Before we get started please read Isaiah 42:16-17, Isaiah 43:1-2, and last but not least Isaiah 45:3.
In 1975 back in a town called St.Clair, Michigan, in the hospital after I had lost a baby I desperately wanted, the Lord came into my hospital room and spoke these verses to me. It was Valentines Day and it had been especially difficult because they had to put me in the maternity ward right across from the delivery room. I remember that day very well. A neighbor friend of mine was delivering her child and I could hear quite a bit, especially the joy when the baby was born. The pain and ache of my heart was so acute that the pain shot up to my neck. To make matters worse, my husband was in the emergency room in another city being treated in the ER for an injuring he received at work. He couldn't be there with me. My Pastor at the time came and prayed with me, but it wasn't the same as having your husband there to share the grief. Several months after this incident the Lord gave me the melody for a song to write these verses to. So many times my heart would cry out Lord why? Why? What have I done wrong to have this happen? Several months later while trying to have another baby, a dear friend of mine pulled me aside one Sunday after church and told me that she was expecting. I smiled and made sure I stayed together, but once I got in the car I lost it. Again why God? Why are you doing this to me? What have I done? The word pain was always a word I ran from. I would do anything to avoid it. Never realizing that I was getting ready to know pain in a whole different way and I had no place to run or hide. No doctor could remove the pain or give me something to numb it. God was getting ready to take me into the Valley of the Shadow of Death.
Then in 1995 I went through 5 years of the "dark night of the soul." Talk about pain, having a baby was less painful and I had 4 wonderful boys. Not all at once!!! Just thought I had better clarify that last statement. LOL! There was some real soul searching and things I found out about myself that floored me and I didn't like. It was ugly and again very painful. I had to face them honestly and there was no where to run and no one to blame. As I faced these areas in my life there were times when I felt suicide was the only way out. Just to get away from the ever present emotional pain that at times would become physical. Those were some of the worst days I ever had in my life. Sometimes during the night I would walk the streets in the country till 3 or 4 in the morning screaming God, where are you? I can't face anymore of this alone. I just can't. I felt totally abandoned by Him. I felt like he had gone on a permanent vacation and liked it so much he wasn't going to return. Then one day, the Holy Spirit came and spoke to me and said, "if Jesus bore your burdens and feels your pain and you want to be like Him, then you have to walk in His foot steps. He is the great intercessor. He is always presenting you before the Father with your pain and concerns. Remember He feels your emotions because if you are made in His image, then He has emotions too. If your heart truly is to be like Him and have His character and nature, then this is necessary in your life. He is not doing this to kill you, but He is answering the cry of your heart. Haven't you prayed Jesus I want to be just like you? I don't just want your name but I want you. Ellie that is what He is doing in your life. Through these difficult circumstances the song that Jesus gave you years ago is being worked in. You are finding the treasures in darkness and the hidden riches." Now being honest, at the time the Holy Spirit spoke that to me I wasn't impressed. But gradually I realized that the pain that I had emotionally and physically gone through was not always there as before. I began to see some of the treasures in the darkness I was going through and actually began to appreciate them.
I never would have gained substance or learned what it was like to feel rejection, pain etc., if I had not gone through that experience. Would I want to go through it again, absolutely not, but in the darkness I did find treasures. Isaiah 45:3.
We say we want to be like Jesus and we say we "know" that there is a cost. But have we ever really looked at what the cost might be. Read Isaiah 53. That is one of my favorite chapters. We need to honestly realize what Jesus went through. Or is it just a "story" that you read about especially during Lent or Easter. You know the highest calling is the calling of an intercessor. Jesus is always before His father making intercession for us. Romans 8:26,27 and 34. That should comfort our hearts. I know it does mine. :) You can't be an intercessor without feeling the heart and the emotions of Papa God. How can you effectively pray for someone? All those painful experiences that I have gone through have made me see the treasures in my dark times. As I allowed Papa God to bring me through, I have gained substance so that when someone else is going through a similar experience as I have, I could honestly help them and they knew I had been where they are at. People know when the words you share are empty and there is no life.
While waiting last night to an intercessors meeting I felt drawn to Isaiah 53. As I began to read I was drawn to verse 5 the last sentence. It says, "and by His wounds we are healed." All of a sudden my heart responded with a big "YES." At that moment I realized that the wounds that He has healed in my heart can literally set others free and their wounds can be healed also. It made all those dark and lonely, dismal days worth it. It would be terrible to go through something and not learn or get the treasures that are in the dark times. Those treasures are priceless. Talk about Health Care. Wow!! If the wounds he took for us can heal us, then why can't the wounds that He has healed in us not heal others? They can!!!! Again you will not only have healing, but you will have substance to give to someone else and the joy of watching that person regain hope and healing for their situation as you share. Where their eyes were full of pain, you can have the joy of seeing light come into their them again. Like I previously said, would I want to go through those days again, a big huge NO. But it is wonderful to look back and see that those experiences were not wasted but became "treasures in my darkness."
One last thought. Jer.29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Thank you for listening once again.
Experiencing Jesus,
Ellie
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Unity Part 2
Yesterday we talked about Unity and how as the Body of Christ we are so un-unified. Well today we are talking about another culture that is definitely unified and dangerous. Alot of Christians haven't even considered this culture or have just skimmed it over as not a threat to them, their families, or their society. In their camp there is alot of turmoil, but when there is a cause, they come together as one to see satans purposes fulfilled.
I'm talking about the Satanists or those caught into Satanic Religious Abuse. My husband and I have been involved, quite by accident, with a young mother and her daughter who are caught by "family" into this evil wicked culture. Since Oct. of 2009 we have been on the internet with them just about everyday. Sometimes 16 hrs at a time. Depending on the circumstances they are going through. Wow what we have learned and let me tell you it is more than frightening. My husband Bill has been working with a young woman in the states for 7 years and he has had other encounters in Canada his home land where Satanic cults are more open than here in the states. But let me tell you the devil is out for the souls of our kids and he will do whatever he has too to get it. We have had demons tell us flat out that they are out to destroy the soul of this child we are dealing with who by the way is only 6. They have much younger. They use the children and go after them because of their innocence. With a child they can program and the child would not know any difference. Because children so trust, they go along with whatever they are told by whoever the adult is that is working with them. Usually a relative, uncle, aunt, grandmother, someone they would trust. They spend hours tearing down everything we say to them about Jesus and they use torture everytime the word of Jesus is mentioned. This is not some science fiction movie, this is the real world of the satanic.
The mother has been involved since birth and has tried several times to get out, but the cult has found her and had her come back to punishment you can't even begin to describe. They have threatened us in many ways. But my husband Bill and I both remember the day when God literally made a place for them in our hearts. Their biggest fear is of us leaving them, so we constantly remind them that we are not going anywhere. We try to give them hope in a hellish situation. I keep saying to them the scripture that, "even in hell I am there." Angels have showed up several times and helped them escape, but it has usually been with intercessors praying for them. If one can put a thousand to flight and two ten thousand, I wonder what an Army of One could do.
The thing that is so overwhelming at times is that these are just 2. There are thousands that are trapped and have no one to turn to for a way of escape. The leaders of these cults are doctors and lawyers and nurses. Police and even government officials such as judges are caught up in this. Like I said it is frightening. There is a situation right now where in a neighboring country the mother and daughter are going through this horror to.
Why am I telling you all this? Because number one this is a field white for harvest and it is only going be broken and the gates of hell come down as we band together as teams or as units as in an army. WE MUST UNITE AS ONE. Do you want to know about unity among their camps? While dealing with these demonic activities over seas we have experienced first hand how unified they are. Once during a 12 hour session, and I mean 12 hours, we were praying and asking the Lord to send his angels of war to come to where they were and help them escape, we found out that they had sent out word, and how they do that I won't even tell you, and that "intercessors" were surrounding the house and "praying" their prayers so that nothing and no one could help them. To get the Body of Christ or intercessors together now a days, is like pulling teeth. Christians have had the attitude that, well they made a decision somewhere along the way and its their problem. Excuse me, first of all some of them were born into this horror. Can't make a decision when you are just a couple of days old and they use you for satanic rituals now can you? And lets look at the ones who did decide to get involved. The enemy never comes and shows you the horror of sin. He alures you in little by little until you are in a web caught and no way out. You think it is a good organization and then find out when its too late that your in a trap and could lose your life or someone in your family could lose their life if you try to get out. Where were the Christians who are supposed to know their God and do great exploits in helping these people? So many young people have been caught into this society because of the hunger of wanting to be a part of something. We as the Body of Christ are guilty of hiding our head in the sand or somewhere else. Sorry!!!! But it is true. We as Christians have become so self obsorbed and into our own lives, that we literally have no idea as to what is going on around us. I know not everybody is like this, but the majority of the Body of Christ is. It saddens me.
A few years ago when Harry Potter came out some wonderful friends of mine and myself went to the first movie. As I entered the room where the movie was showing, the Lord spoke to me and said, "watch the children closely and I will show you something." So I did. At first nothing much was going on with the kids, but as the movie continued I saw the children start to sit on the edge of their seats. They were listening to every spell that was spoken. I heard the Lord say, "these children are called to be my future prophets and prophetess and the enemy knows that, so he is doing all he can to capture them while they are young. Many will go home and try these spells and they will work." I literally felt sick to my stomach. Sure enough the next morning, the headlines of this cities paper said, "Children try the Spells they saw in the Harry Potter Movie." As I read the article I felt sick because some of these children were using spells they had heard and they worked. What do you think that said to that child? And do you think the enemy stood by and just watched. He shook with laughter and glee knowing that he had another one.
I have had to work through the horror of realizing that these demomic cults that are being raised up all over the world, truly believe in their master satan. They will die for him and for each other, being told that hell is heaven and that heaven is hell. They are so programmed and warped in their thinking and convinced of what they believe they will die for their cause. They will kill and destroy anything and anyone in their path, that will cause satans purposes to not be fulfilled in someone, government or in a country etc. They will band together wherever and whenever necessary to "pray." Doesn't matter what time of day or night. Their intercessors and prophets are committed to see Satans Kingdom come on earth. How committed is the Body of Christ?
Well enough said I guess. As you can tell it is a real burden on my heart. As we continue to try and help these girls and children my heart inside continues to cry out, "Papa how long and what is it going to take for the Body of Christ to get organized and be united to the extent of what I am seeing in satans kingdom. And more importantly do we have time?" Its here in the states too. Infact during one of the sessions we had with the girls, they had brought over someone from the states who was teaching them military programming. Scarey or what.
Will we ever be an "Army of One?" I wonder.......
Experiencing Jesus,
Ellie
I'm talking about the Satanists or those caught into Satanic Religious Abuse. My husband and I have been involved, quite by accident, with a young mother and her daughter who are caught by "family" into this evil wicked culture. Since Oct. of 2009 we have been on the internet with them just about everyday. Sometimes 16 hrs at a time. Depending on the circumstances they are going through. Wow what we have learned and let me tell you it is more than frightening. My husband Bill has been working with a young woman in the states for 7 years and he has had other encounters in Canada his home land where Satanic cults are more open than here in the states. But let me tell you the devil is out for the souls of our kids and he will do whatever he has too to get it. We have had demons tell us flat out that they are out to destroy the soul of this child we are dealing with who by the way is only 6. They have much younger. They use the children and go after them because of their innocence. With a child they can program and the child would not know any difference. Because children so trust, they go along with whatever they are told by whoever the adult is that is working with them. Usually a relative, uncle, aunt, grandmother, someone they would trust. They spend hours tearing down everything we say to them about Jesus and they use torture everytime the word of Jesus is mentioned. This is not some science fiction movie, this is the real world of the satanic.
The mother has been involved since birth and has tried several times to get out, but the cult has found her and had her come back to punishment you can't even begin to describe. They have threatened us in many ways. But my husband Bill and I both remember the day when God literally made a place for them in our hearts. Their biggest fear is of us leaving them, so we constantly remind them that we are not going anywhere. We try to give them hope in a hellish situation. I keep saying to them the scripture that, "even in hell I am there." Angels have showed up several times and helped them escape, but it has usually been with intercessors praying for them. If one can put a thousand to flight and two ten thousand, I wonder what an Army of One could do.
The thing that is so overwhelming at times is that these are just 2. There are thousands that are trapped and have no one to turn to for a way of escape. The leaders of these cults are doctors and lawyers and nurses. Police and even government officials such as judges are caught up in this. Like I said it is frightening. There is a situation right now where in a neighboring country the mother and daughter are going through this horror to.
Why am I telling you all this? Because number one this is a field white for harvest and it is only going be broken and the gates of hell come down as we band together as teams or as units as in an army. WE MUST UNITE AS ONE. Do you want to know about unity among their camps? While dealing with these demonic activities over seas we have experienced first hand how unified they are. Once during a 12 hour session, and I mean 12 hours, we were praying and asking the Lord to send his angels of war to come to where they were and help them escape, we found out that they had sent out word, and how they do that I won't even tell you, and that "intercessors" were surrounding the house and "praying" their prayers so that nothing and no one could help them. To get the Body of Christ or intercessors together now a days, is like pulling teeth. Christians have had the attitude that, well they made a decision somewhere along the way and its their problem. Excuse me, first of all some of them were born into this horror. Can't make a decision when you are just a couple of days old and they use you for satanic rituals now can you? And lets look at the ones who did decide to get involved. The enemy never comes and shows you the horror of sin. He alures you in little by little until you are in a web caught and no way out. You think it is a good organization and then find out when its too late that your in a trap and could lose your life or someone in your family could lose their life if you try to get out. Where were the Christians who are supposed to know their God and do great exploits in helping these people? So many young people have been caught into this society because of the hunger of wanting to be a part of something. We as the Body of Christ are guilty of hiding our head in the sand or somewhere else. Sorry!!!! But it is true. We as Christians have become so self obsorbed and into our own lives, that we literally have no idea as to what is going on around us. I know not everybody is like this, but the majority of the Body of Christ is. It saddens me.
A few years ago when Harry Potter came out some wonderful friends of mine and myself went to the first movie. As I entered the room where the movie was showing, the Lord spoke to me and said, "watch the children closely and I will show you something." So I did. At first nothing much was going on with the kids, but as the movie continued I saw the children start to sit on the edge of their seats. They were listening to every spell that was spoken. I heard the Lord say, "these children are called to be my future prophets and prophetess and the enemy knows that, so he is doing all he can to capture them while they are young. Many will go home and try these spells and they will work." I literally felt sick to my stomach. Sure enough the next morning, the headlines of this cities paper said, "Children try the Spells they saw in the Harry Potter Movie." As I read the article I felt sick because some of these children were using spells they had heard and they worked. What do you think that said to that child? And do you think the enemy stood by and just watched. He shook with laughter and glee knowing that he had another one.
I have had to work through the horror of realizing that these demomic cults that are being raised up all over the world, truly believe in their master satan. They will die for him and for each other, being told that hell is heaven and that heaven is hell. They are so programmed and warped in their thinking and convinced of what they believe they will die for their cause. They will kill and destroy anything and anyone in their path, that will cause satans purposes to not be fulfilled in someone, government or in a country etc. They will band together wherever and whenever necessary to "pray." Doesn't matter what time of day or night. Their intercessors and prophets are committed to see Satans Kingdom come on earth. How committed is the Body of Christ?
Well enough said I guess. As you can tell it is a real burden on my heart. As we continue to try and help these girls and children my heart inside continues to cry out, "Papa how long and what is it going to take for the Body of Christ to get organized and be united to the extent of what I am seeing in satans kingdom. And more importantly do we have time?" Its here in the states too. Infact during one of the sessions we had with the girls, they had brought over someone from the states who was teaching them military programming. Scarey or what.
Will we ever be an "Army of One?" I wonder.......
Experiencing Jesus,
Ellie
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Unity
Haven't been on for awhile, shame on me. But during a conversation with my Georgia daughter Julie, she got me thinking. Why are Christians so afraid of the word UNITY?????? Bottom line I guess is commitment to one another. Boy the Satanist have one up on us with that one. They know what true commitment is and they are commiting to the wrong spirit and will give their life for their demonic causes. Now I know, there are alot of you that will read this and be much more capable than I to expound on the word Unity and what it means to you. I would like to share whats on my heart and maybe it will help you or maybe not. Either way here goes.
Back in 1990 I was praying with two friends of mine, Cheryl and Margie. They were awesome intercessors and taught me a great deal about intercession. For one whole summer we got together and prayed for our church and its leaders. During one of those times in Cheryl's kitchen, where we would get the best coffee, I had a vision and in the vision I was giving birth to twins. One was a boy and the other a girl. The boy was healthy and strong, but the girl was sickly and weak. I asked the Lord what the name of the girl was and He said, "Unity and she is very sick", and she looked it. Very small, white and hardly any life in her. I remember being so concerned and worried about her. I then came out of the vision wondering if that was concerning me or the Body of Christ. It was both. OUCH!!! Since then I have remembered that vision many many times and it still affects me the same way. I feel sick to my stomach and despair tried's to set in. Its like whats the use. I'm 62 almost, don't hold that against me, and things are getting much worse than better. Look at the situation in Egypt? Gods word said there shall be wars and rumors of wars. Look at our own nation. Frightening isn't it? It is for me. I have 12 grandchildren that I worry about them growing up in this world. What is going to become of them and all the teaching that they are getting from schools, tv, the media? I can so remember hearing my mom and dad talking to friends and relatives and saying what are our children going to grow up in? As I look at the world situations now, I say you have got to be kidding me. Things when I was growing up were never as bad as today. Its so much worse. But I have a sense they saw what was coming.
Even back when I was growing up, unity was almost a swear word and I hardly heard it. In churches that we would go to, there was always for the most part, some kind of situation going on where people wouldn't see eye to eye. Then you would hear that the church had become divided and that the enemy had conquered and destroyed another place of worship. I can remember how scary and sad I felt when I would hear that. Know what? It is still scary and makes my heart sad.
I'm sure you have some understanding as to what the word Unity might mean, but let me give it to you again: "The state of being one; oneness. Unity may consist of a simple substance or an existing being as the soul; but usually it consists in a close junction with particle and parts. In Christian theology it is oneness of affection, sentiment or behavior." Whenever I hear the word unity, I think about the tv commercial for the United States Army, where they call it the "Army of One." My son Stephen was deployed to Iraq twice. What little he has told me about his time there and the unit he in, was that everyone no matter what their job description or position, worked as a team, or as an "Army of One."
A shephard will tell you that with his flock of sheep, if one wanders away from the fold by either distraction, fear or just wandering off, that a wolf more than likely will kill it. There's protection in the fold.
Psalms 133 says: 1. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethern to dwell together in unity. 2. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down the beard, even Aarons beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments. Selah!
Tomorrow I'm going to talk somemore about this unity, but in another culture of life that few Christians even know about. Thank you for listening and hope to see you tomorrow.
Experiencing Jesus,
Ellie
o
PS: My son Stephen has a blog also that is well worth reading. Go to stevecommonsense.blogspot.comy consist of a simple
Back in 1990 I was praying with two friends of mine, Cheryl and Margie. They were awesome intercessors and taught me a great deal about intercession. For one whole summer we got together and prayed for our church and its leaders. During one of those times in Cheryl's kitchen, where we would get the best coffee, I had a vision and in the vision I was giving birth to twins. One was a boy and the other a girl. The boy was healthy and strong, but the girl was sickly and weak. I asked the Lord what the name of the girl was and He said, "Unity and she is very sick", and she looked it. Very small, white and hardly any life in her. I remember being so concerned and worried about her. I then came out of the vision wondering if that was concerning me or the Body of Christ. It was both. OUCH!!! Since then I have remembered that vision many many times and it still affects me the same way. I feel sick to my stomach and despair tried's to set in. Its like whats the use. I'm 62 almost, don't hold that against me, and things are getting much worse than better. Look at the situation in Egypt? Gods word said there shall be wars and rumors of wars. Look at our own nation. Frightening isn't it? It is for me. I have 12 grandchildren that I worry about them growing up in this world. What is going to become of them and all the teaching that they are getting from schools, tv, the media? I can so remember hearing my mom and dad talking to friends and relatives and saying what are our children going to grow up in? As I look at the world situations now, I say you have got to be kidding me. Things when I was growing up were never as bad as today. Its so much worse. But I have a sense they saw what was coming.
Even back when I was growing up, unity was almost a swear word and I hardly heard it. In churches that we would go to, there was always for the most part, some kind of situation going on where people wouldn't see eye to eye. Then you would hear that the church had become divided and that the enemy had conquered and destroyed another place of worship. I can remember how scary and sad I felt when I would hear that. Know what? It is still scary and makes my heart sad.
I'm sure you have some understanding as to what the word Unity might mean, but let me give it to you again: "The state of being one; oneness. Unity may consist of a simple substance or an existing being as the soul; but usually it consists in a close junction with particle and parts. In Christian theology it is oneness of affection, sentiment or behavior." Whenever I hear the word unity, I think about the tv commercial for the United States Army, where they call it the "Army of One." My son Stephen was deployed to Iraq twice. What little he has told me about his time there and the unit he in, was that everyone no matter what their job description or position, worked as a team, or as an "Army of One."
A shephard will tell you that with his flock of sheep, if one wanders away from the fold by either distraction, fear or just wandering off, that a wolf more than likely will kill it. There's protection in the fold.
Psalms 133 says: 1. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethern to dwell together in unity. 2. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down the beard, even Aarons beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments. Selah!
Tomorrow I'm going to talk somemore about this unity, but in another culture of life that few Christians even know about. Thank you for listening and hope to see you tomorrow.
Experiencing Jesus,
Ellie
o
PS: My son Stephen has a blog also that is well worth reading. Go to stevecommonsense.blogspot.comy consist of a simple
Saturday, May 29, 2010
A Few After Thoughts from the Womens Conference in Scranton, Pa/Part 3
Hello Ladies. I am praying that what I share in part 3 will encourage your heart once again to realize, that you are much more in God than you believe. That you are a threat to the enemy of our souls. I pray that this gets so deep down into your spirit, that nothing and that no one can take it away from you.
In the trilogy of Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, there is a scene which as women, I want us to go to and learn from it. It is almost the last scene of the movie. King Theoden of Rohan has a niece named Eowgn, who has gone to battle with her uncle. She trieds to look like a man and her uncle does not know that she has come with him and his army. The Witch King of Angmar comes to the scene of the battle, fights her uncle and mortally wounds him. Eowgn sees what has happened to her uncle and she rushes to his defense. She says, "I will kill you if you touch him." The Witch King replies taking Eowgn by the throat, "You fool, no man can kill me. Die now." Opps, big mistake!!! Then, and this is my favorite scene of all time, Merry stabs the Witch King from behind and the Witch King shrieks and falls to his knees. Eowgn rises from off the ground and pulls her helmet off of her head and her hair falls over her shoulders. She then declares these words, "I AM NO MAN." She then thrusts her sword into the Witch Kings helmet and twists, he shrieks and implodes. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! Now let me show you why the enemy is so afraid of you as a woman.
Remember in the first two lessons, we were going over the fact that God wants us women to reach our destiny in Him. That when God created the heavens and the earth and He created Adam and Eve, that He saw that it was good! We are not an after thought, or just another creature added to creation!!! Also remember that it was Adam and Eve who had communion with Abba in the garden. That both of them were equal in the sight of God and that God desired a relationship with both of them. Eve could have her own relationship with God apart from her husband. Yet neither one felt threatened by the other. God is an equal opportunity God. There was perfect unity.
We as women all know the story well of what happened in the garden. Satan came and deceived Eve and she ate of the fruit first and we have been whipped with that by the church since the beginning of time. That religious spirit has left many women feeling less than equal in anything and always feeling like they can't hear anything from God for themselves. Just a little side note. Oh by the way, why do we always think it was an apple she ate?
Genesis 3:6 says, "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some to her husband, and he ate." Amplified Version
Now lets go back to our original verse that got all of this started. I want us to see why we are always being threatened by discouragement, abuse, depression etc. Why the enemy is always trying to keep us from our destiny, whether in the workplace, in your home, in your church, among friends.
Genesis 3:15 says, "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her Offspring; He will bruise and tread your head underfoot and you will lie in wait and bruise His heel. Amplified Version
Remember when we started this journey, I shared about an experience I had on the computer with a Cult member at 3:00 a.m. in the morning, who demanded I do things his way or else. And how that as I laid in bed thinking about this conversation with this cult member, God spoke these words to me, "satan knows scripture better than you do and he believes it." Again it was a slap in the face, but stirred up something inside that needed to be stirred. If satan can get to the woman through whatever means, than the seed will not be produced. In others words, our destiny will not come forth. Satan is trying to destroy the seed that God has planted in us for destiny.
We as women have a purpose and a calling in God. But, the enemy knows that if he can keep us down about circumstances that are in our lives and make us feel like things will always be this way, he has won. I know some of you have had promises in God that still haven't come to pass. I know I do. When I'm fighting discouragement in a situation, satan always comes with, "hath God said?" If I allow myself to let that seed of doubt grow in my spirit, it will crush out the seed that God has planted in my garden of purpose and destiny.
As I began to study out Genesis 3:15, I came to the word bruised. I looked it up in the strongs and here is what it says, and this is why the enemy is sooo afraid of us. Bruise is from the Hebrew word, dah-kaw'. It means this- its a primitive root to crumble, transitively to bruise (literally or figuratively): to beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress and smite. Ladies, God has called us to be women who crush the head of satan. To see his kingdom be crushed and broken to pieces. God has given us that honor and if we as women realize this and it become real to our spirits, we have the enemy on the run. Since Adam and Eve the enemy has done everything in his dominion to see us as woman crushed and broken, knowing that if we get a grip on this verse he would be in big trouble.
When this verse and studying it hit my spirit, I immediately became a warrior. How can we lose with God giving us the command or the assignment. We are not called to constantly be walked over or used, but to walk into the plan and destiny of God for our lives. Like Abba said, "satan knows the bible and he believes it." He knows what his end is going to be and is doing everything he can to keep us oppressed, depressed, discouraged, blind to the fact that we are called to something greater. That is to see him completely destroyed and we as women fulfil our destiny. God has called us to victory in every area of our life. Some of you are facing unreal obstacles, but don't let them keep you under the hand of the enemy. Cry out to God and watch what He will do on your behalf. Your not called to be a survivor, but a conqueor. Be like Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings, the return of the King. Stand up to the enemy and tell him, I am not a man I am a woman. Then take the sword of the spirit that God gives you and smite the enemy in whatever circumstance your in. Take back what belongs to you, whether its your family, or finances, or healing physically or spiritually.
Psalms 68:11 says, The Lord gives the word (of power); the women who bear and publish (the news) are a great host. Amplified Version
That doesn't sound like defeat to me. If God can raise up an army of women who know they have a destiny in God, and realize who they are in Him, the kingdom of satan is going to tremble because they will know their time is short.
So what are you facing that seems literally impossible to see victory in. I challenge you, to read Genesis 3:15 and ask the Lord to make it real to you, as to what He is saying to you personally in your situation. We as women are not called to defeat but to victory.
Abba, make this real to each woman who reads this. I ask you to let the water of the word pour over this seed and then protect it from the heat of the sun or drought. Keep the birds of the air from steeling what is theirs as this seed grows. I ask you to encourage each one and even though their circumstances that at times seem to bring them to the brink of defeat, let them know that they are not called to destruction, but to victory. Let something arise in their spirit and let them become the warrior that you've intended them to be. Where they can look at their circumstances and say to satan, "I am not a man, I am a woman." And Abba, you remind him of the verse in Genesis 3:15 that he knows so well. To see the head of satan crushed and destroyed. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
A Few After Thoughts from the Womens Conference in Scranton, Pa/Part 2
Good morning, afternoon or evening. Remember what they say, "it is 5:00 somewhere." :) Hope your having a great day!!! I pray what I share will encourage those who are discouraged with no hope and for those also who are encouraged, but need a multi vitamin for the day.
On Monday we shared the scriptures on how that the enemy is out to destroy us as women and to keep us from the destiny that God has for us. How as women, we are a threat to him and his purposes on the earth.
Lets go back to Genesis 3:15 shall we, and look at it a little further today.
Genesis 3:15- And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her Offspring; He will bruise and tread your head underfoot, and you will lie in wait and bruise His heal. Amplified Version
My husband Bill and I have been involved with two situations overseas, that has opened our eyes to understanding the above verse in a new way. Bill has been working with people who have DID and SRA for quite sometime. But last October the door was burst wide open. To make a long story short, we got involved with an occult situation that was way over our heads, but it was Abba's purpose for all this to happen and we have been learning a great deal.
One morning around 2:30, I was talking to a young lady overseas trying to help her through an incredibly awful situation where torture is involved. Suddenly a man comes on and demands that I get Bill for him. Well first of all, those are fighting words. So I said, trying to remain calm, "who is this please?" He got back on and once again demanded that I get Bill and get him now!! I could feel my anger starting to rise inside and that is never good in these kinds of situations. I gently said, actually I typed, "my husband is sleeping and I won't wake him up. He has had a busy day." Well let me tell you, that didn't fly at all. He then started to threaten me and demand this and that. I finally said, " you are talking to the wrong woman and if you are threatening me its not going to work." Well he returns with, "women are to be dominated and controlled and told what to do." Oh boy, that was all I needed. I knew I had better get off in a hurry, so once again in capitol letters I said, "YOU ARE TALKING TO THE WRONG WOMAN.!!!!! Then I left the site.
As I was laying in bed, my stomach was in knots and I was seething inside by what he had said. What he said really struck a cord in me and I wondered why I was reacting so strongly inside. Bill has a saying, that when the response far out ways the actions in a given situation, that we need to check out our hearts and ask Papa God what is going on. I started praying and asking why this so upset me. What was the problem? Then as clearly as I have ever heard the voice of Abba before, He said, "when are you going to realize that the enemy knows scripture better than you and not only does he know it, he believes it." Wow, talk about a slap across the face! I sat up in bed and began to ponder what He had just said to me, realizing, that it was so true. We don't really believe His word or know it. Of course, the enemy always quotes the letter of the word and never gives the spirit of the word. He does quote it well and accurate. We have seen that time and time again from overseas.
As I continued to pray, the Holy Spirit spoke and said, "make sure you read the first three chapters of Genesis tomorrow. You will find a key." Next morning as I began reading Genesis chapter 1&2, I became aware of so many things, which began to set me free inside from years of spiritual abuse as a woman.
1. That man and woman were created equal. That one did not rule over the other. That in the sight of God they were considered equal and were in unity one with the other, submitting one to the another. I didn't see anything about men dominating women or for that matter women ruling over men. They were as one.
Read Genesis 1: 26-31
2. That we as women were not a mistake or an after thought, and created just because Adam was lonely and needed a help meet. God saw every thing He had made and "behold it was very good." God said that about us as women. He was pleased at the way He had built us. He had a purpose for our lives besides having children, cleaning house, cooking meals, etc. Not that those things are bad. As women we usually love doing those things that make our families happy. But that is not all we are called to do. We have a destiny apart from all of that. HE longs for relationship with us.
3. Adam and Eve had fellowship with God together. One wasn't more intellectual than the other or more spiritual. They both heard from God and walked with Him in fellowship in the Garden of Eden. Its amazing how many women believe that only their husbands can hear from God for them. The whole book of Song of Solomon is God relating to His bride. Speaking to her and wooing her. We can have a personal relationship with Abba apart from our husbands and we can hear from Him if we listen. We can have a relationship to Abba apart from our leaders in the church. God relates to all of us in different ways. I have 4 sons. When growing up, they all related to me in a different fashion. Daniel my first born, was quiet and observed a lot and was very meticulous about certain things. Stephen was always concerned about the needs of others and usually went to help the underdog. Sometimes a good thing and sometimes a bad thing. Philip was my spontaneous one. Always humorous and living for the moment. The fourth Joseph, loved music and had all the characteristics of the other 3. None of them were the same. They may have looked the same in some respects, but not the same in character. Each had their own relationship with me and their father. All were in a different way. If that is the case, what makes it different with our relationship with Abba Father? He made us women all differently and He desires His own personal relationship with us. God created us and HE said that HE did a great job!!!! My husband always says, that men were created from the dust of the earth, but that God built women. Woot woot! Love it!!
So we go back to where all this started. Are we going to believe God or the enemy satan? Remember in chapter 3 of Genesis the famous phrase, "hath God said?" Are we going to begin to believe that we were made for a purpose a destiny, or are we going to continue to feel second rate, that were not worth anything, that this is the way life is and there is nothing we can do about it but just accept it. That it is the mans position to dominate and control instead of lovingly caring for us and walking side by side in unity. Sometimes ladies that can be a hiding place for us. We hide behind our mate and take on the abuse, or just walk day by day doing the same old things, never feeling fulfilled. Do we do that, because then we don't have to own up to any responsibility on our part? We all need to examine our hearts and honestly see what is our motives. God is lovingly asks us to come by His side and walk with Him, as He did in the Garden of Eden. He wants to communicate to us our self worth and how important we are to what He plans ahead in His kingdom. Do we want to choose to be concubines or His wife? You know a concubine has all the benefits, but not His name or relationship. If you have Jesus, you have it all!!!!!
Jesus thank you that you love us so much that your willing to continue to woo us to yourself. That your not harsh or cruel. Even when things don't seemingly go the way we would like, you have a much better plan in mind that goes along with our makeup and who we are. That you don't take away without replacing something better in our lives. Thank you that you created us women all differently and that we are not just a second thought, but that you knew exactly what you were doing and what we were designed for in your Kingdom. Jesus I ask once again, that you will bring peace to those who are in difficult situations and that you will come in some way to reassure them that you care very much about them and what they are facing. That you are very much a reality and not just a story. I love you Jesus and I thank you, for helping me to share what was on my heart today. May it sink way down deep in all of us I pray. In your precious, precious name, Amen.
On Monday we shared the scriptures on how that the enemy is out to destroy us as women and to keep us from the destiny that God has for us. How as women, we are a threat to him and his purposes on the earth.
Lets go back to Genesis 3:15 shall we, and look at it a little further today.
Genesis 3:15- And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her Offspring; He will bruise and tread your head underfoot, and you will lie in wait and bruise His heal. Amplified Version
My husband Bill and I have been involved with two situations overseas, that has opened our eyes to understanding the above verse in a new way. Bill has been working with people who have DID and SRA for quite sometime. But last October the door was burst wide open. To make a long story short, we got involved with an occult situation that was way over our heads, but it was Abba's purpose for all this to happen and we have been learning a great deal.
One morning around 2:30, I was talking to a young lady overseas trying to help her through an incredibly awful situation where torture is involved. Suddenly a man comes on and demands that I get Bill for him. Well first of all, those are fighting words. So I said, trying to remain calm, "who is this please?" He got back on and once again demanded that I get Bill and get him now!! I could feel my anger starting to rise inside and that is never good in these kinds of situations. I gently said, actually I typed, "my husband is sleeping and I won't wake him up. He has had a busy day." Well let me tell you, that didn't fly at all. He then started to threaten me and demand this and that. I finally said, " you are talking to the wrong woman and if you are threatening me its not going to work." Well he returns with, "women are to be dominated and controlled and told what to do." Oh boy, that was all I needed. I knew I had better get off in a hurry, so once again in capitol letters I said, "YOU ARE TALKING TO THE WRONG WOMAN.!!!!! Then I left the site.
As I was laying in bed, my stomach was in knots and I was seething inside by what he had said. What he said really struck a cord in me and I wondered why I was reacting so strongly inside. Bill has a saying, that when the response far out ways the actions in a given situation, that we need to check out our hearts and ask Papa God what is going on. I started praying and asking why this so upset me. What was the problem? Then as clearly as I have ever heard the voice of Abba before, He said, "when are you going to realize that the enemy knows scripture better than you and not only does he know it, he believes it." Wow, talk about a slap across the face! I sat up in bed and began to ponder what He had just said to me, realizing, that it was so true. We don't really believe His word or know it. Of course, the enemy always quotes the letter of the word and never gives the spirit of the word. He does quote it well and accurate. We have seen that time and time again from overseas.
As I continued to pray, the Holy Spirit spoke and said, "make sure you read the first three chapters of Genesis tomorrow. You will find a key." Next morning as I began reading Genesis chapter 1&2, I became aware of so many things, which began to set me free inside from years of spiritual abuse as a woman.
1. That man and woman were created equal. That one did not rule over the other. That in the sight of God they were considered equal and were in unity one with the other, submitting one to the another. I didn't see anything about men dominating women or for that matter women ruling over men. They were as one.
Read Genesis 1: 26-31
2. That we as women were not a mistake or an after thought, and created just because Adam was lonely and needed a help meet. God saw every thing He had made and "behold it was very good." God said that about us as women. He was pleased at the way He had built us. He had a purpose for our lives besides having children, cleaning house, cooking meals, etc. Not that those things are bad. As women we usually love doing those things that make our families happy. But that is not all we are called to do. We have a destiny apart from all of that. HE longs for relationship with us.
3. Adam and Eve had fellowship with God together. One wasn't more intellectual than the other or more spiritual. They both heard from God and walked with Him in fellowship in the Garden of Eden. Its amazing how many women believe that only their husbands can hear from God for them. The whole book of Song of Solomon is God relating to His bride. Speaking to her and wooing her. We can have a personal relationship with Abba apart from our husbands and we can hear from Him if we listen. We can have a relationship to Abba apart from our leaders in the church. God relates to all of us in different ways. I have 4 sons. When growing up, they all related to me in a different fashion. Daniel my first born, was quiet and observed a lot and was very meticulous about certain things. Stephen was always concerned about the needs of others and usually went to help the underdog. Sometimes a good thing and sometimes a bad thing. Philip was my spontaneous one. Always humorous and living for the moment. The fourth Joseph, loved music and had all the characteristics of the other 3. None of them were the same. They may have looked the same in some respects, but not the same in character. Each had their own relationship with me and their father. All were in a different way. If that is the case, what makes it different with our relationship with Abba Father? He made us women all differently and He desires His own personal relationship with us. God created us and HE said that HE did a great job!!!! My husband always says, that men were created from the dust of the earth, but that God built women. Woot woot! Love it!!
So we go back to where all this started. Are we going to believe God or the enemy satan? Remember in chapter 3 of Genesis the famous phrase, "hath God said?" Are we going to begin to believe that we were made for a purpose a destiny, or are we going to continue to feel second rate, that were not worth anything, that this is the way life is and there is nothing we can do about it but just accept it. That it is the mans position to dominate and control instead of lovingly caring for us and walking side by side in unity. Sometimes ladies that can be a hiding place for us. We hide behind our mate and take on the abuse, or just walk day by day doing the same old things, never feeling fulfilled. Do we do that, because then we don't have to own up to any responsibility on our part? We all need to examine our hearts and honestly see what is our motives. God is lovingly asks us to come by His side and walk with Him, as He did in the Garden of Eden. He wants to communicate to us our self worth and how important we are to what He plans ahead in His kingdom. Do we want to choose to be concubines or His wife? You know a concubine has all the benefits, but not His name or relationship. If you have Jesus, you have it all!!!!!
Jesus thank you that you love us so much that your willing to continue to woo us to yourself. That your not harsh or cruel. Even when things don't seemingly go the way we would like, you have a much better plan in mind that goes along with our makeup and who we are. That you don't take away without replacing something better in our lives. Thank you that you created us women all differently and that we are not just a second thought, but that you knew exactly what you were doing and what we were designed for in your Kingdom. Jesus I ask once again, that you will bring peace to those who are in difficult situations and that you will come in some way to reassure them that you care very much about them and what they are facing. That you are very much a reality and not just a story. I love you Jesus and I thank you, for helping me to share what was on my heart today. May it sink way down deep in all of us I pray. In your precious, precious name, Amen.
Monday, May 17, 2010
A Few After Thoughts from the Womens Conference in Scranton, Pa. 2010/Part 1
Since coming home from the conference called "Freedom From The Curse", at which we had an awesome time, the Lord has been provoking my heart with several thoughts.
As I was reading Chapter 3 of Genesis I came to verse 14 which I have read many many times. But this time, I saw something I'd never seen before.
Genesis 3:14- And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. KJV
As I read about the serpent eating dust all the days of his life, I realized that not only was God speaking about the dust of the ground, but also about humanity.
Genesis 2:7- And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. KJV
As I pondered this thought, I realized that especially as women, the serpent is constantly wanting to destroy or devour us.
Genesis 3:15- And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heel.
How many times has the enemy come to you and bruised your heel to the point, where your spiritual walk was affected? Bruised your walk through family and friend relationships, through abuse, through finances, through broken promises, through sickness, and the list goes on. You realized that your "spiritual feet" were hurting to the point of literally not being able to walk. You might have started out with limping that was not noticeable even to you. But then it got to the point where you did notice it and so did your family and friends. Finally you couldn't walk any longer and just gave up on God and life itself. Family and friends tried to help you to a "spiritual podiatrist" for healing, but some of them were the very ones that bruised you knowingly or unknowingly.
First of all Woman of God, realize that the enemy is out to make sure that you never enter into the destiny that God has for you. He has been out to destroy you from the beginning of time and that you are a threat to him and his purposes on this earth. The Lord spoke to me about 3 months ago, through an incident that my husband and I have been walking through since October of 2009, which I will go into more tomorrow.
Read this verse and ponder it.
Genesis 3:15- And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her Offspring; He will bruise and tread your head underfoot, and you will lie in wait and bruise His heel. Amplified Version
Papa God, please be with these women who are so bruised in their walk with you. Let them remember what you told me through a very dark time in my life.
Jeremiah 29:11- For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. Amplified Version
Jesus in your precious name I speak peace to each and every troubled heart. Father still the waters that are making them feel like they are going down for the 3rd time. That there is no hope for them. That their situation is always going to be like this. Papa if you can restore me, you can restore anyone. I love you and I thank you that you hear our request and that your ever interceding for us as woman. In your awesome, awesome name. Amen
See you tomorrow and remember, their is always a rainbow after the storm. Rainbows are a symbol of promise. Go back to the promises God has made with you and remind Him of them. Besides, He loves to hear your voice!!
As I was reading Chapter 3 of Genesis I came to verse 14 which I have read many many times. But this time, I saw something I'd never seen before.
Genesis 3:14- And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. KJV
As I read about the serpent eating dust all the days of his life, I realized that not only was God speaking about the dust of the ground, but also about humanity.
Genesis 2:7- And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. KJV
As I pondered this thought, I realized that especially as women, the serpent is constantly wanting to destroy or devour us.
Genesis 3:15- And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heel.
How many times has the enemy come to you and bruised your heel to the point, where your spiritual walk was affected? Bruised your walk through family and friend relationships, through abuse, through finances, through broken promises, through sickness, and the list goes on. You realized that your "spiritual feet" were hurting to the point of literally not being able to walk. You might have started out with limping that was not noticeable even to you. But then it got to the point where you did notice it and so did your family and friends. Finally you couldn't walk any longer and just gave up on God and life itself. Family and friends tried to help you to a "spiritual podiatrist" for healing, but some of them were the very ones that bruised you knowingly or unknowingly.
First of all Woman of God, realize that the enemy is out to make sure that you never enter into the destiny that God has for you. He has been out to destroy you from the beginning of time and that you are a threat to him and his purposes on this earth. The Lord spoke to me about 3 months ago, through an incident that my husband and I have been walking through since October of 2009, which I will go into more tomorrow.
Read this verse and ponder it.
Genesis 3:15- And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her Offspring; He will bruise and tread your head underfoot, and you will lie in wait and bruise His heel. Amplified Version
Papa God, please be with these women who are so bruised in their walk with you. Let them remember what you told me through a very dark time in my life.
Jeremiah 29:11- For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. Amplified Version
Jesus in your precious name I speak peace to each and every troubled heart. Father still the waters that are making them feel like they are going down for the 3rd time. That there is no hope for them. That their situation is always going to be like this. Papa if you can restore me, you can restore anyone. I love you and I thank you that you hear our request and that your ever interceding for us as woman. In your awesome, awesome name. Amen
See you tomorrow and remember, their is always a rainbow after the storm. Rainbows are a symbol of promise. Go back to the promises God has made with you and remind Him of them. Besides, He loves to hear your voice!!
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