While in His Presence...

I have the privilege of facilitating meetings where the sole agenda is to quiet our minds and focus on listening with our soul and spirit to see what the Holy Spirit would have to say.

We've called them soaking meetings, a name that was dubbed from Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship and Catch the Fire Ministries through John and Carol Arnott.

There are so many life transforming intimate encounters with the living God during these meetings that I've lost count. We always take time to talk about what we've experienced at the end of the meeting. Occasionally it's good to write about the stories people report.

Here a few from last week, at Zion Road Healing Rooms.

One dear lady was intending to only stay for a short time, burdened by her to-do list. I told her she would probably want to stay until the very end and she took my advice. She was glad she had done so. She had a wonderful vision of the Lord taking her into a beautiful field. In fact, several of us had similar visions.

Another young woman came for the first time. She was set free of rejection and reported later that the heavy weight presence of Holy Spirit loving her was with her all through the night and still there in the morning. She'd left her job with great sorrow and concern about her future when she came in. She left happy, encouraged, hopeful and feeling assured of God's love.

There were wonderful stories from each one.

The meetings are increasing in frequency and intensity. I'll try to figure out how to make a calendar soon.

Right now prophecies

We can look at the Old Testement prophets all day and try to interpret the current events through them but God has promised that He will do nothing in the Earth without first telling His prophets. So, with that in mind, I fished out Kim Clement, who I believe has a pretty clean hearing ear and prophetic voice.

This is what He had to say about the latest tornado outbreaks: "These are truly signs, but not of God's judgement or punishment or the coming end of the earth. They are signs of acceleration." He promised to elaborate on that and on God's heart concerning American on May 26, 2011 at 6 PST on KimClement.tv

As for me, I had a vision on May 19 (last week)
In the vision, I walked into a room where Jesus was alone.
He welcomed me and asked me if I'd like to see what He was working on.
I said "Yes" and leaned over with Him to look at the project He was hovering over.
It was America!
Then He sat up so I could see His eyes. They were filled with the shape of America, ablaze.
He said "I need the right prayers now." Though He was calm in His statement, I understood it as an urgent call.
"Not prayers for a governmental solution. Prayers for hearts of the people to turn fully to me."

It was as though America's heart is not on fire for Him, but is like smoldering coals. He is stirring up a wind over their hearts so they will become ablaze for Him. In order to complete this, He's asking for prayers that call for hearts to turn fully to Him.

The fewer words I write, the more likely you'll remember and simply respond.

There you have it.
It's time to pray for American hearts to turn FULLY to the Lord.
It's important.

To the suffering, the overwhelmed, discouraged ones of the Bride of Christ

I went to church Sunday morning with a lot on my mind.

Myself being unemployed for over a year, there is a constant battle against the discouragement of the new world order of applying for jobs on the internet which are sought by my competitors from anywhere in the world, wondering if this time I hit the right keywords in yet another customized resume and cover letter. It's a roller coaster ride. I just came out of another wave of mental torment.

I was thinking of so many like me, in similar troubles and more severe. Many who are being badgered by physical pain or family drama. Many are aware that God has promised much better for us yet there feels like a vortex from hell has swept them into a consuming ache in their personal life.

And too, there is an expanse of loss in Mississippi River regions where people know that all they own is about to be washed away, plus the dear ones throughout the south who are still reeling from the sudden killer wave of tornadoes. It seems likely there will be more catastrophes.

As I carried all these in my heart, I looked at the church – I never look at the church as any single place, but collectively, as the beloved bride of Jesus, as the ones on earth with the ability and responsibility to represent her espoused. He left us in charge when He ascended.

I remember my Mom saying to me recently these words. “I heard Jesus say to me 'My bride is sick.'”

So as I came into the meeting Sunday morning, while we worshiped, I also prayed for His darling sick bride. She's is suffering with so many of the issues of life and she has no strength. She is barely praying.

As I lay on the carpet, between the rows of seats, thankful that we have loud worship so I could only be heard by God, I cried out for His help.

After a bit, I began to see her, both collectively and individually . I felt His compassion and He gave me a message for you.

Are you ready?

Here it is:

The suffering you are going through is NOT ABOUT YOU. ( not that He doesn't care)

The attack IS NOT ABOUT YOU.

It's about your fruit. Satan intends to keep you from bearing fruit.

The thief has come to steal, kill and destroy your life because you have the ability to make a difference in the earth. He intends to keep you focused on what is happening to you so you will not impact the world by being My mouth, My hands.

I'm asking you to push past your own trouble and fight. YOU MUST FIGHT!

Make a decision, that whether your circumstance changes or not, you will pray for someone else and focus on something bigger than you. If you do this, you will invoke the Kingdom of Heaven where I want to reign.

It's not about you. It's about your fruit. FIGHT to pull your mind and heart off of yourself. If, in the middle of your own pain, you will pray and care for others, you will overcome. Others will be helped and the enemy's grip on you will slip away.

You CAN pry your focus off of what's happening to you no matter how extreme it seems because Holy Spirit is here to help you do it. The world needs you to represent Jesus now, in the middle of your own pain. My grace will meet you.

SILENCE

I just back from a walk. It's now fully spring in north Florida and at 7PM, still cool enough to wear a light sweater, though plenty of people were wearing shorts.

I no longer walk like I'm in a rush to get somewhere. I'm more interested in the conversation I'm having with God , although I did most of the talking this evening.

On my walk, I noticed how safe this neighborhood feels. A couple of my neighbors have their garage door and door into the house wide open. There was no concern about being harassed by any of the passers by. All of us out walking were clearly satisfied in our safety.

These mundane little things can go unnoticed, but I think it's good to treasure a safe place.

As I walked, I rambled to God about everything from the beauty of the sunset to the need for laborers in Japan, New Zealand and other places. I finally shut up. After all, it's not polite to yammer endlessly without allowing the other party to get a word in. My greatest desire you see, is to hear whatever He has to say. You too, right?

I can't say I heard any booming response. I just know He was there, kindly listening and when appropriate, dispatching angels to carry out my request.

As I was ending my walk, turning the corner a few houses from mine, all the birds in the neighborhood seemed to be singing. The wind was blowing enough for the trees to make their AAAAAAAAAAH sound. I thought about the meeting we had at Zion Road Healing Rooms a few months ago when we were overcome with a heavy, intense awareness that the invisible Holy One was with us - and we could not, would not move or make a sound for a very long time.
It was silent. The music had long stopped. In that silence He spoke with no words and our hearts melted in His mesmerizing love.

It's the 3rd week of the month again - the week when we have our meeting at Zion Road on Thursday night. I wonder, would He do that again? How I wish everyone could experience that. Our world is noisy. I yearn to hear that supernatural silence again.

KEEP PRAYING - 2010 ELECTIONS ARE NOT THE REAL SOLUTION

Journal date 10/13/2010
After reading the book of Daniel chapters 7 through ( out of character for me), I prayed for America, asking if God to tell me what the next 4 years will look like to us. I thought it best to be specific since we are short sighted and God has a track record of speaking very far in advance. He, in His gentle voice began and I wrote as much as I could, as follows:

It will be glorious to those who are looking to Me. But it will also be difficult for many who expect everything to return to how it was when they were comfortably luke-warm.

The land, the farmers, the growers of food will see sorrow and the overfed will learn to be thankful for their food.


My people will slowly become awake and search their hearts, finding THE ONE they'd believed on to the there for them on every level.

Families will be restored in newsworthy numbers as the learn for the first time how I planned for them to work together.

My house has not yet learned my priorities. They are still a childish selfish folk. When you hear preachers instructing them to love one another, listen carefully. These are speaking my heart.

I have indeed set apart this nation to be a supplier for the Kingdom of Heaven and Jesus Christ but she is still struggling in her adolescence. I have not left her. My hand is still upon her.

Pray for my American Bride.
Pray for the very land.
Pray for her to turn her eyes from her purse and to seek my priorities.



Do not condemn her for she is MINE!

Do not be distracted by the agendas of the other nations and religions.
Do not entangle your hearts with surface level events.
Focus your prayers on the heart and soul of those in authority, not their deeds.

The next election will not solve the ills of government. Only my people, turning their hearts fully to me will do that.

Pray for my American Bride and look carefully as I turn her face to me. You will see my glory if you look for it and do not tend to surface events.

I'm after your heart America.

Healing the Land

Last night I dreamed that coffee prices doubled and food prices had suddenly jumped so high that you had to notice. The land was in trouble.

AMERICAN INDIAN TONGUES
Lately I've noticed that I sound like an American Indian when I'm praying in tongues. I began to connect the American Indian tongue as a cry for healing of this land.


HAVEN'T WE DONE ENOUGH REPENTING?
On many official prayer meetings like Nita Johnson's Gathering of the Eagles and the Call, time was given to repent for injustices done to the American Indians. Then an American Indian would express forgiveness and speak a blessing of the land healing.

I thought we'd done enough repenting. But in my spirit the words from
this Old Testament verse have been rolling around.

2 Chronicles 7:14
if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

There needs to be a great turn around, on a personal level - not the kind that comes through a "prophetic act" in a corporate gathering. The cry from God's heart is not to ones who don't know Him yet. This cry is to the ones who say they DO know Him.

God wants to heal this land.
The Indian tongues are calling for healing of the land. More than that, though, He is calling you, His darling, to truly return to Him with all your heart. We have become much like the Jews who Moses led to freedom from Egypt. They had become saturated with Egyptian culture. It took 40 years to clean "Egypt" out of them.

Anyway, I'm asking Holy Spirit to come with a pure conviction that will open our individual eyes. We will see where we need to turn back to Him.
With each one, it's a different matter.
Some of us have become too conditioned to rely on doctors rather than the Great Physician. If we find ourself without insurance we think our life is in danger.

Some have hardened hearts to the poor or to their own families.

Others are simply lukewarm, skeptical, unbelieving.

If you know me at all, you know I'm a 100% grace girl. I'm not into condemnation or performance based Christianity. His love and kindness is totally unconditional.

Yet there is a desire in His heart to move on our nation. He needs some more knees on the ground, not beating ourselves, but asking Him to pinpoint unbelief. lukewarmness or compromises. When He locates it, ask for grace to repent.

I'll keep praying along these lines. It seems that all the other matters will fall into place as we allow Holy Spirit to totally possess us.
You who are reading this are probably not the ones who need it, so please stand in the gap for others with me, OK?

HEY GOD – WHAT DO I DO NOW THAT I'M UNEMPLOYED?

For the past ten years, I worked as an insurance underwriter of the jewelry industry. It was a great job. I thanked God for it everyday. I knew though, that the day would come when my company would make a business decision to stop the jewelers program and most likely end my job. I saved a little more than normal towards that time.

When the day came, the announcement that I would be laid off with five others in my office, I wasn't shocked, disappointed or unprepared. I was certain the timing was orchestrated by God. There were too many things in proper place for other explanations.

I really needed some “down time” but I'm too young and not financially equipped enough to retire. I am very thankful that my husband has grace for the season.

I calculated how long my savings could last with the help of unemployment and thought surely I'd have a clear direction and open door when I was ready. I've done all that I can think of: posting resume's on the right websites, looked for jobs, pondered business start ups and so one.


GOD, PLEASE JUST GIVE ME THE ANSWER I WANT, HOW I WANT IT.
As the months have gone by, I have become more anxious. Most mornings, my first thoughts and prayers are “ God, please talk to me. Tell me what to do with myself. Please give me a
purpose and show me your plan..”

The other day I clutched my Bible in my hand and said “Please Father, tell me plainly, what do you want from me?” His answer was pretty clear. I heard these words in my heart, repeated over and over, with emphasis on a different word each time:
“ I want you to know that I love you and that I am going to take care of you.”

How do you take issue with God when He speaks to you clearly in response to your plea? Yet, I am squirming because I am really crying out for a concrete plan. I am crying out for something more like this: “ Get on the internet and go to this site: http://www.yourjob.com/ where I will highlight the job that I have opened for you.” Yeah. That's the kind of direction I'm talking about.

Now I know God's not playing head games with me. He loves me. And I DO really believe He's going to take care of me. . . . but Hey – are you telling my husband the same thing? ( He probably IS, if I'd just check with him.)

AND SPEAK MY LANGUAGE SO I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU
Today I opened my Bible and was looking at Jeremiah 33:3. “Call to Me and I'll show you great and might things that you don't know.”

So I called – loudly, thinking that maybe He wanted me to yell instead of whine and whisper and mutter like I've been doing. “Show me! Give me a clear plan. You know – like my brother, who's fingers are so connected to the piano that he has no doubt about his purpose or my pastor, who knows that he must be in ministry. Please give me such clarity, such fire.”

I didn't hear a word, have a vision - I just got a subtle nudge to write. I thought, maybe this will help someone else.

And I realized that I have a fire, a passion. It's not exactly income producing – but it's clear. It is to know God intimately and to compel others into their own deep personal love with Him.

Once I read a book title “ Do what you love and the money will follow”...Yeah. Sure.

Big fat lie: “GOD IS NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE NO DIRECTION” -
Many who are His appear to be abandoned. I know of more Christians who've lost jobs this year than ever before.

Some are wondering
“What am I doing wrong?”
"What am I doing that has turned Him away? “
"Why is He silent? “
"He does not care about the things of this life.”
"He only cares about the lofty things that I can't connect to because I need
to have peace and a plan.“
"I am sinning somehow and don't know what I'm doing wrong, but it's keeping Him from helping me. ”

I saw these thoughts like a radio broadcast.
Then I pictured Jesus saying “ Satan comes to steal, to kill and to destroy but I have come that you would have life and life abundantly.” Don't agree with the accuser who lies and says God is not pleased, is not listening and will not act.

SIMPLE TRUTH

Is God your delight? If you say “yes”, then you can be sure that He will give you the desires of your heart. Contradictions are from the accuser. Cast those thoughts away from you like you would flick a bug off.

To myself I'm saying “Keep thanking Him. Keep walking closely with Him. Keep guard against the accuser who would call God a bad Father, poor provider, unmerciful, silent punisher. “

He loves me.
He's taking care of me.

HE loves me.
HE is taking care of me.

He LOVES me.
He is TAKING care of me.

Plans – He has them and will take me by the hand to step 1, step 2,.. I trust Him.