Peace and Rejoicing in the Pain!

Psalm 29:11 "The Lord gives Strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with Peace." 

*I am thankful for the peace and His supernatural strength that only He can bestow upon us. His peace is perfect and passes all understanding. His peace is made perfect in times of weakness. His strength helps us endure through those challenging times.

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Romans 5:3-5 "3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love."

*Our pain has a purpose. Our difficulties may feel heavy, but their weight is designed to drive us into a deeper intimacy and walk with God, strengthening us and anchoring us to the steady hope of His perfect love. It has a purpose to... Grow us. Mold us. Shape us.

Divine Interruptions - Greater is Coming!

I am scheduled for left knee surgery this week. I entered a time of prayer earlier and came out with this word, and it's what I needed. I just want and desire a greater anointing to rest upon the church, not about me, but for His Holy Spirit to move and operate in new gifts. I am just hungry to keep growing and moving into a greater walk with Him until He calls me home. To move upon His children in a fresh way and into a season of revival; that's certainly my heart's desire and my prayer. The Lord has graciously spoken to me about this time of surgery now happening, after originally thinking it wouldn't, not to question it but to keep trusting His will and His way and it's happening for a reason.... and I need to grow deeper with Him through it. I need to be still and keep hearing from Him. 

I've been reflecting on and listening to the song a lot lately, "Greater Is Coming" by Jekalyn Carr. Through that song, I am reminded of this:

"An olive has to go through three stages, for its oil to run. It has to go through the shaking, the beating, and the pressing. And just like the olive, sometimes you may have felt like you went through (are going through) the shaking, the beating, and the pressing. But God. You've gone through all of that (going through all of that) for your oil to flow. Now, your greater is coming".

Then, the Lord spoke this so clearly to me:

"I AM INTERRUPTING, BUT EMBRACE THIS DIVINE INTERRUPTION, FOR THERE YOU WILL FIND A NEW MOVE OF MY HOLY SPIRIT. AGAIN, THIS BATTLE WILL END MY CHILD, AND AN EVEN GREATER ANOINTING WILL REST UPON YOU THROUGH MY HOLY SPIRIT", SAYS THE LORD OF HOSTS. 

Maybe you're facing an "interruption" in your life right now, that you weren't prepared for, but maybe it's very well a divine interruption for you and God is indeed preparing you for something greater too! Be still and know that He is God! Trust the process! Even when you can't feel Him moving like you think you should, rest assured that He is moving!

P.S. I realize we should never hope for a trickle of God's power and Holy Spirit and giftings and anointing when He certainly has an overflow prepared for us. Let it flow, Lord. Let it overflow.

Turn to Him: A Word!

Sharing what the Lord spoke to my spirit. I know it is for someone(s). I pray it brings edification and encouragement to your life. 

"Your situation may look bleak or hopeless right now but I, the Lord God, have come by today to remind you that through Me it's not what it seems. For I am a God of hope and restoration. I am the fixer and mender of all things. Turn to Me and look unto Me this day. For I am the Author and Finisher of your faith. Trust that I am turning it around and working this situation for your good, says God". 

A Wall Of Fire About Me!

He will never, never leave me. Nor yet forsake me here. While I live by faith and do His blessed will.

A wall of fire about me, I've nothing now to fear.

With His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.

Then sweeping up to glory, to see His blessed face, where rivers of delight shall ever roll; He's the "Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star," He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.

^^"Lily of the Valley" verse above. ^^

I am so thankful that God has proven to me and shown to me time and again how He's put "a wall of fire about me", and He brought that song and this scripture to my mind.

"A wall of fire about me": God's divine protection. I am reminded of the Prophet Zechariah, where the Lord promises, "I myself will be a wall of fire around it" to protect the city of Jerusalem "and I will be the glory in her midst" (Zechariah 2:5). 

I know we are safeguarded from the attacks of the enemy by God's supernatural fiery defense. And I know God's glorious and powerful presence dwells within us.

Just hold on to God. He's got you in the palm of His hand where you're most protected. He's your shield. And He has promised as our father, as our king, as our savior, and as our deliverer, to be our protector.

I pray this encourages you as it has me! 

A Promise Coming Down That Dusty Road!

A warrior's testimony, and I am so thankful that God is faithful to give us a song and a promise in the middle of challenging times:

I believe the enemy is so threatened by our worship to the One, True God... for there is an anointing that we walk in, and he just picks and picks. But I won't be threatened by his attacks. The price was paid on the cross of Calvary, a heavy price for that anointing to flow. And, I am just not going to have the enemy making me feel defeated!

I stand on and have God's peace and that's what I need the most in the middle of these troubled days. Then, comes this song I've been singing and reflecting on since last week... our dirt road is extra dusty right now, but when I looked in that side mirror turning into our driveway and saw that dust flying... all I could think and sing was, "There's a promise coming down that dusty road, and with His holy power (from His holy hands), Healing virtues flow, He's got the key to what you need, death and hell He will defeat, cause there's a promise coming down that dusty road"!

I am still standing on God's healing promises! I know God will fix what needs fixing! He's already assured me of that! He's done it before and He'll do it again!! The main thing is I'm still here! I'm still standing, and I will be until God calls me home! I don't doubt the Lord one bit in the middle of all of the trials and the shape of this sin sick world! There is a purpose in the pain, and we learn to trust the process! God has positioned me to fight the good fight of faith!