See Him In The Simple Things!

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- 2/7/11:

Be filled again with My Spirit. The days ahead will be filled with My Glory in the practical and commonplace things of life. Maintain awareness, and see My manifest presence in unexpected ways, says the Lord. Take nothing for granted. My glory is all around you!

Psalms 125:2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people from this time forth and forever.

Spoils of War ...

Prophetess Barbara Barnett:

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. 2 Chronicles 16:9

Go BEYOND with EYES to SEE beyond the place where you are, beyond the regular, for there are the UNSEEN that I have hidden, that will develop into the new STRATEGY of the new SEASON, your identity of Promise BEYOND the promise. As a season of WAR passes, now you shall SEE the enemy run in all directions and the manifested GRACE of G-d come in it's FULLNESS of time..The timing of the L-rd is perfect & there is UNDERSTANDING o...f the times in ALL things. You are coming up from the WATERS of the raging seas that have SURROUNDED and Walking into a new atmosphere of Spiritual Anointing and LOVE & whatever I have spoken shall MANIFEST. Watch your dreams unfold even as they Wagged their heads at the birth of Yeshua(Jesus) so shall they wonder as they SEE that G-d be with us.

The FLOCK of the Shepherd must push their HEADS forward & UPWARD & watch the POWER of Love smash all the WORKS of darkness. You have been FREED to set others free set on FIRE by the Holy Spirit(Ruach) & it shall penetrate HEARTS and rattle the SYSTEMS of religion. Explosion of VISION will come having no confidence in the FLESH and diminish worldly-vision.-your SEASON of authentic stability out of RELIGIOUS mindsets to new Kingdom mentality of new ROOTS as your TRANSITION will bring great TRANSFORMATION of the LIFE of G-d a life

manifested that will ALLOW a Holy disturbance of G-d to not SETTLE for less, and to not compromise or quit. Get ready to become the book of ACTS as drinking from the most HOLY WELLS will build TABERNACLES, His very presence in every place your foot treads, surrounding communities, nations, cities and countries.

G-d will SHOW HIMSELF strong among hungry LOYAL HEARTS that will go after His presence. God never, ever overlooks a heart that is FOCUSED on Him-those who set their minds upon me- Your assignment is to let your heart be wholly His! Let Him show Himself STRONG on your behalf & MOVE afresh in all areas, in the Kingdom and community. Everything you thought was to DESTROY you was a test to ELEVATE.

Do not put your trust in other sources but in G-d's righteous reign.For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.-

This IS Powerful.....

A Time to "Go Beyond!"

"I am calling you from beyond! You have been held in a place that I am calling you from. I am beyond where you are now. Come from where you are to beyond! Come from where you are to beyond! Come from where you are to beyond! For I am marshalling My army and I am calling you forth. I am causing you to be raised up. I am calling even the dry bones to come together this season. I am calling together and raising up this mighty army. You will go forth in My name. You will see kingdoms brought down. You will see kingdoms raised up. This is the season and the hour that I am marshalling My army.

"You are going beyond in relationships. The friends of last season will now become the allies in the new season. The enemies of the last season may not be your enemy in this season. Go beyond your idea and your concept. I am bringing you into a new place where you are seeing beyond.

"In the past I told you to look and look again. But in this season I am telling you to look, look again and look beyond. Look, look again and look beyond, because beyond is the fullness of the promise. Beyond is the clustering that I have sent. Beyond is the positioning. Beyond is the alignment. Beyond is the release. So look, look again and look beyond!

"Go beyond the natural into the supernatural. This is the time to heal and go with signs and wonders following. Beyond is into eternity. I am going to give you eyes to see the plans of eternity past, present and the future. I will begin to make a whole picture from the past to the present and to the future.

Fear has caused you to hang on to your finances. Fear has caused you to hang on to you past. Let go of your past -- it is Mine now. Let go of your control over finances -- they are mine. Let go of your life -- it is mine.

"As you go through this tunnel of change and beyond, I am taking you through a season of strategy. I'm giving you a strategy for the situation that is ahead. Go through the tunnel so you can get your strategy. I'm giving you a strategy to overcome the strategy of Satan. I am giving you a plan to overcome the enemy. This is the season that you move beyond. There is a strategy for you. Go through the tunnel!

"Look again. Look again because I, Myself, have been hiding things from you. I, Myself, have hidden things until this moment. You have looked and you have asked, but I have hidden things from you. But now look again because I am bringing it to manifestation. I am bringing it into a new place. You must step forward and reach for it. I am calling you to reach.

"Look! Look at Me in a way you've not seen Me, and you will see your enemy in a way you've not seen your enemy. If you will look at Me in My greatness and My holiness, you will see your enemy and you will see the strategy to wither your enemy. I am a Holy God and I am beginning to weight Myself upon My people. You are shielded in ways you do not know. The enemy is dreading you. You will see your enemy rise up one way, but that enemy must flee from the place that you stand so that you can advance in days ahead. Look at Me and see your enemy from My eyes, and watch your enemy flee."

 

(Prophetic Interpretation by Chuck Pierce, Anne Tate, Janice Swinney, Deborah DeGar, Keith Pierce, John Dickson, Chad Foxworth, and Chris Hardy)

Have You Checked Yourself lately?

Godliness and Moral Purity

“Nothing is greater than the transformation that takes place after one goes to the Cross.” How many times in your walk with Christ have you heard this? How many of us are preaching, teaching and speaking these words of wisdom to others but we have failed to fulfill this in our own personal walk?

The design of the Holy Spirit, as He develops in us the ‘fruit’ characteristic of “the divine nature” is to constrain us toward a life in which the tendencies of the “flesh” are both undesirable and unproductive. Galatians 5:16-17, “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17, For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that “you” wish.”

How many times have you heard from well seasoned and well taught people of God their defense to the above Scripture? There’s one word in the Scripture that jumped out at me … “YOU.”

How can we as His hands and feet that have been walking and doing His work here on earth longer than some have even been alive continue to say without remorse or conviction, “WELL GOD IS JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HELP ME GET OVER … LAY DOWN … DELIVER ME … GIVE ME TIME … IT’S IN HIS HANDS … I could go on and on.

PEOPLE we must obey what the Word says and be TRANSFORMED by our death on the Cross. If we have given ‘all’ of ourselves to Christ WHY are we still struggling with the ‘sins’ of the flesh?

The word “walk” (Greek peripateo) means “to walk at large especially as proof of ability;” to be occupied with or engaged in.” The tense of this verb implies progression or steady progress in grace. If His grace is sufficient enough in our weaknesses, and we are struggling with something in our flesh then why is it taking some ‘years’ to overcome? Does this not completely disregard God’s Word as ‘untruth’ … ‘lacking power’ …? 2 Corinthians 12:9, “But the Lord said, "My grace is all you need. Only when you are weak can everything be done completely by My power."

When Jesus went to the Cross how many of His weaknesses did He leave behind? What exactly did He have to pick up and be reminded of when He ascended into heaven with the Father? What exactly was the crutch of His flesh? NOTHING! He was the deliverance we are seeking from whatever we are dealing with in our flesh. He was and IS our complete and wholeness even today.

I am going through a situation in my own life right at this moment. The sins, weaknesses, stumbling blocks … in my life brought me back not only to the Cross but also re-baptism. I was so focused on ‘me’ that I had lost sight of what my life and spiritual walk had become. HE SENT ME BACK TO THE CROSS! He reminded me that I could not achieve or hope to achieve my deliverance by my own labors. Trust me I tried and was not successful.

The more I tried on my own the more my flesh cried out. True brokenness came from true repentance, resolve and restoration of ‘ME.’ Salvation redefined through His grace. Not only is it mighty in effect at our salvation, it is also a God-given resource that makes possible “holy living” when our life circumstances, or character is under fire by the adversary of our souls. God’s grace becomes His enablement or empowerment to achieve His plan, endure hardship, or access Him.

His grace facilitates our abilities to conquer EVERY weakness as we yield to “absolute trust” or reliance on God, trusting His heart even when we cannot trace His hand.

Precious ones, whatever you find yourself facing right at this moment, with all that is within you release it {whatever it is} to God. I know this may be difficult at first GOD knows it was for me as well, but in the long run taking my hands off the situation has brought me the ultimate peace within my heart and spirit that He needed to get my attention!

This in no way makes your struggle any less vital, nor does it make the other {whatever} less at fault than yourself it just makes your deliverance and progressive healing much easier to bear as you walk holding His hand through it all…

Take ‘yourself’ back to the Cross. Ask the Holy Spirit to examine you. If anything LORD is within me that does not please You or would cause me or another to stumble PLEASE help me get this right! That’s all! He will do exactly what His Word says, 2Co 12:8, “ I begged the Lord three times to take this problem away from me. 2Co 12:9 But the Lord said, "My grace is all you need. Only when you are weak can everything be done completely by my power." So I will gladly boast about my weaknesses. Then Christ's power can stay in me. 2Co 12:10 Yes, I am glad to have weaknesses if they are for Christ. I am glad to be insulted and have hard times. I am glad when I am persecuted and have problems, because it is when I am weak that I am really strong.”

“Sufficient” (Greek arkeo) suggests the idea of “raising a banner” or “warding off,” God giving is the grace----the supernatural ability or miraculous faculty to sustain, endure, or maintain our call----for all He is enabling us to become in Christ.

I am speaking to those of us who have been walking in the LORD a long time. WE MUST give up whatever is causing us to stumble along our walk. God cannot use a ‘half-holy’ vessel. It’s time! BREAK FREE so He can use you to the fullest power of the power He has to bestow in you to help His Kingdom come! If you are out of order and you know you are out of His perfect will you best be stepping back into line. He is NOT excited if you … you … you are failing His Kingdom. We MUST come back!

In His Love,

By His Spirit,

I scribe His ♥

 

♥ A Meditation in the Psalms!

I chose to post these psalms in the 'Easy-To-Read-Version' of God's Word from e-sword.com!  YES, I know this is ONLY a paraphrase of the 'Authentic King James', however, the way this reads is powerful and NO it does not take from the ALL POWERFUL KJV, this is what I feel the Holy Spirit has led me to use this morning!

Psa 18:1 To the director: A song of David, the LORD'S servant. He sang this song to the LORD when the LORD saved him from Saul and all his other enemies. I love you, LORD! You are my strength.

Psa 18:2 The LORD is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety. He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection. He is my shield; by his power I am saved. He is my hiding place high in the hills.


Psa 18:3 I called to the LORD for help, and he saved me from my enemies! He is worthy of my praise!


Psa 18:4 Death had its ropes wrapped around me. A deadly flood was carrying me away.


Psa 18:5 The ropes of the grave wrapped around me. Death set its trap right there in front of me.


Psa 18:6 In my trouble I called to the LORD. Yes, I cried out to my God for help. There in his temple he heard my voice. He heard my cry for help.


Psa 18:7 The earth shook and shivered. The foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook because he was angry.


Psa 18:8 Smoke came from his nose. Burning flames came from his mouth. Red-hot coals fell from him.


Psa 18:9 He tore open the sky and came down! He stood on a thick, dark cloud.


Psa 18:10 He flew across the sky, riding on a Cherub angel racing on the wings of the wind.


Psa 18:11 He wrapped himself in darkness that covered him like a tent. He was hidden by dark clouds heavy with water.


Psa 18:12 Out of the brightness before him, hail broke through the clouds with flashes of lightning.


Psa 18:13 The LORD thundered from the sky; God Most High let his voice be heard.


Psa 18:14 He scattered his enemies with his arrows-- the lightning bolts that threw them into confusion.


Psa 18:15 LORD, you shouted your command, and a powerful wind began to blow. Then the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the earth's foundations were uncovered.


Psa 18:16 He reached down from above and grabbed me. He pulled me from the deep water.


Psa 18:17 He saved me from my powerful enemies, who hated me. They were too strong for me, so he saved me.


Psa 18:18 They attacked me in my time of trouble, but the LORD was there to support me.


Psa 18:19 He was pleased with me, so he rescued me. He took me to a safe place.


Psa 18:20 The LORD rewarded me for doing what is right. He was good to me because I am innocent.


Psa 18:21 The LORD did this because I have obeyed him. I have not turned against my God.


Psa 18:22 I always remembered his laws. I never rejected his rules.


Psa 18:23 He knows I did nothing that was wrong. I have kept myself from sinning.


Psa 18:24 So the LORD rewarded me for doing what is right. He could see that I am innocent.


Psa 18:25 Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful. You are good to those who are good.


Psa 18:26 You never do wrong to those who have done no wrong. But you outsmart the wicked, no matter how clever they are.


Psa 18:27 You help those who are humble, but you humiliate the proud.


Psa 18:28 LORD, you provide the flame for my lamp. You, God, turn the darkness around me into light.


Psa 18:29 With your help I can defeat an army. If my God is with me, I can climb over enemy walls.


Psa 18:30 God's way is perfect. The LORD'S promise always proves to be true. He protects those who trust in him.


Psa 18:31 There is no God except the LORD. There is no Rock except our God.


Psa 18:32 God is the one who gives me strength. He clears the path I need to take.


Psa 18:33 He makes my feet as steady as those of a deer. Even on steep mountains he keeps me from falling.


Psa 18:34 He trains me for war so that my arms can bend the most powerful bow.


Psa 18:35 Lord, you have given me your shield to protect me. You support me with your right hand. It is your help that has made me great.


Psa 18:36 You cleared a path for my feet so that I could walk without stumbling.


Psa 18:37 I chased my enemies and caught them. I did not stop until they were destroyed.


Psa 18:38 I struck them down, and they could not get up again. They fell under my feet.


Psa 18:39 God, you made me strong in battle. You made my enemies fall before me.


Psa 18:40 You made my enemies turn and run away. I destroyed those who hated me.


Psa 18:41 They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to the LORD, but he did not answer them.


Psa 18:42 I beat them to pieces like dust blown by the wind. I smashed them like mud in the streets.


Psa 18:43 You saved me from those who fought against me. You made me the ruler over nations. People I never knew now serve me.


Psa 18:44 As soon as they heard about me, they were ready to obey. Those foreigners fall helpless before me!


Psa 18:45 They lose all their courage and come out of their hiding places shaking with fear.


Psa 18:46 The LORD lives! I praise my Rock, the God who saves me. How great he is!


Psa 18:47 He is the God who punishes my enemies for me, the one who puts people under my control.


Psa 18:48 He saves me from my enemies! You, Lord, help me defeat those who attack me. You save me from cruel people.


Psa 18:49 LORD, that is why I praise you among the nations. That is why I sing songs of praise to your name.


Psa 18:50 The Lord helps his king win battle after battle. He shows his faithful love to his chosen one, to David and his descendants forever.

In His Love,

By His Spirit,

I scribe His ❤

Growing in Faith ...

Be Strong In Grace

Many of us are going through a new level of struggles. This course, with its stern, stretching is not something we have become accustomed to, as least for me it has not been.

We have to get to that point along this road we travel as His children to place and all out faith in Him like we have never had before.

We are used to calling out in our distresses and having Him come to our aid in the manner we have become so accustomed to that when He decides it’s time for us to have to believe Him even for our very own breath we as seasoned intercessors become paralyzed by fear.

When God has closed all doors that man can open in your situation it’s not time to accept the impossible, it’s just time for {us} to take our hands off the situation and STOP hindering His hand… Put your bull dozer away because if God closed it it will not open!

The spirit of fear may find a place by reason of one’s ‘natural’ temperament. But it’s not merely a human disposition; it is not from God. Fear can immobilize and torment its victims, making them feel powerless and alone, 1 John 4:18, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.”

Indecision or wrong decisions are made that could give place to bondage and great human suffering. In the face of fear, we are to remember our calling from God, 2 Timothy 1:6,”Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.”

We have within us:

1} The power of God, through the Holy Spirit, enabling us to no longer be victims, 2 Timothy 1:7, “God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

2} The perfect love of God, poured into our lives through Jesus Christ, Romans 5:5, “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”

3} The mind of Christ by which we can apply the ways of God in making “sound” choices, 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

Applying this truth determines whether we overcome fear or are overcome by it. 1 John 5:4, “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And in this victory that has overcome the world----our faith.”

No matter what mountain your might be facing today, no matter how high or wide it may seem in the natural, know that your faith in Jesus has eternally secured your victory in overcoming it {whatever it may be} not somehow but ‘triumphantly’.

Pray according to God’s will and believe that you have what you ask for. Alert an intercessor and have them pray with you. KNOW THIS; whatever is not of God shall not prevail. The greatest weapon of our warfare during this time is worship! See you all in the Throne Room!

In His Love,

By His Spirit,
I scribe His ♥

Spiritual VS Carnal .....

Growth Inhibitor …

THE FLESH!

I was peering out my patio doors this morning and I was seeking the LORD regarding a plant that I have and asking why its growing potential was inhibited.

The roots are buried at the correct level, the soil is rich and ph balanced, and it gets enough water and natural sunlight. What the Holy Spirit taught me was and can be applied to our own human lives as well.

Although this plant had everything that it needed to grow huge, it is still stunted. Why was it hindered? Because I chose to ‘transplant’ it too soon it now has to adapt to a season it is not made for. Hummm …

I sought the LORD about applying this revelation to my life as well and I wanted to share with all of you that revelation.

What hinders our growth in our relationship with Christ? What causes us to lack the Spiritual maturity that we are supposed to obtain daily? Softly He whispered … the flesh. Humm… Now it was becoming very clear.

We as His children hinder His outpouring in our lives. Some of us are even seeking Him JUST for material gain. We are to set our minds on the things that are eternal not temporal. Ouch!

The flesh as an enemy is a New Testament idea focusing on carnal, inbred tendencies of fallen humankind. These inclinations are the most immediate enemy of the believer who desires to live a life under the control, influence, and empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

The Word says the desire alone to do good is not enough to overcome our flesh, Romans 7:21, “I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good.” Paul teaches us through his own experience that the law cannot deliver one who is struggling against sin. While the law can enlighten one’s conscience, it is powerless to produce holiness of life.

We are called to war against the flesh; to live our lives in a tug-of-war as our flesh urges indulgence and the Holy Spirit constrains us to righteousness.

Victory in the war is found in; abiding in a right relationship with Jesus, Galatians 5:25, “If we live in the Spirit let us also walk in the Spirit.” The Greek word here is literally “walk in line with” … To walk in the Spirit is to walk along the path that He lays down for us.

Understanding that true strength is found in our own weaknesses, 2 Corinthians 12:10, “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for “Christ’s” sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. We MUST continually submit to the unction and urging of the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 5:18, “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation {an act of ‘self’ indulgence}; but be filled with the Spirit.” The Spirit is to influence all aspects of our lives, overflowing in transformed relationships, dynamic ministry, and enhanced worship, which includes a personal prayer language.

Victory comes as we take these practical steps, avoiding or overcoming the pull of our flesh. James 4:4, Adulterers and adulteresses! “Do you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” In this verses God compares an illicit affair with worldliness (the flesh). Therefore living and getting caught up in our flesh allowing it to rule instead of subjecting it to Christ results in estrangement and hostility with God!

I think about my plant and how I allowed my ‘fleshly’ thinking to override the wisdom I was given about transplantation to hinder its growth. And, how much I have hindered my own spiritual and natural growth by allowing the ‘flesh’ to overrule the ‘spirit’…

LORD forgive us as we start anew and ask You to lead us and guide us into all truth by the Spirit. In Jesus Name!

In His Love,

By His Spirit,

I scribe His ♥