I am the God of the mundane just as much as I am of the spectacular. If you are only looking for me in the extraordinary, you'll miss out on me way too much. I can speak to you however and whenever I choose. You don't have to be in a perfectly quiet environment to hear me.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
8/19/12
Don't let your feelings guide your actions, rather let them guide your prayers. Then my spirit will guide your actions. Apart from me you can do nothing. It takes more effort to worry than it does to pray. Worry torments you. Prayer releases you!
Friday, August 17, 2012
It is finished!
When the devil whispers in your ear "You are finished" , remind him of the last words of Jesus on earth
before he gave up his life. "It is finished"!
before he gave up his life. "It is finished"!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Yes these bones can live!
A couple of years ago I went on a trip by myself to Elk county PA. I needed to be alone with God and I wanted to see some of the PA elk herd. I saw about 30 elk the first day and felt incredibly blessed to witness them. The next morning as I was praying, studying and journaling I was reminded of the valley of the dry bones.
4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, "Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath[a]enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD."
It was clear that God was showing me something good. Something he wanted me to hold on to it. He said The dry bones represent a crushed spirit.
(Prov. 17:22) Speak to your spirit! I am God's workmanship, created to do good works, I am holy and blameless, I am a new creation through Christ Jesus, I am tenacious, I am relentless, I am a lover and a fighter. I am a mighty man of God, I am a multiplier, not a divider, It is no longer I that live, but Christ that lives in me. I am more than a conqueror, I am the righteousness of God. I am the head, not the tail. I am am always on top, not at the bottom.
9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
He showed me that the breath is the spirit of God. Speak the fruit of the spirit of God into your spirit. In the name of Jesus we speak forth from the Spirit of God Love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, kindness and self control.
There is something powerful about speaking empowering words to yourself.
I go through long periods of time since then that I stop doing it & I feel the effects every time. I'm finding that the more I speak it, the more I believe it. I encourage you to make a commitment to speaking good words to yourself. Especially the fruit of the Spirit. You will feel stupid. You will think it's a waste of time and breath, but speak it till you start believing it. Speak it when you feel the least like doing it. Once you start believing it, your countenance will change and when you feel good about you, other people will too!
4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, "Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath[a]enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD."
It was clear that God was showing me something good. Something he wanted me to hold on to it. He said The dry bones represent a crushed spirit.
(Prov. 17:22) Speak to your spirit! I am God's workmanship, created to do good works, I am holy and blameless, I am a new creation through Christ Jesus, I am tenacious, I am relentless, I am a lover and a fighter. I am a mighty man of God, I am a multiplier, not a divider, It is no longer I that live, but Christ that lives in me. I am more than a conqueror, I am the righteousness of God. I am the head, not the tail. I am am always on top, not at the bottom.
9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
He showed me that the breath is the spirit of God. Speak the fruit of the spirit of God into your spirit. In the name of Jesus we speak forth from the Spirit of God Love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, kindness and self control.
There is something powerful about speaking empowering words to yourself.
I go through long periods of time since then that I stop doing it & I feel the effects every time. I'm finding that the more I speak it, the more I believe it. I encourage you to make a commitment to speaking good words to yourself. Especially the fruit of the Spirit. You will feel stupid. You will think it's a waste of time and breath, but speak it till you start believing it. Speak it when you feel the least like doing it. Once you start believing it, your countenance will change and when you feel good about you, other people will too!
Friday, April 13, 2012
Give US our daily bread
Recently on my way to work it kinda smacked me in the face how messed up my prayer life is. I was praying about all the issues I was going to deal with that day. You know, give me wisdom, strength, the grace to not punch someone in the eye, etc. It was one of those times that you just know God is trying to show you something. I'm not saying that I don't pray for others, but I've tended to pray for myself more than for others. Jesus said we should pray " let your kingdom come to earth, let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread and forgive us as we forgive those who have wronged us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Yours is the kingdom, the power, the glory, Amen "
He didn't tell us to use the word me, my or I. Then I immediately thought about the verse that says For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them .
I think the Holy Spirit was showing me that even when I am focused on the things that are bothering me or tempting me I can still pray us prayers instead of focusing on just me. After all we are all going through very similar troubles and temptations. When God led the Isrealites out of Egypt they were together. The disciples in the upper room were together, but they were seldom together after they received the power of the spirit because they had work to do. That same spirit created a powerful connection that went with them through more trouble than we can imagine.
So now I've been catching myself in mid sentence changing my me prayers to us prayers and feeling so much better about it !
He didn't tell us to use the word me, my or I. Then I immediately thought about the verse that says For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them .
I think the Holy Spirit was showing me that even when I am focused on the things that are bothering me or tempting me I can still pray us prayers instead of focusing on just me. After all we are all going through very similar troubles and temptations. When God led the Isrealites out of Egypt they were together. The disciples in the upper room were together, but they were seldom together after they received the power of the spirit because they had work to do. That same spirit created a powerful connection that went with them through more trouble than we can imagine.
So now I've been catching myself in mid sentence changing my me prayers to us prayers and feeling so much better about it !
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Forgive!
Quote from the book Think No Evil, (a book about the Amish school shootings from several years back) by Jonas Beiler. " Forgiveness is letting go of hope for a different past". This is a great book. Do yourself a favor & read it!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
No Longer Silent
I love my daughter Steph. She's feisty. She complains more than my 3 other kids combined & because of it gets an earful from me three times more often. To be honest though I love her honesty & her desire to be heard even when she knows whats coming next. The alternative for her is to just take whatever happens & keep her mouth shut. I was brought up that way (Keep your mouth shut & do what you're told) as were many of the people who grew up in my generation. You know what. That's what our parents got . Kids with their mouths shut. Unexpressed pain! Not a good thing!
Steph's feistiness triggers a response. What I've learned today (hopefully) is that my Father in heaven feels the same way about me. Ive been feeling bad because I've been complaining to him quite a bit lately & sometimes getting an earful back, but sometimes he says, I know, Hang in there. You'll get there. Sometimes he doesn't say anything, but I feel him there with me. I like it alot more this way than the person I used to be. I know he does too!
Steph's feistiness triggers a response. What I've learned today (hopefully) is that my Father in heaven feels the same way about me. Ive been feeling bad because I've been complaining to him quite a bit lately & sometimes getting an earful back, but sometimes he says, I know, Hang in there. You'll get there. Sometimes he doesn't say anything, but I feel him there with me. I like it alot more this way than the person I used to be. I know he does too!
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