All things are possible to him who believes. Mark 9:23 NASB
What things do you see in your life that need to be changed?
What things do you feel the Lord calling you to do-but you feel that it is just too hard?
Rest easy, my friends! ALL things are possible if we will just believe that Christ in us CAN work in and through us to make the “impossible” possible.
TRUST HIM TODAY!!
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? Psalms 42:1-2
A dear friend of mine was talking about spiritually being in a place where it was “flat.” We talked about it being a “desert time.”
I love the mountaintop experiences, don’t you? I love to feel that surge of knowing God’s closeness, His presence. I love seeing God everywhere I look and hearing Him in every sound. It’s hard when that fades away and the experiences of the “everyday” intrude where once only God was. It’s not that He’s no longer there, but for whatever reason….we have allowed the circumstances of the everyday to take over…or He has pulled back to remind us of how much we need Him…for whatever reason, we just know that we are no longer on the mountaintop, we are in the desert.
I believe that the LORD allows the wilderness and desert experiences because He knows how we are…He created us. When things are going great, when we have no challenges, nothing to overcome—we begin to forget that we NEED our God. After all, everything is good.
But, when we feel all alone in our struggles, in our inability to “handle” things—then we remember that we are weak and He is strong. He is our Rock; our Anchor; our Wisdom; our Peace; our Joy; our Strength!
He is the reason we are overcomers. But, we can’t be overcomers unless we have something to overcome!
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. Revelation 2:7
So, brothers and sisters in Christ…don’t despair when you feel that you are in the “flatlands” or the “desert.” Keep walking; keep persevering and push through!! The oasis…the river of cooling, life-giving water is there in the distance…just waiting for you to drink your fill! Can you see it? Sparkling with love—ready to flow through you in rivers of living water.
Come! And quench your thirst, My beloved!!
“What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.”Matthew 10:27 NASB
Jesus was speaking this to His disciples. And I believe Jesus speaks these words to us today. We should have no fear to speak and proclaim what He is speaking to us!
May we walk in boldness and love as we share what God is saying to His people. May we invite and listen to His precious “whispers.”
God is speaking! Are we listening?
“He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.” ~Matthew 16:15-17 NASB
I believe that Jesus asks each of us, “Who do YOU say that I am?”
Our answer has a great effect on how we live day to day. And I believe that our answer may change over time as we get a deeper revelation of Who He is! Not that our original answer is wrong…but that we will begin to understand who He is more fully! Hallelujah!! What would your answer be to Him today?
The Sovereign LORD is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights. ~Habakkuk 3:19
I am so thankful that the Lord is my strength! I must not rely on others to strengthen me…I must not rely on good books to strengthen me…I must not rely on anything that is physical to give me the strength I need. Physical things are temporary; people can let you down….BUT GOD!! He will never let us down. He is always there to refill us time and again with His strength! Our strength will fail, but His strength will never fail. His strength is always there for us. Thank You, Lord!!
He has made our feet like “the feet of a deer.” As the deer’s feet are made to grip and be able to stand firm and move confidently on the unlevel and upward path of the mountains…so our feet are made to stand firm and move confidently upon the upward path that the Lord has called us to.
God makes us walk on our “high places.” What high places has He called you to walk upon? The path may seem too challenging. The top may seem too high, too far away. But, the Lord is our Path Guide. He will place out feet upon ground we can trust to hold us. For He is our ground!
*I have a vision of mountain climbers. You know how someone who is inexperienced is hooked by a guide rope to the experienced climber. He goes ahead and leads the others to where they should follow. As long as he is hooked and connected to the guide…he will know exactly where to step.*
Ahhhh Lord! Thank You for leading us. Thank You for attaching yourself to us. It is never Your desire for us to wander from the path. May we never choose to unhook that guide rope! We are lost without You!
It was Saturday night of the Healing & Miracle Conference in Jacksonville, FL. We were praising and worshipping our Wonderful Lord through the song, “Resurrection Power.”
At one point, I was so overcome with His presence that I fell to my knees and dropped my head to the carpet and covered my face.
As the song continued I began to see a vision of Jesus standing before the tomb of Lazarus with his right arm outstretched and saying in a powerful voice, “Lazarus, come forth.” (John 11:43)
I then saw Lazarus leave the tomb with his grave clothes swirling and floating about him. Immediately, I felt the Lord give me interpretation:
Lazarus represents the Church. Jesus is calling to His Church, His Bride, “Come forth!”
He wants us to leave all of the death and lifelessness behind. He wants to unbind us from our grave clothes–everything that is keeping us from living in the fullness that He has destined for us–and let us walk out into the world with His resurrection power!
Later, as I was discussing this vision with my friend, the Lord revealed more:
When Jesus came to Lazarus’ tomb, Mary fell at His feet, saying, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” (John 11:32).
Many have been praying for the Church of the living God to arise and walk out into the world in power!
It may look like the Lord is not hearing our prayers. It may look like God is late. Mary thought the Lord should have come earlier…before Lazarus died.
BUT! Jesus came in His perfect timing…not Mary’s timing but His. And Jesus is coming in perfect timing to His Church!
Just as Jesus said to His disciples, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go so that I may awaken him out of sleep” …so Jesus is saying to us …I am coming so that I may awaken you out of sleep!!
WAKE UP, SLEEPER!
Ahhhhh, LORD!! Thank You for Your perfect timing! Thank You that You are calling forth Your End Time Army! Thank You that Your strength is made perfect in our weakness! Thank You for Your love of Your Bride! Thank You for awakening us to our destiny!!
I was so blessed to be able to pray for our waitress as a friend and I had a late breakfast in a local restaurant today.
“Can I pray with you? Do you have a need this morning?” That is all it takes to open the door to being that connection between God and a miracle waiting to be released into a person’s life!!
Do you believe that?? Do you believe that God not only WANTS to use you…but WILL use you to bring healing, restoration, deliverance, hope, encouragement, and love to others?
If you do believe…I would encourage you to be BOLD! Take the opportunity to be that person that God can use to change a person’s life for His glory!!
Are you willing? Be expectant as you go about your day tomorrow! Speak Life! Speak Blessing!! Speak Love!!
We are not to walk through every “open door!” It is important to discern which open door is for us…which door is from the Lord…and which door is a distraction that would lead us away from God’s best.
We have many choices in our lives. Some choices we know are not good even as we choose them. (Why do we do that!). But, I thank God that He is able to teach us and use even our bad choices to help us grow.
Sometimes the choices before us are “good” ones and we see no problem with choosing them – especially if it will give us pleasure. But, even the good choices can become a distraction and lead us away from where the Lord would have us invest our time and energy.
How do we know which choice to make…which door to walk through? We know by seeking the Lord and by seeking the counsel of godly friends. God is our Guide; our Wisdom; and the Light that shines upon His path for us and the door we should walk through.
So! If you are ready for a change in your life and ready to walk through HIS open door – GET READY! He is opening doors right now that will lead us into new territories; new opportunities to influence those around us for His glory; and new ways of doing ministry!
GET READY!!
Reflection of Glory! 