Mysteries will be revealed......

My husband and I were traipsing through the sand at one of our favorite beach getaways. As we walked along a well marked path through the dunes, I said to him, "It's crazy to see how much this place has changed in just two years, since we last visited? It's even crazier to think that a little over 10 years ago, no one knew this place existed." 
Before a well known magazine blasted this secret beach as the most beautiful beach in the U.S., there were no marked trails or designated campsites. There were no rules to follow. It was very unlikely that you would see even a few people here and there and if your paths crossed, they shared the same agenda - longing to escape the hustle and bustle of modern life. 

What was once a hidden treasure is now happily treaded on by millions of folks every year. 

Then it came to me... So it shall be of the kingdom of God. The mysteries that were once barely uncovered will be highlighted like a highway, even an interstate. 

The deeper things belong to us, His people.....

"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law." Deuteronomy 29:29 NIV

New mysteries will need to be uncovered and what a time of rejoicing this will be! This is not a tme to fear false prophets Or the great deception. This is a time to know our God and know his personality - if we have established a relationship with him, we will not be deceived or dismayed. 

Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:" John 10:27

This a time that we will be strong in The Lord and the power of His might. We will be making these trails, that so few only knew, KNOWN. We will be bringing the kingdom of God to a new level. We will be carriers of His Presence. 

We are in charge of bringing heaven to earth.

"God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure." Ephesians 1:9 NLT

Restoration of the US of A

Lord we pray that all of us that are called by you, all of us in the church, all of us in your kingdom, will hear your voice and turn from our wicked ways and repent. 

We pray that conviction will flood our hearts, minds and spirits. We will reflect on times of old, the ancient paths, and walk in those ways. 

We will be reminded of stories of our ancestors and the goodness and blessings of the Lord. 

Our blinders will be removed from our eyes, the scales will fall from our eyes and we will see what the Spirit of the Lord is saying to us, His Church. 

We shout Ephphatha!!!! Be opened ears and hear what the spirit of the Lord is saying to us, His Church. - Mark 7:34

We pray that hearts of stone will be replaced with hearts of flesh. 

That all walls will crumble and our understanding will be enlightened. 

We speak to the roots of iniquity and bind the influence of generational curses over our lives. 

We call freedom into our midst. 

We pray that we will receive the  anointing that removes burdens and destroys yokes. 

We pray for a fresh anointing and indwelling of the Holy Spirit. 

We pray for shields of favor and blessings walls of protection to shield us from the enemy. 

We pray for the dissolution of ego.

We yearn for total dependence on the Father. Humility will become our virtue. 

Denial will be broken off our minds, deception will be removed from our hearts and spirits. 

Honesty and Truth will reign in our lives. 

Humility, Humility, Humility, less of us and more of YOU. 

We must be a people totally dependent on our Creator, knowing that without YOU we are nothing and that WITH YOU , all things are possible. 

Let us know and rely on the fact that "If God is for us, WHO can be against us." 

Let us know that YOU will never leave us or forsake us. 

Keep us in a place of humility, Lord, where we know that YOUR strength is made perfect in our weakness. 

Keep our hearts light as we are reminded that THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH!!!

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV

The wheels of restoration are turning

Finally, I could feel spring in the air. Looking into the sunlight, I watched with excitement as the warmth began drying the tiny droplets of rain on our uncut blades of grass.
I felt I had just survived one of the most difficult winters of my life! Thinking it may never end, I was finally able to see the glimmer of hope, of warmth, of spring.
Riding season was upon us.
With one deep inhale, I rushed inside to grab my bike, I couldn't wait to ride!!!! I was tired of feeling old and stale, rickety and stiff, I just couldn't wait to move my legs.
Reaching for my bike I remembered, winter had been hard on all of us...especially my bike!
I had no choice but to give up that spring day ride so I could take my bike to the shop for a tune-up.

I tend to keep my bikes longer than most, so it's customary for the sales rep to give me the look of, "surely you're just going to get a new one?" Before, the negative comment exited his lips, I kindly reminded him, that I LOVE my bike and I would like to get it back in riding shape for this season.
The mechanic walks out, without a single word, takes my bike and puts it on the stand for its assessment.
He goes over each problem with care, makes some notes, hands it to the sales rep, who puts together the estimate.
Wanting to break the silence, I say, "You know, I feel a lot like my bike, after this winter.."
He stops writing, looks up at me for a second and then back down to finish the estimate.
Not wanting to say much else, I just watched my bike as the mechanic continued to carefully assess it. Then piece by piece, I was able to work with the sales rep to pick out new parts for my old bike.
And that's when I realized...
Most of the body of Christ feels like that old bike...
Old,
Rusted,
Stiff,
In dire need of repair,
In dire need of rebuilding.
There are times we have felt abandoned. .
There are times we have felt out of touch with ourselves, our families, our society, and even our heavenly Father.
In fact, many feel they ARE abandoned.
Many feel they are in this battle alone. Weak, worn out, in disarray, confused, just too tired to carry on, too worn out to fight.

BUT those times are coming to an END!

Just as I watched the mechanic with my bike, I saw the Heavenly Father, working over every detail in His Children's lives, carefully seeing that, they LACKED NOTHING.
He is carefully seeing that there will be NO feeble among us!

He says right there in His Word, "Do not be like them, for your FATHER knows what you have need before you ask Him." Matthew 6:8

We get caught up in the doing and forget about the BEING.
In these final days, as we work to carry out the Father's will on the earth, we mustn't forget, our only assignment is to be AS JESUS WAS.
"As He is, so are we in this world." 1 John 4:17
Jesus was never concerned with what he should do or what he should say, what he would wear or what he would eat.
He merely trusted His Father,
trusted in His love,
trusted in His goodness,
trusted in His mercy
and obeyed.

"Apart from the Father, I can do nothing." John 5:30
Apart from the Father we can do nothing. This is a time where we are going to have to come together in Unity and draw our strength from our Father's love. The ONLY source of strength in this earth, will be the Father's LOVE.

"Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he can do only what he sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does, the Son also does." John 5:19

As we approach this NEW and exciting season, let's allow the Father to repair our brokenness, heal our sicknesses and diseases, strengthen our weaknesses and soften our hearts so that His Will can be done on this earth, the same as it is in heaven. Let Him mold and shape us into His Image,
His Image of Unconditional Love.

The Kingdom of God HAS COME WITH POWER!!

This morning as I lay in bed, barely awake, I was startled by the loud sirens that seemed to circle my neighborhood. As the irriation of likely a false alarm cringed my thoughts, I pressed through and said the prayer that I have chosen for those in trouble....

 Dear Lord, I pray, that the person in trouble, "will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.” Mark 9:1-3 NIV

I have made this my scripture my prayer to speak over anyone in trouble, when I see a car accident, hear sirens, see a passing ambulance, I stop and pray this prayer. Yet, all the while the depths of this scripture did not hit me until this morning...

..."some who are standing here will not taste death before/until they see that the kingdom of God has come with POWER!!!!"

As I opened up my Bible, I stared at those words, "until the KINGDOM OF GOD HAS COME WITH POWER!"

Out of all those that I had prayed for, all of those in trouble, all of those in need, how many truly understood THE POWER - the healing POWER, the rescuing POWER, the resurrecting POWER of the ALMIGHTY GOD?

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say, "Maybe 1%?"

How could this be so? When did our world become so dependent on this "natural system"- 911 calls, ambulances, emergency rooms, doctor visits, diagnostic testings, surgical intervention..." The people of this world have been investing in a system that is failing.

Why had they not invested in God and His power, the ONE who NEVER fails?

I began to realize, how much WE are to blame....it is not God who has failed the people of this world, it is us, His Children, His Kingdom carriers, the ones who KNOW His Power, His love, His magnitude.

The scripture says "For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. " (Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭19‬ NIV)
WHY?
"so that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God." (‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭21‬ NIV)

It is
OUR DUTY,
OUR CALLING
As KINGDOM carriers, who truly understand the POWER of the living God.
Those of us who understand His
POWER to heal,
POWER to save,
POWER to set free,
POWER to resurrect.
We have been chosen
TO REVEAL
This POWER to the dying, hurting world around us.

"For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. (‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭20‬ KJV)

While we may have retained our gifts quietely, afraid of what the world may think, afraid of what others may say, people of this world have carelessly passed away, struggle aimlessly, reaching, grasping for anything that could bring them hope.
We must say, "NO MORE!"
IT IS TIME
To manifest God's Power on this earth!
IT IS TIME
To become God conscious and no longer, self conscious.
IT IS TIME
to look outside of ourselves and see who and where we are needed.

We are coming into a time,
AN OPPORTUNITY to REDEEM ALL THAT HAS BEEN LOST!

A time to be TRANSFIGURED!
A time to be AS JESUS IS!
A time to establish God's KINGDOM IN THIS EARTH!
A time to manifest God's GLORY!
A time for the next AWAKENING!

"After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone.
There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them." (‭Mark‬ ‭9‬:‭1-3‬ NIV)

Our only job is to love

Just this morning a simple, almost natural headline read, "mother stabs 3 daughters to death." 

As I read through the article, I was memorized by the acceptance and justification of such an act. The world is immune to terror. Fear, depression, insanity, outrage, and murder have become commonplace. 

Why? 

The world no longer feels or experiences the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Their hearts have become as stone. 

Why? 

Their lives have been void of love. 

Love is the fertile soil that nurtures a normal human being. Without love there cannot be normalcy of emotion and expression. 

Our hearts are gardens and must be tended regularly by the one who created it. 

Bitter roots, judgements, vows, seeds of unforgiveness all need to be weeded out. Without such care, the garden can no longer produce fruits of love, joy, peace, forgiveness or simple acts of kindness. 

While we were mere children, we were given natural mothers and fathers to tend our hearts' gardens but the wounds of the parents hindered the love the children deserved. Rather than sowing seeds of love and forgiveness, most have sown their own seeds of hatred, self-righteousness, bigotry, unforgiveness and bitterness right into the innocent youngsters' hearts. The parents are completely unaware of this transfer. It's an evil cycle. 

But it's not to late for this cycle of destruction to be broken. 

The solution is LOVE, Agape LOVE. 

As Christians, this is our only calling. We also know that our natural love will not suffice, we must love with the supernatural, unconditional love of the Father. 

Our job is not to convict, convince or judge. 

Our ONLY responsibility is to LOVE. 

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunesso that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in you." John 15:1-4

It is hard to love the mother who so ruthlessly stabbed her 3 innocent daughters. It is nearly impossible to love the man who has raped and murdered countless young women. It is beyond natural ability to love the man who has stolen the innocence of young children and exposed them to others through pictures and videos. 

Yet, if we want to see an end to it all, the only answer is LOVE. 

We love because Christ first loved us. 

We are in Christ and He is in us. We are intertwined in His vine. We cannot be separated from His love. 

We were not designed to hoarde his Love. We were designed to release it to the dying, hurting world around us. 

Christ died so that ALL should live. 

When Christ gave Himself up for the world, He took ALL the judgement that day. He took it so that the world could experience freedom from darkness and unconditional love without condemnation or judgment. 

Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world (satan) will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.

John 12:30-33

The only way the world can experience Christ is through us! 

This is the year for Victory over Death. 

This is the year for God's manifested Love to be revealed on this earth through us, His earthen vessels. 

The greater we love, the greater victory we will win. 

Let's join together to put an end to this madness. 

Make a commitment that if left up to you, "none will taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." Matthew 16:28 

So that His Kingdom may come on this earth the same as it is in Heaven!! 

"If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”John 12:47-50

Judge not, lest though be judged

Morning came early today. 

I stood in the kitchen making my cup of coffee when all of a sudden, I knocked the entire cup over on its side. 

I can't remember the last time I spilled a drink? 

After much cleaning and preparing my new cup I headed down the hallway back to my room to study. When I pushed open the bedroom door, it rebounded, hitting my coffee cup and spilling over half the cup on the floor! 

What the?? 

I stood staring at the floor in confusion when I suddenly remembered something from yesterday. 

I made a snide comment to my husband about how he spills coffee down the kitchen counter every morning.

Seems silly doesn't it? 

How could these two events be connected? 

Let me explain: 

We really don't understand this word of advice: "judge not lest thou be judged!"

The New Living Translation says it like this: 

"Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others.The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eyewhen you have a log in your own?" Matthew 7:1-3

This wisdom was given to us to help us, not hurt us. It protects us from the universal law of sowing and reaping or as some like to say, karma. 

The words of our mouth are just as powerful as our actions. So we don't necessarily have to "do" something to someone to reap negative consequences. Our words and judgments will inevitably come back to haunt us, we just don't always know when....

My judgement came back rather quickly because I've been asking The Lord to help reveal these judgements to me. 

I want more! I want more responsibility. I want more power behind my words. I want more protection from the darkness. In order to receive more, sometimes we have to give more. 

In God's kingdom, all He asks is that we give more of ourselves and give up more of our control. The more we allow Him to do, the more we will see Him manifest. 

Then I was reminded of another realization from yesterday. I was walking the dogs through my neighborhood we happened upon the cutest fat chihuahua.

I sort of panicked when I couldn't determine if I should say "hey sweetheart!"or "how ya doin buddy?" 

I didn't want to insult him/her. 

Most of my life, I have been able to look at an animal and determine whether it was masculine or feminine but I lost that gift some time ago. 

Again, this may seem silly but some times the little things teach us the greatest lessons. 

As I walked past I remembered a judgment I made a few years back. 

My ex-boyfriend, also a veterinarian, had little concern for understanding the gender of animals and it drove me absolutely insane to hear him call the "she's" "he's" and vice versa. In his words, he said "all cats were female and all dogs were male!!"

"How ludicrous!" I remember how irritated I was that one day. I had just had enough and again I made a snide remark likely using a few choice  words about him being ignorant or what have you... 

Unknowingly, to this day, that judgement had affected my ability to properly determine an animal's gender by mere visual assessment. 

So what did I do to correct this? 

What can you do if this happens? 

Simply, ask God to forgive you. 

God told us in His Word the importance of putting a watch over our mouth. 

"Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips." Psalm 141:3

Why? For our protection.

But also, so we can be trusted with more. 

And I am asking for more! 

"For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." Luke 12:48

I want my words to bring forth good fruit. I want my words to carry power. 

I want more wisdom and understanding. 

I want to see healing and miracles take place when I speak forth God's Word. 

The Lord cannot entrust us with more if we can't be trusted with what we already have....

So if you desire more, 

Ask and it shall be given. 

But don't complain when it comes in a way you didn't expect. 

All warriors must be trained. 

Suit up and get ready. 

The time is here. 

We need people who are ready for change and those who can be trained, 

So that God's will to be done on this earth the same as it is in heaven. 

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue and those who love it, will eat it's fruit." Proverbs 18:21

"You have turned my morning into dancing; you have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness, to the end that MY TONGUE and my heart and everything glorious within me may sing praise to You and not be silent. 

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever." Psalm 31:12 AMP

The battle is on

In case you haven't read my post "Cupid's hardened heart", now would be a good time. 

We need to wake up and accept we are in the midst of a battle. 

When the latest trend in jewelry represents the enemy 's definition of love and desire, we have to realize the seriousness of the times. 

There are only two forces at war with us at all times. We are seeing the manifestation of these two now. 

Agape love      vs      Eros love 

Selfless love     vs     Selfish love

Sheep              vs     Goats

Light                vs      Dark

This symbol of Eros, represents the strongest sense of self and selfishness. It's love is toxic and unsatisfying. The lie is subtle and the end result is always self-destruction. 

The symbol of a serpent turning back and eating itself represents the ultimate goal, the pattern of self-destruction. 

Believe me, I know. 

I lived it. 

I escaped it's narrow grip only by the grace and mercy of my God!!

This is not alright. This is not a fashion statement. 

This is deception.

The Heavenly Father's only command is for us to love Him and our neighbor. 

Eros entices us to do just the opposite. 

Selfishness devours all Agape love. 

Eros represents selfish love. 

Eros leads us farther and farther away from the love of our Heavenly Father and His command to love others. 

Eros makes self número uno. 

Eros is the kind of love that devours, it pursues, it destroys, it is relentless. It's ultimate desire is death and damnation. 

However, as followers of the Agape road, the road that leads to our Heavenly Father, we know the beginning from the end, we know which side wins. 

It is the world who needs to hear. 

"Don't be deceived, God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. If He sows to his flesh (Eros love) he will of the flesh reap corruption, 

BUT, if he sows to The Spirit (Agape love) he will of The Spirit, reap life everlasting."

Galatians 6:7-8

Please share this word. The world is deceived. They are blind. They need our guidance. Don't be afraid. This is real and YOU can be the change we need to see in this world! 

Lord, may Your Kingdom come so Your will be done on this earth as it in heaven!