Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts

10/28/12

'Remembering His Words'





My husband and I and a team of 11 just returned from a successful missions trip to an orphanage in Port au Prince, Haiti.  During the course of the week while I was away, once again a prophetic word was rolling around in my heart.  It’s a word that I have been very personally impacted by that was given to two leaders by Patsy Cameneti in 1979 at a Holy Ghost Rally - that was 33 years ago!  When I first came across the prophecy, it especially witnessed to my heart over the years, but in particular it has come to the forefront of my heart this year.  I wanted to share just a portion of the prophecy that is believed to have universal significance.  I trust it will bless you as much as it has me.   

“And even in this plan a whole move for child evangelism would be a great spoke. And so God will gather to Himself the children in the world. And those that have no name; those that have no home are going to be finding homes in these days.  Because God is going to raise up homes and establishments all over the world to gather the children to Himself. And in this great move He will glorify and honor Himself as a Father. And He will be a Father to the fatherless. And He will be a Father to those who have no home and who have no name.
“And so those who have thought that you have already raised your own and those that have even raised your children, will find yourself again rocking the babes. And will find yourselves again raising up little ones. But this time not just naturally. Because these little ones who have no purpose but just only to find their way to whatever food they can find. In these days, they’ll find the greatest purpose of all. For in these days, they’ll not only find a home, but in this home they will find great purpose. And God is reserving much anointing. God is reserving much equipment for these people. These little ones. And in the mouth of these little babes, the adversary will be silenced. And oh, there will be many who say, “These people are nothing. These little ones are nothing.” And they would have been ones that have been kicked aside. And they would have been the ones that the people have looked down upon.
“But oh, God is searching out these little ones. And out of their mouth will come great, great authority. And great, great prophecy. And great events will happen among these little children. The little children of the world. And so, and so, it’s a wonderful thing that God will do in these days. Oh, not just one place here and not just one place there. But it will be multiplied over and over in this nation and around the world. And so the children will come, red and yellow, black and white, because they are precious in His sight. And they will march together these little feet. They will march together in a heavenly beat. And God will use these little ones as little keys and they will open great doors. And oh, even the enemy will not even look toward these as great, great possibilities.
There are those of us who may have personally received a word just recently or for some, perhaps, it may be years and years ago.  Tucked away in journals or on pieces of notebook paper or even written somewhere in our Bible there may be a word that was spoken to us prophetically.  I’m encouraging you to continually pray over those words and nurture them to fulfillment.  Remember that God has released a vision of possibilities over our lives so we will get excited about it!  He’s hoping we will press on towards the mark to do whatever we need to do to get ready to be or do what He said we can be and what we can do! 
Whether it’s personal prophecies spoken over us or words that witness to us so strongly that are spoken for the larger body of Christ, we must learn what to do with it to make it come to pass.   I’ve realized it is so important for me to understand that there are conditions and I have a part to play in order for God to fulfill His Word.  God’s promises to us are unlimited, but its fulfillment depends on our abiding in Him and this Word.  For me, the prophetic word given some 33 years ago was like a seed that was planted in my spirit and lodged in my heart.  It has been my responsibility to water it, weed it, protect it, and act upon it, to be a doer of that word and then yes, wait patiently as long as it takes.   With great faith is great patience.  The enemy is chief at kicking us when we’re down and in tough situations. At those times it can seem like everything escalates.  He thinks we’re going down for the last count and he comes on stronger than ever before.  Oh, but it’s our strong faith accompanied with patience, and disciplining our body and mind to get louder and persistent to stay in there!  We can’t afford to let our minds run loose for even ten seconds because most of what the devil is designed to do is make us change what we believe!  We’re determined he’s not going to score!      
1 Timothy 1:18  (GOD’S WORD Translation)  Timothy, my child, I’m giving you this order about the prophecies that are still coming to you: Use these prophecies in faith and with a clear conscience to fight this noble war.
1 Timothy 1:18  (KJV)  This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
It’s time, precious sisters!  God is waiting for us to dig out those journals and notebooks filled with words and even callings that have been spoken over us, our families, over the children of the world; it’s time for us to brush off the seed and act!  It’s time we come into the inner chamber and close the door to our prayer closet and with the prophecy in our hands begin lifting them up and praying them back to the Lord.  We’re told by Paul to wage a good war with them.  Let’s see ourselves in the book of Lamentations, our hands cupped together filled with those precious words, lifting them up before the Father.  In consistency lies POWER!  Let’s see the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Truth connecting with the truth spoken from our mouth, moving on that Word and bring it to pass – now that’s a good warfare!    
Lamentations 3:41  (AMP)  Let us lift up our hearts and our hands [and then with them mount up in prayer] to God in heaven:

And so, over the years, I’ve waged a good warfare with a portion of a prophecy from 33 years ago.  Today, I’m seeing the natural manifestation of children that God has gathered to Himself in the nation of Haiti.  These are the children who had no name, no home and no purpose, but to find their way to whatever food they could find.  They were the little ones kicked aside and looked down upon.  Today these same little children now have a name, a home and great purpose! 
I’m going back into my prayer chamber with my hands lifted to continue to fight this noble war for the children!  For a great move of child evangelism throughout the world!  A God who takes care of the children surely is a good God!  Oh, the sound of children’s voices filled with laughter and joy all throughout the day, singing songs of praise to our God in many different languages!  We know the Father is pleased!  A God who will take care of His children is a good God.  All the prayers and prophecies are coming together now like colors on a rainbow joining, meeting, blending and making something so beautiful!          
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6/1/11

Mud In Your Eye by Tamera Ford

Mud In Your Eye!


In John 9, we read the account of Jesus healing the blind man by putting mud in his eye then telling him to go wash in the pool of Siloam. Follow me as I think about how it must have been for this man. 

First, he is used as an example. Those with Jesus asked, "Rabbi, who sinned: this man or his parents, causing him to be born blind?"

Have you ever had people talk about you, right in front of your face, like you weren’t there? Jesus stopped them immediately telling them, "You're asking the wrong question. You're looking for someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do.

Don’t you think Jesus had the blind mans attention at this point?  All of the sudden the blind man is feeling something cold, thick and wet smeared all over his eyes. WHAT? I’m sure he wasn’t just sitting still letting this happen. I imagine he was moving around, trying to get Jesus off of him. He didn’t know it was Jesus at that point and he surely didn’t know what was going on. Then if getting mud in his eyes wasn’t enough, Jesus tells him “go wash in the pool of Saloam.”  Even though this wasn’t an easy task, he did it. I’m sure hope had begun to rise in his heart, he didn’t know exactly what was happening but he had to sense that God was working.


He either stumbled around, feeling his way to the pool or made his way to a friend and asked for help, either way he made the effort and he got there. As the cool water ran over his sightless eyes, light began to pierce the darkness and for the first time this man who was born blind was able to see the world. 

Glory to God! Jesus is still the same today. He is not looking at people, shaking his finger, explaining how we deserve darkness. Oh no, he is still saying, “Look instead for what God can do.” There’s not one thing that we face that God doesn’t want to get involved in. He wants to make His goodness and mercy known. Will we let Him work?

It will always take humility and a willing heart to receive the miracle God has for our lives. This blind man could have settled down in bitterness or been embarrassed or complained about how difficult the situation was for him but instead he gave his all. He surrendered to the Lord, let Jesus work in his life and then obeyed when the Lord instructed him.

Has Jesus been able to work in your life lately or have you been shooing him away wondering “what good will this do?”? Has he asked you to go…forgive, repent, make things right, give, speak or act? Have you run to obey His command or sat there wondering if change could really come from your obedience?

I encourage you; don’t sit there embracing your need. Allow the Lord to minister life to you. It may not happen the way you think it should but trust Him. Then, when He gives you an instruction, be quick to do it no matter how difficult it may seem at the moment. Your obedience could just open up a whole new for you!

Need to pray? Father you see my situation. I will not sit around asking “why?” Instead I ask you to get involved. Bring Glory to yourself though my life. I will be quick to obey when you instruct me. I will make sure to rejoice and give you praise! Thank you for loving me. Thank you for setting me free and bringing life and light to every area of my life. In Jesus name! Amen!

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Kisses to Heaven by Debbie Beck

Kisses to Heaven


Friends who have spent time in prayer with me have at times found reason to giggle because of the way that I relate to the Father. It is not unusual if I sneeze or cough during prayer that I would say, “Excuse me, Lord.” It’s not something I do on purpose, but a natural reaction of my upbringing to be polite to whomever I am speaking to at the moment. It may seem funny, but if it’s Him I’m talking with, it has never occurred to me that I would not be polite to Him too. Of course, no doctrines should be made of these types of things, but my friends and husband do find it to be comical at times. 

I have always related to God as a real person, which of course, He is! There is nothing worse than trying to fellowship with someone you feel is a million miles away and has little or no care for you. God is not a million miles away, and He is not an absentee Father. The Bible tells us that He is closer than a brother and will never leave us of forsake us. I know He is there whenever I need Him, no matter where I am or what I am doing. Some of my best conversations with God have been on a swing in a park, sitting by a stream on a breezy day, or driving with the windows down in the car enjoying the sunshine. My heart gets overwhelmed and I go to tears just thinking about how much I enjoy being with Him. Yet, as wonderful as my fellowship is with Him, a wise teacher taught me that there is always better! We are to constantly be moving from faith to faith and from glory to glory. That’s how awesome God is. No matter how good you think something is now, He ALWAYS has something better! 

I had a moment like that a few months ago when my heart moved to a new level of recognizing Father God as real and intimately acquainted with me in every way. For our wedding anniversary, my husband had taken me to a concert of one of my favorite Christian recording artists. The reason he is one of my favorites is that he is able to lead a group of people to amazing heights in worship where you are simply saturated in the presence of God. In the few months leading up to this time, Pat and I had faced a lot of major life challenges and suffered some heart-wrenching disappointments. Although we had never lost faith, the battle had taken its toll on us both and it was truly a daily choice to “not be weary in well doing.” So, this night away to worship together was a welcomed break.

The concert was as wonderful as I expected it to be and was really a worship service as opposed to just a night of entertainment. We laughed and shouted and during praise, and then as we moved into worship, we sat and cried as the healing presence of God invaded our hearts and brought a delightful refreshing to our souls. 

Then it happened. It was so unexpected that it startled me when I realized what I had done. As I was standing and worshipping Father God, I was completely caught up in Him and lifted my face toward Heaven and with my hand, blew Him a kiss. You know, the kind of kiss your toddler first learns to give you? As an adult, it is the sweet expression you reserve for people who mean the most to you when you see them nearby but are not quite close enough to embrace. It was a moment when I could see Him so clearly and wish I was even closer, but that kiss was a token of my love until the day when I sit at His feet and worship. It was a reminder that as wonderful as our fellowship is, I am still seeing through a glass darkly. That somehow the Love, Goodness, Mercy and Grace that is before me is even better that I am able to comprehend while here in this world. 

How long has it been since you moved from glory to glory in your relationship with Him? Don’t ever settle; no matter how far you have come, we must all say with Paul, “I count not myself to have apprehended….” There are deeper depths and more glorious heights that await us as we journey through life with the Great I AM. Don’t let schedules and delays frustrate your fellowship with Him. Take a moment, anytime, anywhere, as often as you can, and in your own special way send a message of love to the Father you adore. It may seem silly to some, but from now on when I come into His presence, yet still realize I am not as close as one day I will be, I take a moment, lift my head, and blow kisses to Heaven.
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