Spirit I am listening....
As I sit on my couch resting for a few minutes to a couple of tunes coming from the satellite, I can not help but look out my window and glance over at my neighbors house. Late last year she found out she has breast cancer and liver cancer. The night before her breast surgery a couple of Christian sisters and myself went over and watched as the Holy Spirit touched her deep inside. Darn right we expect healing from our Daddy God.
In one of my glances out the window I find myself wondering or asking what would I be like in that type of situation. Just where my mind wanders as Satan(anxiety) uses every opportunity to destroy. I love it cause I pull out my armour (doesn't even hurt my back). In reality I allow a release from my heart (Jesus/Spirit) to take over and kick out the yuck thoughts.
I realize though there is seriousness to these types of situations. As I bring Jesus out I start to ask, "Lord am I where you want me to be? And say, "Lord I want to live out my destiny that you have planned out. I do not want to get to Heaven and apologize for not following what is on my heart that you put there."
You see I don't have your typical bucket list. Is it fair to say that most bucket lists look like this:
*win a million dollars
*bigger house
*fancier car
*no debt
*lots of clothes
*pretty kitchen
*boat
*other outdoor toys
*many trips
*big screen TVs
*cottage
etc etc etc
My heart does not crave any of that stuff in the way most do.
*I want to go to the hospital where my moms friend has been for one year after a stroke and watch her healing.
*I want to take my family to Peru for however long God needs us there.
*I want to take scriptures to my friend/neighbor who is battling cancer as often as I can and pray for Heavling
*I want to pray for my brother and sister-in-law to find awesome jobs in Australia.
*I want to raise money for families who need equipment and other needs for children/adults with special abilities
*I have the need to hand out valentines to say they are loved to people I don't know on Valentines Day.
*I want people to know how much they are loved by Jesus
*I want people to know not all "Churches" are the same
*I want people to know they are forgiven
*I want street people to know they are loved
*I want people in prison to know they are loved
I could go on and on.
But as I think about my time to meet Jesus, I do not want to look up at his precious Holy face and say, "I am so sorry Father I did not do all those things you put on my heart."
I do not want to hear Him ask, "Why not? I would have given you everything you needed."
There is no good enough excuse I could possibly tell the King of all Kings. He died for me. ME. Died! I have this time only now to love on people and help cause when we get to Heaven there will be no helping it will be perfect. People need to see the beauty and perfection of Heaven here and now. My family needs to come to Heaven. Imagine a perfect family gathering in Heaven. My friends need to eat chips with me in Heaven. The hurting need to know there is no hurts with Daddy God in heaven. Those with physical and mental needs deserve to have a taste of Heaven where their bodies will be whole and new and free. All the lost deserve to be found and get to share in the Heavens.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I am a follower!
Spirit be with me as I write this.
For one month now our family has been attending ministry in a school gym. Previous we attended another church in our small town. It doesn't matter which one. Those who know us will know which one. The pastor of that church had many conversations with God and realized he was at a crossroad, the church was at a crossroad. Many in the church would say they carried a feeling in their hearts of reaching a crossroad.
My personal definition of crossroad being defined as a group who are content in one space and the others who are hungry for so much more without the dictation from a manual or man made rules but rely solely on the Holy Spirit/God/Jesus.
We were so blessed to have our Pastor announce that he was leaving the church and beginning a ministry with the support of another ministry. The blessing was that many of his services he revisited teaching us we must listen to God to know where we would attend church in the new year.
Five years ago our family started to attend the church and our Pastor/friend/brother because of his devotion to our Papa God and teaching us each Sunday from the BIBLE and from his personal life has given Dean and I the platform to totally change our lives. Growing up Catholic I personally thought the Priest was to do everything; pray for people, visit hospitals, heal, talk to God and go once a year in a booth to repent to a little hole in the wall. In saying that I am so thankful for the life of growing up in church.
Everything our Pastor was telling us every Sunday is in the bible. It is so simple. While rules are important everything we are to do is in one book, His word, The Bible.
It tells me to talk to God myself- 'God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ' (11 Cor. 4:6).
I can repent everyday myself- 'Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord' (Acts 3:19)
I can pray and ask for Jesus to heal through me- 'And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues' (1 Corinthians 12:28).
There is so much I could highlight that yep I can do. Little me, mom of four kids who has sinned, and will sin again. No walls came crashing down when I entered the church. The only ones that did were the ones that Satan put up. This teaching didn't come from a certain denomination of church it came from a devoted Pastor. His love of God, love of the Spirit, love of Jesus, love for all people no matter where there walk is with the Lord and love for God's word. No matter where our Pastor goes the whole faith package goes with him. Like many big name followers (12 disciples and more) in the Bible, I chose to be one of them. Some call us "Pastor" followers (substitute pastor for his real name). In a way yes our family is following him he is a good man who puts the bible before all else and his family is precious but sorry we are following the Man our Pastor holds in his heart. The Papa God he teaches that loves us.
Ministry can be held anywhere and definitely anytime. On Sundays that gym is transformed into an amazing room of worship and so many can feel the love as they walk in. When one feels freedom the Lord has a new space to move and create new things in.
Thank you God for Selah Fire!
I can't wait until you make the walls tremble and the earth shake.
For one month now our family has been attending ministry in a school gym. Previous we attended another church in our small town. It doesn't matter which one. Those who know us will know which one. The pastor of that church had many conversations with God and realized he was at a crossroad, the church was at a crossroad. Many in the church would say they carried a feeling in their hearts of reaching a crossroad.
My personal definition of crossroad being defined as a group who are content in one space and the others who are hungry for so much more without the dictation from a manual or man made rules but rely solely on the Holy Spirit/God/Jesus.
We were so blessed to have our Pastor announce that he was leaving the church and beginning a ministry with the support of another ministry. The blessing was that many of his services he revisited teaching us we must listen to God to know where we would attend church in the new year.
Five years ago our family started to attend the church and our Pastor/friend/brother because of his devotion to our Papa God and teaching us each Sunday from the BIBLE and from his personal life has given Dean and I the platform to totally change our lives. Growing up Catholic I personally thought the Priest was to do everything; pray for people, visit hospitals, heal, talk to God and go once a year in a booth to repent to a little hole in the wall. In saying that I am so thankful for the life of growing up in church.
Everything our Pastor was telling us every Sunday is in the bible. It is so simple. While rules are important everything we are to do is in one book, His word, The Bible.
It tells me to talk to God myself- 'God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ' (11 Cor. 4:6).
I can repent everyday myself- 'Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord' (Acts 3:19)
I can pray and ask for Jesus to heal through me- 'And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues' (1 Corinthians 12:28).
There is so much I could highlight that yep I can do. Little me, mom of four kids who has sinned, and will sin again. No walls came crashing down when I entered the church. The only ones that did were the ones that Satan put up. This teaching didn't come from a certain denomination of church it came from a devoted Pastor. His love of God, love of the Spirit, love of Jesus, love for all people no matter where there walk is with the Lord and love for God's word. No matter where our Pastor goes the whole faith package goes with him. Like many big name followers (12 disciples and more) in the Bible, I chose to be one of them. Some call us "Pastor" followers (substitute pastor for his real name). In a way yes our family is following him he is a good man who puts the bible before all else and his family is precious but sorry we are following the Man our Pastor holds in his heart. The Papa God he teaches that loves us.
Ministry can be held anywhere and definitely anytime. On Sundays that gym is transformed into an amazing room of worship and so many can feel the love as they walk in. When one feels freedom the Lord has a new space to move and create new things in.
Thank you God for Selah Fire!
I can't wait until you make the walls tremble and the earth shake.
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