DOWN TO THE RIVER DOWN TO THE RIVER I keep hearing it over & over again as I woke up. I was going down to the water-it was familiar to me as a child we would go to the Big Creek @ the Metro Park where I lived. We would then go into the creek and walk around in the water-you had to be careful so as to not step & fall on the stones-shale in the creek-the one's where there was moss on top-it could be a bit slippery when on top of it. I also brought my children to the same Big Creek (it was not a narrow creek per say-it was wide in width.) You had to go on a slight decline walk in the wooded park wetting to get to the water.
Michael W. Smith "Down to the River to Pray."
I used to have a Dalmatian dog (Patches) this dog was out of control & destructive. It ate the protective cover off of our air conditioning units coil; ate approximately $150.00 (we added it up value wise) of outside landscape. The final straw that broke the camels back-it actually chewed up & destroyed a couch we had in our basement. It was a dog that was of a pedigree/breed background. We went to a farm (I recall) and let our daughter choose which puppy she wanted. She chose the most active one there was. Lesson learned never let your young child select the puppy out of the group. My son was a toddler at the time & Patches would knock him down - even @ a young age my son was smart & figured out a way to not be knocked down by Patches. When in the kitchen he figured out to get underneath his high chair & scoot around & then Patches couldn't knock him down. We sold Patches-we had to do something - we found a really nice family that had lots of land (country type of setting) for Patches to run around. This little girl actually sent a picture of her & Patches & sent a letter to us how she loved having this dog.
Well how do we handle this transfer of this - my husband took the children to Burger King while the transfer took place. My daughter still brings up to me today how she went to Burger King - when she came home her dog was gone. Maybe not the best way to handle this but that is how we chose as parents to handle this. I will admit I am not the best @ training a pet. Where as my sibling is wonderful @ this. I think they sent one of their dogs to a doggie boot camp type of setting to be trained. I grew to love that family pet. I would pray over the Border Terrier dog & I would love to ask it "where are the angels?" and he would look around in response to my ? & I always knew where they were at by the dogs response. Weeks before they had to put him asleep due to an illness that was taking over his little body. I anointed him with the Dalton, GA anointing oil - I even let him lick a bit off of my hand too. I would buy & bring treats & toys when I would come for a visit, just for him.
Second dog, another one that came from a pedigree background, Wish-a-Roo. We called him "Roo" for short. I liked this dog because of his beautiful shade of auburn hair & I felt sorry for him - did not have a dog trainer for this one also. He was a Miniature Pincher. This dog actually slept with me & I would find him sometimes sleeping on my shoulder. I guess as it's pillow. At times he would softly snore also. There was tension @ this time with going through the divorce & animals truly do sense in the spiritual realm. There would be times when he would stand up @ attention & growl @ my former husband when he would come into the room. I remember this for he was small in size but gave the appearance that he was mighty when he stood to attention to growl & show his fangs in his mouth. He was also very sensitive to the presence of God in the room also. This time he would stand @ attention but not with a growling though. When the divorce was finalized & we were moving we could not take "Roo" with us because no pets were allowed where we moved to. We sold him - even though I bought this dog for the children I believe God placed this dog in my life to get through my divorce. We did not sell him to re-coup the cost. I think we paid $650.00 & he sold for I think &100.00-150.00. I was mindful that Roo went to a good family - I used my spiritual sense inside me for discerning of the family that got Roo.
I hope in heaven Roo comes to visit me & maybe not so much Patches & he goes to visit my daughter. That dog was too wild & too much energy for me.
I have learned through this process that I am not the right person to train dogs as a pet. Also, no matter how loving they may be - I always in the back of my mind am cautious so as to them not biting me.
Why did I share all of this with you? Oh yah - we would take both of these pets to go down to the creek/river on walks in the Metro Park - I think we would let them go into the creek while on a leash though.
"Down to the River to Pray."
Part II of the story 4/22/19 I completed a "PROPHETIC ACT IN FAITH" that early evening. I shared with you about a couple I met recently @ a church conference. The wife shared with me of a prophetic act they fulfilled. When I heard that testimony it sort of bore witness with me as it was being told. Well, this evening I went down to the river. What did I do @ the river - claimed territory back from the enemy. See, I am not surprised when Holy Spirit prompts me because He already spoke to me prior to the prophetic act being fulfilled. I had 1 tiny piece of the anointing cloth the couple gave to me that absorbed the Dalton, GA anointing oil. I felt Holy Spirit say to me to take my Dalton, GA oil & let the cloth absorb a fresh coating of the oil. I did that. Even though I knew my knee would act up if I went down to the river to pray I still followed through.
I went down to the river & walked on the walking path. Thank God I did not come across any snake crossing the walking path that evening. Holy Spirit showed me exactly where to release the tiny patch of anointing cloth into the river. I prayed over the cloth & into the river it went. This is a historic river in which many deaths occurred from what I understand years ago. I can claim healing of the water in the name of Jesus for that is a territory/sphere of influence I have. So the prophetic act of healing the region is completed. I then went to exercise on the exercise bike to alleviate knee stiffness.
All I can say is "GLORY TO GOD." Oh 1 more thing...this act in obedience Holy Spirit showed me is connected to something in my personal life that is advancing somehow the 2 are connected?
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