Monday, April 29, 2013
Let Me Share With You About The Office Of The Prophet
I was in a waiting area and I had time to write so I trusted Holy Spirit when He showed me to take my notes from a former class I participated in years ago (as a student) on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It was perfect timing and in God's time that this came to be the time to write. As a side note let me add this too, I even commented to the person that said the work that was being done was completed. I shared with him that I am a writer and I wrote while they did their work and it was perfect timing when they called me up to the counter to let me know the work was complete, it was literally only seconds prior to that that I put the pen down because the writing was completed.
This is what led up to the blog I wrote on April 27, 2013 about rainy or blossoming seasons. Do not think that I wake up one day and instantly this writing manifests (not to say that that has not happened before or it will happen in the future I do not shut the door to that.) When you hear one say that there is a price to pay when you flow in the anointing, it is true. There are battles to be met in my life prior to me writing what Holy Spirit places on my heart to write about. Road blocks will be placed before you too. I took several different pictures a few times prior to the actual pictures you see in that blog. I would take pictures of wisteria, for example, and when I would review them you really could not tell it was wisteria, delete that picture. See, even as I am writing this now I had to go and use three different pens. Started out writing with green ink, then that wouldn't write anymore, then onto blue same thing and now I find myself writing with purple ink. I have choices to make, I could have quit writing when pen #1 quit, same thing with pen #2 but when Holy Spirit puts a word in you to share you must not quit and give up but forge ahead.
I was working on the blog writing for several weeks prior to the actual date I wrote and published it. Holy Spirit begins to stir things inside of me prior to the word coming forth. The only way I can describe it is the thought/theme begins to stir inside of me and it is then yielding to Him as to the right time and release inside of me to write. There are times when I get that fleeting thought, I inquire "should I write today" is what I ask Holy Spirit. Now, let me be honest with you, I may have missed it at times by being tired or even allowing myself to get distracted with other projects, etc. The majority of the time it is proper timing.
After writing the blog I am referring to I had a dream then followed by a vision. You see, flowing in the prophetic is what flows forth out of me as a writer. I took a class many years ago on the "Gifts of the Holy Spirit." Recently I began to go through the study guide and the notes that I took to refresh what I learned about the Office of the Prophet. The guide stated "A prophet must have a more consistent manifestation of at least two of the revelation gifts plus prophecy in order to stand in the office of a prophet." They must also have at least two of the revelation gifts operating in their ministry. The three revelation gifts are: word of wisdom-revelation by Holy Spirit which speaks of the future; word of knowledge-always speaks of the present or the past concerning people, places or things; discerning of spirits-the ability to see and hear in the spirit realm."
"A prophet has visions-there are three types:
spiritual vision-This is the first and lowest level of visions. A person can have a vision in their spirit or see in their spirit. They see inwardly; trances-During a trance, a person's physical senses are suspended for a moment. A person is not aware of where they are or anything around them that connects to the physical realm. They are not unconscious, they are just more conscious of the spiritual realm; open vision-This is the highest type of vision. When this happens, no physical senses are suspended. The physical eyes are not closed, and they possess all their physical capabilities, yet the person can see and hear in the realm of the spirit."
Let's go back to the dream and vision I had after writing the blog. I knew the dream was not from God so I did not receive the dream and I staved off anything that would come forth from it. The vision I had was a spiritual vision. I was able to see with my eyes closed I was not asleep and this was not a dream. I was able to see into the spiritual realm and even though it was a vision I would also classify it as a word of wisdom, this will be a future happening.
This is what led up to the blog I wrote on April 27, 2013 about rainy or blossoming seasons. Do not think that I wake up one day and instantly this writing manifests (not to say that that has not happened before or it will happen in the future I do not shut the door to that.) When you hear one say that there is a price to pay when you flow in the anointing, it is true. There are battles to be met in my life prior to me writing what Holy Spirit places on my heart to write about. Road blocks will be placed before you too. I took several different pictures a few times prior to the actual pictures you see in that blog. I would take pictures of wisteria, for example, and when I would review them you really could not tell it was wisteria, delete that picture. See, even as I am writing this now I had to go and use three different pens. Started out writing with green ink, then that wouldn't write anymore, then onto blue same thing and now I find myself writing with purple ink. I have choices to make, I could have quit writing when pen #1 quit, same thing with pen #2 but when Holy Spirit puts a word in you to share you must not quit and give up but forge ahead.
I was working on the blog writing for several weeks prior to the actual date I wrote and published it. Holy Spirit begins to stir things inside of me prior to the word coming forth. The only way I can describe it is the thought/theme begins to stir inside of me and it is then yielding to Him as to the right time and release inside of me to write. There are times when I get that fleeting thought, I inquire "should I write today" is what I ask Holy Spirit. Now, let me be honest with you, I may have missed it at times by being tired or even allowing myself to get distracted with other projects, etc. The majority of the time it is proper timing.
After writing the blog I am referring to I had a dream then followed by a vision. You see, flowing in the prophetic is what flows forth out of me as a writer. I took a class many years ago on the "Gifts of the Holy Spirit." Recently I began to go through the study guide and the notes that I took to refresh what I learned about the Office of the Prophet. The guide stated "A prophet must have a more consistent manifestation of at least two of the revelation gifts plus prophecy in order to stand in the office of a prophet." They must also have at least two of the revelation gifts operating in their ministry. The three revelation gifts are: word of wisdom-revelation by Holy Spirit which speaks of the future; word of knowledge-always speaks of the present or the past concerning people, places or things; discerning of spirits-the ability to see and hear in the spirit realm."
"A prophet has visions-there are three types:
spiritual vision-This is the first and lowest level of visions. A person can have a vision in their spirit or see in their spirit. They see inwardly; trances-During a trance, a person's physical senses are suspended for a moment. A person is not aware of where they are or anything around them that connects to the physical realm. They are not unconscious, they are just more conscious of the spiritual realm; open vision-This is the highest type of vision. When this happens, no physical senses are suspended. The physical eyes are not closed, and they possess all their physical capabilities, yet the person can see and hear in the realm of the spirit."
Let's go back to the dream and vision I had after writing the blog. I knew the dream was not from God so I did not receive the dream and I staved off anything that would come forth from it. The vision I had was a spiritual vision. I was able to see with my eyes closed I was not asleep and this was not a dream. I was able to see into the spiritual realm and even though it was a vision I would also classify it as a word of wisdom, this will be a future happening.
Friday, April 26, 2013
There Are Rainy Seasons & There Are Blossoming Seasons In Your Life Which One Are You In? You Know, You Can Experience Both Seasons And Still Be Blessed.
We have had a very rainy winter and to encourage others and myself too I would share with them that with all the rain we had it is going to be a lush Spring. The trees will fill in and the colors of green will be vibrant when everything blooms. This time my words of encouragement seem to be true. Take a look at the pictures and you be the judge. Now, before the blossoms come forth we had to experience this year much rain. The one picture that I will show you is that of a pine tree. It seems to be that when the pine tree is about to burst forth for the season everything gets covered in a greenish yellow pollen. It just covers everything, it really does. It is only there for a season though. I took this picture because of all the blossoms I see while on the highway, it is the pine trees I look to see when I can begin to see their beautiful blossoms. From a distance it almost looks like yellow flowers blooming on the tips of the beautiful green trees. They stand out and I just love them. See, the blossoms are there for all that care to notice their beauty as part of the scenery.Some may look at them and say "Oh no, now that nasty yellowish green pollen will be everywhere." I choose to look at them and see their beauty and just deal with the twice daily cleaning off of your car to remove the pollen because it is part of the process to allow the beauty to come forth. It is also a sign to the one waiting for Spring to pop forth.
 |
| See what I mean, aren't the pine tree blossoms pretty. Maybe you may not call them pretty but you do have to admit they are stunning against the green color of the tree right? |
My second sign of Spring is looking for the wisteria, when they bloom they are the most beautiful shade of purple. They also have a fragrance to them too. Some say that you really do not want these in your own yard though because they grow like wild. They seem to take over a lot in your yard. I can see that they do when you see the areas they do tend to grow in. I think they would be beautiful if you had a gazebo or trellis of some sort and allowed them to just grow in that small, controlled area.
 |
| Wisteria growing natural like it tends to grow. |
Here are a few pictures of the lush, green scenery I get to absorb while driving on the highway. I just love the variations of green that you see. Everything is filling in on the trees and it is truly beautiful to the one that chooses to observe and take in their natural beauty.
Where are you in your timeline of life? Are you experiencing a rainy season or are you at the blossoming season in your life? You know, you may be experiencing both in your life and that is OK too. You see, without the rain there is no prolific blossom and there is no blossom without the other too. Does that make sense? Tears are natural and you may be experiencing things in your very life that may frustrate you and you think to yourself, "That is is not suppose to happen like this, what about the dream God gave to me, what about the plans He has for my life?" It looks like anything but that and you may begin to wonder but do not allow doubt to set in. That is the enemy trying to convince you that you did not hear from God when you know deep down inside of you that you did hear from Him. Remember the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy. Those are not my words but of the words written in the bible, those are the words that are true and just. The enemy is not smart you do know that right? He is actually stupid he just can sense the greatness God has for you to accomplish in your life and he tries to grab and grasp anything and everything to try and get you off of the path that God has placed you on to accomplish what He has called you to accomplish in your life. Do not forget that OK.
Did you know that God collects all of your tears, the tears you shed do not go forth without God noticing them. Isn't that a comfort to you, it is to me. Now, some may have physical tears you shed and at times they may not be actual tears coming out of your eyes but they can be tears you carry in your heart and mind. Do not allow frustration to take control in your life. Reach out to Jesus and let Him be the comforter of your soul when you may feel like this. Remember, He walked the earth and felt what you may be experiencing and He took on all the sins of the world when He was beaten, spat upon, mocked, and died on that wooden cross. He did this just for you. If you are experiencing any type of sickness, disease or even plagues He chose to hang on the cross for it states in the bible that he that hangs on a cross is cursed. What does that mean to you? He took on the sickness, disease and plagues that were ours in Deuteronomy 28:61 "The Lord will also bring you every kind of sickness and plague not written in the Book of Teachings. They will continue until you're dead." The good news is found in Galatians 3:13 "Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that God's laws bring by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, 'Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed."
See, it is not me saying those very words, it is found in the bible. Sometimes you have to search these things out to get the counter to the plague that was set there first. Jesus is the counter to sickness, disease and plagues in your life. I will be honest with you. It was not through my own effort of searching that I found this knowledge. It is through a book I have been reading by Kenneth E. Hagin. Let me share with you how once he built up your faith to allow you to see it in the bible how he then words it for you to actively practice it in your life. This is taken from, "Health Food Devotions A Daily Guide To Spiritual Nourishment For The Soul" "According to Deueteronomy28:61, ________ (fill in the particular sickness or disease) is a curse of the law. But according to Galatians 3:13, Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the Law, Therefore, I no longer have ______________."
I added to it since I saw it in the bible, I fill in any sickness, disease and plague too.
I hope this has helped you on your journey with Jesus. One day it is Kenneth E. Hagin I would like to speak with when I get to heaven. I never had the opportunity to meet him in person while he was walking the earth but I sure do glean from his teachings. I use to listen to him on a daily broadcast on the radio when he was alive and he just had a great way of teaching the people to understand the bible and what it says and how to operate in what it instructs you to do in your daily life. He flowed in a tremendous way in healing too. God had raised up people to share with us what they have been taught through the word of God to help us along on our walk with Jesus. Kenneth E. Hagin was not some sort of preacher out there that is winging it on their own and making up stuff that isn't even in the bible. Be cautious to the junk and discern it so as to not take it into your life. You know, the bible warns us that in the end time days or last days that even the elect will be deceived. Use wisdom and seek out wisdom from God via Holy Spirit. He is there for you, the key is you have to seek Him and ask also for this wisdom.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
37 Years Ago Today Is The Anniversary Of That Tragic Day, The Day There Were 4 Survivors & 3 Bodies Were Lost At Sea. One Of The 3 Bodies Never Recovered Was My Brother.
Time sometimes seems to lessen the blow when tragedy hits your household. Once you lose a sibling no matter how young or old they may have been, a part of you seems to want them to come back. You at times wonder to yourself..I bet they would have been a great husband to someone or even a great/fun dad to their children if they would have had any. This was not the way you would like to have a sibling die, not that there is ever a great way one would die in your family. Does that make sense? This really was a tragedy. This could have been the "Perfect Storm" story way before the movie was ever made. Seven people on the boat near the Bermuda Triangle area, they lose communication and a Russian vessel comes along and tries to throw lines to them but in the storm the boat shatters. You now have people in the water hanging onto pieces of the boat debris waiting to be rescued. Now, it has been a few years ago I may not be using the proper terminology, we do have the coast guard report that was sent to us.
The survivors told my mother that they heard my brothers voice for they would call out to each other. I think this was during the night and then they no longer heard his voice. Four had life preservers on and they were the survivors.
Let me share the hope in this story. Recently a few family members were talking about this story and sharing it with some people and reminded me of this. An aunt of ours gave my brother a travel bible before he left on this trip. One of the survivors told my mother that before they left for this boat trip that my brother had them kneel on the beach and he read or prayed from that bible. Another story was that one of the survivors (a female) was afraid that if the boat crashed in the storm that the boat would cave in on her and my brother shielded her to protect her.
This happened a few months before I was off to college. I would wish that one day he would just show up at my dorm and tell me he survived and was stranded somewhere on an island with amnesia and then he had memory again. That was wishful thinking, I guess one would call that hopeful thinking, that is the better term. I did share this with you once before, I had a vivid dream about what he was wearing when the accident happened and because I hounded my mother so much about this dream she asked a survivor and what I saw was what he was wearing. This was the dream...we were both under water, it was not dark or anything like that it was actually light considering in the natural being under water would not be light but it would be dark right? I was facing him and I could see what he was wearing and I could see him but there was a glass wall/partition between us. I could not reach out to him but just see him standing there. God answered my question for I wanted to know what he was wearing. Isn't that odd, of all things to know what he was wearing? No, not odd at all for the God I serve loves me very much and knew that this was something I wanted an answer to, the dream occurred and then confirmed by a survivor. He has since used me in prophetic dreams a lot. At times I am given instant interpretations of dreams and then at other times I pray it through and the interpretation comes in due time.
I must have been a "seer" back then but had no clue as to what one was. It was not time to be revealed to me, it is always in God's timing. I believe that when the gift is there it may be in operation even as a child but until you commit your life to Jesus that is when the revelation knowledge begins to flow in your life. Since then I have learned much about this gift. At times I use to be so excited when Holy Spirit would give me prophetic dreams (that was in the beginning) and like Joseph in the bible I would share my dreams with others and unfortunately, disbelief on the part of the others would steal or kill the dream. Now, I have also learned that when God speaks forth something in your life and it is received via dream form then no devil in hell can steal that dream. Has He spoke to your heart through a dream lately? The test I use when one of these dreams occurs, when I wake from the dream what type of presence do you sense, peace or evil? You must test the origination of the dream to know whether to receive and accept the dream or to get rid of the dream. Always ask Holy Spirit is this dream from you, He will either confirm or say it is not from Him. If it is of Him then let Him also give the interpretation to you (you must ask Him for it.) If it is not confirmed that it is from Him then you want to discard that dream and do not receive it. Cast it away and also stave off anything that would come forth from that particular dream and ask Holy Spirit to take away and remembrance of the dream also. That is important to do.
Maybe when I was in high school one the nuns had an inkling that the banner they presented to us may have been of a prophetic nature with the verse on the banner, "dream deep for every dream precedes the goal." For some reason that phrase stayed with me and I even used it on the cover of our wedding invite and we had that banner as a part of our wedding mass. I guess it was a small part of my brother being there on my wedding day.
Even in tragedy God can speak forth and comfort and soothe hearts. Throughout the years this thought would pop up in my mind, why not go and interview the survivors and document and write a book about what happened. I would not even know how to contact them since so many years have passed by. I guess I am the one that likes to write and maybe that is why this thought would come and go throughout the years. Maybe that is something God will have me do one day. It would have to be His timing, direction and his protection on this project and doors would have to open wide for me to walk through to accomplish this.
One final thought today, tell those in your family that you love them today for we are only promised today and there may not be a tomorrow for you to tell them that you love them.
The survivors told my mother that they heard my brothers voice for they would call out to each other. I think this was during the night and then they no longer heard his voice. Four had life preservers on and they were the survivors.
Let me share the hope in this story. Recently a few family members were talking about this story and sharing it with some people and reminded me of this. An aunt of ours gave my brother a travel bible before he left on this trip. One of the survivors told my mother that before they left for this boat trip that my brother had them kneel on the beach and he read or prayed from that bible. Another story was that one of the survivors (a female) was afraid that if the boat crashed in the storm that the boat would cave in on her and my brother shielded her to protect her.
This happened a few months before I was off to college. I would wish that one day he would just show up at my dorm and tell me he survived and was stranded somewhere on an island with amnesia and then he had memory again. That was wishful thinking, I guess one would call that hopeful thinking, that is the better term. I did share this with you once before, I had a vivid dream about what he was wearing when the accident happened and because I hounded my mother so much about this dream she asked a survivor and what I saw was what he was wearing. This was the dream...we were both under water, it was not dark or anything like that it was actually light considering in the natural being under water would not be light but it would be dark right? I was facing him and I could see what he was wearing and I could see him but there was a glass wall/partition between us. I could not reach out to him but just see him standing there. God answered my question for I wanted to know what he was wearing. Isn't that odd, of all things to know what he was wearing? No, not odd at all for the God I serve loves me very much and knew that this was something I wanted an answer to, the dream occurred and then confirmed by a survivor. He has since used me in prophetic dreams a lot. At times I am given instant interpretations of dreams and then at other times I pray it through and the interpretation comes in due time.
I must have been a "seer" back then but had no clue as to what one was. It was not time to be revealed to me, it is always in God's timing. I believe that when the gift is there it may be in operation even as a child but until you commit your life to Jesus that is when the revelation knowledge begins to flow in your life. Since then I have learned much about this gift. At times I use to be so excited when Holy Spirit would give me prophetic dreams (that was in the beginning) and like Joseph in the bible I would share my dreams with others and unfortunately, disbelief on the part of the others would steal or kill the dream. Now, I have also learned that when God speaks forth something in your life and it is received via dream form then no devil in hell can steal that dream. Has He spoke to your heart through a dream lately? The test I use when one of these dreams occurs, when I wake from the dream what type of presence do you sense, peace or evil? You must test the origination of the dream to know whether to receive and accept the dream or to get rid of the dream. Always ask Holy Spirit is this dream from you, He will either confirm or say it is not from Him. If it is of Him then let Him also give the interpretation to you (you must ask Him for it.) If it is not confirmed that it is from Him then you want to discard that dream and do not receive it. Cast it away and also stave off anything that would come forth from that particular dream and ask Holy Spirit to take away and remembrance of the dream also. That is important to do.
Maybe when I was in high school one the nuns had an inkling that the banner they presented to us may have been of a prophetic nature with the verse on the banner, "dream deep for every dream precedes the goal." For some reason that phrase stayed with me and I even used it on the cover of our wedding invite and we had that banner as a part of our wedding mass. I guess it was a small part of my brother being there on my wedding day.
Even in tragedy God can speak forth and comfort and soothe hearts. Throughout the years this thought would pop up in my mind, why not go and interview the survivors and document and write a book about what happened. I would not even know how to contact them since so many years have passed by. I guess I am the one that likes to write and maybe that is why this thought would come and go throughout the years. Maybe that is something God will have me do one day. It would have to be His timing, direction and his protection on this project and doors would have to open wide for me to walk through to accomplish this.
One final thought today, tell those in your family that you love them today for we are only promised today and there may not be a tomorrow for you to tell them that you love them.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Several Years Ago I Read Through The Whole Bible Verse By Verse. Back Then I Read Both Of These Scripture Verses But It Is Now That Holy Spirit Gave Me This Golden Nugget That Correlates These 2 Verses And They Have Come To Life For Me. When Was The Last Time You Allowed Holy Spirit To Illuminate Scripture For You?
Years ago I felt the lead of Holy Spirit prompting me to read through the entire bible. I did it verse by verse and chapter by chapter. Many can agree with me that there are some chapters that are filled with laws and then there are other chapters that just come to life for you as you read them. Now, you may be a person that likes to read about laws and things of that nature and then again you may be a person that enjoys reading about the love of Jesus written through the words penned by John, the beloved apostle. They are all written under the divine inspiration of Holy Spirit. When you become born again or ask Jesus into your heart for some reason picking up the bible then becomes "alive" and ever real sharing about Jesus that you are now illuminated as you read the words.
Prior to asking Jesus into my heart I do not even know if I ever really read the bible. I was raised in a mainstream religion that really did not encourage you to read the bible. You were suppose to go to church and let the priest do the reading for you and also give the homily to you too. Now, when I think about it, it is as though they were the only ones that were suppose to get revelation about the word of God and that lay people were not suppose to go there. Can you relate to that? Maybe you were raised in another religion and it may have been the same for you. You were really not suppose to receive wisdom or knowledge from reading the bible for that was the job of the pastor. I guess it really does not matter when I look back on it because when the timing is right Holy Spirit will begin to breath inspiration upon you and illumine the words of the bible when you are open and ready to receive. My advice to you is to not fight it but let Him inspire you and share with you divine revelation. These are the moments I can say when I feel closest to heaven. Do not be afraid of praying in the Holy Spirit also. Some may not have been raised with the understanding of what this is, I was one of them. When it was explained to me what it really is I then began to treasure praying in the spirit. This is how it was explained to me...there may be times in your life and you feel led to pray for someone or about something but you do not have complete understanding and that is when Holy Spirit may nudge you to pray this way. When you yield to this it is Him, yes, God Himself praying through you in regard to the situation. You see, we do not have privy to all the pertinent information but guess what? He is God the creator of this universe and you too, so He knows all things at all times and at all places. Trust in Him and let Him pray through you.
This happened to me recently. I was shown in a instant a brief image and it was for a few days that when I would be reminded of this image I would pray in the Holy Spirit about it. It was days later that I shared what I saw for the person I saw it for. I can only describe them as a "bleep." I am awake and this brief vision or image comes before me and there usually is an explanation to follow of what I was shown. Sometimes it is an instant interpretation and at other times I am to pray it through. In this case I was to pray it through. It was a very good picture shown to me and one of encouragement for the one I was to share it with. I like those kinds of revelation given to me. Who does not like to bless another with a word of exhortation or encouragement. On the other hand, I have also been shown things to warn another of not walking on the path they are walking on for it can bring forth a downward spiral in their life. You still have to pray about that type of situation also and it may be that you will just pray for that person or when the timing is right God may call you to share the warning with this person so they do not continue down the wrong path. That is how much God cares about people, He will not leave you living a life of garbage when He wants you to live a life of blessings and abundance. If you are willing and obedient He will use you to encourage and to gently bring forth wisdom to help another too. There are even times when you may have silent arguments with Him stating that it is not your place to step in and interfere. Trust me I have been there when He corrected me and reminded me that if He gave me charge to warn and if I did not do so it would then be held to my account against me if that person continued on the path of destruction and final damnation happened in their life. He gave me the warning and I chose to not follow through with sharing the warning. If I followed through with the warning and the person still chose to not accept the words then I am no longer held accountable to God in this particular situation because I followed through with the portion of what He asked me to do. It is then their own choice and their own choice at that.
You see, there will be times in your life when God may use you in this capacity and as you are giving forth the word and in your heart you just know they are not receiving the words and they will continue on with the path they choose to walk on. It is in those moments that my heart wrenches and I feel a great burden because you know the path they choose it not a path that will bring forth healing and peace and abundance but a path of destruction. In those moments I will sometimes pray in the Holy Spirit again and after a time if the burden does not lift from me I will then ask Him to take it away from me. I learned this too, once you respond to Holy Spirit calling and you to do the part He asked you to do He does not ask the burden to linger on in your life. Satan would like you to believe that He does but He does not and ask Him to release that heavy burden from you, He will. You completed your part and now you have to release it. I cannot explain it to you but once you do a peace comes to you, your portion is done and rest in that. With saying that it is easier said than done though. It is real and the pain you can feel for another is just not a good feeling. There will be times in your life when one will not receive the words given to them be they words of encouragement or warning. You just have to let it go and move on. God is in control and trust it at that.
I am an avid reader and I love to read books that will increase my faith or books related to the ministry God has placed inside of me. I guess you can never have enough knowledge right. I even have books or study guides that I will bring out again and re-read them too. Yes, I acquired the knowledge at one time in my life and then it is the time for you to review that knowledge and re-visit it. I am doing that right now. Several years ago I took a course on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. It was several weeks long and each week we had homework to complete. I pulled out those sheets and began to review them again. Back when I took this class I was attending a larger church and basically I was told that if I attended this church for a season in my life that the big church would not be able to bless me or give me their blessing. What do you think of that? Man telling me that what God ordained and blessed me in the knowledge gained that man would not bless me for this. That is a bit archaic in thinking do you agree. It was a little store front type of church and I learned so much in this church. They saw and acknowledged the gifts God placed inside of me and drew them out of me. I was equipped with the knowledge I would need for years ahead of me. I am most thankful that Holy Spirit led me there for that season in my life. While on this subject let me clear this with you. Do not cower at the words of man, have respect for the pastor of your church that you attend but do not let them put bondage on you OK. When Holy Spirit speaks to you about sitting under another pastor and their ministry for a season follow His direction and not the authoritative, controlling direction of man. I would much rather follow Holy Spirit direction then the bondage that man tries to put on you .I learned many wonderful ministry tools and how to use them because of not getting lost in a large church but the intimate group setting of a smaller church body. It was refreshing too. I will still visit the big church when I am in the area because I learned many important things while sitting under that pastor too. Let me clarify this, while sitting under the pastor at the church God has placed you at you are to follow the pastor's direction. Biblical based direction that is, if they are leading you astray and away from the word and teaching of the bible then seek Holy Spirit to make sure you are suppose to remain there. Stay under the direction of a church that preaches the true word of God (and Holy Spirit's guidance for you to remain there as long as He calls you to stay there) and not some flimsy "seeker friendly" word.
Deuteronomy28: 61 states "The Lord will also bring you every kind of sickness and plague not written in the Book of Teachings. They will continue until you are dead." Galatians 3: 13 states "Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that God's law brings by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed."
In the book I am reading by Kenneth E. Hagan, "Health Food Devotions A daily guide to spiritual nourishment for the soul" this is his insight into this matter...take the two verses and confess it this way "According to Deuteronomy 28:61, ______________ (fill in the particular sickness or disease) is a curse of the Law. But according to Galatians 3: 13, Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the Law. Therefore, I no longer have ______________."
Repeat this over and over again when a symptom occurs and it will take life in your spirit. Now, here is a further nugget that a friend of mine shared with me. Do not limit it to physical illness only what about mental peace or any type of unrest in your life. On occasion I will even quote this and fill in the blanks with this "any manner of sickness or plague." You see, when one is hungry enough to seek God He will reveal things to you. You have to want it. He will use the inspiration given to another and then add onto it if you are open to receiving His knowledge. You can either just receive what you read or seek Him for futher knowledge and details. Why settle for a single golden nugget when there is a pot of golden nuggets waiting for you to receive.
I love the word of God in the bible and it is filled with a vast amount of divine wisdom and knowledge, are you hungry for the word of God. The choice is yours.
One more thought on what I wrote about today. Do not let man place bondage upon your life because it is so easily placed upon you if you allow it. It can be time consuming to get rid of that very bondage placed on you by man when God never intended for it to be placed upon you to begin with. Remember, blessing does not come forth from a pastor only it is God that blesses and do not forget that. Was it hard for me to step away when that pastor told me he could not bless me if I went and sat under the other church? Yes it was because who in their heart if you were being honest with yourself would not like to be blessed by your pastor. In the end no man (in general speaking) only should I look up to to confer a blessing upon me. The blessing truly comes from God and the blessing is where He calls you forth to be. When I speak of the blessing I am talking about one placing their hands upon you and speaking the blessing in the form of words. I wonder what happens to one that wthholds a blessing from another, does God deal with them.
Prior to asking Jesus into my heart I do not even know if I ever really read the bible. I was raised in a mainstream religion that really did not encourage you to read the bible. You were suppose to go to church and let the priest do the reading for you and also give the homily to you too. Now, when I think about it, it is as though they were the only ones that were suppose to get revelation about the word of God and that lay people were not suppose to go there. Can you relate to that? Maybe you were raised in another religion and it may have been the same for you. You were really not suppose to receive wisdom or knowledge from reading the bible for that was the job of the pastor. I guess it really does not matter when I look back on it because when the timing is right Holy Spirit will begin to breath inspiration upon you and illumine the words of the bible when you are open and ready to receive. My advice to you is to not fight it but let Him inspire you and share with you divine revelation. These are the moments I can say when I feel closest to heaven. Do not be afraid of praying in the Holy Spirit also. Some may not have been raised with the understanding of what this is, I was one of them. When it was explained to me what it really is I then began to treasure praying in the spirit. This is how it was explained to me...there may be times in your life and you feel led to pray for someone or about something but you do not have complete understanding and that is when Holy Spirit may nudge you to pray this way. When you yield to this it is Him, yes, God Himself praying through you in regard to the situation. You see, we do not have privy to all the pertinent information but guess what? He is God the creator of this universe and you too, so He knows all things at all times and at all places. Trust in Him and let Him pray through you.
This happened to me recently. I was shown in a instant a brief image and it was for a few days that when I would be reminded of this image I would pray in the Holy Spirit about it. It was days later that I shared what I saw for the person I saw it for. I can only describe them as a "bleep." I am awake and this brief vision or image comes before me and there usually is an explanation to follow of what I was shown. Sometimes it is an instant interpretation and at other times I am to pray it through. In this case I was to pray it through. It was a very good picture shown to me and one of encouragement for the one I was to share it with. I like those kinds of revelation given to me. Who does not like to bless another with a word of exhortation or encouragement. On the other hand, I have also been shown things to warn another of not walking on the path they are walking on for it can bring forth a downward spiral in their life. You still have to pray about that type of situation also and it may be that you will just pray for that person or when the timing is right God may call you to share the warning with this person so they do not continue down the wrong path. That is how much God cares about people, He will not leave you living a life of garbage when He wants you to live a life of blessings and abundance. If you are willing and obedient He will use you to encourage and to gently bring forth wisdom to help another too. There are even times when you may have silent arguments with Him stating that it is not your place to step in and interfere. Trust me I have been there when He corrected me and reminded me that if He gave me charge to warn and if I did not do so it would then be held to my account against me if that person continued on the path of destruction and final damnation happened in their life. He gave me the warning and I chose to not follow through with sharing the warning. If I followed through with the warning and the person still chose to not accept the words then I am no longer held accountable to God in this particular situation because I followed through with the portion of what He asked me to do. It is then their own choice and their own choice at that.
You see, there will be times in your life when God may use you in this capacity and as you are giving forth the word and in your heart you just know they are not receiving the words and they will continue on with the path they choose to walk on. It is in those moments that my heart wrenches and I feel a great burden because you know the path they choose it not a path that will bring forth healing and peace and abundance but a path of destruction. In those moments I will sometimes pray in the Holy Spirit again and after a time if the burden does not lift from me I will then ask Him to take it away from me. I learned this too, once you respond to Holy Spirit calling and you to do the part He asked you to do He does not ask the burden to linger on in your life. Satan would like you to believe that He does but He does not and ask Him to release that heavy burden from you, He will. You completed your part and now you have to release it. I cannot explain it to you but once you do a peace comes to you, your portion is done and rest in that. With saying that it is easier said than done though. It is real and the pain you can feel for another is just not a good feeling. There will be times in your life when one will not receive the words given to them be they words of encouragement or warning. You just have to let it go and move on. God is in control and trust it at that.
I am an avid reader and I love to read books that will increase my faith or books related to the ministry God has placed inside of me. I guess you can never have enough knowledge right. I even have books or study guides that I will bring out again and re-read them too. Yes, I acquired the knowledge at one time in my life and then it is the time for you to review that knowledge and re-visit it. I am doing that right now. Several years ago I took a course on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. It was several weeks long and each week we had homework to complete. I pulled out those sheets and began to review them again. Back when I took this class I was attending a larger church and basically I was told that if I attended this church for a season in my life that the big church would not be able to bless me or give me their blessing. What do you think of that? Man telling me that what God ordained and blessed me in the knowledge gained that man would not bless me for this. That is a bit archaic in thinking do you agree. It was a little store front type of church and I learned so much in this church. They saw and acknowledged the gifts God placed inside of me and drew them out of me. I was equipped with the knowledge I would need for years ahead of me. I am most thankful that Holy Spirit led me there for that season in my life. While on this subject let me clear this with you. Do not cower at the words of man, have respect for the pastor of your church that you attend but do not let them put bondage on you OK. When Holy Spirit speaks to you about sitting under another pastor and their ministry for a season follow His direction and not the authoritative, controlling direction of man. I would much rather follow Holy Spirit direction then the bondage that man tries to put on you .I learned many wonderful ministry tools and how to use them because of not getting lost in a large church but the intimate group setting of a smaller church body. It was refreshing too. I will still visit the big church when I am in the area because I learned many important things while sitting under that pastor too. Let me clarify this, while sitting under the pastor at the church God has placed you at you are to follow the pastor's direction. Biblical based direction that is, if they are leading you astray and away from the word and teaching of the bible then seek Holy Spirit to make sure you are suppose to remain there. Stay under the direction of a church that preaches the true word of God (and Holy Spirit's guidance for you to remain there as long as He calls you to stay there) and not some flimsy "seeker friendly" word.
Deuteronomy28: 61 states "The Lord will also bring you every kind of sickness and plague not written in the Book of Teachings. They will continue until you are dead." Galatians 3: 13 states "Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that God's law brings by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed."
In the book I am reading by Kenneth E. Hagan, "Health Food Devotions A daily guide to spiritual nourishment for the soul" this is his insight into this matter...take the two verses and confess it this way "According to Deuteronomy 28:61, ______________ (fill in the particular sickness or disease) is a curse of the Law. But according to Galatians 3: 13, Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the Law. Therefore, I no longer have ______________."
Repeat this over and over again when a symptom occurs and it will take life in your spirit. Now, here is a further nugget that a friend of mine shared with me. Do not limit it to physical illness only what about mental peace or any type of unrest in your life. On occasion I will even quote this and fill in the blanks with this "any manner of sickness or plague." You see, when one is hungry enough to seek God He will reveal things to you. You have to want it. He will use the inspiration given to another and then add onto it if you are open to receiving His knowledge. You can either just receive what you read or seek Him for futher knowledge and details. Why settle for a single golden nugget when there is a pot of golden nuggets waiting for you to receive.
I love the word of God in the bible and it is filled with a vast amount of divine wisdom and knowledge, are you hungry for the word of God. The choice is yours.
One more thought on what I wrote about today. Do not let man place bondage upon your life because it is so easily placed upon you if you allow it. It can be time consuming to get rid of that very bondage placed on you by man when God never intended for it to be placed upon you to begin with. Remember, blessing does not come forth from a pastor only it is God that blesses and do not forget that. Was it hard for me to step away when that pastor told me he could not bless me if I went and sat under the other church? Yes it was because who in their heart if you were being honest with yourself would not like to be blessed by your pastor. In the end no man (in general speaking) only should I look up to to confer a blessing upon me. The blessing truly comes from God and the blessing is where He calls you forth to be. When I speak of the blessing I am talking about one placing their hands upon you and speaking the blessing in the form of words. I wonder what happens to one that wthholds a blessing from another, does God deal with them.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Have You Been To The Mountain Lately? I Took The Picture, The Word Comes Forth From Eileen Fisher From The Elijah List "I AM CALLING MY GENERALS OUT OF THE WILDERNESS."
"Place all in My hands, for," He said, "I have a plan – a plan for a future, and a plan for good. I do not have plans to harm you, but to give you a future.
"Lift your hand up in surrender. Lift your other hand up in submission. Let submission and let surrender become a tent over you. I am a holy God who requires obedience, in the small things as well as in the large things. As you come and you surrender, know I have begun to do the work to become a conquering King."
He said, "All that would come against you, comes against Me. Take up your shield of faith. Stand against the fiery darts of the enemy. I have come to take off of you battle fatigue. For," He said, "I am going to make decrees and I'm going to make declarations. And I will go forth and declare, 'It is written!' And when I say, 'It is written,' then the enemy bows; for he knows I am the Word that has become flesh, and I am the Word that has become the resurrected Word."
Death Will Not Have Its Sting
"Let My resurrected Word do the work it is called forth to do. Let My Spirit resurrect My Word of life to you. For I have come, and I have spoken to death this night. And I have broken it off. I will break off the assignments it has against you.
"I have come and I have said, 'Let My people go – death of dreams, death of visions, death of faith, death of hope, and death of joy.' I say, 'I have come to bring you life.' You are in the resurrection, but the resurrection is also in you. Let the Resurrected One come out of you.
"Become strong in resurrection knowledge. Do not merely set aside a day, but decree it every day. You are resurrected in Me, and because you are resurrected in Me, you can do all things through Me. And I will strengthen you in the process of doing all things. For I see the valleys, and I see the mountains, but know they are the same to Me, for I am the Lord of the valley and the mountains. I will pick you up and carry you under My wing. For no harm will come near you or come against you, for I have plans.
"Learn to rest in My plans. Even when you see man-made plans, know that the sovereignty of God can rule and change the plans of man. Pharaoh had a plan; Moses had a God. You have a Pharaoh; you also have a God.
"I declare and decree, 'Let God arise and my enemies be scattered.' Declare: 'Let God arise and my enemies be scattered.' Yes, scattered to the north, south, east and west, for I am not a distant God. I am the Resurrected, and I choose to resurrect all that is good that is around you. Death will not have its sting, for I have taken the keys from death and I have dissolved them. And I carry the authority of the resurrection."
"I Want You To Be Filled To Overflowing"
"Submit. Commit. Live in obedience to My Word, to My will. And as you submit, and as you surrender, you will gain strength, with knowledge and wisdom, for I do not want you to be without. But I want you to be filled to overflowing, for I am the God of abundance.
"Bring Me your seed so My wind can touch it – the seed of faith, the seed of hope – every seed, that there be no lack in your house. Every seed.
"Confess a sin, and let Me forgive it. Let Me multiply the seed that is in you and around you. I speak not merely of finances, but I say, the seed of faith, for I want a harvest to come – the crop of your faith. I want a harvest.
"Bring Me your seed of faith. Bring Me your seed of finances. Bring Me your seed of doubt. Bring Me your seed of disease. Let Me send My harvest over all your seeds, good and bad. I am the Lord of Harvest," says the Lord your God. "I am a loving God."
The following corporate prophetic word was given by Eileen Fisher on February 19, 2013 during her weekly Prophetic School of the Holy Spirit meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado:
"I'm About to Burst Forth On All Sides in Your Nation"
The Lord said, "I am calling My generals out of the wilderness. I am calling My officers out of the wilderness. I am calling My leaders out of the wilderness. For in the wilderness many, many lessons have been taught. They were lessons that could not be taught in the mountains, but they had to be taught in the wilderness.
"You are about to witness a moving of My Spirit. And you will see Him hover over all four corners of your nation. But you will see Him come and stand in the midst of your nation. And you will feel the ripple effects. The ripple of the wind will come as He comes and He touches down, for I'm about to burst forth on all sides in your nation.
"For I have sanctuaries that have been in the making. And people have been looking and looking for My Presence. Come to the sanctuary and bring a sacrifice of praise. And know that I wait, and I bid you to come to the sanctuary. You have sung, 'Lord, make me a sanctuary.'
"I have answered that prayer. I am calling the sanctified ones to come together, to lift up My name, and then I can lift them up. Know I'm about to move in households where there has been deadness and staleness. I'm about to pour out My Spirit on hearts that have been crying out. I have not honored their unbelief, but I have honored their sincerity and hearts for truth.
"Know I am going to start answering the questions that lay dormant over your land. And I'm going to answer the questions that are in the hearts of My own. For I have heard My own say, 'Lord, where are You? Where are You?'
"I am in the sanctuary of My people. And I am going to draw My people to come to the river of salvation, fresh and new, and be renewed in My river. And when they are renewed, they will come up strong, not weak. They will come up with a testimony of faith, of healing. They will come up with a testimony of faith of My Word.
"They will come out of the wilderness, but they will not come out leaning on their Beloved. They will come out running with their Beloved, because My Spirit will come upon them, and He will run with them. And they will begin to take the prisoner, and they will capture those who have been held in captivity. And they will speak words of life and freedom.
"Do you not hear, even now the shackles that are being broken off of the hearts of My people? For many have been shackled with unbelief and pain, and I'm speaking tonight: 'Let your heart be set free in Me, so I can heal every area. And in turn you will run in the wind of My Spirit,'" says the Lord your God.
Prayer: Lord we give You praise, we give You glory. Lord we ask that right now every shackle to be broken. We ask every heart be released. And we ask that we would run in the knowledge, stronger in who we are in You, because of Your goodness and mercy, in Jesus' precious name. Amen.
Eileen Fisher
Eileen Fisher Ministries
Email: eileen@eileenfisher.org
Website: eileenfisher.org
Eileen Fisher speaks and ministers before many groups and has a desire to fulfill the commission that Jesus gave us all. Eileen is available for retreats, workshops, meetings, banquets or other special events. Eileen is also the author of two new books titled "Embraced by The Holy Spirit" and "Embracing the Prophetic." She travels, is a frequent TV guest, and teaches Schools of Prophecy and Healing. Her husband Fred oversees the ministry and is the ministry administrator. Fred and Eileen are active overseers and members of the board of directors for Freedom Christian Fellowship Church. They have one married daughter, Theresa, their son Michael went home to be with our Lord in 1993, and they have four grandchildren.