I Was Set To Go To A Church Today Until ... Holy Spirit Spoke As A Confirmation Via Joel 3 To Not Attend.

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."