A friend of mines daughter got married a couple of years ago. It was a lovely event all around at The Loveless Cafe, The Barn. It was a beautiful day weather wise to have the ceremony outside to the left of the event barn. Then while the couple were taking pictures after the ceremony, we were then on the right side, the grassy side of the venue enjoying appetizers and refreshments. We were then invited back into the barn to enjoy the reception. It was such a lovely wedding. Done in the style of farm to table sort of set up. The meal was wonderful and the music too. I remember the floral arrangements; I never saw such huge roses as were used in the floral settings. I do believe fresh eucalyptus was also used.
The former event planner side of me was intrigued with a unique activity taking place at this particular reception. A table was set up for the artist to work at and create a painting of this particular event. Imagine that, capturing an event on paper through the eyes of the artist. So unique. Now if I was still doing event/wedding planning this would have gone into my creative idea file. I would tuck away in this file unique services for the right couple that would come along, and this might fit into their dream wedding plan. I kind of miss those days because I was able to be an active part in the happy day for couples. I also was able to comfort those that came in to plan a comfort meal after a funeral service. I also got to know local businesspeople and even those in the political arena too. Along with school events, a variety of events to be planned.
My mom went to a craft class the other day and made not 1 but 2 heart shaped wreaths. Remember @ 92 you do not lose your creative flair. Check out this talented man's artwork at his website. A new spin on how you can capture your wedding not only on film/video but with an artist's eye for beauty. This is sweet, my friend was telling me how her daughter and son-in-law asked her to take their picture for their Christmas cards. Where they stood in their home for the picture the artist rendition of their wedding was hanging on the wall behind them. Sweet wedding with sweet memories captivated in a unique style.
These are my former pastors when I lived in Ohio, Church on the North Coast. Wisdom still comes forth in them even after 49 years of marriage (at least that time when this video was recorded.) The pastors of the host church I knew when I went to CNC. Crystal & Bruce. I was in the choir with Crystal.
Enjoy these words of wisdom and can you see why I was trained up well in the things of Jesus? The word of God not just taught but in living action also.
Guns N' Roses Part 3 | Welcome to the Jungle | Dr's Louis & Tina Kayatin | Champion City Church
Integrity is on the mind of Holy Spirit today 1/28/2022. I woke a bit after 5AM today, 1/28/2022, just before opening my eyes I saw the digital format of 9/28. I had to consciously remind myself to remember that date shown to me without a year attached to the day. First thing I knew was to start a search of my emails; blog entries, and bible for the date 9/28. First was emails and I found one this past year from my mom 9/28/2021. I found a few on my blog and that is where I saw a pattern on the word INTEGRITY. Let me share with you first of all the words I penned in my journal this morning. I am not sure how to do the next part, but I will try to somehow incorporate 3 blog entries that deal somehow with this date ok. The other option is I give to you the blog dates and then you can search for them. You know me, I will try to find a way to bring this all together on this pretty long in length blog entry today. Don't you just love Holy Spirit gemstone adventures. He gives you the first gemstone then He guides you along to gather the fullness of all the gemstones. Kind of like a scavenger hunt.
Yesterday's experience opened the door for today's insight - I found myself moved by Holy Spirit to sincerely apologize to 3 different people - apologizing when wrong is not beneath me. I woke up a little after 5AM today & just before waking I saw ever so clear in a digital style format the date 9/28. I then searched for this date via my blog to see if I entered anything on that date & I also checked my emails for this date, 1 more place to check - in my bible to see what I read in scripture on 9/28/2013. This is what I found:
In my emails I received 1 from my mom that day. See, ancestry.com sent me an update email with a potential family name connection. I previously shared the name with my mom. That last name sounded familiar to her, so she requested of me to contact the person & share with him what she recalled. We actually dialogued a bit & discovered we may have done family things in the same Croatian neighborhood - you know, like being on a bowling league, etc. but we were not related family bloodline wise. My mother then asked me to send communication to him with her contact info because they may know similar people. Not him per say but his parents because we may have been around the same age ourselves. I don't think he ever contacted my mother with further dialogue.
It is amazing that 2 strangers are brought together via electronic communication & you find yourself sharing family info & family connections - never to meet in person though. 9/28/2021 around the same time my mom sent out an email to family & friends letting them know she was about to transition from living with my sister & brother-in-law to independent living. What a brave mom to be 92 years old & accept you will be moving to a new apartment in a lovely community @ 92 years old. She has excellent health & she has since been adapting & meeting new friends. My mother is outgoing & not 1 to sit in her apartment all day long. There are times I try to call her & no answer because she is either taking some sort of class or @ the dining room. 1 more spot she likes to go to there is an area she likes to go to & read a book, or she will sit in 1 of the rocking chairs outside on nice weather days.
Through a friend she met she found out there is a Polish bakery near the area where my family sometimes goes to the Bosnian restaurant/grocery store. The last time my sister & brother-in-law and her went to the restaurant the Polish bakery was closed that day. Something to visit on another day trip adventure for her.
Be very careful when you do ancestry.com DNA testing though. As much fun as it is to see family connection there may be hidden family member potential out there too. That happened in our family. A name appeared a few years ago & apparently a cousin. Everyone was welcoming of this person & she has visited many relatives of ours. I have not personally met her yet. Hidden things within a person's life could possibly come out in the open through this testing. I am probably the only sceptic in the family. See, on 1 side of my family we are all connected via our DNA testing to a small % of having European Jewish blood. An aunt & uncle that were tested had a higher % of that in their results. We discovered it came to us through a relative in our family tree. See, this is the investigative reporter so to speak inside of me that seems to be the only one that is not 100% convinced this girl is my true cousin. We all have this common thread woven in our family tree patchwork quilt so to speak. My mother asked this gall if the results show any % of European Jewish & her response was no. How could this be if an aunt & uncle (that are sister & brother) reflects this & so do us cousins also reflect this. The uncle that she supposedly came into the family tree line has been dead for many years & there is no DNA testing of him.
Do you follow the trail ... we all have this common trait, but she does not so how can we truly be blood related? Oh well if the family wants to believe she is a cousin let them - but I still need a further connection shown to me - maybe we will meet 1 day & maybe we will not. I am telling you skeletons may come out from hiding in your family if you agree to DNA testing, be prepared.
In my blog I did a prophetic act on 9/28/2021 & I wrote about it the next day. I even captured a brief video of a deer looking right at me. In faith I was cleansing the water with a bit of salt. On 9/28/2013 I was reading Jeremiah 31 & I will share the underlined verses I underlined that day. How interesting all this comes forth from simply seeing before me this morning 9/28. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
I Am Going To Share About Yesterday's Day 9/28/2021 With You
Let me back this up a bit to the evening before I retired for bed. I heard something over a week ago and when I heard it I then began to see myself reaching out to another with a heart of compassion. Did not know when it would take place but it was already put in my heart to reach out when the timing was right. That is how it works with me. Sometimes it immediately happens and other times it is as if I am shown it but then it waits until Holy Spirit moves upon me. It was that evening before I went to bed. I had a new email address I was recently given so I then knew to find the business card and compose the email. Holy Spirit moved upon my heart as the email words were being composed. This was a faith venture for I did not even know if the person would read the email let alone respond to it.
The next morning before I even got out of bed I heard ever so clearly to read 2 Kings chapter 2. This must have been an important chapter because I had 3 different dates all surrounding this chapter in the bible. I read this particular chapter 9/1/2014 when I was reading through the entire bible between 2013-2014. I then notated 10/20/2018 when I attended a conference in Huntsville, AL @ The Dwelling Place Church where James Goll was preaching and I underlined that day "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" On 3/19/2005 I notated 2 other things in the margins "Blessings Pronounced" "Curse Pronounced." That last portion was where Elisha purified Jericho's water. That was all done before my day even began.
I checked my emails and I did receive a response to the email I sent the night before. That response then set the tone for that day. A day in which I found myself crying at times and then a righteous anger would come upon me but I still had to forge ahead for there was prophetic action to take place that very day. I woke with hope and then gloom and doom tried to settle in. I had and Holy Spirit knew that I needed a blessing break in the day so I went on the patio. While I was checking on 1 of my planters a hummingbird came right up to one of the feeders to drink nectar. Never been that close before I so wanted to extend my hand to see if it would actually come and perch on my hand but I did not want to scare it away because the hand motion may have caused it to stop drinking the nectar. What is that saying, So Close yet So Far Away.
Throughout the day I am already starting to compose a response email but it has to be in God's timing. So many questions not about details but why were church members not protected or informed if things could have been going on. Why did a pastor's wife possibly have been an enabler and not look out for the sheep they were suppose to protect? Why were families that chose to not take sides be asked to leave the church. To only be called a few weeks later and then be re-invited back to church because an error was made? These are families and the lives of trusting people that no one warned, why?
I shared that so you could have a mind frame in which I was battling yesterday. I knew 1 thing, go to the river with salt to purify as a prophetic act. I left the house without salt so I searched around in my car and sure enough I found a little packet of salt. With a heavy heart I still forged ahead. I walked past a few people and wondered to myself if they were having a good day. There were 2 areas where water used to be plentiful but I did not get Holy Spirit ok to distribute a little salt there. It was at one location where I saw the 2 spots. On one side of the river then on the other side of the river. It does not take a lot when releasing prophetic act. It was not like bringing a box of salt with me it was a sprinkle here and a sprinkle there. I still had salt left in the little packet. As I was walking back I captured a brief video because I saw a deer looking at me and it did not run away but let me capture a short video.
In the midst of whatever is going on in your life do not let circumstances stop you from prophetic destiny appointments ok. In the midst of the day yesterday I knew I had to bake and bless others with the Triple Chocolate Cake. I did a new spin on the recipe. It calls for a box of chocolate instant pudding in the cake batter but I replaced it with Red Velvet pudding mix. I made up a plate and brought it to the leasing office. Later in the day I saw a few neighbors and the husband said he did look at my car a few weeks ago because I told him I was hearing loud interior noises while driving on the highway. He said back then that something could be loose on the underside which would be letting in the extra wind type of noise in the interior. He also offered to check the fluid levels in my car before going on an upcoming road trip. I also have an appointment scheduled with a repair place too. So, in the midst of a day like yesterday I not only was able to bless others but I then was able to receive a blessing back into my life.
Don't get me wrong, I was most thankful that the email sent was received and a response was given. I guess life is not as easy as I see it being. Compassion heart reaching out but with not knowing the full set of details I cannot judge. Today is a new day filled with life and adventure. May I encourage you to step out in faith as Holy Spirit leads you today ok. Most important, I lifted my hands up to heaven and gave back this burden to Jesus this morning.
Here's the salt packet after the prophetic act, you can't see it but it actually said Salt on the packet.
I need to write about this while it is fresh inside of me. So, I am on a phone call, and I thought the call was about me seeking wisdom ways. In the end that was just a simple disguise as the catalyst to let the phone call go on until near the end where the ministry kicked in. A friend of mine shared how a sibling recently died and, in that moment, I began to weep is how I can describe it. This weeping overcame me as I had great empathy and began to pray. That is what I know how to do, pray and Holy Spirit begins to download the words inside of me to pray as they came forth out of me. The presence of God was real and tangible. I just had to get this weeping outside of me as I prayed for this dear friend of mine. I did not know her sister recently died, and I felt led to send a little care package to her and it was delivered the beginning of the week. I received a music CD in the mail, and it sat on my table until I had the ok to accept it as a gift and then to send it out as a gift to her and her husband. Sort of a belated Christmas gift to them. I also had 1 of my homemade cards for Christmas left and that was the card to send with this package. It was a music CD; the botanical water infusion tea bags and a few of the Thank You postage stamps for her. She has beautiful penmanship when she writes cards and the style on the Forever stamps so much reminded me of her handwriting style that I just had to send a few to her.
God's hand was in this plan all along even when the CD was sitting on my table. He knew when her sister was going to be departing this world and be with Him in heaven for all eternity. On this particular music CD there is a song that ministered to me greatly when I found out a cousin of mine died a few weeks ago and she was my same age. I had this song in "repeat" mode as I was driving home that day and I was shown a little glimpse in heaven of family that was there to greet her as she went to heaven. As I am crying on the phone this thought comes to me to share with her. I then prayed in faith that God is the same yesterday, today and forever right. So, if He blessed me with peeking into heaven to see the scene I saw while playing this song then surely, He can do the same for her. I suggested she go somewhere and listen to this song and in faith I believe He will honor our prayer and show her a glimpse into heaven too to see her sister now there. I was then sharing with my dear friend about how her mansion will be beautiful in heaven because she has always been a person that reaches out to others doing kingdom work. I even talked about how we will go to each other's mansions in heaven but best of all we will worship Jesus together. Wow, maybe even create together some beautiful worship flags and banners to wave in the presence of God. So exciting just thinking of that prospect. I can only imagine the glorious colors and materials we will have to create with in heaven. Do not get me wrong in this ok, I do not reach out to others and bless others because I want something grand in heaven. No, it is because the love of Jesus compels me to reach out to others and bless them as He shows me to.
I was troubled the other day because a dear couple I am friends with I cannot reach anymore. Their phone numbers are either no longer working or in use anymore. I have been faithful each year to call them on their wedding anniversary which is 1/1. This year when I tried to reach them there was no way for me to. Their wedding ceremony actually took place @ midnight at our church the turn of going into 2000. There was a cake/dessert reception to follow the wedding ceremony. I had an honored job to fulfill that day. She trusted me and asked me if I would leave the reception at a certain time to go to their residence and light the candles for them throughout the house and I believe I was to turn on the music she already had set to play. Such an honor to be a part indirectly of their union. Can you say you ever had that job given to you before? In reality I did not do that much for she already had the atmosphere set up I just did my little part in this. That lets you know that we were good friends so I have concern for my dear friends when I can't reach them now. I even tried to search obituary notices and was so glad I did not find either one of them there.
In the search I felt led to search for a minister from our church and she went to be with Jesus 9/11/2021. I found comfort in knowing she was in heaven and seeing her picture blessed me ever so. She was a minister that offered me the class, Cleansing Streams sort of off the regular schedule being taught at the church. I was held accountable with a gal from the evangelism class. I reported to her throughout the class and would not only share what I was learning but insights I was receiving too, thank you Janice for being willing to see me through this class. It was the best class I think I ever took. Why do my thoughts seem to want to go back to Ohio experiences? I think it is because you tend to mark periods in time where there was great growth along with correction and direction too. Or is it a sort of comfort blanket that brings forth good memories. With all of this heaven talk tonight I would be amiss if I did not extend to you an altar call to invite Jesus into your heart. Did you know Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, grew and walked this earth amongst us and then chose to take on the sins of the world, including yours and my sins so we could live with Him in heaven freely for all eternity. Salvation is a free gift given so no man could boast about it. Would you like to receive this free gift right now? If you choose to you will find what a beautiful world, we really do live in. Instead of seeing gloomy looking clouds you will see the beauty in each day for Jesus is in your heart. Instead of living in hell for all eternity you will be living in heaven for all eternity. I invite you to repeat after me to invite Jesus into your heart and life ok.
"I am a sinner; Jesus forgive my sins and wash me white as snow. I believe that you were born of the Virgin Mary, you grew up and healed the sick and set captives free and performed miracles too. You chose to die the death you died on a rugged wooden cross in the crucifixion. You died and you were buried and 3 days later you rose from the dead. Jesus, I know of no one in my life that has such a great love for me that they would lay down their life just for me like You did so I could live with you for all eternity in heaven. Thank you, Jesus, I invite you into my heart to be the love of my life. My comfort in times of difficulty and the lifter of my head on some days. You are alive and living inside of me. Teach me your ways and teach me to love others as you see them and love them too. I am not perfect, but I just know You will wash away my sins and imperfections to make me whole in You. Thank you, Jesus. I love You, I trust You, I believe You, I adore You, I extol You and I sing praises to Your name this very day. Amen."
Friend if you just prayed that prayer with a sincere heart you are now born again. Do not keep this wonderful news to yourself. Go and share it with friends and family. I would gently suggest to you to get a bible and start reading 1 chapter a day beginning with the New Testament. That is how I found out about Jesus and who He really is by getting to know him in the bible. Blessings of abundance to you always and forever. How could I not share the song with you all before I close this blog post?
I found this video on Bonnie Jone's "Good News Express." She interviews this bubbly personality young woman. Tremendous testimony that blessed me ever so. My ears perked up when she began to share about how Holy Spirit uses her sense of smell in regard to ministry. I also like the fact that she flows in deliverance ministry also. I guess when you flow in an area in regard to ministry you tend to connect with others in the same as they share their story. You can relate to an aspect of what they are sharing. She shares of her connection to Kathie Walters and a book Kathie wrote. This caused my interest to become alert and after the viewing of the video I then searched for the book and ordered it. The title of the book, "The Spiritual Meaning of Aromas, Colors, Flowers and Trees." I look forward to reading this book, I have a hunch I will probably use this book when it comes to prophetic dreams too.
As Mary shared about smelling frankincense & myrrh it brought me back to a time when I was at a service @ Grace Center in Franklin. I was sitting in the back of the sanctuary, I kept smelling the same scent very strong. So much so I looked around me in all directions to see if someone had a bottle of anointing oil opened up. No one did. It was the presence of God most strong in the sanctuary. I was there again for another service sitting again in the back and sure enough, I smelled fragrance this time. Imagine this, the presence of God is so strong in this church that it wafts to the very back of the sanctuary. I can only imagine how strong it must be in the front of the sanctuary if it was that strong way in the back. If you should have the opportunity to visit this church, I highly recommend signing up for the prophetic ministry on a Sunday morning. I have found that any prophetic words spoken in my life in the time of ministry have been accurate. I have never received a prophetic word from the same team. Total strangers that do not know me bringing forth a word of the Lord, always fascinates me. Please know I do not seek prophetic words from this church on a regular basis, only as Holy Spirit guides me. Don't forget to have the recorder ready on your phone so you can tape record the word and take it with you. You should have the word confirmed and I highly recommend you taking the time to review the recorded word and transcribe it so you can further seek the Lord with the word given. There is something I have found that when you hear the word you catch some things. It is when you are transcribing the word and reading it you just may catch further highlights.
I made a new recipe tonight. I saw it in one of my cookbooks and it intrigued me. It is actually like making an 8 x8 Snickers bar. There are steps involved in this recipe. You have to melt chocolate and place in the 8 x8 pan and let it set in the freezer for 5 minutes or until it is set. Then you make the nougat portion with marshmallow creme, vanilla, smooth peanut butter and powdered sugar. You place that over the chocolate layer then top that with peanuts. You melt caramels with heavy cream and that goes as the next layer. You have to let that settle in the refrigerator and then once again you melt chocolate with some shortening and that is the top layer. Will probably share with my neighbors and let them know it is a new recipe I tried. So much fun baking then blessing others with the fruit of your labor.
I am putting together an Ohio made gift. I knew it needed a little something more to the items I already ordered from Ohio businesses. Coffee from a roastery in Ohio. I ordered a few different ones. I order what seems to be an interesting flavor and it is always more wonderful when it is on sale too. How does apple strudel flavor sound to you?
This is the song by Casting Crowns that was in repeat mode yesterday for a good portion of the day. If you fall in this category, repent and turn from your wicked ways. I love the fiddle playing.
All yesterday I was shown the outfit to wear; I got the offering money set aside; take a little treat from Ohio to the speaker and even got my car washed too. I knew where to sit in the sanctuary also, so what happened overnight? I wake up feeling a bit of edginess about going to this church today. I begin having my conversation with Holy Spirit as He is asking me to pull back from attending today. I argue all the points as to why I should go. I finally give in only after I ask for a scripture confirmation about this. I hear Joel 3:2. I say Lord I don't even know if there are 3 chapters in Joel because I knew it is a short book in the bible. To my surprise, there is a chapter 3 and I read the verse first then the entire chapter.
There are things going on behind the scene and Holy Spirit is aware of this also. See, this past week I came across a draft of something I either sent or shared with 1of the pastors @ the church then. This was weird. I was sitting @ a conference and they kept talking about the final hours before Bob Jones went to be with Jesus. Some notes transcribed by a hospital administrator of an experience they had with Bob before he died that day. I thought this was bizarre @ the time they were going to see his widow to try and get the rights to the code taken down on paper. They even figured out some ancient language it was written in by the administrator of the hospital taking the notes @ the time. I kept thinking to leave his widow alone about this. It was her husband and a message given while she was his wife why would you try to take this from her. I even questioned back then who were these people on this committee of some sort that were pursuing it. From what I understand someone had a dream and saw the men appointed to this committee with what was in the dream.
At the time none of this made sense to me and I thought to myself quit hounding this woman about this. Apparently it bothered me enough so that I began on 4/18/19 to pray, intercede and cry for his wife and the situation. Another unfortunate example of men stepping in where they probably crossed some sort of boundary. I will share what I composed that day.
A few years ago I asked someone in leadership if they could bring Bonnie Jones to that church to speak. She has a message that our region needs to hear.
See, I see things differently. It is not about the well known speakers but it is about the humble that share from their heart. I have viewed several of her preaching/teaching videos and she has a message to share. I love how she will even let those in attendance ask questions too. She has a pure heart and love for the word of God and Jesus. She yields to Holy Spirit.
I see pertinent messages inside of her for those that have an ear to hear today. She was married and healthy marriages tend to have moments of intimacy. Meaning in the context of conversations between husband and wife. I can only sense but some of those tender moments they shared could be waiting to share with the church for such a time as this.
Maybe true restoration has taken place in this situation and so the blessings can come forth now.
I am so pleased to see you can find true integrity outside the walls of the church. I went to pick up my turquoise ring yesterday from the jeweler. I remember why I originally bought this ring made in Israel. It reminded me of a flower coming forth through Lily of the Valley leaves. I just searched for a picture again of that flower like I did back then and yes it does look like a flower emerging from the leaves like these flowers do.
I brought them 2 mint chocolate chip cookies and 2 chocolate chip pecan cookies too from the local bakery. I told him where the bakery is located too in town. I showed him a gemstone bracelet I had and wondered why the gemstones don't sparkle was it the silver setting they were in? He is so gracious he said that even changing settings wouldn't cause them to sparkle because they were not diamonds. He is so gentleman like too he offered to help me place the bracelet back on my wrist I said ok and he did. We have interesting conversations if time permits also. I think I get more interaction with my local jeweler sad to say then some churches or ministries. Why is that? Do they become so well known and big time that they tend to forget the people they minister too? Something needs to change because God is raising up people that don't want to be a part of big time ministry because of what they have seen so far in regard to that. They have hearts to minister amongst the regular people and not just those within ministry circles they tend to hang out with.
Taking cookies to a jeweler to thank them is just as important as standing on a platform speaking to an audience. What is the daily character of both situations? It is not about the numbers of people you reach. It is about the 1 you reached in the moment as Holy Spirit showed you to reach out to. Both situations will be held accountable to God 1 day.
All in all life is good. I woke up hearing the song today again by Reba, "Hard Candy Christmas."
Awesome class I just finished viewing. The class on discerning the angelic presence intrigued me, part 2. 2 young men are brought up to share their angel presence experiences when they went on a trip to Atlanta. They shared incredible faith building experiences. So much so that I find myself compelled to watch their segment again.
I still do not know how I received the 2 classes under the category, my classes but they were there for me to view. I viewed them both. I received a phone call from my jeweler this evening. My turquoise ring has been sized and they mentioned my turquoise stones were there from the other ring to pick up. I know I will either use them to make a card or maybe save them for another ring some day. I was going to bake something to bring to them tomorrow. I have raspberry or tart cherry scone mix but I am going to the local bakery to get something for them. I think that is the wise choice considering I just got over having my cold. Do I want to bless them with a fruit breakfast pastry or maybe their cookies. I have to see what inspires me tomorrow when I get there.
Gotta go now to finish viewing that one class again. The youth are so open to the presence of angels and I am not proud to say I am gleaning from their enthusiasm.
Signing up as a member with ECFA Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability is a plus of trust when the ministry is accredited. Why would a ministry not want to be a member?
If there is nothing to be kept behind closed doors so to speak then I challenge you to let a 2nd set of eyes to hold the ministry accountable in regard to finances. Not only will it give the ministry peace of mind knowing all is well but most importantly, the donors or patrons of the ministry too.
Throughout the years we have seen ministries come and go and heard the stories of ministries getting a bit sidetracked and not being above board in regard to spending the money entrusted to them by their followers/believers in that particular ministry.
Accountability is not only important to God but please consider those that put their faith in God and follow through with Holy Spirit guidance to place faith offerings into the ministry. They are hearing from God. Do you not have an obligation to assure those that everything is above board in the financial realm so as their blessing is not hindered because of maybe some sort of sloppy spending/book work being kept?
At least consider looking into what this organization is all about. Do research. Reach out to them @ 800.323.9473. One final thought ... if there is resistance coming from your financial people within then maybe that might be a sign of caution to at least check it out. If everything is running smoothly within your ministry, then just look @ this as a second layer of protection for the ministry. Only the heads of ministries can choose to look into this for God gave the ministry to them and they ultimately will be the ones held accountable for what God gave to them and how they stewarded it. Pray about this; go over your financial book work with a fine-tooth comb so to speak so you can say all is well, all is well with my soul.
When the representative came to collect the radon test today right in the beginning, I apologized for the way I acted the other day. I said I was really not feeling good the other day and my personality really is not like that. He responded how he had to fire a client of his. I looked puzzled and then he shared how they weren't having a good day that day. He let me know at the end of the day all was fine and they worked it out. Again, like he did the other day he told me to have a blessed day as he was leaving. I responded to him to also have a blessed day.
I was reading my bible today, I was reading 2Kings 4. Now I know I read this before because I underlined portions of this in my bible, but I do not recall this story? I believe today was the day Holy Spirit wanted to highlight this point to me in my life. Did you ever have that happen to you? You've read it, you underlined it but no recall to this event. I do believe it is all God's timing as to when something is illuminated in your life. The story of Elisha feeding a hundred people. I even notated in the margin: multiplication of bread. Prior to that the account of him bringing the Shunem womans son back to life. Great chapter for building your faith in miracles. Imagine that this is all taking place in the Old Testament, not in the New Testament. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. So, if He performed miracles through willing/open vessels in the past, and He will in the future surely, He will do the same this very day. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for insight.
Sometime during the day today, I began to hear the song in my mind from Mama Mia, "Slipping Through My Fingers." Someone needs to hear this song and don't let her slip through your fingers ok. Life is too short to let her slip away. Whatever that means to the person that makes sense too? Remember I am the Holy Ghost DJ @ times playing the tune you must need to hear. It is a lovely and yet tender song sung by a mother preparing her daughter for her wedding day. Yes, God can use unconventional music to comfort your soul. Think happy thoughts and don't forget to turn that frown upside down ok.
I completed viewing all 12 classes. It was the 11th class, The Gift of Interpretation of Tongues in which I took a short pause break before completing the last class. Yes, I spoke in tongues until Holy Spirit told me to stop. I picked up a notebook of mine and then wrote the interpretation in the notebook I time stamp dated it as 1/18/2022 @ 9:54PM.
Then I was inspired to write a note to welcome someone that will be coming to my region. I have to move on things like that when Holy Spirit unction comes upon me. I made the chicken soup today and it turned out good. See, I do not follow a set recipe when I make this soup. I gather in the pressure cooker a chicken breast, onion, tomato, celery, carrots, cabbage, a potato and fresh parsley from my patio. With all the snow we had lately I covered up my plants, so they did not freeze in the weather. I use a little salt seasoning, but the main seasoning is a family nationality type of season I get when in GA and we go to the Bosnian restaurant/grocery store which is next to the restaurant, Vegeta is the name of the seasoning. I don't measure the seasoning portion I sort of say ok that looks like that is enough. By doing it that way I can be off sometimes and need to season it a bit more after it is done. I love using the electric pressure cooker for making soup. I actually put in a frozen, skinless bone in chicken breast and the soup was done in 45 minutes. The chicken white meat literally falls of the bones. I did pretty good on seasoning today. I am thankful for little things in life. I did not make homemade noodles like my grandmother used to make when she made soup. I can do it and have done it before, but it is a little bit of work. You have to let the cut noodles rest/dry a certain period of time before you can boil them to use them.
Let me share with you the downside when you try to pressure me into something when I am not feeling well. Over the weekend I started getting sick and a notice was placed at my door that on Monday & Tuesday they were coming to random apartments to do radon testing. I left a nice voicemail letting the office know I was sick, and it may not be prudent to have someone come in my suite. I never heard from the office and wouldn't you know it there is a knock on my door. They wanted to place the radon test mechanism in my apartment. I told them no, to come back the next day or Wednesday when I would be feeling better. The radon test guy tried to hand it to me to place in my suite. I said no and that I left a voicemail that I was sick. Guess what I received a voicemail message from the property manager threatening me with her contacting their legal team if I did not let them in. I asked why they can't come on Tuesday. See, the truth of the matter is that the notice was not quite truthful. The random placement was not the case for everyone that lived on the ground floor, and he was on a tight schedule to complete all ground floor units on Monday then random 2nd & 3rd floor units on Tuesday. The man then later came back and did wear a mask and placed the radon test on the counter. He told me to have a blessed day as he left. Now, you know what I have to do when they come and pick up the test unit right. I have to apologize for being not the nicest the other day and I will do that. I left a message with the office in which they gave no response call back to me. I let them know that a simple courtesy call to the voicemail I left them about being sick with an explanation would have been so much easier than the not so nice legal team threat message left for me. I am human and yes, when I am not feeling well, I can get irritated easily. I would not be honest if I only shared my happy stories with you, would I?
I found another person today to send a thank you note. Someone back in Ohio. Can you tell I love using the Thank You Forever postage stamps? The idea came to me today, I still have to compose it then place it in the mail.
It had to be supernatural that I viewed the video classes I viewed yesterday. I was in my account and there was a drop-down option that stated, "my classes." Under that option there were 2 to select from and I selected the 2nd choice. That is how I viewed the classes. I even jotted down notes how to get back in today. Well, I sign in my account today and that option/tab is nowhere to be found. That baffled me at first but then I got this uh huh moment that just maybe it was divine timing in my very life to hear what I had to hear yesterday to follow through with a thank you note. No coincidence is a coincidence when you walk with Jesus. I call them God moments in time. Let's follow the timeline if we may. I am compelled and drawn to buy postage stamps on Saturday that clearly state THANK YOU on each stamp. I watch the class in which a word of knowledge comes forth. I am moved by Holy Spirit to compose the thank you note that very night. I wake up and then send the thank you via electronic because I am sick today and it would not be wise to go to the actual post office to mail a thank you. What do you think this is all about?
I hear God and I follow His lead. Remember how I shared about my day on Saturday, I knew I was supposed to be at every stop I made that day. The post office was one of those stops. Imagine that! Remember how I had 2 more stops to make that day but by that time I was starting to feel a bit under the weather tired, so I just had to put them off for another day. God gave me the strength that very day to get accomplished what He wanted me to accomplish. When we are weak, He makes us strong, and He surely did that day. Oh, another stop that day was to Aldi's to pick up some carrots. I knew I would be making homemade chicken noodle soup and today is the day I will make some in my pressure cooker. Wow to God be the glory in this amazing story. The thing about having an old-fashioned cold is that it is annoying do you agree. The annoying part is the stuffy nose but once you are past that then each day you get progressively better. For some reason when I get a cold, I tend to get more tired than usual, and I guess that is the mode of operation to cause me to rest. As you can see with my Saturday chore list, I like to get things done when I have the energy to. Why put off for tomorrow what can be taken care of today.
Last night I even retrieved the very thank you note I was going to write the note of thanks in. I am always amazed at how God orchestrates things in my life. Believe it or not even the notecard coordinated with the postage stamp. God is awesome, God is faithful, and God is whom I put my trust in. Remember the prophetic spoken over me in 2012 stated "Encouraging you to grow in faith & not grow weary in growing in faith." I would say if you connected all the God given dots so to speak does it not look like He is still growing me in faith in 2022?
Looks like there is harvest in the back of this truck what do you think? God has the harvest on His mind.
Guess what, I am not a quitter. I found the tab again today so back to viewing the remainder of the classes.
Whenever I go to the post office I always look to see if there are postage stamps that catch my eye. The "Thank You" stamps caught my attention that day so I purchased them. I sent a package to one of my children so I put a few on that package.
Yesterday I was viewing a class I already took. Wouldn't you know it that while viewing a class on the gift of the word of knowledge a word of knowledge comes forth to send some one a thank you note. Do you think Holy Spirit knew back on Saturday I would be hearing the word of knowledge on Monday? Yes He did and He gets all the glory. I have been sick for a few days and somehow I stumbled upon a class I already took before. It was in my class list and I think I viewed them before and it was time to view again. Yesterday I viewed 6 classes and the last one viewed was the word of knowledge waiting for me to activate.
If you know me at all, I am a note writer. I always search for note cards to get to have on hand in the moments I need to compose a note to send. I write in cursive and do not print. Now, you may see me print above a word in a note if I wrote the word that you may not be able to read my handwriting. I tend to write fast @ times. I don't even know if this younger generation would be able to decipher the words THANK YOU on the stamps because they appear to may be written in some form of cursive.
I think children should go back to learning cursive in school. When I was in grade school the nuns were very particular on penmanship and we would be graded accordingly. I still remember having to practice writing on that lined type of paper and you had to follow their instructions. If a letter was to go to a certain line on the paper it better be according to their instructions and the demonstration on the blackboard. That is one thing I can say, the nuns that taught me had beautiful penmanship.
I have a friend in Ohio that has the most beautiful penmanship and it is just as lovely as the words she pens too.
What are you going to do today? Send a thank you to someone Holy Spirit highlights to you.
Apparently I was praying with a friend on 6/29/2020 for Bonnie Jones to come to our region. As we were praying we got this insight and heard this "Burning Fire One's"
Same notebook I also transcribed a word given to me 12/2012 from the Atlanta IHOP. Which I believe is located in Lawrenceville, GA.
"She's beloved, prized, heart as a Father to you & His love is unconditional to you. Never a mistake in all your life to take you beyond His patience & His mercy covers your sins. Don't be afraid of ever stepping outside the bounds of His grace. A person likes to laugh, your laughter is anointed so release spirits & bondage will break those things. A violin each note being played it strikes, a symphony of His emotions and your heart. Partner and agree with Him in prayer. Sometimes to please God means you can't please people. Circumstances in the near future in order to please God you will have to tolerate upsetting other people. God's given you that courage & resolve to do that. He's going to give you a graciousness & gentleness so in pursuing obedience to Him there's that meekness that Jesus carried. Mary of Bethany her radical devotion to Jesus offended those. Don't let that offense distract you let Jesus vindicate you & speak up for you like He did for Mary. A gift of teaching the Lord is going to give you specific things to teach on short/simple very specific points He will give you so much clarity on. It will be like a bell a gong resounding/clear note that will go forth. Simple thing that He is giving you vision will go forth with clarity & strength. The Lord is giving you vision & to say what He is saying exactly in a very consise way. A heart for children a power of compassion within you Lord wants to give you words to speak where children have broken families or need the voice of the Father to speak over their lives the Lord is going to give you He's going to speak those words through you to bring healing & restoration to those children. Lord is building & growing your faith right now to things like that definitely possible to things that previously but I don't know if that is possible or can happen right now. Encouraging you in encouraging you to grow in faith & not grow weary in growing in faith because you can have doubts & questions coming @ you from other people & the enemy. Stay steadfast & don't grow weary in believing what other people don't believe. Gentle spirit within her such a friend of God her intimacy in You let her speak forth as an oracle for you." Just below what I transcribed was written Romans 5:5 which states in my bible like this:"We're not ashamed to have this confidence, because God's love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."
This is very interesting. When I watch Newsmax there is a commercial that is played for fruit & vegetable caplets you take. One particular version is if a young mother tending for her child that was diagnosed with a disease as he was young. When they show this little boy with his mother I see a gift within the child and he radiates the love of God. I pray for him that he is healed and gets creative miracles too each time I see this commercial.
I heard this song I believe it was on The Dove Awards. It gripped my heart the very first time I heard it. May you be blessed by it. I think this just may be a winner song.
