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No Coincidences

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I love how the Lord uses us wherever we may be for His glory!  I was in the nail salon getting my nails done when I saw a woman I thought I recognized.  She walked over and introduced herself.  Come to find out, I taught her son in First Grade (many years ago). She began sharing the awesome testimony that her son had as a result of a car crash he had in January.  God’s miraculous power and intervention was evident throughout this devastating crash!

It was such a blessing to me to hear how God has been using his testimony all over the world!  Thousands upon thousands of people have been impacted by his story through social media.  We serve a miracle-working God!!

Also, while I was there, another woman walked over to me.  Our daughters had graduated together and she had recognized my name.  On her way out of the salon, she asked me to pray for her and the team she was on.  They were preparing to go on a mission trip to Nicaragua to minister to women there.

I was able to stand with her and pray for her and the team.  I was able to pray for the women they would be impacting with God’s Love.  After the prayer, she said that it was God’s plan for me to be there!  And I agree!  In the kingdom of God there are no coincidences.  There are divine appointments and encounters!

I just love to go to get my nails done…and end up having “church” in the salon!  God is everywhere…and He can use us everywhere in ministry!  Where will He use you today?

INTREPID WARRIORS OF LOVE!

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Sometimes we look at our lives and we ask God, “Why?”

We don’t understand why we are going through times of hurt; times of pain; times of weakness; times of warfare.

Beloved of God! The Lord is with us in and through it all! And not only is He with us…

But “…we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose”. (Romans 8:28)

Be assured, precious ones, that no matter what you are going through…no matter how bad it may seem…the Lord loves you!!

What the enemy would use for your destruction – The Lord will use to strengthen you…to equip you…to help you to become more than a mighty conqueror!

This is His promise…this is His Truth! Believe it and declare it!

Last night I heard in my spirit…“INTREPID WARRIORS OF LOVE!”

I went to the dictionary and looked up intrepid. It means “resolutely fearless; dauntless.”

I looked up dauntless. It means “not to be intimidated”.

Ahhhhhh Beloved of God! May you be fearless and not intimidated by your circumstances!

I declare and decree over you this day:

You are INTREPID WARRIORS OF LOVE!! GO FORTH IN THE POWER AND LOVE OF ALMIGHTY GOD!! Amen!

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WHAT DO YOU SEE?

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We can’t go where we can’t see.

I believe that the Lord is calling us to go places in the coming days where we may never have gone before.  But, it is so easy to think that we can’t “go there” because we can’t “see” ourselves in that position or place.  And the enemy would love for us to continue to not see and to be in the “dark.”

Satan will use everything he can to stop us from being all that God is calling us to be.  He will encourage us to look at things as they are in the “natural” and to put our focus on physical circumstances. He doesn’t want us to have “spiritual vision” to see things as they REALLY are!!

I am reminded of the Scripure 2 Kings 6:15-17:

Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the city.  And this servant said to him, “Alas, my master!  What shall we do?”

So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

Then Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

In the natural, they seemed to be outnumbered by the enemy…BUT, spiritually they had more than enough to conquer the enemy!!  What is your “enemy” today?  Does it seem that there is no way out?  Does it seem that everything is going against you?  Does it seem that circumstances are beyond your control?

I would say to you that where it seems that there is no way…spiritually, God has already provided a way!!  His reality is different from our human reality.  His vision is different from our physical vision.

How we “see” ourselves is sometimes very different from how the Lord sees us! And where the Lord is calling us to go is sometimes very different from where we are now. Like Elisha, I pray:

Oh LORD, open their eyes that they may see!

Beloved of God…what do you see?

 

God Sees – God Hears

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I believe that sometimes we feel that God is so busy with important matters of the world, that He couldn’t possibly have time for us and our problems.

But, our God is very interested in everything about us!  He sees us wherever we are and whatever we are doing.

He hears us when we don’t know where to turn or who to talk to. He hears us when our cries spill out for all to hear and even when our cries are silent and held down deep within us.

God is with you, beloved!  He sees you!  He hears you!  He loves you!!

~Tina Roach

GOD IS HERE!

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God is here!! He loves you!
He rejoices over you!
You are precious in His sight!
He is your Strength; your Victorious Champion!

Stand up; Rise up; mighty men and women of the Most High God!! What have we to fear when we have GOD on our side! HALLELUJAH!!!!

“The LORD your God is in your midst,  A victorious warrior.  He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.”   (Zephaniah 3:17)

Increase our REACH, O LORD!

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I was looking at my Facebook page, Reflection of Glory, and I noticed the big discrepancy in the number of “Likes” a post receives and the number of people “Reached.”   One post only received 3 likes…but the number of people reached-the number of people that saw the post was 1,209!!

My goal for posting is to first glorify God!  But, I also want to reach as many people as I can to encourage, equip, and challenge them as we journey together.  And I pray that is the goal of our lives apart from social media as well — to first glorify God and next to reach as many people as we can for Him!

We may not receive praise and feedback from the people that we come into contact with…but that is not why we reach out to people.  I would say to you that you influence far more people than you realize on a day-to-day basis.  I don’t believe that we will really ever know how many people we have “reached” while we are still on this earth.  But, I do believe that we will come to that awareness once we reach our heavenly destination.

Lord, help us to reach out to those that we come into contact with – whether it’s through social media; church; our jobs; places of business, or someone we happen to connect with on the street. May we not do it for recognition or for our own self-glorification…but, for YOU, Lord! May YOU receive all the glory; all the praise; and all the “Likes!”  In Jesus’ Name, AMEN!!

THE HAND OF GOD

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A few years ago, I was getting ready for work and as I reached for a towel … I noticed a small, baby lizard on the towel!  It was green, very small, and very quick!  I wanted to capture it and take it outside where I knew it should be.

I know that the small lizard seeing my big hand coming towards it was probably terrifying!  It didn’t know that I wasn’t going to hurt it.  I wanted to help it get to where it needed to be.  I wanted to place it in an environment where it would thrive and be happy.

I got a small glass to help capture it.  Five minutes later, I was still trying to coax it into that glass! My hand behind it…and the glass before it…and it just kept darting a different way from where I wanted it to go.

And isn’t that what our lives are like sometimes?  The Hand of God guiding and coaxing us to take the path He wants us to go.  He knows what environment we need to be in where we will thrive and be happy!  And yes…sometimes where He would have us go might look like that “glass” the lizard kept seeing.  And we say, “But LORD….that’s not where I am supposed to be!!”

Ahhhh, but the glass was just for me to get the lizard to it’s ultimate destination.  And sometimes my friends, the LORD has to “transport” us to where He wants us to ultimately be, by taking us there in ways we may not understand.

If you are in a place that feels a little uncomfortable;  if you are going through circumstances that don’t seem to be where you need to be….just allow the LORD to “carry” you through and know that His ultimate destination for you is waiting on the other side.

 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

May I trust Your Hand upon me, LORD!!  And may I let You take me where I need to go…in whatever way you choose…

Praying Mantis – A Word For The Church

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As I was washing a load of clothes, I walked past my laundry basket that I use for dirty towels. And there perched motionless on a towel was a baby praying mantis!

As I continued watching, it slowly started moving. I transported it gently outside where it needs to be for life!!

As I was thinking about it later, I started feeling that there was a prophetic meaning to this. However, I didn’t really seek the Lord about it immediately. I usually am not slow in putting to paper what I feel the Lord is saying through a circumstance in my life. The Lord used a dear friend to give me a little push through a comment he made!

As I began praying about this, I felt led to look up some facts about this insect. And as I began to look up the characteristics…I began to get revelation of what I believe the Lord is saying to His Church.

What I saw was definitely a baby. I believe we are in the beginning of a new season of prophetic intercession. We will begin to see a new level of intercession beginning to spread throughout the body of Christ. I sensed the “baby” was referring to the beginnings of this happening…not that it was immature. On the contrary – it will be stronger, more intense, and definitely will grow quickly!

The praying mantis was sitting on top of a pile of dirty towels. These towels were getting ready to be cleaned and washed. In John 13:4-5, Jesus humbly prepared Himself for ministry (washing the disciples feet) by wrapping a towel around Himself. As He washed His disciples’ feet, He dried them with the towel. I believe we are being called to look at our “towels”…what we are “clothed in” for ministry…and see if it needs to be cleansed! And we are to make sure we are ready to humbly get on our knees for the sake of others!

One characteristic of the praying mantis is that it is aggressive in getting what it needs. I believe in this new season of intercession, we will move from being predominantly reactive to situations seen – to a position of being proactive in moving in intercession to stop those things from happening that the Lord shows us. I use the word “aggressive” here not in a negative sense, but in the sense of being assertive, bold, and energetic. (American Heritage Dictionary)

These insects can turn their heads 180 degrees to scan their surroundings with two large compound eyes and three other simple eyes located between them. I believe the five eyes symbolizes the five-fold ministry of the Church. As the Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers come together in unity…the Lord will use each of the ministries to work together to bring about His Vision for His body. They will be able to “see” with greater clarity what is coming and be able to work together to prepare the Church…through declaration, decree, teaching, and prophetic intercession.

Praying Mantis are well camouflaged on the plants among which they live. We, as prophetic intercessors, will be able to move within the communities and cities in which we live under the covering of Almighty God! I believe we will not be “camouflaged” in the sense of not being seen by others…but in the sense of not being seen by the enemy of our souls – Satan. We will have supernatural protection to move in power and authority in the kingdom of God. Hallelujah!!

Finally, it was interesting when I came across the meaning of Mantis in the Greek. It means prophet or seer!! Praying Prophet!! I like that!

So, dear Brothers and Sisters, I know this is a lot – it really ended up being more than I was anticipating. But, I have written down what I believe the Lord is saying. And, as usual, I encourage you to not just accept everything that I have placed before you…but to seek God’s confirmation on the truth of it. Blessed be the name of the Lord!!

Journal the Journey!

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Love my new journal!

When inspiration strikes, I write on anything handy–scraps of paper; church bulletins; index cards; backs of envelopes; and sometimes a quick note in my phone.

I hope to be a little more organized and disciplined in keeping all of these treasured “nuggets” of revelation from God in one place.

Do you have a special place to journal how God is moving and speaking in your life?   If not, why not join me today and start!  It will be one of the most treasured “books” you will ever own!

Speak Lord! Your servant is listening (and writing)!!