by admin | Jul 16, 2008 | Jesus Talk, Kingdom Comments, Politics, Relationship Not Religion!
Last night I had d desire to just ‘veg out’ with something pleasant on TV. As I surfed the channels I found the following:
- Paradise Hotel or Sex In The City! (WOW as a single woman, I don’t need that.)
- News reports of fires, floods, accidents, rape & murder. (Taxing my heart with sorrow for all the victims)
- A movie about a man who kills his friend because he thinks he murdered his daughter only to find out he was wrong. (That was inspiring, Ugh! Thank God I only saw the stupid end; my critics would tell me I just don’t appreciate the great acting job they did–no, I do not, if their message stinks.)
- Then those pitiful but necessary commercials for the suffering children in the world. (That just tear my heart out.)
- Well, I could just watch a simple mystery on Law and Order–wrong again–this one was about someone stealing eggs and sperm out of a lab, where they actually store live embryos as well, and the controversy about freezing or storing them. (Boy, I was already tired, fighting a little depression, I didn’t need that.)
- Oh, good, I found a TV magazine program about troubled children (that should have been a tip, but I continued to watch). It was about children with Tourette’s Syndrome. (I didn’t last too long with this one either; I have such strong spiritual conviction about these ‘syndromes,’ especially that one.
- I tried a 60 Minute program I had pre-recorded, only to watch three handsome young men talk about being gay in the military. And the controversy over “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” (The same ole’ question, how do we love people the way they are and trust God to change them?)
Finally, I turned off the TV and thanked God for my day and all that I have, food, home, clothes, loving dog, precious family, and lots of friends. And, actually went to sleep.
The devil’s agenda is to have people watch all this junk often enough so they become desensitized to the evil that is so evident everywhere. Or there is so much, we just mentally turn it off out of an overwhelming sense of despair. Which I did last night and turned to my Heavenly Father to bring a calm to my soul.
My Bible says where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: (Rom 5:20); When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. (Isaiah 59:19) I believe that ‘standard’ is our prayers, as the Spirit of the Lord in us, moves us to action.
I hear all over the place that this is the end times. Maybe it is, however, Paul said it was the end times 2000 years ago….I sure am not going to rely or worry about that. Jesus asked if there would be faith on the earth when He returned….and somehow I don’t see that every where even though it is growing. Isn’t that a greater concern for us than spending time, energy or thought on whether we are in the ‘end times’?
One argument is that evil is everywhere, earth quakes, floods, etc. so it must be the end. Well, it was just as bad in Paul’s day. Christians were crucified and fed to lions. Israel was in bondage to other countries, and believers had to flee for the lives. Children were sacrificed to Molech, slavery abounded. Through the centuries we have had the same evils that we face now.
- Could any of us solve the problems I listed above?
- Can we solve even one of those problems totally?
- Can God solve those problems?
- What does He need to do that?…He is sovereign!
- Jesus is looking for prayer and faith so that He and the Holy Spirit can direct the warfare–you know–the standard that will overcome.
None of us can pray over all that is wrong; nor can any of us take action against everything. So we can choose to pray what touches our heart the most. That is the Holy Spirit in us and take action as He directs.
Or are we like ‘Chicken Little’ crying “The sky is falling, the sky is falling.” Yep, we can pray as Jesus told us to do….”Thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.” Rest (knowing God is all sufficient) in God to use our prayers and direct our actions, and just let Jesus take care of ‘end times’ and His return. None, absolutely none of the problems listed above and those that are not listed are too big for God.
Prayer moves mountains and God loves all His children, so we move and He moves. Sounds like a good solution to me! We are privileged to be part of that Standard.
This is a great time to live as long as we abide in HIM!
by admin | Jul 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
Whoops, did I say ABC Nightline News is a scam….oh, I meant to say “ABC Nightline ‘journalist investigative news is alleged to be a scam! Who is alleging that? I am!
When they reported on the Florida Outpouring–the ‘old time revival’ (as they did say a couple of times) in Lakeland, Florida their investigative reporting made me suck air!
The pretty little Anchor woman that introduced the report was a ‘sourpuss’ and cloaked her words in ‘darkness’ to warn us that this could be ……wooooo….I don’t know what danger she was warning the audience about, unless it was the sad misleading expose’ to follow.
Here we are in a world full of chaos, China with loss of life through earthquakes, war raging in several countries, slavery going unchecked, and sex-slave trade doing well, while here in our country we have unbelievable destructive fires in California, and people homeless from the floods in the mid-west, God forbid we would want to give people hope.
Things are so bad that the Pharasees, oh I mean the media (the experts of our day), are sure that God wouldn’t show up in Florida. And they have a responsibility to warn the public, what might not be happening.
Todd Bentley doesn’t look like ‘the church man’ we are accustomed to…..and therefore we are turned off before we are turned on to what God is doing. We question the man or woman that God wants to use? I just think God will do what he wants to do, and His humor may be to use a man who offends the natural mind and use the supernatural to do it. I would love to see the report they would have given on John The Baptist!
Todd is someone who has turned his life around, sought the Lord day and night for days, months and years. Until the Lord said it was timeand sent him out to other countries of the world. Well received and with great success–many healings and huge crowds of thousands in other countries, Todd went to Florida for just a three day conference….well, God had a different idea. This was definitely not on Todd’s agenda.
Oh, they didn’t report all that on Nightline? Well, it would be hard to dig that out….for an organization as large and resourceful as ABC.
Thousands have found a new understanding and relationship with the Almighty from this revival, all over the world, and hundreds every night at the Florida facility. They didn’t report that either? Well it takes one to know one I guess, and they don’t know about Jesus or relationship with our Heavenly Father. Well, I am sure they will soon as many of us are now praying that their hearts and minds are open to receive the best news ever reported.
Talented, educated investigative reporters could not find a few people out of ten thousand each day, with an exciting story of their healing that they would gladly supply medical back. Oh, they did find a couple of people who didn’t get the healing–but were not even discouraged. That was reported as though the person was a naive unsuspecting victim. Hey, hundreds of us are praying for that man and his child, so it will have the ending that faith-filled father is looking for.
The reporter did find a nice looking Pastor in suit and tie who did not approve of what he saw. How interesting there was no accounting of the hundreds of Pastors in attendance every night from all over the world who know and understand this is a move of God. They come hoping to take this revival back to their own city or country. Nor did they report the 30 or 40 well known Pastors who came one evening to pray for Todd, support this revival and tell the world they believe this is a legitimate move of God.
I really was amused and offended at the woman in a business in Lakeland who didn’t want the revival. Did they talk and interview the motel, hotel owners and operators? Or the restaurants, or the Air Lines? I’d bet money they are happy about the revival. Our country needs any shot to our economy.
Oh yes, money, we sure need to talk about that. There is no charge to attend……guess if this was God He would drop the funds out of heaven so no one would have to give. There is an oxymoron–since we pay for watching ABC TV by buying products of their many sponsors, who pay a fortune for the privilege of partnering with them . But some how people should not partner and support financially the ‘revival’ that they chose to attend?
Todd is the victim in all of this, because he so graciously invited all the press to come, to attend, because I assume he did not imagine that they would distort this move of God, to stir the waters of unbelief.
Nor did our well-paid (speaking of money) reporters, editors, etc. let the world know that this man is a well respected family man.
Todd is not the image of what I would have chosen to represent God to this generation; but that is why we haven’t reached the generations because we stereo-type men and women of God. I am not looking at the tattoos or the dress, only what God is doing. I have seen Todd in person, I have received prayer in his meeting. Never have I ever heard him say he does the healing, rather Jesus is the Healer and he is just his servant. If he did say that he does healing, as they reported, why didn’t they report the hundred of times he gave all credit to Jesus or the Holy Spirit?
I don’t even object to the negative reports if they had just balanced the ‘facts’ with the other side of the picture. God will take care of Todd, and He will bring good out of what was definitely evil.
The Scam is representing Nightline as a news program, instead a story line of what ABC wants the world to see. And, assuming that we the American public are not qualified to make our own conclusions when we receive all the facts.
Carol
by admin | Jun 30, 2008 | Kingdom Comments, Relationship Not Religion!
A couple of weeks ago I was standing on my porch with a friend watching an awesome electrical storm off in the distance. Thunder roared like a thousand lions were storming Heaven, and the numerous lightening bolts, thin, bright probably moving at the speed of light touched down in multiple places off in the distance. We stood delighted in the picture of that phenomona of nature.
I had no conscious awareness that lightening could and would set off destruction so unspeakable. Over 1200 fires were the result of all that beauty.
When I realized later in the week, I was heartsick for those in danger, those who lost homes and property, and my own useless ignorance of what was happening and what could have been done. By then I joined the thousands of prayer warriors against the fires and their aggression.
We have, in the praying community, seen fires ended, winds stilled and homes saved by taking the authority Jesus gave to speak to the elements in time of crisis. There are several testimonies on the 5 Minute Miracle ‘Miracle Archive’ page for those who would like to hear from the people who actually experienced the miracles. (www.5MinuteMiracle.com)
This writing comes from a heart filled with thanksgiving for what God is doing in response to prayer. And, for a very special reason–last week another electrical storm was predicted for Saturday and Sunday. I began to pray against it; that any electrical storm in this area would come to ‘naught’ or carry no ‘destruction’ with it. And, to my knowledge there were none! Thank God!
Now, I understand more are predicted for Thursday and Friday. Time to start declaring what we want, not what we might get, all in the power packed Name of Jesus! Think what we could do to the evil energy in the world if we united in prayer by the tens, the hundreds and then the thousands to speak to the storms as Jesus did? Sounds great to me!
Prevention is so important and prayers are answered in advance. At times I have prayed against violence in the schools my grandchildren attend, against accidents or injury, etc. ….and well, all I know is they did not happen. I do know my job is to pray, not beg, in faith and His job is to answer. God is much better in His part than I am in mine.
I pray many will join in prayer against fires, floods and storms….doing all we can do and trusting God with the rest!
by admin | Jun 28, 2008 | Jesus Talk, Kingdom Comments, Relationship Not Religion!
The counties around the area where I live in Redding, California, are plagued by destructive fires…..over 1200 of them, and some still raging! In the Midwest floods are destroying homes and communities as well.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could use the flood waters to put out the fires?
While in Florida, for the last 86 days God has poured out blessings unthinkable during what is being called ‘the Lakeland Revival’. It is being televised by God TV for some by television and for others on the Internet at www.god.tv or www.freshfire.ca.com nightly–available in 218 countries of the world.
It starts daily with praise and worship–calling in the Glory of God–and then the leaders proceed with the Holy Spirit to teaching, healing or testimonies. Some miracles happen as we watch; others come to testify what God is doing while they are there, or what He has done while they watched from their own home.
This is a picture of the ‘fallen’ world we live in, and the faithfulness of God to the outcry of prayer for healing, signs and wonders that all point to the finished work of Jesus as Savior!
The facility holds 10,000 and sometimes there is not enough room. People are flying in from all over the world for a touch from God. The tragedy of destruction in the rest of the country and the world cannot diminish the splendor of God’s presence in this unpretentious place. While we enjoy these blessings we never want to forget to pray for those who are in the midst of tremendous loss.
The media has been welcomed and miracles are being verified by doctors and hospitals. Critics of Todd Bentley, the man God used to set off this spiritual wild fire, are not surprising. As he is not a typical ‘man of God’ or ‘man of the cloth’ as we say. Isn’t it just like God to use someone who stirs up controversy just with his presence.
I have had the privilege of being prayed for some months ago by Todd. I recognized in him a deep abiding unswerving relentless love for Jesus and the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, and also such a strong sacrificial love for God’s people, (always enjoy throwing this in–God’s love is not sentimental goo but wanting the best for everyone). And that is Todd as he spends untold hours of prayer for and over the people.
It is almost July 4th and we can all thank God for our country, for God’s blessings in Florida, and His comfort and help through people, for all those in the midst of crisis. My prayer is that those who have lost so much will be able to watch some of these proceedings to give them hope and faith for the future!
by admin | Jun 11, 2008 | Jesus Talk, Relationship Not Religion!, Uncategorized
Unusual sightings–aliens coming–not much more weird than the Cults popping up around the country. Actually there have always been groups that are different than the norm.
Amazing that this new messiah has permission from god (small g) to have sexual activities with all the women, but it against the rules for the other men. That seems fair! (Barf….)
What we believe about God determines our destiny and our future after leaving this planet. Being a member of one of the largest groups in the world (Christian) I believe God is good, kind, merciful and fair. And not into giving out special assignments 2000 years after Jesus was crucified.
Religious spirits are always trying to divert our attention from the finished work of Christ Jesus. But, how do we know if a group is a cult or evil?
The easiest and best answer I know, is if it is a secret group, run like crazy. If they have things that only that group is allowed to know or do, escape and do it quickly. God has inspired the book in a mystery to draw us into seeking Him, body, mind and spirit–but it is not a secret.
THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST JESUS IS NOT A SECRET!
Only men or women who want to control others maintain ‘secrets’ just for the very few who ‘follow’ or ‘qualify’. You can join a church to worship Christ or you can just accept Jesus and worship Him on your own–their really is no membership to Christianity only a belief in Jesus as Savior.
I grieve over those who choose to give their free will to a falible, imperfect man or woman when God inspired a book to reveal Himself, His character, nature, and the Holy Spirit. Try the Bible you will like it, and you can make choices from your heart, your spirit and the knowledge openly available to you–no secrets–just the words of Jesus revealing the Father to the whole world.
Cult, club, organization, fraternity, sorority, church,–NO secret covenants, agreements, or commitments. We must look for a knowledge of the Creator of the Universe to freely be ‘who we truly are’ through Him, and embrace His blessings!
