INTEGRITY

For whatever reason or purpose I am called to publish a writing I wrote and probably published prior to today. It is on INTEGRITY and for whatever reason it is important for people to be reminded of integrity.

INTEGRITY 9/28/09

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The definition of “integrity” in my electronic dictionary states “strict
personal honesty and independence; completeness; unity; soundness” The thesaurus
states “character; fiber; honesty; probity; principles; incorruptibility;
uprightness; oneness”
Bear with me on this writing for there will be many Scriptures to correlate with
this.

Leviticus 19: 11 “Never steal, lie or deceive your neighbor.”
Psalm 1: 1-3 “Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked
people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers. Rather, he
delights in the teachings of the Lord and reflects on his teachings day and
night. He is like a tree planted beside streams a tree that produces fruit in
season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.
”Proverbs 11: 1-3 “Dishonest scales are disgusting to the Lord, but accurate
weights are pleasing to him. Arrogance comes, then comes shame, but wisdom
remains with humble people. Integrity guides decent people, but hypocrisy leads
treacherous people to ruin.”
Proverbs 16: 8 “Better a few possessions gained honestly than many gained
through injustice.”
Isaiah 33: 15 “The person who does what is right and speaks the truth will live.
He rejects getting rich by extortion and refuses to take bribes. He refuses to
listen to those who are plotting murders. He doesn’t look for evil things to
do.”
Amos 8: 4-7 “ Listen to this, those who trample on the needy and ruin those who
are oppressed in the world. You say to yourselves, ‘When will the New Moon
Festival be over so that we can sell more grain? When will the day of worship be
over so that we can sell more wheat? We can shrink the size of the bushel
baskets, increase the cost, and cheat with dishonest scales. We can buy the poor
with money and the needy for a pair of sandals. We can sell the husks mixed in
with the wheat.’ The Lord has sworn an oath by Jacob’s pride: ‘I will never
forget anything that they have done.’ ”
Colossians 3: 9-10 “Don’t lie to each other. You’ve gotten rid of the person
that used to be and the life you used to live, and you’ve become a new person.
This new person is continually renewed in knowledge to be like its Creator.”

"As time progresses onward know that My people that are called by Me and humble
themselves and turn from their wicked ways shall inherit the earth. There are
many that stand up to injustice and are not afraid to stand up for what is right
and true and just and not cower back in the face of the enemy. Lives will change
in an instant for this new movement of God upon the earth. Watch and view what
is about to hit the earth in a mighty way. Not just a movement of God with the
train of His glory filling the sanctuary both the physical church building but
also the physical person that is and will become a carrier of the glory of God
to release onto the people. The words to describe INTEGRITY are already amongst
you now. Look to the nations that are sharing of the great and mighty things the
Lord has done. Those very nations will be the forerunners to take this to the
very nations that are backing down on what is truth and justice. There is a plan
and action already in place and pockets of glory are starting to fill in regions
and lands that are not ashamed of the Gospel and preach it with reverent fear.
To the lands that have so much and so little is shared with others be of
caution. I am a God that shall not be mocked and I do not tolerate this sort of
action. You are living in times of great treachery and tragedy. Just look around
you and see the wake of destruction all brought about by mans own plans and
visions being implemented. I come and bring life and abundant life at that.
Death and destruction comes forth from the enemies hand plotting and plans going
forth because a people or nation have invited him in and gave him room to
destruct. Turn from your wicked ways and repent and fast and let Me heal your
lands. I can take a barren land and turn it into the most lush garden with
fruits beyond compare. Turn from your wicked ways and repent. Again, I state so
I, Jesus, can heal your lands.”

No Sooner Did I Publish My Last Writing And I Found The Words To The Song "Unrestrained."

Mandisa
UNRESTRAINED
(Luke 7:36-50)
Most Holy Lord
You have my attention
You know my thoughts
And all my intentions
I want to honor You in every way

I pour my love on You
My whole life belongs to You
I worship You completely unashamed
I give You my heart unrestrained

Almighty God
You have my devotion
With all my mind and all my emotion
I want to, God, I want to know You more

I pour my love like oil from this broken heart
I give myself away unrestrained
I let myself go
You have set me free
I surrender my soul

I bow my heart in worship
Completely unashamed
I give You my heart unrestrained

I was close for the most part with the words I wrote down by hitting the "repeat" button earlier today.
What an interesting day I had today. I was blessed to be able to facilitate a class at church today. This is the ministry in which I am called to and I was able to pray with and then show two DVDs and then field any questions and then pray with them again. This is the class I enjoy because it is the class with instruction on how to keep your freedom once you went through the ministry. The teaching/training is excellent and important but the best portion is the prophetic blessing that follows. God is ever so faithful that the people not only get training but they get to leave the church with the prophetic words flowing forth from the blessing team. I love this just as much as seeing Holy Spirit flow in freedom for the people. It is a tad bit different during this portion of the ministry, for the person is given a cassette tape and when the team prays the prophetic scriptures over them it is being recorded for them and then Holy Spirit moves on people on the team to bring forth words of the prophetic nature for that very person before them. You see it is important that if you are somewhere and a person is ministering to you under the prophetic anointing with a tape recorder for it to be captured on tape for you to take home and confer with Holy Spirit. He will tell you what is for now, what to put on a shelf for a future date and even if there are portions that are off and to not receive them. Follow His direction for He has been right with me when I seek Him in this. Another suggestion that can be valuable too is to hand write what was spoken and read it periodically.
You see, if satan messes with you or there may be a threat of some sort with your life you can then talk out loud to him and remind him that your time is not up yet because you have the prophetic words spoken forth that still need to be fulfilled. Take your rightful authority when it comes to dealing with him.
To me every day in which you can lay out in the sun is a great day to me, today was no exception. There is just something about how good a tan looks on people do you agree?

Correction+Repentance=PEACE

Yes, by the title alone you probably figured out that that just happened in my life. I am thankful for this for if I would have not asked forgiveness I could have been left behind this very day if this should be the day that Jesus comes back to get His people. In my case I was corrected for whining just a bit too much these last few days. I went to sleep with telling the Lord I was not going to do something and said I had enough and then of course I whined to Him too, not a good combination. I was setting myself up for warning and correction along with the opportunity to repent and ask forgiveness and yes, of course, I reversed what I said I would not do last night.
Be thankful that Holy Spirit will use dreams to bring forth correction for that is the exact tool used this very day. It was a tornado it looked like a double funnel cloud that I was able to see in the distance. It was farm land and I heard the words that a cow was killed by it. Two represents divide: judge; separate; discern. Death: Repentance. Cow: a rebellious woman. I think the above words point to repentance. That is exactly what I did before I went on my walk today. I am glad for God's mercies that are new everyday, for what I captured as pictures today on my walk reflects that. You see the dew is there almost every morning under the right weather conditions. When you look at it from the distance you can see it pronounced. When you are walking right next to it you can barely see it though you can feel the coolness in the air as you walk with it.
This is what I was shown today...compare the story of the dew as the presence of God. When you are in His presence you may experience tears flowing or even a gentle laughter in your heart or at times just a gentle peace that fills your being. You do not physically see Him just sense His presence right? Now what we are called to do is take that residue that rests on us to the hurting, lost and dying for you just never know what the lost are capable of seeing. You know it is not unheard of that they may actually see the dew of God's kiss upon you for that appointed time in their life to bring repentance to their heart and cause them to turn from wickedness or hatred and turn to Jesus.
People, I do believe I am called to expand your train of thought to be open to experiences like this. God is trying to speak to His people on the earth today and nobody seems to be listening so maybe He has to take it to another level because of busyness and busy schedules to actually show things of the supernatural to people to cause them to stop in all of their busyness and take notice.
Do not take the anointing that is in/on your life lightly for you just never know who will be attracted to it. Live a clean life so as to not taint this anointing. Do you want people to see a beautiful picture of the anointing resting upon you or a very ugly/tainted picture of the anointing. The tainted will pull people away from God but the pure/pristine will draw them to Him. The choice really is yours. I will share with you a few pictures of the dew from up close and then in the distance. You will also see a picture of the evidence that the dew was here earlier in the morning for it leaves beautiful droplets of water on the flowers.
The song that has been with me for the last few days is "Unrestrained" by Mandisa, here are the words to the song. I will give them to you the best I can because I have this habit of once I get a CD I put the holder/with words aside because it just seems to be clutter to me so when I need the words I have to hit repeat and sit down and write the words.
"Most holy Lord you have my attention you know my thoughts and all my intentions. I want to honor you in every way I pour my love on you my whole life belongs to you.
I worship you completely unashamed I give you my heart unrestrained. Almighty God you have my devotion with all my mind and all my emotion. I want to know you more in every way. I pour my love on you my whole life belongs to you. I worship you completely unashamed I give you my heart. I pour my love like oil from this broken heart I give myself I let myself go unrestrained I let myself go you have set me free. I surrender my soul unrestrained, unrestrained, unrestrained. Almighty God you gave your life to set me free. I give my life to you. I bow my heart in worship completely unashamed. I give you my heart unrestrained."

Two Bald Eagles Were Perched In The Same Tree, Great Lesson In This

It has been a long time since I have seen two bald eagles perched together in the same tree, today was the day to see this. Holy Spirit showed me a great lesson in seeing this simple thing. In reference to the eagles, the smaller in stature bald eagle was perched higher in the tree than the larger bald eagle. This is what I was shown it did not matter where the larger eagle was perched in the tree because we will use it as the symbol of a person with much authority. You see, a person with much authority in the kingdom of God knows their rightful place and they do not have to be concerned with being seated in higher places above others for they know their authority in Christ. A person that operates in this capacity allows the younger one's being raised up and coming along the path to be able to be elevated up and see higher so to speak. The person with authority does not always have to be elevated above those beneath them when it comes to knowledge and wisdom they are there to teach what they know and allow others to be elevated above them. That my friend is a true teacher of the word of God. One who does not seek out higher positions at the expense of another. They are there to teach what is inside of them and through their bumps and bruises in the learning process so as to not allow the younger ones to have to experience the same.
It is not where you are placed in the tree of knowledge that God gives to you it is are you willing to share with others the knowledge He has blessed you with? If you are not all about position then God will use you and He will be the one that raises you up to a position of power because of the years of remaining humble not just before Him but before others. May I encourage you this very day to go and mentor someone that has a hunger to learn. Your time is not a waste of time with them for they will be the very one that God may just choose to elevate you. A lot to think about today huh?

There Was Action Today In The Corn Field

The winter wheat is growing nicely; the bald eagle was perched in the tree; and the sun was burning off the dew that rested upon the wheat. What a glorious day that was about to start right? Well it gets even better for I saw a big machine working on the corn side of the field today. Let me describe this machine to you. It was like a tractor that pulled a contraption that looked like to me a huge rake. Now this attachment had twelve containers on each side (total of 24) and it looked like a shoot projected from the side. I watched as it moved and it appeared to me that the object from the side was possibly digging a row of some sort as it went down the field. Could this possibly be the machine that is used for creating the row and then the bins hold the seed to be planted? I don't know, that is what it looked like to me.
This farming stuff just fascinates me I do not know why but it just does. I really am a "city girl" and enjoy the comforts of location to malls, grocery stores, and conveniences. Maybe I have a heart for the country I do not know. I sure am compelled to write about this subject a lot though. Do you ever notice that you may live in the city but something always seems to draw you to a country fruit/vegetable stand when on the road? There is something about fresh picked fruit/vegetables. Especially if you know the farmer that grew them.
Think of it like this, if you know God and you are in His word then you are able to partake of the fruit that comes forth in the form of revelation or a "rhema" word He drops into your understanding. You know, there seemed to be a problem and you tried several times to solve this problem then all of a sudden the golden nugget is dropped into your lap, bingo, the problem is now solved. God really is good all the time just open your eyes and heart to be able to receive the golden nuggets and then act upon them. It is to no advantage to have the solution to a problem that can be solved and all you do is tell everyone I have the solution but you never put the solution into motion. It must be worked together not separate of each other. There is the solution and then there is the acting out of the solution put in motion. It is when the two are combined that the problem is no longer a problem. Isn't that awesome how it works? It sure does fascinate me every time I experience it. Someone once said that if you are a problem solver that people are willing to pay you for the solutions you have inside of you and for implementing the solutions.
So, search within yourself to see what are you very good at problem solving. Then go and create solutions for others needs and voila it is done. Something so very simple that you just have a God given natural talent or knack for and go forth and solve. Trust God with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding and He will create avenues for you to go forth and fulfill with the talent that is right under your nose, it is known as your heart. Your heart is where you house the God ideas and inventions and solutions to help others in their lives.

It Literally Paid To Be Honest Today

I was at a store today and part of my purchase included fresh cherries @ $3.97 per pound and fresh apricots @ $2.97 per pound. As the clerk was ringing up my items I noticed that it had to have been more than what she rang up at 0.40 and 0.27 and I asked her if she charged me the right amount of money. She said she did. I could not shake it off once I paid her. I went to customer service and asked them if it was possible that I was not charged enough money for those two items. The clerk weighed the cherries and the apricots and lo and behold I was not charged correctly. The cherries came to approximately $3.00 and the apricots were $2.52. The manager was most gracious and surprised me when he said I only had to pay for the apricots that he was giving me the cherries at no additional charge. Now you must realize that I did not go and seek out to try and get free cherries. I went to the counter expecting to pay the amount that was not properly charged to me because it is the right thing to do and Holy Spirit really will put that in you. Do not cross that when you feel it for He is trying to keep you safe. You see, you are truly safe when you are resting in His care and you cannot be resting if you are not walking closely with Him. Always choose Him over a few dollars here or there and you will be glad you did. Not only that but you will be able to share with others too. You really do not know who is watching your actions. There was another man at the counter while the conversation was going on and he made a comment that he would have eaten the cherries and I said to him in a kindly manner that the only right thing is to pay for what you purchased. You do not have to shout these things out loud just by your actions you never know who will be affected by it right?
This manager must have appreciated me wanting to pay for the items that were in question, I do believe that he wanted to bless me with the cherries for my honesty. In reality you probably do not know that I love cherries this time of the year and of the two items he chose the item that is my favorite so it was a double blessing to me. Did you have an experience today in which you were able to experience the blessing too?

I Need Nothing Less Than A Miracle, Like I Saw Yesterday At The Atlanta Airport.

I actually experienced seeing a miracle yesterday while at the airport in Atlanta. We were heading to our boarding gate and walked past a woman that was laying on the airport floor and people were around her. We walked too far and came back to discover our boarding gate was right there where the woman laid. This is the story of what happened, you see there is an advantage to writing for something inside of you causes you to seek information. The only way sometimes to get the information is if you strike up a conversation or two with people. Apparently this older woman was walking the concourse and she began to stagger and slowly fall to the floor. At the time of this occurrence a woman driving one of those little cars (that transport people in the airport) saw it in motion happen she was right there to come to her aid. Then, there were a few people that worked on her giving her CPR (one took over after the other person worked on her for a period of time)and another person went to the AED box and got the emergency defibrillator and used it on her until the medical help arrived. You see, even in a very busy airport like the one in Atlanta, there are people that are willing to come forward and help a person in their time of need. Now, lets delve into this more deep OK. Do not tell me that God does not know what you are going through and that He has things in control. Is it a coincidence or not that that very woman dropped to the floor at the very moment the airport employee was driving the vehicle? What about the people that had to reach destinations at that end of the airport that were trained in giving CPR or what about the fact that the woman literally dropped to the floor from within only a few feet of one of the AED boxes at the airport? Then again, the person in the yellow shirt that went to the box and used the defibrillator on the woman. I see God's hand at work in all of this do you not see it too? The medical help arrived and gave her oxygen and they transported her I would guess to a hospital. One thing I did learn in this event was to not rely on the hear say of people though. A woman that was going to be on the plane with us kept pointing to a man sitting down in a yellow shirt that was going to be on our plane too and told me he was the one that used the defibrillator on the woman. After we landed in Akron I approached this gentleman and I was going to encourage him with his quick thinking and knowledge of how to use a defibrillator. As we began to talk I found out it was not him that used the defibrillator but another person did. See, do not always rely on the words of others it is OK to ask questions and seek the correct information. That is using wisdom right? Also make sure the source is a reliable source too.
There is one big thing I just have to share with you about this trip I just took. I was challenged with having to pack for 5 days using a carry-on piece of luggage and I did. What I really liked was that I was able to accept the challenge and then follow through with it. Not only that, If you are on a commuter size plane and they see your carry-on luggage will not fit in the compartment they then place it under the plane and you retrieve it right after you get off the plane.
The minute I got in my car the pressure started to come on me and snapped me back to reality with my situation. All I could do was go walking once I got home. I already walked that morning in Atlanta but I needed to get with God for Him to speak with me last night. I did. As I was walking and sharing with Him things He already knows of He interrupted my thoughts with this..."Did I not place the moon in the sky and the stars and even the clouds?" I answered yes and He then reminded me with a question, "Do you ever have to worry or wonder if the moon is going to shine at night or that it will not fall from the sky? What about the clouds they do not fall from the sky either?" I answered Him that is correct and He then reminded me that it takes faith to believe those things. Faith is believing that the moon appears every night, the clouds stay in the sky and even that there were people already lined up to help that woman when she needed her miracle yesterday. Then why did I not have faith in my life that the miracle is already there for me just keep believing with faith. I know that and I have seen that happen many, many times in my life but for some reason my faith has to kick in at a much higher level than ever before in my life for the things to manifest what I have been shown. Really big things and I know as I write this with tears in my eyes that I could only be here now because I had faith in the series of little things that gradually worked up to medium sized faith things to get me to this level of faith. He was ever so faithful to me leading up to this point in my life then why would I doubt Him now?
Back to the airport story now, As I was walking and approached the woman on the floor I began to silently pray for her and that angels be dispatched to her in the name of Jesus and that wisdom would come to this situation and that she was covered in the blood of Jesus and that salvation would come to her and her household if that was needed too. You see, mighty prayers can come forth not only spoken with words audibly but in your spirit you can pray for others silently too. God hears all prayers and I would like to think He truly loves the prayers prayed from the heart too.
One of my children is gifted in the area of seeing angels. Now, this is not some weird thing, this child has been blessed with the gift ever since a little child and my job was and still is to cause them to use this gift. You know sometimes children do not like using the gifts already inside of them and we are called to draw these gifts out of them right? As we were driving to the airport I was to ask them to look in advance to see where the angels are on the plane. I did let them know that I dispatched them in the name of Jesus in advance and they were to seek where they were located. This was a lesson for me that day too as it turned out. I called them forth to be placed in the front, back, wings, and above and beneath the plane. When my child sought them out the way they see angels by this squinting thing with their eyes this is what was shown, there were twelve angels on the inside of the plane. So you see, my job was to draw the gift out from my child and in the act of doing this we were not only blessed with angels on the outside of the plane but we were now able to know that there were also angels on the inside of the plane too. I knew that nothing would happen on this airplane trip or returning flight also. I called forth in the name of Jesus the same angels to be with us on our flight home also. Do you know why that is? Destiny needs to be fulfilled in our lives and my destiny is connected to the miracle that is coming forth.
There was purpose on my flight back home. As the plane was just about to descend I just completed reading the book, "Power To Heal Experiencing the Miraculous" by Joan Hunter. Let me share with you the prayer at the end of the book that I read. " Father I want all of You. I want all You are willing to give me. I freely give You all areas of my life. I want Your Holy Spirit to work through me. Make me so sensitive to You and Your precious Holy Spirit that I walk obediently in Your perfect will every day and in every situation. Open my eyes, ears, and heart to the hurting people around me. Let me walk in the compassion of Jesus and be His hands as I reach out to help others. Anoint my hands to lay them on the sick so they will recover. Anoint my feet so they will go only places where You want them to go. Father, set a fire in my soul. I want Holy Spirit boldness like I have never experienced before. Give me greater faith to do Your work and carry out the calling You have on my life, in Jesus' name. Amen."
One concluding thought...let me share with you the last words written in the book that I just made mention of, here is the excerpt..."It is up to you to pick up the mantle of healing and run with it. God is not going to make you pray for everyone around you. He is not going to make you prophesy over everyone. You get to! As you move forth into the world, your eyes will be opened to those around you in need of healing, ministry, a hug, a smile, or just a word. God is going to send you right to the people who need HIM. It is an exciting time to be used of God. Go forth and be a blessing to all you meet!"

Can This Also Be Classified As Mustard Seed Faith?

My son gave his heart to the Lord when he was younger, on 1/25/1998 in Kids Church at church. Now, let me back that up a bit by a few years. I use to attend a shrine on a regular basis and it was at this shrine when he was still young enough for me to hold him in my arms I remember giving his life in word form in my heart to the Lord at that very shrine. He was water baptized as an infant in church but now the Lord placed upon my heart for him to be water baptized completely in the water. I would periodically ask him and the Lord 'Is the time yet for this to happen?' It was many months and then we went on a family vacation. We stayed at my sister & brother-in-laws lake house. I planned a craft project one morning and the children made candles in which they rolled up beeswax sheets and then they decorated them. It was fun. Everyone except my son, niece and myself went to town to go shopping. When they left Holy Spirit spoke to my heart that today was the day for water baptism. I said OK and told it to my son and this time he agreed. I told him to go get on his bathing suit and we would do it right in the lake by the boat pier. As I asked him my niece began to keep saying 'I want it too I want it too I want the same thing he had/was getting.' I got a little nervous then and sought Holy Spirit quickly and He gave me the OK for her too. I led her to the Lord and the next thing I knew I was baptizing in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit right in the lake by their pier.
Now, you need to know this about me and you will see it really was the hand of God at play in this day. I do not like swimming in large bodies of water in which I cannot see the deep underground of what is swimming in that water. I do not mind swimming in deep water if it is in a pool in which the environment is controlled, i.e. meaning I can see what is beneath my feet. I do not like the element of surprise that a fish or something else bumps up against me while in the water. I do believe that this comes forth from my brother being lost at sea and his body never being recovered. At times I use to think reality after the accident and would think he was more than likely eaten by some animal in the ocean after the accident. I know it is not a pleasant thought so you can see why I like environments that I am able to be aware of things. Does that make sense? I am OK on a boat in deep water I just do not like unsettled circumstances when dealing with the water. Isn't that interesting how I just love to go out into a storm that is brewing on land but not on the water?
Back to the story now. Another point you need to know in advance too is that there are water snakes by the dock. I did not have knowledge of this that day or prior to that day. I put on my life jacket and the kids too and I baptized my son while holding onto the steps of the pier. One was done now onto my niece. I led her in a prayer to Jesus and she was then baptized. We did not tell anyone. It was not until weeks later that I shared with my sister what happened and believe it or not she thanked me. From that moment on I have seen these two children grow in their lives. You see it really is important for a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, sibling, etc to call forth the gifts inside of a child. Why would you take the time to go and select the most exquisite gift for someone and go to give it to them and when they receive it they just never opened up the gift? Would you not feel disappointed because you spent the time and money to select this gift just for them? Of course you would. How much more would you imagine God would feel if His children were given gifts inside of them and they were never even used in their life. The price He paid for that gift was His Son coming to earth to die for us so that we would live. It is our responsibility as an adult and with the prompting of Holy Spirit when the time is right to release what is already inside that child to come forth in their life.
My daughter is of a different nature. She is more demure and quiet to God things. She is great with praying but not prayers prayed out loud with her you make a request known and she does what she does best in her way she prays. God hears her prayers too. She would be overwhelmed if I said to her today we are going to get you water baptized. She had the opportunity to attend my water baptism and she declined at the time. I did not condemn her for that I honored her decision. There is no one child that is greater than the other because one is more forthright in doing God work for they were both created in the image of God and it is our job as a parent to not force or shove "religion" down their throats. It is our job to be an example of how to walk with the Lord so they in their own timing will want to emulate that. Do not be afraid or ashamed to read your bible; speak of the miracles that God does in your life; let them see you extend a hand of kindness to someone; talk about faith and what you are believing for in your life; and prayer. That is what Jesus did right? So why not follow His example. Never tire of praying for your children and never take for granted the true gift that they are in your life. For, someone must have prayed for you if you are born again right? Do not question why I had to wait until I was 35, 95 or another age to receive salvation just be thankful that someone prayed for you and God honored their prayer(s) and now go forth in your gifting and talent and choose destiny.

Does This Qualify As An Example Of Mustard Seed Faith?

When I was writing for just a few short years I was so filled with faith that a book would come forth with my writing that I took a leap in faith as a child would do. Let me know if you agree also. One day as I was in prayer I was prompted to get one of my books that I read by a Christian author, it was a specific book by a specific author I was to go and get. I retrieves the book and I was to look on the back cover to see who the publisher was next to the logo they use. I found the name of the publisher and I was now on my mission. To send in an excerpt from my writing back then. Now, mind you I do have a degree in communications from an accredited university but no experience whatsoever in protocol or format when submitting a portion of what I thought was a manuscript. I did as I only knew how to do. I physically made copies of my written words in my journal and sent them to the publishing company requesting publication. I had incredible faith then and I truly acted as a child would act when their parent asked them to trust them and then follow through. It is done out of love and respect and because of that total trust you have in your parent. If a parent said it was safe to do something a child only knows to trust those that are placed in their life as the ones to guide them. I followed through.
You see, back then it was a done deal as far as I was concerned, if Jesus told me to do it I believed nothing less than a book to come forth. You see this was a first of many firsts in my life. This act was followed by being prophesied over of the same nature, a person prophesied over me that they saw pages of pages of writing as in a book format. God puts the desire and talent/gifts inside of you to bring them forth in His time and manner. Are you willing to follow the leading of Holy Spirit?
It was months later that I received a letter in the mail. It was a rejection letter with encouragement also within the letter. Someone actually read what I sent in that was something to rejoice in. I never pursued their suggestion back then because it was not time. My job was to follow through with the sending of some of my writings.
There had to be much more growth; learning; experiences in life; and humbling of myself. The writing continued throughout the years but it is now in this season of my life that I grasped a new tool as the creative force in allowing others to read my book, it is via my blog. This amazes me so much at times when I think of how I have come along even in the way I write now. I use to be so religious in my format back then with telling where I was or what church I was at or if I was taking communion at church etc. I even use to hand write everything in a journal or on a piece of paper. When I began to compose my writings that you may see now, that was only after going through journals. I transcribed them from written form into type written format. Even as I was getting use to sitting at the keyboard to do this I then slowly began to take direction of now experiencing writing right at the keyboard. I gradually weened away from hand writing then typing to just typing now for the most part. Now, if I am somewhere that is not conducive to typing at a keyboard I will still hand write and then type when I get the opportunity. It truly amazes me how things have come along in a few short years with the technology we have at our fingertips.
Not only am I amazed with the process of blogging I am just as amazed with the technology of a GPS. When I first graduated from college I was in an outside merchandiser/sales position in which I had to rotate where I was to go daily every six weeks. Do you want to guess how I handled that? My former husband purchased me a map and push pins and I would sit on the floor and try to map out where I was going daily and not only that I had to read a map in the car as I travelled from one destination to the next. When I sit in my car and use a GPS it still makes me thankful for today's technology that allows me to still plan a day but not have to put all the time consuming effort into actually reading a map and writing out directions etc. I recommend a GPS unit for every woman that drives a car, seriously. When my daughter graduated from college that is what I gifted her with because I knew that no matter where she would go in her travels she would always be able to get herself back home and I felt better knowing she could find a gas station, emergency places, and even great stores for shopping if she wanted to. They have gone down in price than even a few short years ago. So if you have a daughter going off to college or graduating from college why not get her a GPS for her own use. As a parent it is one of those tools that may put you a little bit at ease. I would also recommend getting your college bound child AAA too. It makes it so nice for you if they should need a tire changed or a tow or a battery jumped that your child is taken care of for the moment. I just seem to be full of all kinds of suggestion now, with that statement I will close for tonight. Blessings and the most peaceful rest for you tonight.
Oh, one last thought...part of the reason I liked this publisher was because of the logo on the back of the book. If my memory serves me correctly it was a cut tree stump with a shoot sprouting forth from the stump. I just loved that since a tree represents life and fruit. I guess I correlate fruit as the product of what comes forth from my writing. Nourishment for the soul of the reader.

Dream deep...
For every dream precedes the goal.

Today, Just Now, I Saw Five Goslings

I literally just finished walking. As I was approaching my door what do my eyes see? Two geese but this time I see five goslings walking right between them. Life has come forth where I live and that is a good thing, a very good thing at that.

Faith As A Mustard Seed

Well guess what I did yesterday? Several weeks ago my pastor preached on having faith the size of a mustard seed. At church a card was distributed to us with those very words placed on it and the scripture verse Matthew 17:20, along with six mustard seeds glued to the card. The scripture verse states "I'm not praying only for them. I'm also praying for those who will believe in me through their message."
In this chapter Jesus is praying for Himself, His disciples and His church. It is a pretty powerful prayer that He prays, I encourage you to read chapter 17 of John. As I was writing this I discovered that I just quoted the wrong verse from another book in the bible. I just quoted John 17:20. Sorry. I do not think that it was a mistake that I was thinking another verse and wrote a completely different verse in scripture. For whatever reason I trust that Holy Spirit wants you to read John 17: 1-26."
Now that I am in the right book of the bible, now, let me quote what Matthew 17:20 states "He told them, "Because you have so little faith. I can guarantee this truth: If your faith is the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Now that is more like it right? I saw for a few days now the planting of one of the seeds from the card and yesterday was the day I actually removed one of the seeds and planted it into the ground. I may have planted a seed into the ground for another generation to see the fruit come forth from the seed. Did you ever think that far in advance? You see, Jesus is coming soon and His people will be removed from the earth for a very short season while the tribulation upon the earth takes place. What I planted yesterday may be growing and visible for those that are left behind to experience what will happen during that time frame. Just a thought. What about when we come back with Jesus and rule and reign with Him for 1,000 years? Maybe the seed I planted yesterday will be a part of my testimony and witness to those that will join us for the millennium period of time. You see, if you allow God to expand your logic or thinking He can open up all kinds of possibilities to you. Things that you would have never even thought of until you took the action step in the faith portion to plant that seed that Holy Spirit urged you to plant. That was a good insight I just received as I was composing this. Our witness is not just for today and our immediate family but our witness is being established for others when we rule and reign with Jesus. Maybe that concept can be a bit overwhelming for others to receive when you read this but don't throw away the concept just chew on it a bit and ponder it. Seek Holy Spirit and it will become agreeable in time. Some others will grasp this concept right away and then inside of them will become an urgency to fulfill destiny in their life. It really is not all about them and their circle of friends/family but for the greater picture. People have to stop thinking close minded and really need to start or continue to think heavenly/kingdom thoughts does that make sense?
In reality how easy it should be to have this faith the size of a mustard seed right?If the faith could be as simple as planting a seed of mustard in the ground imagine how many mustard trees would be grown around the world by now.

This Was My Very First, Official Mother's Day Card

A Mother Is A Gift From God To Love Those Placed Within Her Realm

My prayer this morning was to release/dispatch in the name of Jesus, Angels of Love to go forth to all mothers living on the earth today. That is not just inclusive of great mothers but also to mothers that really struggle at being a mother. They may have done things that you would look at them and say what kind of a mother would do that to her children? All mothers across the land need love lavished on them and today is the day for just that. Not all women have built inside of them the mothering/nurturing instinct and they struggle to be the perfect mother. Let me share with you to stop struggling to be a man made image of an idea of what someone created and called it the "perfect mother." You are called to love your children to the best of your ability. Children need and hunger and long for the love of not just a mother but also a father's love. Why do you think God created both?
If we were only suppose to have one and not the other then God's plan would not have included two people coming together to create life that comes forth in the form of a child. So I celebrate not just mothers but also fathers today. For a mother would not be classified a mother if it were not for the father that was also the vital part of this story of creation. God is awesome and He has a plan for your life so seek His will and be still to hear Him calling you to destiny. Can you hear destiny calling you? Respond to destiny for it is in destiny that all the questions are now illumined with God given answers for you to search out and seek. Destiny calls you forward are you willing to come forth in destiny? The choice really is yours. I trust and pray that destiny is what you choose for there is safety, peace and love in destiny.
I keep hearing these words over and over and over again, "Choose Destiny." Destiny has already chosen you so accept the call to destiny and walk or continue to walk in destiny. It is destiny that moves mountains that are not only in your way but also in the way of others. This day choose destiny. Matthew 21:21-22 states, "If ye shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done and all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believieng ye shall receive."

Cold, Blustery Day, Look At The Treasure I Found In The Sky

Wow! When you least expect it, there right before our very eyes is the most exquisite picture painted for you in the sky. I was making chili and noticed that the sun was out in the midst of the rain. I just had to check outside to see if there was a rainbow in the sky. There was a full rainbow and I just had to capture it with my camera phone and bless you with the view. The one picture I believe is stunning because of the contrast of the bright sun mixed with the dark sky. God truly does bless us in the midst of our day if we are willing to just look up in the sky and take in the view. No matter what is going on in your day or your life do take the time to enjoy the simple things in life. For, when you see the simple picture painted in the sky it is there to remind you of the promise that God gave to His people that we will never be overtaken by a massive flood to destroy the earth again. Pretty awesome promise huh?

God Is Good All Of The Time. RESTORATION

I was in the car yesterday and I briefly wrote this down:

Return
Everything
Stolen
To
Of (the)
Redeemed
And
Take
In
Only
Newness
That is what restoration stands for. Our God is a God of restoration and He will return to you everything stolen from you if you are of the redeemed of the Lord and He takes the bad that happened to you in your life and it is then replaced with newness of life. Go ahead and let go of all that junk and the people that hurt you and put some of that junk in your life. If you can truly let go of it and release them and not hold onto it anymore you then are positioned to be able to receive the newness of life. Repeat after me this prayer, "Father I choose this day, this 7Th day of May, 2010 to forgive ______________ and I release them into Your hands for You to hold them and watch after them. I choose to release them for I can no longer bare to hold onto them anymore. It is through this act of submission that I release and wait with expectancy to see the newness of life in my very life. Give me hope when all I seem to see around me is desolation, give me strength when all I can do is just get out of bed each day, give me love so I can love the unlovely and then love the lovely too. I give my all to You for You to restore what the enemy took from me and devoured my freedom. I choose this day to speak and live life and to live it to it's fullest. To bring a smile upon Your very face as You look upon me with Your kindness and love and grace. I will survive and I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Amen"
Father please seal those very words upon the hearts of those that prayed this simple yet powerful prayer. Bring supernatural restoration into their homes and lives and let your glory fill their hearts. As I received the words to describe restoration Holy Spirit also shared with me personally to let go myself and let Him do His work, for me to lift all of my burdens to Him and He shared with me that He is the restorer of all those that allow Him to restore.
As I walked today I saw a welcome sight, two geese and four tiny goslings walking with them. I observed them as I walked and as I headed towards their direction the two geese re-directed the babies in another direction away from me. How refreshing to see the babies walk between the two and they would stop and wait when one stopped and lagged behind. That is a great example of love even in the animal kingdom the parents watch over their young. Do you think it is something built into us as parents?
I then observed the green plants growing in the field and I really was looking at the plants to see if they could possibly be wheat. I really like watching wheat grow in a field. From what I could see it looked like a few sprigs here and there appeared to be the starting of wheat. I asked a person that knows of farming if it could possibly be wheat and I was told it could quite well be winter wheat and then I walked past the tree in which the eagle perches and it was perched there in the tree. What a great way to start the day. When I got married I had my bouquet created with dried wheat in it there is something so beautiful about dried wheat. I am going to include a picture from my wedding day because I want you to see the beauty in the bouquet OK.

Let Me Share The Hidden Treasures I Found In Yesterday And The Day Before That.

In my earlier writing I did not share with you the hidden treasures I discovered in the two previous days. Let me start with Tuesday. As you know by now I am really a "city girl" at heart with a fascination with farming and the concept of farming. I have come to realize that the job of a farmer is a very hard job. I was blessed to speak with a person that has farming knowledge and I was able to ask all the questions I wanted to ask and I received answers too. That was my hidden treasure in the day that day. As for yesterday, my treasure was meeting a person that actually knew my family when I was a little girl. They lived in the same neighborhood.
What do you think awaits my day today and already there for me to discover, let me share the one I discovered so far today OK. There was a person I met and we struck up a conversation yesterday and I discovered they will have a sale today and I got a great deal on a chair for sunning. You know the outside chairs that sell for $50.00, it is the type of chair that takes the pressure off of your spine when you sit in it. I know the price because I purchased two so far throughout the last few years. I purchased one for $15.00 today. I would consider that a hidden treasure what about you? It is actually more comfortable than the one I currently have. Let the blessings flow in your life today. One blessing I can think of right off the top of my head is if you are reading this blog that means you have sight and are able to read this and that you are alive also. Sorry, that is actually two blessings. :)