Let the season change in the hand of God. Let the faults underneath the earth shake and move like an earthquake. For the season has shifted and there is an anticipation for what stands before the people of God. Shall the shaking continue? Yes. Shall things be moved? Yes. But those who have been shaken in 2009 have been put through the fire. Those who have been broken but not destroyed in 2009 will be positioned in the right place at the right moment in time. I will raise them up to be the encouragers of 2010. I will pour My compassion upon them. I will anoint them to be the ones to lead and to help and to serve and to love. I will cause My words to flow through them at the right times. They will be the ones to pray for those who have been the ones to pray for them. I will create a deeper sense of communion and community. Don't shy away from that. Step up my bruised ones. Step up. Offer yourselves on the altar. Risk for My sake. Love for My sake. Minister for My sake. Lead for My sake.
The strength you now feel on the inside is My strength within you. My strength shall cause you to go and do unusual things for My sake. Pray. I call My people in this hour to Pray. 2010 is a year of prayer....hear the sounds of prayer through the earth. Hear the sounds of prayer in the heavens. Let Me guide you in your prayers. Obey. Love. Believe.
December 30, 2009 - What I heard in my spirit at 4:25pm.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
2009 - I'm Full of Thanksgiving
2009 is nearing a close. As I told a friend of mine, Christmas this year wasn't Christmas, it's thanksgiving. I want to take a few moments with this blog to do just that:
1) To all those who interceded, prayed for, took my name to the Heavens, when I was so sick....When I needed a family, you were there.
2) To all the nurses and doctors who gave their all to make sure I was on the mend....
3) To all who came to visit me while I was in the Hospital, loved on me, encouraged me....
4) To all those who interceded, prayed for, took my niece and my family's names to the Heavens, when we all were heart broken with her diagnosis....
5) To all those who let me vent, cry, express my frustration, my fear, my anxiety....
6) To all those who gave me the opportunity to sing, share my heart, and teach....I'm thinking of the Relay for Life, The Salvation Army, the Benefits....
7) To all those who helped me musically....I think of putting to music "A Piece of You Alive In Me" ..... a song I wrote for my late friend, Sandie Martin. I also am thinking of the latest song "Warring Heart (Baby's A Fighter)".... thanks Derek :)
8) To those who have been there as a listening ear...not always giving the pat answer... we all need to have friends like that....
9) To those who I've met and have become acquainted with over the last few months and weeks.... thank you for understanding...that even if I've been loud and obnoxious....you've allowed me to do that...even though sometimes that loudness and obnoxiousness has been a coverup for the hurt that I have felt...
10) To those who I've met and have become acquainted with over the last few months and weeks.... I hope to be in position when you may need a listening ear, an encouraging word, a sincere heart, a prayer (not a religious one...but a spiritual one....yes, there is a huge difference). I've been praying for you for some time now and I pray that if you need someone to talk to at some point that I will be out and about, sitting at my desk at work, out for a walk, that you feel comfortable enough to come. You don't know how much I've needed your friendship... thanks for letting me share my experience. I hope to write a new chapter in 2010.
Thank you....from my heart.
My prayer is that 2010 be a year that God's blessing be on us all.
I look forward to the next step in the journey.
1) To all those who interceded, prayed for, took my name to the Heavens, when I was so sick....When I needed a family, you were there.
2) To all the nurses and doctors who gave their all to make sure I was on the mend....
3) To all who came to visit me while I was in the Hospital, loved on me, encouraged me....
4) To all those who interceded, prayed for, took my niece and my family's names to the Heavens, when we all were heart broken with her diagnosis....
5) To all those who let me vent, cry, express my frustration, my fear, my anxiety....
6) To all those who gave me the opportunity to sing, share my heart, and teach....I'm thinking of the Relay for Life, The Salvation Army, the Benefits....
7) To all those who helped me musically....I think of putting to music "A Piece of You Alive In Me" ..... a song I wrote for my late friend, Sandie Martin. I also am thinking of the latest song "Warring Heart (Baby's A Fighter)".... thanks Derek :)
8) To those who have been there as a listening ear...not always giving the pat answer... we all need to have friends like that....
9) To those who I've met and have become acquainted with over the last few months and weeks.... thank you for understanding...that even if I've been loud and obnoxious....you've allowed me to do that...even though sometimes that loudness and obnoxiousness has been a coverup for the hurt that I have felt...
10) To those who I've met and have become acquainted with over the last few months and weeks.... I hope to be in position when you may need a listening ear, an encouraging word, a sincere heart, a prayer (not a religious one...but a spiritual one....yes, there is a huge difference). I've been praying for you for some time now and I pray that if you need someone to talk to at some point that I will be out and about, sitting at my desk at work, out for a walk, that you feel comfortable enough to come. You don't know how much I've needed your friendship... thanks for letting me share my experience. I hope to write a new chapter in 2010.
Thank you....from my heart.
My prayer is that 2010 be a year that God's blessing be on us all.
I look forward to the next step in the journey.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Being Who We Are... Alive in the Spirit World
I've been thinking about the Spirit world. It's something that has always intrigued me and caused me to wonder. The first thing is that it is truly the real world. We came from Spirit. Our body is simply what houses our spirit. We have the same Spirit that is God dwelling on the inside.
Spirit is the atmosphere in which we live and move and have our being. It is the way we communicate with God, with angels, and with others. Prayer is a powerful way to have an effect on things beyond what we see.
The reason we were created was for Spirit - to - spirit communication.
We are spiritual people having a human experience.
Spirit is breath. It is Word. God is word. We are word. We are spirit. God is Spirit. God is love. We are love. As He is so are we.
Jesus told the woman at the well what Spirit was. It was truth...reality.
Everyone is spiritual whether or not they are practicing. No one is exempt from being who they are. Spirit is who you are. It's the real you.
Jesus' whole life was about infusing man with the revelation and knowledge of who he truly was. Man has always been spirit. Man is spirit. Man will forever be spirit. When we realize that this is truly who we are and we embrace that part of ourselves we will come into a much richer, deeper experience. Life will have more meaning. Spirit is the end all. As long as I keep looking outside of myself for fulfillment I will be gravely disappointed. Spirit within... will be .... spirit without.
When I realize the importance of Spirit within I will find myself connected to my Source. That's what we all long for.
I know that the last couple of weeks have been very interesting in the sense that there is a lot of activity in the prayer world. This is wonderful. It's full of risk. It's full of life. I find that the Spirit world is constantly communicating but so many times we aren't paying attention. When we pay attention and act upon that we will find ourselves more effective in our prayer lives. Take the risk because you just may never know how effective you've been to impact the behind the scenes activity of the Spirit World.
Spirit is the atmosphere in which we live and move and have our being. It is the way we communicate with God, with angels, and with others. Prayer is a powerful way to have an effect on things beyond what we see.
The reason we were created was for Spirit - to - spirit communication.
We are spiritual people having a human experience.
Spirit is breath. It is Word. God is word. We are word. We are spirit. God is Spirit. God is love. We are love. As He is so are we.
Jesus told the woman at the well what Spirit was. It was truth...reality.
Everyone is spiritual whether or not they are practicing. No one is exempt from being who they are. Spirit is who you are. It's the real you.
Jesus' whole life was about infusing man with the revelation and knowledge of who he truly was. Man has always been spirit. Man is spirit. Man will forever be spirit. When we realize that this is truly who we are and we embrace that part of ourselves we will come into a much richer, deeper experience. Life will have more meaning. Spirit is the end all. As long as I keep looking outside of myself for fulfillment I will be gravely disappointed. Spirit within... will be .... spirit without.
When I realize the importance of Spirit within I will find myself connected to my Source. That's what we all long for.
I know that the last couple of weeks have been very interesting in the sense that there is a lot of activity in the prayer world. This is wonderful. It's full of risk. It's full of life. I find that the Spirit world is constantly communicating but so many times we aren't paying attention. When we pay attention and act upon that we will find ourselves more effective in our prayer lives. Take the risk because you just may never know how effective you've been to impact the behind the scenes activity of the Spirit World.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Season of Intercession and the Art of Laughter
It's been an interesting couple of weeks where prayer has been the central focus. Prayer should always be the central focus however this is a different kind of prayer. I feel this intercession deep in the bones of my spirit. It seems as if this hasn't happened in a very long time. I feel that there is a season for us to enter into: yes, it's a season of rest and trust, however it's also a time of risk. Take the risk and intercede. Take the time to take people and situations to the presence of God. Catch and release. You have no idea how important this intercession may be. There is things that are happening beyond what we can see. Intercession simply is taking care of business in the Spirit World...the real world.
This natural world that we live in and breath in is in truth not the reality of a spiritual man. The real world for a spiritual man is where we first originated from. We came from Spirit, we live in Spirit and we will return to Spirit once this life is through.
If you are finding yourself in a season of intercession, I encourage you to go in that direction. Allow the Spirit world to lead you in your prayer.
Another thought that I have right now is that we don't have to take ourselves so seriously. I've been learning the importance of laughing. I love to laugh. Those who know me know how much I love to laugh. I tend to be a bit loud. I'm a different person today that I was 15 years ago. I struggled with who I was. I didn't really know who I was supposed to be. I took myself way too seriously. Then I'd try to be funny and when you try too hard then you realize that that you're striving too hard to make people like you.
Laughter is as good as medicine. Lord knows I need some medicine. So to those that have helped me in the process of not taking myself too seriously...thank you for teaching me.
This natural world that we live in and breath in is in truth not the reality of a spiritual man. The real world for a spiritual man is where we first originated from. We came from Spirit, we live in Spirit and we will return to Spirit once this life is through.
If you are finding yourself in a season of intercession, I encourage you to go in that direction. Allow the Spirit world to lead you in your prayer.
Another thought that I have right now is that we don't have to take ourselves so seriously. I've been learning the importance of laughing. I love to laugh. Those who know me know how much I love to laugh. I tend to be a bit loud. I'm a different person today that I was 15 years ago. I struggled with who I was. I didn't really know who I was supposed to be. I took myself way too seriously. Then I'd try to be funny and when you try too hard then you realize that that you're striving too hard to make people like you.
Laughter is as good as medicine. Lord knows I need some medicine. So to those that have helped me in the process of not taking myself too seriously...thank you for teaching me.
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