New Season, Restoration Prayer

It’s not over until God says it’s over. I’m coming into a new season. The breath of Almighty God is blowing in. New seasons are coming into my life and career.

In Mark 5, a woman sick for 12 years heard Jesus was coming to town. It was crowded and she was weak, but instead of dwelling on the negative, she got her mind going in the right direction. She pressed through the crowd and touched the edge of Jesus robe. He said to her daughter, "Your faith has made you whole."

The 50th year is the year of Jubilee. That is a time when death is cancelled, slaves are returned, people are set free and restored. It’s a time of Gods favor, supernatural breaks and supernatural favor. Things that have held you back are all restored. Say this, "Bondage and limitations are restored unto me.  The strength, creativity, and people for the breaks I need are already set for me ahead of time."

The anointing keeps the oil flowing and doesn’t allow anything to stick to us. Stay all oiled up. Walk in the anointing. Stay in faith. When things come to an end God can open another door. Stay full of praise. He can take what others meant for evil and turn it around for our good. I have an anointing on my life. God opens a door when there is no way out. Where would I be if it were not for the goodness of God on my life?

God makes the rough places smooth. It’s not going to come near me. Dry seasons are a time to get your joy back and get fresh oil. Renew an Attitude of praise. We serve a big God. Remember you are already equipt to overcome. 

I am crowned with glory and honor. When the enemy comes against me one way he will flee seven ways. Start speaking God word. I am anointed, equip and well able. God always causes me to prosper.

Ester was an orphan; Mordici, her Uncle, spoke words of faith over her. A beauty pageant was held and she was chosen by God.  She was placed in a position as queen of Persia and became an oasis to her people when a law was enacted that would wipe out her people forever.



Dare to believe, even when the odds are against you. Stay in faith and God’s favor will cause the right people to like you. The heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord. Our job is to stay in faith.

Believe for favor. Even with the very obstacles pressing in. God will move people out of the way to get you to your destiny. No person can stand against our God. Declare God’s favor.  It’s not over until God says it is over. If your life looks like a dry desert, believe God has the power and the willingness to turn your life into a desert oasis.

Father, I thank you that I have favor with everyone I meet. I thank you that I have the right people waiting to help me. The right people, the right breaks, and the right opportunities are waiting to meet me on this page. God has recorded every day of my life in His book. I press forward, expecting a new chapter that will pull it all together. A new season is on its way.

Speak faith and victory over your family, your children. Be their Mordici. I have the seed of God in me, no disadvantage can hold me back. He has already released favor in my future. New life in to my finances, my career. It is my time to be free. Rise up and say YES this is my season! I am equipt, anointed, and my best days are in front of me now.

2011 The Year of Opportunity & Disaster - Floods, Tornado & Hurricanes

RECAP OF MY:   JAN 1, 2011 YEAR PREDICTIONS

My beginning of the year prediction for 2011 was by far the scariest ever.  Let's make it clear that I am not a doomsdayer.  I didn't think the world is going to end May 21st, like the radio personality predicted or even by the end of the year.  I am a simply a voice that gives the warning.  A modern day Noah, so to speak.  You take it or leave it.

Here is my warning:

Tornadoes, floods and grave water damage will be the worst our nations has ever suffered.  I also predicted mudslides and coastal damage due to water (perhaps tsunami's) on the West Coast, none of which have yet begun.  I have seen images of houses under water up to the roofs.  I see lots and lots of mud, due to floods or mudslides. 100's and 100's of deaths due to weather related reasons all over of nation this year. Next year is even worse.

I predicted this would be a year of uprisings/rebellion as citizens become increasingly restless with the status quo of their governments.  The stage is being set for powerful world leaders to change hands.  The US and UN has their hands deep within these nations with their "assistance."

I also predicted shocking crimes being committed by women.  The tip of the iceberg is now manifesting with the trial of Casey Anthony.  A high profile case of mother who is alleged to have murdered her toddler in the US.  Her trial is set to begin now. 

I see groups of women teaming up to commit dastardly crimes.  I liken this to the Charles Manson family.

There has also been a rash of women robbing banks all over the country.  What makes this shocking is the age of the women, most of whom are well into their 70's.  According to ABC's 20/20,

• "An elderly woman entered the bank and approached a bank teller saying that she wanted money and that she had gun," said a statement released by Tom Doherty, the LeSueur County Sheriff. An undisclosed amount of money was given by the teller and the suspect exited the bank.  Doherty told the paper that Bathke '"had some ailments and was 'down on her luck, trying to stay in her apartment."'

The rash of banks jobs are occurring all over the country from Oregon to New York.  I don't think we have even begun to see what is going to happen by the end of the year and especially the first few months of 2012 with regards to shocking crimes by women. 

The majority of crimes we hear this year will involve very high profile people as very powerful leaders we would never suspect will be brought down.  I don't mean Bernie Maddoff's who most people never knew until he was caught.  I mean people whose name are known in every household. I mean world leaders, politically, financially and spiritually.

Another prediction I gave was the airport's X-ray machine would spark a controversy for years to come and would result in a new kind of machine for intruding into flyers personal places.

The most profound predictions I gave would be the hurricane storms that will ravage the center of our country and the East coast from Maine to Florida.  By the end of next year, 2012 the East Coast will be ravaged. 

Also massive earthquakes and volcanoes eruptions all over our planet.  These eruptions will not be limited to the area where they have previously occurred but they will trigger a great deal of damage that will cause ripple effects that will be felt all over the world.  They will take place in the outskirt places of the earth specifically islands like Hawaii, Japan, Iceland, Caribbean islands, and places where they are not know for occurring.  This will devastate islands, causing waters to rise in other coastal areas as a result.

Borders will change. Within the next few years we will not recognize countries borders as we know them.  Even our own United States will become one with Canada and Mexico within 2-3 years. 

The biggest border changes are in the middle east as the Arab nations become one nation under one leader minus a few royal family nations.  Naturally the opposition to Israel will escalate as the fight to change their borders will be in the news daily.  Nation after nation will turn against Israel in the next 2 years.



Fear of the Lord

When God stepped down on Mount Sinai there was a volcanic blaze and earthshaking rumble. The Hebrew children heard earsplitting words and a soul shaking message that terrified them so ferociously they begged Him to stop speaking. They were afraid to move. Even Moses was terrified. It says in Hebrews 12:21, "so terrifying was the sight (of God) that Moses said, "I am exceedingly afraid and trembling."

So terrifying is the voice and sight of God that the Hebrew children asked Moses to have God speak to them through him because they could not endure the fright of God speaking directly to them.

If a man can be so frightened by His voice alone only speaking instruction, how much more fearful to fall into the hands of a angry God on judgment day with a soul full of violent deeds and fleshly corruption?

We must serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.

The Word of God says, "It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God."

Hebrews 12:22 goes on to say we will, "come to Mount Zion and to the city of the Living God, the heavenly (invisible) Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of (a throng of festive) angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn (Christian citizens), who are registered in heaven, to God the judge of all (with judgments that make us just), to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, (a fresh charter) and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel." (the murder of Jesus was unlike Abel's-a murder that cried out for vengeance-Jesus's murder cries out for grace.)

Christ Jesus paid the price. He bought the ticket for you to enter heaven (eternal life) free and clear. He erased all the bad deeds and stains every man did or will do but only if we accept His offer of substitution.

If we turn a deaf ear like the Hebrew children did we have no other substitute. God says there is one last shaking coming on the earth, and not earth only but the heavens will be shaken too.

Who am I?

I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15 )
I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price (1 Cor 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil 3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor 5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor 1:21-22 )
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28 )
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph3: 12 )
I can do things through Christ who strengthens me(Phl. 4:13 )
I am the branch of the true vine a channel of His life(Jo 15: 1-5)
I am Gods temple (1Cor 3:16).I am complete in Christ(Col. 2:10)
I am hidden with Christ in God. I have been justified (Rom 5:1)
I am God's co-worker..... I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
I am confident good works God begun will be perfected(Phil 1:5)
I've been redeemed & forgiven I have been adopted (Eph 1:5)

The Kingdom of God is Within

If you have ever planted a garden or field for crops like corn you know the soil is critical to the harvest. Corn seed planted in a field that is full of weeds will produce weeds first and choke out the good seed. Corn seeds planted in a field that begins to grow and then turn yellow and die are probably planted in soil with too much acid content or not enough nutrients to sustain the growing plant.

To prepare the soil for a good crop the soil needs to be sprayed with weed killer. Then a good spread of fertilizer placed over the soil. Then it has to be mixed in good, overturned and rotated until the soil and fertilizer are balanced. You might even put up a fence to keep the rabbits out or other hungry critters.

Goodness! All that work and we have not planted one seed yet!

We still have to make rows, plant the corn, and cover the seed.

Then we have to water the ground and expose it to sunshine. Not just once either! For many days! But lo and behold, finally, if we keep at it and do everything right, we get to sit down at the table and butter up a fresh grown corn on the cob and sink our teeth into our harvest.

That is how God feels waiting for us. We are His Harvest.

Your spirit, your heart is the production center of life, the soil, and it's the kingdom of God within a man. That's why the kingdom dwells inside you. When Jesus showed up He renewed our spirit with the kingdom of God.

Kingdom words sown in kingdom soil are capable of bringing forth everything you plant in it. Whatever you put in your heart produces your life.

Some people are like the soil with weeds in it. They let all the cares of life, issues, situations that have no place in their lives, choke God's call out of their life. No harvest.

Some people are like the acidy soil or the soil with no nutrients. They are bitter, neglected, hurt, overwrought, untrusting, or just plain mean. That's not good soil for a harvest. That does not mean God is not working the soil (of their heart.) It just means they are probably not seeing the power of God manifest in their lives.

Some people are constantly looking at how things were in the past. Luke 9:61-62 records this conversation, "Another man said, `I will follow you, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.' But Jesus replied 'No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." When you plow a field by hand, you must not look behind you or else you will create a zigzag in the furrow. Likewise looking back at the past distracts your eyes from seeing what is ahead.

There are the people with good soil, (hearts) which is receptive, neutralized, fertilized, etc but the rabbits come and eat the crop before it grows to maturity. Critters can be Dream Killers! Naysayers! Harvest destroyers! People pleasers, and low level devils whispering in your ear.

Yes! But the good soil, (those individuals, who have cleaned their heart of the weeds, have forgiven, been forgiven, overlook offences, repent of bad deeds, etc who feed on the word of God (nutrients) and begin to mediate on the word, turning it over and over in their heart, (mixing the soil with fertilizer) and put on the shield of faith daily (guarding their harvest from critters and naysayers) water their seed, (walk in love) make sure it gets the sunshine it needs, (praise and thanks to God for the answer) are the ones who bring forth an abundant harvest. They are they one who obtain the promises of God.

Obtain the promises of God! (That means-Sit down at the table and bite into their corn on the cob!)

Where's your spirit in the harvest of life? How's the soil in there? Is the Kingdom of God being produced?

You have access to the spirit of God, the spirit knows all the intimate details of God, because who knows a man better than the spirit within him. The spirit of God is more than willing to help you achieve an abundant harvest in life. It only takes one call.

Hello Lord, I'd like to grow an abundant kingdom harvest. Can you show me how and help me?

Decorating Your Darkness

Did you know you have creative ability residing in your mouth? Words release the creative power of God to frame your world according to what you speak? When you understand the role your words play in your life's outcome, you will become mindful of what you say every day.

Are you aware God has given you authority on the Earth to decree things and see them come to pass? The power to create, change, rearrange situations, and cancel negative circumstances, lies in your mouth! Christians are to operate at a level of authority that supersedes the enemy and attacks. You can find out how to exercise your authority and use the Word of God as a tool to bring about change in your life.

Did you know words are actually things? The Hebrew translation for word is "davar," which means "thing". Every time you speak words, you are actually speaking things into existence. Whatever continues to show up in your life-good or bad-is the result of your dominant thoughts and words. Learn how to activate the creative power of words. If you want to see different results, begin speaking different words!

Did you know death and life are in the power of your tongue? Your mouth can propel your faith, but it can be your worst enemy if used the wrong way. Your words have power, and the confessions you make on a regular basis work to shape your future.

Faith is the evidence of things hoped for. Did you know faith that relies on physical evidence is the lowest kind of faith? But faith based on God's Word is the highest kind of faith; it always affects your natural circumstances.

Christians are called to live the life of faith, which means you are to believe even when you cannot see what you believe with your eyes. Faith is a practical expression of your confidence in God and His Word. Seeing is not believing, but standing on God's Word in the face of opposing circumstances is.

What is the thing you have been praying for, dreaming about, believing for, or desiring, that maybe no one else knows anything about?

Speaking life changing words is so simple, so profound that even the elite overlook it and disregard it as foolishness. It takes humble obedience. That is why the proud miss it. You will begin to notice, people have what they say and believe.

The child you have yet to bare, the home you desire to move into, the career move that will put you into your divine position all start with a promise from God to give you the desires of your heart.

How did God create the Earth and everything in it? By speaking words! Words are the creative force that gives way to manifestation in your life the same way it had to manifest to bring everything in and on this earth when got spoke His word.

God has invested the power of intelligent speech in every human being. Lining your words up with God's Word is what taps into the power responsible for changing and rearranging things in your life. That's because the word of God in incorruptible seed. If you had apples seeds that were incorruptible you would not have to worry that they would not bring forth a harvest!

God's words are responsible for all of His creation. Just like He used words to cause things to come into being, you possess the same creative power. You can take control of the outcome of your life by speaking words of faith. When you release faith-filled words, you set a chain-reaction of creativity into motion that always gets results.

You can color your world with your words and make it just as bright and colorful as you want it to be. Just like taking the crayons and drawing a colorful picture.

Start today, decorating your darkness.

Cramming Religion Down Throats-Where's the LOVE?

I have been listening to the biggest complaint ever from non christians in mass scale. It's ok if WE believe in some unseen God, but why do we have to cram "Our Jesus" "Our Religion" "Our Belief" down everyone elses throat?

I undestand church people have been LESS than LOVING toward others members and even worse toward non believers. Many christians have a religion but no relationship with Christ and his anointing. The church grew cold for many years, pushing dogma instead of the LOVE of Christ.

Several churches I have attended throughout the years have been offensive toward me. It's not the church of course, it's the holier than thou christians who park themselves there and do nothing to go out into the highways and byways to bring in the outcasts and the lost.

We had a church merge with ours once. Our church was filled to capacity. Within a month they were all gone. We did not welcome them as part of our family. Most people saw them as a nusiance, just strangers who sat in their seats! ...and they were christians! I can only imagine how we treat non beleivers when they come in off the street looking for the LOVE of God within our doors!

I went on a retreat with a group of christians ladies. One lady in our group (the eldest) insulted every waitress, usher, and individual who came across our path. None of us told her anything. I'm not sure why, but the insulted people saw us as all one person. "Those people insulted me," I heard someone say as we walked out.

I'm ashamed. We certainly were not projecting the LOVE of God allowing that behavior. Then we wonder why people do not want any part of "Our Religion!" Since they don't want a part of our religion by seeing how we behave we are forced to "Cram it down their throats" or threaten them with "HELL FIRE!"

...And we have the nerve to wonder why the world is in the condition it is in. It's our fault, yet we take no responsibility.

Christ said, "They shall know you by the LOVE you have for one another!" You can't win another soul until they see the LOVE of God emanating from your heart, not a phoney LOVE either. It's got to be the REAL MCCOY!

That's why non Christians feel Jesus is being crammed down their throats. We are preaching dogma and showin NO LOVE!

The fruit of the Spirit (of God) is LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONG SUFFERING,TEMPERANCE, GOODNESS, etc. If you are not showing these fruits, go back to the drawing board before you witness to another person.

To non believers who read this, let me sincerely apologize to you for our past behavior and for those who have not walked in LOVE toward you or have tried to CRAM Jesus down your throat.

We want you to know the LOVE of GOD, to experience a soul set FREE, to have eternal life and live an overcoming, successful life on earth. That's the real goal. We know HELL is a real place and fear of loved ones going there blinds Christians sometimes.

Accepting Jesus as your substitute for the sins you have committed is the only way to have eternal life after death. The new teaching is to say there are many ways to heaven. That is a complete lie. Christ said "I AM the only way to the Father."

If you have not done so, ask Christ to reveal Himself you to. Ask Him into your Heart and see if He is Real. He will prove Himself to you if you are sincere in asking.

Then...Walk in LOVE toward others.

The Truth About Black Preachers in America

I was at a christian seminar a few years back. We were deep in studying the word and it was all making sense and hitting home. All of a sudden the Preacher stopped preaching. I'm not ashamed to say it was Kenneth Copeland. He suddenly felt a strange urge to apologize to every black man (& woman) in the Fort Worth arena.

I suppose it seemed strange and out of place at that moment to some people. It was incredible really. He made every black man stand up and formally apologized for everything every white prejudice man had ever done to them. He apologized on behalf of his family, for his ancestors, for my ancestors, and for the atrocity of slavery that dragged men here (to the U.S.) against their will. He apologized for the oppression, the segregation, the insults, the beatings and everything else he could think of.

Copeland walked around the room and hugged black men until they wept. Whispering in theirs ears. Something broke in the spirit realm that day. I will never for get it as long as I live. It was totaling away from the teaching that day. (in the physical world anyway)

We broke for lunch. The air outside was fresh and clean with a new softness, a rebirth of some kind.

Some years later I sat across the table from a black man at an public event and I was reading my bible waiting for the event to get started. He asked me if I would read out loud to him. There were several people seated at our table within earshot but I read out loud anyway.

We began to talk when people left the table. He was a backslider. He confessed. (I'm not going to explain all that) I felt the power of God on me so strong that day. I began to tell him things I did not know I knew. It's what you call revelation knowledge!

I said, "If you take a look at what God is doing in America right now you'll notice that God is raising up an army of black men who are doing some of the most powerful preaching in America." I named a few powerful black preachers, who are dynamic in their conviction to the Lord. Yeah, I gave him names! God did anyway.

I suddenly realized they were all centered around the Atlanta area. I kept talking, "See, satan brought black men to this country some 400 years ago as slaves, to be held in bondage, but God has taken their children (the heirs of slaves) and turned them into mighty men of God who are breaking the chains of bondage off the white man (the heirs of slave owners) now with their powerful preaching and teaching of the Word of God. The bondage of 400 years of slavery and oppression is finally being broken in American just like it was broken off the Hebrew children who were in bondage to Egypt for 400 years. We are going to start seeing black men owning TV Stations, becoming senators, moving into powerful, influential positions in America."

The most powerful black preachers are coming out of the Atlanta area because that is the same area of our country where the black slaves were being taken to be sold when they were first brought to America on slave ships.

So we have now come full circle. What the devil meant for harm against the black man is turning around for good not only for black men but for the good of our nation! Now it's the black man who is pulling the white man out of severe bondage he has been put into. It's no coincidence we have a black president for the first time in history! It's no coincidence that Will Smith is the most powerful draw at the box office!

There is so much more to this...and maybe I'll write more later but for today...

One more thing. I'm not black but I am going to say all this anyway. You just listen.

Ignorant white men who did not know how to pronounce the name of the the African nation Nigeria, (NI-ger-i-a) where black slaves where coming from for a time, began to call Nigerians, niggers. In reality, the slave owners were specifically asking for Nigerians (or niggers, as they called them) because they were warriors, big buff hard, working men who made the best slaves for the money. All the slave owners wanted Nigerians and would pay top dollar for them. So the next time someone calls you a nigger, you should just say, Thank you. It's really a compliment.

Joseph Generation

Breakthrough doesn't come just through the word. It comes from hearing the spoken word from God. Can you be obedient to the word of God? Obedience gives birth to blessings. Blessings are an anointing, an empowerment. Wisdom is deposited in our soul. (Mind, will, emotions)

It's important to hear what God has to say. If we can begin to train our soul to hear, then we will begin to be led by the spirit.

If we spend time in the word day and night then we will find good success. What you get in your soul leads you to a prosper point.

The world will run to the light when they see you know what to do. Like Joseph in Egypt, who know by rem-ah word of God, a famine was coming. He prepared a nation.

Look for a place to be obedient. If you pray, "God empower me!" There comes a moment in time for obedience. Will you rise up to meet the obedience challenge?

Be willing to be obedient. You have to want to be obedient. You must be willing and obedient.

PROMISE:
Job 36:11 If they obey and serve Me they shall spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasure. (amp: pleasantness and joy)

We must find scriptures that cover situations we are facing. As we spend time in those scriptures, we set ourselves up to hear from God regarding the situation.
It's called positioning yourself to hear God through his written word. Once you position yourself through the written word, you'll hear a Rhemah word. If you obey the Rhemah word, things will begin to happen.

Luke 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful in that which is much.

If we are not faithful with money, we can not be trusted with anything else because in the kingdom of God money is of least value.

Can God trust you with little? with money? with what belongs to another man? These are the 3 areas you will be tested in before significant increase can take place. You can forget about the anointing! If you can not be trusted with a dime of a dollar, as a faithful tither, how can you be trusted with what belongs to another man?

Honoring God puts us in a position to have God honor us. Treat His words as important, He will treat your words as important. Are you taking the tithe to God because you have to, or because you love Him? I don't have to tithe, I get to tithe!
It's an honor! I don't want to go before God empty handed.

Are you trying to get more of the least?

Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings.

Money is part of our worship. It's something holy before God when we obediently give 10%. He gave us the 100% to start with. If you want to live a worshipful life tithes and offerings are part of our worship.

3 FEASTS:
Deut 16:16 and Exodus 23:14 Three times a year you shall keep a feast unto me; unleavened bread, feast of the weeks, and in the feast of the tabernacle.((amp)none shall appear before me empty handed)

You would not show up to visit with a head of State empty handed. Neither should be show up before God empty handed.

Tithe because you are obeying God, not because you are trying to get more money. The motives of your heart are critical. Don't allow your cultural, upbringing, the economy, or your pocketbook to determine your heart. This limits God's ability to operate on your behalf. It's about TRUST. He's trying to find out if you trust Him.

Ps 96:8-9 Give unto the Lord Glory (money) due unto His Name:(bring an offering.)Come unto His courts. Worship the Lord in the beauty of His holiness.

When you are obedient not to show up empty handed it will be worship.

Do you want breakthrough? Honor, obedience, and faithfulness?

If not, keep doing what you have been doing and you will get what you have been getting.

Jesus, looking over the holy offering being paced in the temple said, "Truly, I say unto you, this widow woman has given more than all the rest, because she gave all she had with nothing left over." She has to earnestly depend on God now. So what he is saying is "This woman has put ALL her trust and reliance on God to sustain her now."

Believers believe!

There is profit in serving God.

The spirit of Mammon, a Babylonian poverty spirit, opposes the offering and causes a fear of running out.

When you take an offering to God you enter into His courts, into His presence. In the presence of the Lord there is fullness of joy.

Ps 49: Bring an offering and come into His courts but do not come empty handed.

#1) Bringing an offering brings glory to God.
#2) Bringing an offering gives us access into God's court. Ex 23:15
#3) Bringing an offering is a God appointed part of our worship. Worship is not complete without bringing an offering.

1 Samuel 9:5 ...Saul said to his servant, ...there is in this city a man of God and all he says comes to pass.(That was Samuel) ...but behold if we go what shall we bring the man? (They did not want to go to see Samuel empty handed) The 4th part of a shekel of silver. They presented the prophet, (Samuel) an offering.

Then...Samuel received the offering they brought and here's what happened next:

Chapter 10: The anointing oil was poured (on the men) by Samuel. (supernatural empowerment)
Then the asses they lost were found (restoration)
and they went forward (supernatural progress),
then (favor), spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, (a change of status).

So little of an offering for such breakthrough, don't you think?!

Takin' It Back...

Well, I must admit yesterday was a challenging day. I woke up determine to settle some issues that had been looming over our family like a big black rain cloud sputtering thunder and threats for the last six weeks.

It was a spiritual war no doubt. I thought about everyone who may be facing battles. Some even worse battles, life threatening, torn families, etc. I have a word for you. You're better than you think!

I realized that Christ paid the price for us so we would not have to face all those obstacles defeated. He said, "Be of good courage," He said, "I overcame the world."

The problem is many people, even Christians, don't always know how to get the VICTORY into the immediate, impending, life threatening crisis they are facing.
Here's the secret: It starts with your words...

Your reaction to any situation starts and ends with the words you confess and let's back up-the thoughts that you think!

Some situations are avoidable, some situations are beyond your control. Let's say you unexpected lose your job, like many people are right now. The situation is grave. Yours is the only income in the family. There are children to care for, a house payment, a car note due, no groceries to speak of, etc. Insurmountable issues facing you. I've been there, so have many others.

The worst thing you can do is begin to confess (speak openly about) with worry the issues your facing.

I would immediately find God's word on the issue and replace and answer every doubt with the incorruptible seed of God's word. It's called incorruptible seed, because when planted in good soil it grows and works every time.

So I find the the scripture: "The gracious hand of God is upon me." Nehemiah 2

"God takes pleasure when I prosper." 3 John

(I could tell you exactly where to find the verses but you need to read the whole chapter and make sure I am not taking it out of context.)

Those 2 scriptures will give me VICTORY if I plant them in my heart. That means Believe Them-by rolling them over and over and mediate on those words until they manifest in my life. In spite of what it looks like, seems like, and is. I expect contrary circumstances to arise, but I don't get my eyes foced on them. I have my eyes focused on God's promises.

If the gracious hand of God is upon me then God will turn the situation around for me. If God is pleased when I prosper then He must have a better job, business, plan ahead for me. Over and over I reason out what God can do with those words. I speak them out when someone asks me what I am going to do, when doubt comes and whispers in my ear. I answer out loud! I answer every doubt.

That doesn't mean you sit on your duff and wait. You have to update your resume, go to the unemployment office, buy a newspaper, make some calls, network, etc. It's not pie from the sky. Faith requires action as well. Then God opens the door.

To get back to my rain cloud...

I had to demand that some property stolen from one of my children be returned. It was an impossible situation to expect to get it back after 6 weeks.

...but I had a scripture...I had a confession, I had a an action plan. I started by warring with the spirit holding the belongings. (We wrestle not flesh and blood but against principalities, powers, etc) I made it very clear they had no rights. I explained my position in Christ Jesus, as the Victor in every situation, both me and the children God gave me.

Then I faced the person in this world. I explained the situation. It was an all day battle believe me, but after hours of negotiation, something broke. The black cloud lifted. The $1000's of dollar worth of property was returned. They literally drove everything over and returned it, then offered more than we asked for.

Now that's VICTORY!

Does VICTORY happen in one day? No, very rarely. But if you make up your mind you will stand until the promise comes you won't be standing very long!

A Year in Prophecy

This year, 2009, very well may be one of the most biblically prophetic years yet. I hardly profess to understand everything prophetic. Who could? Even the most prolific bible scholars who proclaim to know a great deal about endtimes and have enough degrees to whistle dixie have been wrong in the their predictions or interpretations. So I ask you, take this as food for thought only. The gospel truth is afterall, reserved for the gospel! That's the good news (the bible, the word of God) for those of you who do not know.

It's that time of year when we look back on the last year. The news will broadcast highlights, TV shows will show human blunders, the best and worst of 2008 will be made a public spectacle.

For the most part I came here to say, we are entering into a new time on earth. A no turning back moment in history like when a woman goes into labor. A time when every word and deed we do and say will now having lasting and far reaching impact like never before. Offense will go rampant. Rudeness has become standard customer service in the last few years.

We currently have 72 (significant) wars going on worldwide. We had 382 earthquakes in the first 2 months of 2008 in the United States alone. This is what the bible refers to as the birth pains of the earth. The economic collapse is just beginning. Those who say the US economy will get better are gravely deceived. This is a whole wide economic shift predicted 2000 years ago by Christ himself. The bible says a barrel bushel for a days meal. That means inflation will be at an all time high. It will cost a barrel of money for one days meal! The black horse of the apocalypse has been released. He carries a balance. Famine.

What's Next?
When you see the armies surrounding Israel know that the end times have come. With Hezbolah in the North and Hamas in the Gaza Strip in the South Israel was already surrounded by enemy armies. The bible says the Russian army will surround Israel but they will not invade. They will be pushed back. Yet Israel will anger the whole world. How is this possible? They have already angered the whole muslim world for defending themselves against neighboring rocket fire. It is not hard to see the next steps coming to pass.

How many Christ's?
Jesus made one other important prediction. He said many will come pretending to be him. We've seen a few nuts rise up as cults leaders and say, "I'm Christ!" Most normal people know better. I am referring to more pronounced and deceptive spirits that will con even the influencial and the elite. (movies stars, supposed world-wise people) Christs will increase this year like we have never seen before!

What else?-World Calamities
Great revival. Revival is for the dead. The Spirit filled need no revival. That means people who have never considered eternal life will begin to go to church and seek God. Why? A great calamity like 9/11 caused 100000's of people to reconsider the end times and their permanent destiny. I truly believe we are headed for natural disasters and not just weather wise, or with natural disasters like earthquakes and tornados. Infrastructure will begin to give way in massive ways due to far reaching neglect on the part of our government. Bridge collapes, damn breakages, sink holes, state and federal funding freezes, etc. ...and that is just in the U.S. Worldwide we have pirates, genocide, warlords, drug smuggling and the biggest growing atrosity we have not even begun to face; human trafficing in sex slavery.

Is this a negative doomsday blog? It's not meant to be.

God says to the rider of the black horse, "touch not the wine or the oil..."

That means His anointed, and Holy Ghost filled people. It will not come near us! This is a great time in history to be a christian.

...so stay tuned.