasons; knowing that it's not based on anything that we have done. Likewise, we accept our life during the difficult seasons, also, knowing that it is not based on anything we have done.<br />
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We thank God, in every season, He is still a loving Father, desirous to grow us during each season.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-13856670012608851362012-09-20T14:50:00.002-07:002012-09-21T07:22:46.644-07:00Discipline of Our Loving Father~We are to endure hardship as discipline.<br />
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In Hebrews, it describes discipline as hardship, and that we are to endure and to be trained by it.<br />
That's an interesting thought, that the discipline of God; which is meant to produce holiness in us, are the experiences in life that are hard and difficult.<br />
God only gives good things therefore, the hard things in our life, are meant for good. Even though, to us, no discipline is pleasant or seems right, but rather painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace, for those who have been trained by it.<br />
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This is an intriguing thought, enduring discipline may not be our choice, but choosing to be trained by it is. Choosing to produce something good from it, is left up to us.<br />
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Therefore, we have a decision, to make good out of our difficulty and be trained by it, or to be defiant and stubborn by the hardship, resulting in nothing good at all. To produce nothing good, after enduring something difficult, is a very sorrowful outcome.<br />
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However, having a humble attitude, during hard & difficult situations, is choosing to be trained by the hardship and to be molded and shaped by the hand of the great Creator.<br />
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Therefore, we're not to lose heart in our difficulties, our Loving Father has our best in mind.<br />
He only disciplines those He loves; thereby, giving us the option to be trained by it, and to produce something beautiful through our life.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-56545722707591885852012-09-17T08:32:00.000-07:002012-09-19T06:41:29.627-07:00Thy Will Be Done~Do we know what the will of God is.....<br />
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The Lord's prayer says, "thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven".<br />
The Bible also says, to make our request known to God, that we're to ask.<br />
Scripture also says, our prayers aren't answered because we ask with wrong motives.<br />
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At times this can be confusing....<br />
So, how do we know and understand His will and how to pray.<br />
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Possible it comes about, as we put a new dimension on our time with God, by just seeking Him, to know Him for who He is. To meditate on His greatness, to recognize His mighty power. That truly, there is none that can compare to Him.<br />
In this process we will have a better understanding of this Magnificent God, who is All Knowing and that we are mere man with limited knowledge. We develop a trust in this Loving Father.<br />
Suddenly, we find our self saying, "thy will be done" recognizing that these are just not words, but that our desires have changed, to align to the heart of our Father.<br />
And we are now in the will of God.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-3900017870632705672012-09-16T13:24:00.003-07:002012-09-16T14:31:45.883-07:00Life Situations~These are days of great times of testing and a future that is uncertain. <br />
Many are walking life, in this present day, carrying deep pain.<br />
Many are suffering with a physical affliction.<br />
Many are on a journey, experiencing emotional distress or extreme mental pressure.<br />
In our present life situations with such great unrest, there is One who has already carried our sorrows. He has already suffered for our afflictions. He endured death on the cross, to send the Holy Spirit, so we could experience peace in place of this stress.<br />
We have access to the One who offers comfort to all who are weary, from the chaos of life. He offers solace from the pressures of the haunting, "what ifs" that find us during our moments of silence.<br />
In our stillness, let's fix our mind on the Faithful One, who has healing that flows from His veins. Let's be caught up by His Mighty Strong hand allowing Him to hold us close and to be a fortress for us during our season of distress. He promised the Holy Spirit will comfort us.<br />
Let Faith arise, He<strong> is</strong> our refuge and our Strength, our very present help in times of trouble.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-76168741389536221022012-09-14T07:40:00.000-07:002012-09-14T07:44:33.385-07:00Safely Under My Wing~"When the winds blow and the storm is fierce, I am with you.<br />
I'm not hiding in the shadows....No, I<strong> am</strong> the shadow maker.<br />
I am a strong and mighty tower that is immovable.<br />
So when the storm rages, you will find Me, not in the shadows hiding, but I will hide you under My shadow. There you will find rest and comfort for your soul as you wait out the storm, tucked safely under the shadow of My wing."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-17343596221938637482012-09-01T23:20:00.002-07:002012-09-02T10:37:47.582-07:00Perfect Harmony~Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us altogether in perfect harmony.<br />
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Harmony means compatibility in opinion and action. Having order with congruity.<br />
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A harmonious sound, is a structure of chords playing together, it's different than unison. This is a perfect example of how our relationships with others should be.<br />
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Living in harmony allows each of us to live along side the other not losing who we are but embracing and giving value to others along the way. This is not a time to go "solo" or force others to be in unison. We each have been created with different strengths and weaknesses and yet we are called to live in perfect harmony with others.<br />
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This will require us to live along side each other keeping stride, not one overtaking the other, but encouraging each other, operating out of a heart of love one for another. As we are on the same journey in life; our path will be much smoother as harmony is the goal, and we find that love once again is the glue that holds us together.<br />
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We will lead by our example.... And the greatest of these is LOVE.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513498021666714574.post-38451455665223539622012-08-29T07:32:00.003-07:002012-08-29T08:00:17.721-07:00Only One~ We're on a collision course with "self'' when we choose to link arms with the Father.<br />
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Our way is self preservation, of time, money and relationship and His way is of sacrifice. Our way is of ease and comfort and His way for us at times feel full of uncertainty.<br />
It's the desire of man to obtain what we think is control of situations in our life.<br />
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But, as we choose to walk with Christ, with His arm in ours, His direction for us pulls against the direction we would naturally go. Therefore, we have decisions to make all along the way.<br />
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Do we desire God's way above our own and surrender to the pull of Christ. Do we allow Him to lead even when the path seems rough and never the direction we would choose. Or do we think our way is best and ask Him to bless our path as we lead the way.<br />
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When our arm is linked with the Father, there can only be one directing our life. "There is a way that seems right to man, but the end result is of destruction." Allow Him to lead as He knows our final destination. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0