Romans 6

It's been another full day and I have been afflicted with Holy Insomnia! I am choosing to go to bed now, but the word of the day is...If you aren't fascinated by Jesus you are open and vulnerable to attack.

Romans 6
Knowing - Who we are in Christ and see ourselves alive to God.
Resisting - sin, Satan and sin provoking situations
Pursuing - DOING + BEING
Pursuing God
Pursuing people
Pursuing truth

"You can't repent for you desire for pleasure because God is the creator of pleasure. You can repent for pursuing pleasure in the wrong way."

I will post more once I have studied this more.

The Ruling Body = Ekklesia (church)

I am trying to post this before midnight we'll see if it works. If you get a chance go to IHOP.org and watch Dec 29, 2010 evening session.

The house that contends! The translation of ekklesia to church was a poor translation so that the king of England was the head of the church. A more appropriate translation of the word would have been ruing body or temple of God. We are the ruling body and the gates of hell cannot prevail against us. I am the temple of God. I am a part of the ruling body that declares war and elects high officials.

POWER = Prayer and fasting. If you want to see yourself, your family, your work, your town, city, province nation changed this is the way. God has been speaking to me the power of prayer. He has been telling me that the way to change is through prayer. Nothing happens without prayer. Nothing takes places without prayer!!

We are the ruling authority. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD, Yahweh! AMEN

Batten down the Hatches a Hurricane of Glory is coming!

My goal is to post once a day. I am at OneThing and I am sharing what God is doing. Please remember that this is the translation of my heart and what God wanted me to hear. Ask him to speak to your heart before you read it.

Day 1 - Matthew 24:14 - only 350million people left in the world who have not heard the gospel in their language(5%).
-Wyclife estimates that by 2025 every nation will have the Bible in their translation.
People get ready Jesus is coming! This is not scary. God is not a scary father. He is a father that laughs and delights. He watches us try and fall, but than we get up to try again and he rejoices! If you don't quit, if you don't give up, YOU WIN! YOU WIN!

- We need to prepare ourselves for the glory that is coming. If we do not prepare he will pour in but we will not be able to carry and contain what he is giving us.
-Give me a life of wisdom that can handle the spirit of revelation
Proverbs 24:3, Pr. 1:20 -2:?? Wisdom, ask for wisdom He promises to give it.

If we don't change how we are living now we will not be able to contain what is coming. The average aged video game player is 35!! The spirit of laziness that is the greatest besetting sin to your life and your destiny!!!! Proverbs 13:23, 19:15, 20:13

"Go to bed at ten and get up at 5:30-6" The sins you confess the most generally have to do with the things you do after 10pm. It's true people, it's true!! The speaker was very forthcoming in his statement for us to go to bed early and get up early. I am not sure how that looks in my life, but I anticipate what he is going to do.

When God speaks MOVE!

Repent my kingdom is here and everybody jump in :) Repentance is the process to/of renewal.

It is time to make a declaration of dependence on GOD, be delivered from the world's ideas of praise, success, happiness...

Live for an audience of one. Connect with people that push us forward. "Difficult(confined) is the way to life." How low can you go?

give, forgive, repent!

Intercession, holiness, offerings for the poor and prophecy

Beware of well meaning people. ex. why are you so intense? come watch this movie, it's cute!

DO IT, the one who hears it does it!!!!!

I know is isn't very refined but that's the brief!

Theme: He loves you, delights in you and is wanting voluntary love, but in the end every knee will bow and tongue confess that He is LORD.

Perspective

These are apples. Well okay maybe they are red pears. My good friend and I were having a beautiful dinner and this picture was hanging on the wall behind her. We both thought they were apples. It wasn't until our meal was done almost 3 hours later that we realized that in fact they were red pears.

Sometimes we see ourselves as an apple but really we are a pear and there is nothing I could say to convince you that in fact you are an apple. Our eyes and minds are faulty. What we see is not what is true. I need God's eyes to replace mine.

I recently got a new CD it's called "Joy". The lyrics of one song in particular struck me they were this,

I knew what I was getting into when I called you.
I knew what I was getting into when I said your name, but I said it just the same.
I knew what I was getting into and I still want you.
I knew what I was getting into.
...
And I am not shocked by your weakness.
And I am not shocked even by your sin.
And I am not shocked by your brokenness.
...
Just don't give up.
And don't give in.
If you don't quit. You win, you win.

Just don't give up.
And don't give in.
If you don't quit. You win, you win.

Everything is in my hands.
It's going to be alright.
Everything is in my hands.
It's going to be alright.
It's going to be okay.
Everything is in my hands.
It's going to be alright.
It's going to be okay.
And you don't have to pretend to be something or someone you're not.
Cuz I know you better than that, even better than that.
Listen my Beloved...

I could write out more of this song but this portion captures what I want to say. How wonderful and amazing is it that I am loved by someone who knows all the blackness and distortion and still calls my name. He pursues me and desires me. I am my Beloved's and He is mine.

Friend of the Bridegroom

So I was listening to a sermon today on the Bride of Christ, which is the church. Than the speaker(Mike Bickle) talked about the friend of the bridegroom. He was talking about how as the friend of the bridegroom we try to ensure the the bride and the bridegroom are fully engaged with each other and not distracted. As the friend of the bridegroom it is not my job to get the bride to fall in love with me, but with Him. The goal is for me to go undeteced, but to help the bride be fully engaged and captured by the bridegroom and his heart. I like it.

A New Day

I am amazed, no, in awe this week of His mercies that are new every morning. I think it is wonderful that I can wake up and start all over every 24 hours. I was struck the other morning with how yesterday was gone and today was the day. No matter what happened yesterday I get to start today with new choices and ideas. I can start off my day with a lovely bowl of oatmeal and a cup of tea or a croissant with coffee or I could fast if I wanted too. I am drinking the tea, so I think I'll go with the oatmeal.

I am also in love with new beginnings. Mondays, 1st day of the month, first day of the 4 week cycle, spring, summer, autumn, winter. Everyday is a new design. I can throw off everything that hindered me yesterday and begin brand new today. Oh yah I find grocery shopping to be a new beginning, I love making better choices than the previous trip:)

This is the one problem with being single. You make all this delicious food and than you don't want to see it again after you ate it for the 4th meal in a row. I did however find a solution to this problem. Swap your meal with your basement dwellers, highly recommended. I think as far as baking goes I am going to have to start giving it away. I love to bake and I just don't eat it fast enough.

That's all for now. Blessing and mercies new!

Fasting, Prayer, really you want to be my friend, hmmm!

I have been thinking a lot about fasting lately. There are many different kinds of fasts that people do. I find fasting from food hard when I work because I feel as though I am not giving my best to my patients. Not eating is super easy when i keep my mind entertained, so I think for now it would be more honoring to give up entertainment when I fast rather than food.

I recently listened/watched a sermon and the speaker was talking about passion for Jesus. He said the best way to grow in passion for Jesus is to find out how passionate he is for you. Studying the Word is a great way to do that. I have been learning much about how in love He is with me and it really does excite me. I have also been realizing, no, relating to Him as a person instead of a mystical being. I appreciate the newness that this has brought to our relationship. Currently we are in the friendship stage, which if you are my friend means you know I love you, but I may not talk to you for days, but I will think of you often. Good thing He knows my thoughts.

I did learn however that my thoughts don't count as prayers. In James he clearly states that I do not have because I do not ask, so I am starting to use a prayer list.(Right after I post this blog:D) A man who is known internationally as an intercessor broke it down so clearly and said I would be more affective, so alas that is what I am doing.

I really need to write here more it is so invigorating. CIAO!

A New Season

A new season begins. It is a season of gorgeousness. Maybe this will be my new word. Gorgeous! or perhaps enchanted. I think on of my favourite moments in speaking french is when you are introduced and your greeter says, "Enchantee". I am enchanted to meet you. I think we should be enchanted by all that we meet. Imagine if we could see the uniqueness in everyone instead of being seeing theirs big hair, weird clothes or zits. If you actually saw people as they were. If you were to look at me you would see long luscious locks, a gorgeous princess dress and tiarra on my head and a sword in my hand. Thank you very much!

My heart is not my own, but it is my God's. I amazed each day that I remember how much He loves me. Of course the girly crush feelings always warm my heart too:) Ok, time to get off the couch and make myself even more gorgeous:)

A funny moment

I signed up for daily scripture verses on Facebook and this was today's...

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

(Romans 12:2)

Maybe it is time to get off the computer.

Jen Glen if you read this, I need to know your story, but your blog says I'm not signed up. How are the Glens?

Peace

Peace, peace, God's peace, Peace that blows all fear away.

I don't know if that is how the line goes, but writing it that way makes a lot of sense to me. Fears aren't reality they are just thoughts and hurts that manifest in our mind. The gentle peaceful breeze of God can blow our fears away.

I woke up this morning because I had a dream about a friend. In my dream he told me that if I am honest we could be good friends. The other impression that I got was that if I am being honest than those things that are plaguing me will be dealt with. For those of you who don't know me, my dreams are not always a safe place for me. Often my dreams plague me and sleep is not restful. So to have this said was amazing.

I had another revelation this morning as I was looking at my disaster zone of a house, peace has left. I find that what was is now gone. I would say I let it go but I don't think that it falls squarely on my shoulders. Secrets have been exposed and now I must deal with them. I am very thankful however that I am not alone and that I have some amazing friends that will come and help me clean my house in Spirit and Truth.

So here is the lesson for me- No one can take my peace, but sometimes it can be pushed aside so that I deal with what needs to be dealt with.

p.s. I am taking hugs today:)

Arise and Pray

A word from God on your birthday about being a woman.

A Dangerous Liason, a partnership of power = God + woman. A woman's heart is fierce. If threaten her family she will take you out. What is God calling out today? PRAY. Women gather together and pray. Pray for your men, your nations, yourselves. What are our distractions? Body image - I'm not good enough. Children- I'm not a good enough mother. Marriage - Why does my husband not live me the way I need to be loved? Why am I not married? Relationships - Why do I have no friends? PRAY!The enemy does not want us to meet together. He wants us to stay isolated and selfish and ashamed.

Encourage one another daily as long as it is called Today. Women aren't we so good at this. We love to talk it is what we do, if you don't just wait till He heals you that you will. I used to hate talking on the phone now I'll spend hours with friends, my sister and mother.

Women RISE UP it is our turn to fulfill our destiny. We do not have a heritage of weak women. Our sisters were strong. They were Esther who stood be for a king for her people. Ruth who risked rejection to begin birthing the nation of Israel. Rahab who rescued her family by protecting God's people as they spied out her land.

So I say women of Canada arise and pray for your day has come. The day of the King's return is coming. Rise up and take your place fulfill your role in this story.

YOU ARE NOT REJECTED,
YOU ARE ACCEPTED.
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN,
YOU ARE PURSUED.
AND YOU ARE LOVELY!

Arise and pray, arise and pray,
Arise and pray, arise and pray,
Arise and pray, arise and pray,
Arise and pray, arise and pray!

Hebrews 3:13, 10: 19-25

Rain, rain go away come again when i say!

Faith vs. peer pressure

I think having faith more often than not will make me look like a fool. I think when Peter started to sink that his buddies weren't saying - Dude that is totally rad, wait for me. I think they were saying Peter What are you doing? I know you think that that ghost is Jesus and it said come to me but due, get back in the boat. Peter, GET BACK IN THE BOAT. I think Peter became embarassed of his faith and it was shame that made him sink.

I recently had an experience with the rain where i really wanted to sit outside and enjoy my fire so I commanded it not to rain and it didn't, but than I had a friend come out and I stopped commanding it because I felt foolish. So it not only rained, but down poured. Amazingly enough the fire re-lit itself after the down pour.

"The Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing but to those who are being saved it is the power of God." I am not saying that my friend was perishing, but different levels of faith exhibit different levels of foolishness. David danced in his underwear before God and man and it's credited to him as faith. God speaks to me and I'm know I'm not schizophrenic.

Faith people, don't be ashamed.

I will not be ashamed.

I know I'm fantastic, I just don't believe it?!

Well hello, apparently I have been on a an island. To update the darkness is not so dark anymore:) I was out at my friends acreage and when I left the sky was clouded over so there was no moonlight. I had to walk to my car in the dark! It would have been pitch black except for the light pollution reflecting off the clouds and making it easy for me to maneuver the mud and building supplies. I also used my mind to see the path I had walked in the daylight. Our brains are amazing.

So this week I have been thinking a lot about how I know I am liked, loved and likable. Most people would probably be on cloud nine with these thoughts, but sometimes I feel pressure from myself to perform so that I can continue being liked. The good news is that I am letting go and letting God. I am standing tall and not being blown about by others desires or perceived needs. I am easily swayed to get people out of tough circumstances which they themselves have created or that God is trying to teach them a lesson in. Enough about others.

The thought is that if people really saw my flaws they wouldn't really think I was that fantastic, but the reality is that people have seen my flaws and they still like me. In fact they are my friends. I have roommates that see the mean, irritable, lazy me and they still bless me. I have friends to whom I confess my failures and sins and you know what they like me too! So there I have it. I believe that I am worthy of being liked and loved:)


That's my rant for the night. Blessings.