...Some Thoughts...

Hello Everyone!!! I want to just take a minute to slow down. Wow, out of yesterday, and today this is the first time I have been home to take time to post.

It has been incredibly busy, but that is no excuse to not post, so I'm sorry on that part.

If you haven't listened to the sermon on justice by Billy Humphrey on the last post I really want to encourage you to do that. 

As I have been meditating more and more on scriptures about justice my mind, and heart is boggled. I don't normally take this long to focus in on one subject, even though that is the only only way to go deep into the scriptures, and into God's heart. Through different seasons of life I think He gives us things to really dig deep into. Like intimacy, and the end-times, and in all of that--LOVE. It is amazing how much depth there is to all of these different subjects, but here is the AMAZING thing about it. It's that no matter how many different subjects you get into in the Word-- the root of ALL of it is LOVE. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

He loves us. He loves justice. He is good, because His LOVE is perfect.

 One thing I realized is that I often would rather ask someone else for something that is not God, Himself like if I want a cd I ask my mom, and there is nothing wrong with it, it is just that sometimes I get into the mindset of 'Well, God doesn't want me to have this cd, why would I ask Him for it'

That is the wrong mindset, because the truth is God loves to give to us. He loves to bless us, even with small things like cd's, and notebooks.

Another thing to consider though, is also that sometimes we often get greedy, or maybe the best word for it is spoiled, where we begin to crave things that are not too important, things that we don't need. So many people are discontent with what they have. They never look at the good, but continually focus on the bad, and even if it isn't bad their focus is on the 'not good'.

These are ways I find myself not loving Him perfectly. I know that we all sin, and we all fall, but I think to myself 'How could I make this same mistake again and again.'

Something we ALL need to realize(including me) is that He gives us grace to do the hard things.

He gives us SO MUCH GRACE!!!! Grace to walk with Him in love, in friendship, and in perfect unity.

It costs us to cast away, and burn away ALL that hinders love.

I have been thinking about this in different words, but this is how I can get it out the best really.

So...

If He is calling me to fast and to pray, He promises GRACE for me in that specific area and way.

Here is the deal...

We don't walk in grace until we take a step of faith...

I don't know if you quite got that..

Here is an example.

If the LORD tells me to stay home from going to the grocery store with my dad, (even though it's good to spend time with dad, my first LOVE is Jesus) and I don't stay home, how am I walking in the grace the LORD promised to me? If I had obeyed and stayed home, then I it would be because I had FAITH, and BELIEVED that the LORD would meet me.

These are little ways to show Him we love Him. And if you haven't guessed, the example above actually happened. 

The deal is that I don't really know how long it is going to take for me to walk in complete obedience, but I believe I am going to get there. I realize that I am going to mess up. But there is even grace for me when I mess up.

Thank you Jesus!!!!!!!

The verses that sprung my thoughts on this are SOS 8:6 and some others that I honestly don't know.

I just feel like the LORD is offering an amount of GRACE that no generation has ever entered into or seen.

Why not take a stand and WALK in the grace He is pouring out.

Let's do this together. Let's dig this out. 

PRAY ABOUT IT.

THINK ABOUT IT.

READ ABOUT IT.

LISTEN TO WHAT THE LORD HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT.

Be Blessed.

Kasey.

This is an AMAZING message, I just want to take this post and have you listen to it. It is about 54 minutes long.

Be blessed today! 

http://www.ihop-atlanta.com/mediaPlayer.php?mediaItem=134

He Will Bring Justice to the Nations!!

-Meditation-

Isaiah 42(:1-4,5-9)

-From the Secret place-

The Lord is really speaking to me, and exciting me more and more about justice, and how at the end of the age His establishment of justice will be one of the most beautiful things He will do because it increases FOREVER! What we do now when we do works of justice(especially focusing on the fatherless and oppressed--in any way, basically on others, and not ourselves), we are sowing into what He is doing, and into what He wants.

I am going to be praying more and more that in His righteousness He would establish justice. They most definitely go together in my point of veiw. 

I want to ask you how you are praying this? How are you digging more and more into this? Even if you're not really, how are you encouraged?

You don't have to tell me, I just want to get you to think, and pray about how you are engaging the LORD in this matter, or in any matter, are you digging deeper into the Word?

I want to be here as an encouragement, and as one who pushes you on in the LORD.

One more thing. In Isaiah 42--which I really love, I think that this is such a CLEAR picture of how Jesus is clearly moved by the need of justice, I can just see as I read the first 4 verses that when He comes back He will establish justice!! The only thing keeping Him from doing this is the lack of His people crying out for it--I think. It is my pursuit in prayer right now to pray and cry out for justice to be established-For Jesus to be put on the throne! 

My cry is for His justice to roll down, and His righteousness to flow. I want to join with the many many many many others crying out for justice and righteousness, and take my place as one who is radically abandoned to intercession. I believe that this is really what He has called me to.

I want to challenge us to not waste our time, especially this next week and month, I want to make a habbit to, instead of going to the cpu, or the t.v. we go to the prayer closet. 

-Intercession-

Jesus, right now I want to come to You, and ask you to establish justice and righteousness. Please help us to be concerned with what You are concerned about. Help me to fix my eyes on You, help us! Father, I pray that You would reveal Jesus to us. Show us Your glory. We love you, and will continue to relentlessly pursue You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Blessings!!

--->Kasey

The Invitation.

[First I want to apologize for posting so late.]

----Meditation----
Amos 5:15,24
Micah 6:8

----From the Secret Place----

I just want to take a minute to really look at the verse we have been looking at --Amos 5:15-- and Just how the LORD has blessings for those who fit this description, and also that which is in Micah 6:8. I feel like the LORD is specifically looking for people who live according to His Word, and to His commands, and He makes it clear that those who walk in His ways are blessed. The way to blessedness is really clearly seen in Matthew 5-7, but I think that all of the scriptures that direct us in justice, and righteousness, and His goodness, are also ways to blessedness.

As I think about establishing justice, I kinda think about how I don't really do too good of a job at it. I feel very charged to begin to do something about it, I don't want to be one who thinks I know everything there is to know, when really I don't.

I think God is calling me to deeper levels of His heart(I think He is calling all of His people to deeper levels of His heart), and I feel like establishing justice is one great way to get there. I also know that when we pray, and when we cry out, and I mean really get on our faces and cry out, He send the rain, He lets justice roll down like a mighty river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream(Amos 5:24). I believe that, that is on His heart.
Think about that, He is calling us to deeper levels-higher levels you could say, but the way to get there is to go low, to walk in humility, and to take up our crosses. We have to cast down all of our idols, all of the things that hinder love.

He is raising up people after His heart, who are in love with Him, who are passionately seeking Him, and He is raising them up, to cry out, and to be a voice, and to unrelentlessly pursue Him. Those are the people who will establish justice, and those are His Bride who continually cries out for His returning. I want to be one of the few who accept this personal invitation to know Him better-because that is truly what it is.

So I want to challenge you to stand up, and be one of the few who do what is on His heart. Be one of the few doers of the Word. I want to encourage you, the LORD is inviting you to the depths of His heart, and He wants you to partner with Him in what is on His heart. Will you be one to deny your flesh and pick up your cross? This same invitation that I believe He is laying before you, He is laying it before me, and the King of Glory is waiting for us to be people who hands down throw ourselves at His feet. He is wanting a people who love Him with all of their heart. This is my conviction. How can I go on with my life without looking to the One who gave all of Himself BECAUSE He loves me. How can I continue living without giving myself as He gave Himself.

I have to give myself as He gave Himself. He gave all for love.
For you, and for me.
We are truly blessed, and do not even understand the intensity of that.


Let's join together in unity! and let's do justly! Let us take up our cross, and put on Christ Jesus!

Let's get into His Word and give Him our long hours.


----Intercession----
Jesus, thank you so much for all you do for us, LORD I just want to lift up all of those who are reading this and I just want to ask you Father to give us more of yourself, I pray that we would be people who lay down all we are for love, and I ask you to raise up people who are given to you, people who love you. Jesus You are SOO GREAT! You are SO WONDERFUL! You are AWESOME, and MIGHTY.
We love you!
In Jesus' Name. Amen.


Blessings!
Kasey

Establishing Justice

-Meditation-

 

Amos 5:15, 24

Micah 6:8

-From the Secret Place-

I want to keep on building our revelation on these scriptures on justice. I have been praying today about justice, and how to establish it, and the LORD really taught me that if I am to establish justice, I must do justice, and do what is right---As I was listening to the LORD, He showed me that when we gossip, and when we stand for gossip, we are really standing for injustice(to the person who is being gossiped about)(we often stand for gossip by not standing against it). When we stand against injustice, we are standing for the kingdom of God. For us to stand, and fight against injustice we must rid ourselves of all wrong, and examine ourselves to see if there is any injustice we stand for. I had to do this recently, and confessing these things are hard, but we are not perfect. When we, ourselves, take a personal stand for righteousness God sees us and honors us. I got out  a paper and pen, and just listened and thought about what I might stand for, and asked the LORD to reveal to me any wrong I have committed against Him. He showed me and helped me to make it right. He showed me that those who stand for what is on His heart, are those who know Him, they are those who show their love for Him, in one of the most intimate ways. To be one who stands for what is on His heart is to be one that He sees as one who loves Him--that is my goal right now. That is how I want Him to see me.

-Intercession-

Lord, I pray that we would see ourselves as you see us, and that we would be people who stand for what is on your heart. Jesus, I pray that you would be blessed by your people this day.

God, I ask in Jesus Name, that you would help us to give up, and surrender all that we are to establish justice and righteousness on the earth. We love you LORD, please be with us. 

In Your Name. Amen.

Be blessed!!

Kasey

Justice

-Meditation-

Amos 5:15

-From the Secret Place-

Yesterday I was praying, and I just heard the LORD say to me, 'Kasey, I want you to cry out for justice'

I said, 'ok, LORD.' and I thought about justice, and how much I really don't know about it. I think of it as making the wrong things right. When I think about Jesus establishing justice one thing I realize is that JESUS cannot bring justice to its full length until He comes back to the earth. So, when the LORD spoke to me, He was(and is) calling me to, through prayer and intercession, loose justice. I just feel like the call to loose justice is for our generation, and it is for the church in this hour. For Jesus to establish justice in full, He has to come back. He is calling His people, HIS BRIDE to cry with the Spirit COME LORD JESUS!. He is looking for those who cry out for the establishment of justice.

A part of establishing justice besides praying and interceding for Jesus to come back is to also do works of justice. By doing works of justice, we are loosing justice on the earth. To loose justice we must hate evil, and love good.

The LORD is raising up a remnant of intercessors who stand in the gap, and He is calling forth, out of the darkness, those who cry out day and night, and night in day for His returning, and the establishment of righteousness.

He is calling us to deeper levels of intercession that we have not yet entered into.

I just feel like the LORD is truly calling us to this place of continual intercession.

-Intercession-

Father, I pray that you would loose your justice. I pray that justice would roll down like a mighty river and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Jesus, let our eyes be fixed on you, and let our hearts, and minds be in perfect unity with yours. I love you LORD, and I pray that you would open up our eyes, and I ask that you would make us a people who offer up countless intercessions. Bless you Jesus! In Your Name, Amen.

My challenge to you, and it really is the LORD's challenge to me as well, is that I want to really push you in your prayer closet, so take about 30 minutes, or hey start with 5 every day to pray for justice.

I will be talking about justice for the rest of this week, so that we can add layers to our revelation. So dig deep with me into the waters of justice.

Bless you!

Kasey

The Purpose of this blog(Pt.2).

-The Secret Place-

I just want to let you know and inform you that this week as I was praying for this blog the LORD just laid out to me what will be taking place and that this blog will be more focused, and everything said will be more out of a place of prayer. As I said and did yesterday, this blog will really be more of a devotional. I will definitely still be writing revelation I receive from the LORD to hopefully help you, but I want you guys to also get into the Word, and also share with me what you get out of it, I want to challenge you to apply the revelation you get, and put it into prayer. If you ever want to send me an e-mail telling me about what the LORD gives you I would love to hear and be inspired. I also want to challenge you to not ever just accept everything I say as true I want to encourage you to search out the scriptures, and find what is right and wrong(not because I lie to you, but for you to find your own belief).

Before I go on I want to get you into the Word, and dig deep into what Gods heart is on the secret place. Go into your prayer closet and ask Him, and listen to Him. Be quiet before Him.

-Meditation-

Matthew 6

Amos 3:7

Luke 1-3:22(John the Baptist--1:17, 1:80, 3:1-22)

-My Thoughts-

The LORD is calling His people to the secret place. He is calling us to live our lives before Him. I want to charge you with this:Go deep in the LORD this week. I want to charge you to go to your secret place with Jesus, what can we do in secret to bless Him? What can we give in secret? How can we serve? How can we bless Him? I just want to challenge you to go deep. Be still before the LORD. I just feel the LORD saying that He has been pursuing you to be with Him, and He has been pursuing Him, I just want to say that I believe it is time that we pursue Him-with ALL that we are.  I am with you in this race, let's run to His embrace.

Be blessed!

Kasey

The Purpose of this Blog.

-Intercession-

        I have spent these past few days really in prayer for this blog, and the LORD has revealed to me more of the purpose, and the direction He is wanting to take with it.

I am blessed to say that I have found more of the purpose of this blog, and hopefully you will be blessed in the result of what will be taking place. I am going to be putting forth more of a challenge to the readers(of this blog), to get to the Secret Place, and to plunge themselves into intercession. My hope is that everyday when someone reads this blog, they would be encouraged, they would get something out of it, but my goal is to put you on the run to the Secret Place. My prayer is that the would be such a desire and want in us that when we consider what we will be doing everyday that our hearts would be so focused, and sold out for ONETHING, that our time in the Secret Place comes first.

The goal of this blog is to get you(and me) into God's WORD, and for us to get into intercession, so that we may be intimate, and go deep with Jesus.

So I will be posting a little differently if you have not guessed.

So before I say anything else, I want to put these verses before you and challenge you to dig deep into them, and challenge you to ask the LORD what it means before I give my two cents.

-Meditation- 

Luke 6:12

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Acts 1:14

James 5:16

Thoughts..............on that note.

When I think about these verses, and when I read them I just see that there is a call going out to me personally, and to God's people, and from us the LORD wants an utter abandonment to prayer.

Especially Luke 6:12

Jesus was so abandoned to prayer, and life in the secret place. He looks down on the sons of men, and He is looking for intercessors, those who will stand in the gap to pray. To pray alone to the Father(Luke 6:12), and to pray for others(James 5:16).

My challenge to you today is to take these scriptures on prayer, and find some also that you can dig deep into, but as you pray and read today think about what was just said. 

The Father is looking for those who are utterly abandoned to prayer.

Will you be one who He sees on your face in prayer, or with your face glued to the television or computer screen?(not directed to any person in particular.)

I am with you in this battle, and am not where I want to be, but I am asking you to join with me in this race we are running.

Father, I pray, and I ask that you would give us a spirit of wisdom, and revelation in the knowledge of you, and I pray that you would give us, and help us to have an utter abandonment to you in our prayers and supplications. I love you Jesus, please come and give us more of yourself, and more of your Spirit. Lord, I'm not there yet, so please help me, and help us. Bless you LORD! in Jesus Name. Amen.

Think about it.

Utter abandonment to a life of prayer.

-------------Kasey------------

P.S. Remember that the LORD LOVES YOU SO MUCH, and He DELIGHTS IN YOU. You are His beloved.

 I feel like I should tell you that 1 John 4 has a lot to do with what this post is talking about, its a good read, if you know what I am saying. 

Decision made

I want to say one more time that I have been praying for this blog and the LORD really just gave me clarity in my heart in what I should do this week. First I want to explain and apologize for the confusion, the other day I posted and said that I was not going to be posting this week as you know, but I didn't exactly know what God meant by that, so I posted anyways, really because I didn't know. I didn't have clarity on what I should do. So, once again this week, I want to apologize for the confusion. I have taken more time to pray about it, and after praying about it I really feel led to just take 5 days to pray about this blog, and not post. I am going to take these 5 days to learn what the LORD has for me to do with it, with Him. I am going to take more time to pray about it, and just take some time to prepare myself for what He wants to do through it. So, I will not be posting for 5 days. I am going to take these 5 days to pray, and seek the LORD's will for this blog. I know that He is going to meet with me, and show me the way I should go--or should I say, show me the way He is going, so that I can follow Him. So please be praying with me, and really just be praying, because Jesus likes it. =] 

I love you guys, and just pray that you will be led by His Spirit, and you will learn to love Him with all of your heart! Be blessed, and stay in the place of prayer, that is where the King of Glory will meet you.

Being Led, by His Will.

Today I prayed more about the directions the LORD is leading me to take with this blog, and  really I just feel like He is leading me to pray more about it. I will be posting this week--Sorry for the confusion.

I am just hearing the LORD teaching me more, and more about His will. When I start learning about His will, I realize how much I don't know it all the time. I mean, I think about things like, Jesus, and how He is waiting, and waiting to come back to earth, and He has been waiting for 2,000 years!!! And the only reason He hasn't come back, as far as I see, is because His people truly do not want Him to come back! Every time I read Revelation, or Isaiah, or Daniel that talks about His second coming--and this has never happened to me before-- But I just get gripped with the fact that Jesus' coming is so SO CLOSE! I think more and more about how we, as forerunners, can prepare the way for His second coming.

I know for a fact that churches, and all people are caught up in a religious spirit, and it is hindering our love to Jesus. We say we love Jesus, but do we even care if He comes back?? I mean our lives are so good here aren't they?????

NO!!!!! We do not realize our need for the Messiah!!! We need a Judge!! 

The only way Jesus will come back, is when the saints pour out their intercession into the bowl(that holds the prayers of the saints--which will release the judgements)

So right now I want to call you to intercession, the Dothan House Of Prayer is rising up, and God is calling His people to intercession, not only for revival, but He is calling us to intercede, and pray that Jesus would in fact take the scrolls and open its seals. I was thinking about one thing that was said at the Onething conference, and Alan Hood was talking about how we need Jesus to come, and how sometimes we all get into this mindset where we say "Well, Jesus before you come back, could you just wait until I get my license, or while your at it, I would really like to get married. Oh and since you are going to wait that long why don't you wait until I am on my deathbed and right before I take my last breath, THEN you can come back." (Not the exact wording, but that is the point)

But the truth is really, we need Jesus back now. Alan Hood then was talking about the girls caught up in the sex slave trade...and said  you know Those girls need Jesus back now.

So I am praying, and I haven't done the greatest job with my consistency in praying about this, but we desperately need to be praying that Jesus would shake everything that can be shaken, and we need to do everything we can do to partner with Him in what He is doing in the earth

I don't know what you think about all of this, but the LORD is doing a great work in the earth, and He is calling the house of prayer to pray, and intercede. So please join with us.

If you need info on the prayer meetings please e-mail me, and I will give you the info. Please pray about what the LORD is calling you to do.

One more thing.

I read earlier this week 2 Samuel 1, and it is talking about this Amalikite dude who was at the battle against Israel, and he saw Saul and Saul told him to kill him. So the Amalikite did, and then went to David, and well you really need to read it, just 2 Samuel 1, and David just says to him, "How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?" And the LORD was showing me how the worldly systems, and even some churches are putting out their hands to destroy the LORD's anointed, and what I mean by that is that we are killing our prophets, and our intercessors, and putting out the fire, but we must stand firm in our calling, because the LORD has anointed us, whether it is to pray, or to lead worship, or to do art, or dance, you name it.

So I am just going to pray for you right now.

LORD God, I come to you right now in the Name of Jesus, and I just want to ask you for a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of you so that we may know you better. Lord, please fill us with the knowledge of your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. We love you Jesus, and ask that you would rend the heavens and come down. We bless your Name Jesus, we love you, in Your name, Amen.

Scratch that.

Earlier I said that I would not be posting this week, and that I was taking this week off of posting. I am not sure right now if I will be posting, but right now I am going to be praying more and more about the direction I should take with this blog, and how the LORD wants to use it. So I want to apologize for any confusion. I am going to pray about what I should do this week, and I know that I just really need to pray for more direction for this blog.

   So if He leads me to not post for a week, then that is what I will do, but right now I will just pray more about it, so please be in prayer with me. Earlier when I posted I said that I was just going to take a week and not post at all, and really I should have prayed about it more before I posted something about it.

So I will be posting tomorrow(unless the LORD leads me otherwise, but I will act according to wisdom), I love you guys, and ask that you would be in prayer with me.

 I love you guys!

Kasey

Resting in the LORD.

Lately I have just confused myself with what I want to do, and what God wants me to do just for everyday life, because I want to please Him so badly, but really instead of choosing for me He gives me the choice, and in whatever I choose I have to remember that He loves me the same. I cannot earn His love by what I do, because He already took care of that on the cross. I come to Him broken and He loves it! He isn't stressed out because I mess up, He loves to give me grace and mercy. Let me say that again.

GOD LOVES TO GIVE US GRACE AND MERCY.

He really does, and that blesses me so deeply, and I don't even know really it just leaves me speechless.

Just these past few days, I have not been the most peaceful person, and I have been kinda stressed out. Then I read in Philippians(4:7) about letting His peace guard my heart and mind, it was exactly what I needed. I don't know how things are going but I want to pray for you that you would receive that blessing of letting His peace guard your heart, and your mind. It is something you need to experience not just know in your mind. I love you guys!!

Be blessed.

Hey you guys today I just want to really quickly encourage you in the LORD, and just say that sometimes when we are feeling low, He is our strength and encourager.

I know that I have talked to a few people, and they have just been discouraged. But the LORD gives us reason to rejoice! He brings joy.

David in the Bible "encouraged himself in the LORD"(1 Samuel 30:6)

Remember You are loved!!!! Bless you!

No one who waits on the LORD will ever be put to shame.

He is calling us to the wilderness, to a place where it is you, and God ALONE. He is calling us to a place where we meet with Him face to face. Where all of the cares and worries of the world are gone, and we truly encounter the Love of God. Where we encounter Him, and know Him.

My heart before the LORD is all that matters, and so many times a day the enemy speaks lies over me, and my life telling me that I am not living before Him rightly, and that I just don't know what is right, and he tries to get me really confused, and it is in the presence of the LORD where wrong is made right. Even though I don't really know anything, and a lot of the time I don't walk before Him rightly, that isn't who I am. I am not what I do for God, I am who He says I am. He calls me a better name, and when we spend more time listening to what He says about us, we are filled with confidence.

 He is calling us to the wilderness so that we may encounter Him, and really find ourselves. I mean don't you feel out of place and lost sometimes? Don't you every feel lost? Believe it or not, the wilderness is the place where we find=ourselves.

It is where I find ME. When we come to the place in our lives where we live from that place of knowing with confidence how the LORD sees us, then we will see ourselves the same way, and in turn BLESS THE LORD. The way to do this is to love the LORD, with all of our HEART, SOUL, MIND, and STRENGTH.

When we wait for Him in the wilderness, we will have no disappointments, because we let go of all the enemy or other people say about us, and to us. Nothing matters, when we are in the presence of God. That is where I want to be.

Delight in Me.

I have been thinking about how the LORD delights Himself in me. I believe that we all need a really clear understanding of this, and just a new revelation on it. For me it has been one of those things that you know in your head, and have only experienced it when it was most needed; but for me it is something I want to experience every day.

One thing stopping us from this is that we have this false idea that God doesn't like how we do things, so that means He doesn't want to spend time with us, I mean why would He when we are all so messed up. We do not fully understand how greatly He loves us.

He delights in us at our weakest point, and He delights in us when we are extravagantly obedient. He is blessed when we come to Him when we are weak, I mean, isn't that what His mercy, and loving-kindness, and compassion is all about. Grace. His grace allows us to walk in the deep things He is calling us to, even though we are completely and totally weak beings.

I want to know more about His character, and something I realize is that it is something only He can teach me. I love Him, and I want to know Him, so let's run hard after Him together. 

One more thing before I end this post.

I feel like the LORD is saying this to me:

"I want a people set apart to me, a people who know me. I desire for you to know my heart, how I feel when I feel it, and what I think when I think it, I will reveal My heart to those who are humble, and to those who are giving up all they are to know me(Amos 3:7). Run as hard as you can to Me, seek Me above all else. You are going to have to be a people of NO compromise, and NO toleration of any evil. I love you and have plans for you, but the only way for you to walk into those plans without hindrance, is to give all for love(Sos 8:6-7)."

Bless you!

--->Kasey.

Life. Love. Purpose.

The kingdom of God is being released through the prayers of the saints more and more I believe every second, every minute, and every day. What we do in life, how we love others, how we serve others, and how we treat others is so important. The one thing that influences our love more than anything, is true love, and that is the LOVE of GOD. The love of God effects how we look at ourselves, and how we look at others, it is the very core of how we view life. Through His love, and through His Word, Jesus reveals to us the way that we are to go. He reveals to us the way we are loved--and when we know how we are loved, we find who we are, which is the way He sees us.

The truth is that we mess up time and time again, at least I do. I am not perfect, but because of His grace and mercy, and ultimately, His love- it doesn't matter.

He loves us no matter what, and wants us in our weaknesses. Which for me is good, because all I am is weak. I am not a strong being, but by leaning on His strength, He makes me strong.

What a LOVE. He wants us in our sin.--Romans 5:8

Man.

I am so shaken right now, I feel like the urgency of the hour is very heavy in my heart. The LORD really struck me yesterday as I was praying, and reading I read Matthew 10, and what really struck me was verses 26-33, 34, & 38-39. It is talking about acknowledging Jesus before men, and shouting from the roof tops what He tells you in secret. Jesus says that whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven, but whoever denies me BEFORE MEN, I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.

Then I was just struck with a revelation, and I believe that this is crucial if we want an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The Father is the One who sends His Spirit, and Jesus is our intercessor, so when we acknowledge Jesus, He literally speaks to the Father on our behalf. I began to think of the foolish things(in the worlds eyes) that I believe Jesus is calling me to do, the things He is calling His people to do, and how we will acknowledge Him. I do not think He was only talking about Christians when He said "before men" honestly. I don't even think I am getting this out correctly. But when I think about this passage, I think of when I say things like "God, I give you everything", when I say that it means that I am going to yield ALL of my ways to Jesus. So what if you are walking around in a park, or in a restaurant, and God tells you to CAUSE AN UPROAR(which we say we want all the time), and get everyones attention, and start telling them about Jesus. What will your family do? Will you risk being banned from your favorite restaurant?---> But aren't you the one who prays the prayer...."Lord, send revival." We do not know what revival looks like, and honestly, I think we have asked for revival too long, what we need is an outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and for us, I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT THE FATHER IS SAYING.

If we want it, we have to pursue it. 

But how do we do that??

Here is a start.

Joel 2:12: 

"Return to Me, with ALL OF YOUR HEART. with FASTING, WEEPING, and MOURNING!

I am not saying to go into your room lock the door and try to make yourself weep.

But really if you are serious about his issue, go into your prayer closet, and ask Holy Spirit to burden you, ask Him to speak to you, ask Him what He is doing in Dothan, in the earth, and how YOU can partner with Him in that very same way. Go deep into the Word, and you can think what you want to on this, but I do not believe that He will send His Spirit to a people who sit in front of the T.V., who spend their valuable time on the Internet, doing things that do NOT matter at all, who play video games. I am not saying "Thou shalt be cursethed for thy playing of videoeth gameths." I am just asking you if we sing, "You're all I want" why do we bug our parents to buy us things we do not truly need. Why do we, (and I am so guilty-but I am forgiven) spend our precious time putting our eyes on things that will soon waste away. Is what you are doing today going to matter in 10 or 20 years? OR EVEN 5?

Our lives are important to God, and we matter to Him. He wants so badly to give us His Spirit, but only to those who really really want Him.

To those who are radical in their love for Him.

I am looking forward to the day(and I think it is upon us) when those who are sold out to Jesus in love, are banned from restaurants in Dothan for uproars where people get healed from broken legs to head colds to cancer.

People are looking for antidotes and cures, but I think the most powerful way of doing that, is PRAYER.

Jesus said, My house will be called a House of prayer! 

I think, and believe with my whole heart that there are many Christians playing the fence, but when Gods people, His house of prayer starts to cause uproars across this city, some, and probably a lot, of people will be offended.

The kingdom of God permits violence, and the violent take it by force.

I want to CHALLENGE YOU TO GO TO YOUR PRAYER CLOSET TODAY AND THIS WHOLE WEEK AND ASK THE FATHER HOW YOU CAN PARTNER WITH HIM IN WHAT HE IS DOING.

He might ask you, or tell you, to do something completely ridiculous, but when we stand before the Father He, the Father, the KING OF GLORY, will COMMEND YOU!!!! THAT IS SOMETHING TO REJOICE OVER. 

MAN!!!!! WHAT A DAY!!!!! I don't know about you, but I want to be commended by the most high for doing what is wise in His eyes.

Think about it, correct it, challenge yourself, challenge me. 

I have been thinking about how important it is that through all of our craziness, and through all that life is throwing at us, to just find rest in God ALONE. Truly the only way possible to obtain peace, is to find it in God, and no one else. He provides peace for His children when we are in need. For me lately I have been really pushed it seems like, I have a lot on my mind, and it isn't so much that I am super busy, but I have a lot to do. Does that make since? For these past few days I have really been experiencing the truth that my soul truly does find rest in God alone, and He loves me no matter what. Even though I am a terrible sinner, He delights in me. I am blessed.

I just feel like the LORD is really showing  me how important reading His Word is. I am so guilty of just reading a couple chapters, and then putting my Bible down, and just going on throughout my day as usual. We need the realization that when we pick up the Word of God, He wants to encounter us through His Word. His Word is not something we just read a couple chapters of and call ourselves Christians for it. We are to deeply search it out, and encounter Jesus through it. His Word helps us pray, He gives us revelation on His Word, and that is how, I believe, we live. We can not live without His Word, without His presence, or without His love. Jesus is the Word of God made flesh, and in our time with Him as such He should be treated as such. We need to posture our hearts before Him in intercession, and thanksgiving, and in the deepest humility so that we can encounter Him. 

He doesn't reveal the deep things of His heart to those who are caught up in their own pride, but He shows Himself, and gives Himself to His bond-servants WITHOUT MEASURE.

I want Him without measure. 

I do not want my pride to hold me back from getting Him without measure.

The thing that blows my mind away is that He is so willing to give Himself to us. We are weak and broken, and lowly, but HE LOVE US. HE CREATED US. HE FORMED OUR VERY HEARTS.

He is the only One worthy of all of our praise and adoration. 

One more thing, and here is my question to you...

He wants us without measure, and when we give Him ourselves without measure in humility, then He will give us Himself without measure.

The question is, are we going to give ourselves to Him in complete humility so that we can have Him?

Fasting

So many people misunderstand fasting, but it is truly one of the most important aspects of the Christian lifestyle. We are not of this world, we are just in it, but we love it, don't we?

I am very convicted that I have loved this world, and some of the pleasures of being in it, but I believe that loving this world goes against everything else I believe. I have dealt with it, and am more free than I was, but at times I find myself still being a little attached. I feel like the LORD is saying, especially for our generation that it is time to BREAK ALL of our agreements with this world. It is time to live wholeheartedly for HIM. Not for this world.

I believe that God is setting His people apart to Himself, to love Him, and to bless Him.

Instead of being addicted to the things of this world, I want God to be my addiction, and my obsession.

So, this is why I believe it is so important to fast. Most of our time goes into things that do not matter, and most of the time the only way to break free of it is to take time away from it, and spend that time with God.

Hey everyone!

I was just thinking today about who I listen to, and how it effects my entire life. I want to encourage you to have discerning hearts, in this hour there are many voices coming from all places. There are, whether we like it or not, false prophets, and we cannot risk just accepting everything they say.

 We are in a time in history where God Himself is calling HIS PEOPLE to HIMSELF. He doesn't want people just devoted to their church, or the big leaders in their lives, He is offering to us to rend our hearts to Him, and lean on Him. We need to be people of the Word of God. 

Let us not be completely ignorant, Jesus is restoring to Himself His bride, and will not relent in His pursuit of us. Life is not about IHOP, and it isn't about ourselves, it is all about the love of God. Loving God, and being loved by God. 

He is calling us to Himself. We must return to Him. We must pray, and enter into a new level of love. 

Happy 100th Post!

Anyways.

The LORD has really been showing me today the importance of studying the end times, and especially the book of Revelation. I really believe that, that very subject is on His heart. 

      I have been reading it and meditating on it and just meditating on the verse verse really, you see the importance of it. I feel led to just tell you what I have gotten out of it today, not to show off, because it is really simple to understand.  Just a little part, it says at the very beginning,

 "The Revelation(notice capitalization) of Jesus Christ, which God(The Father) gave Him to show His bond-servants..."

I was listening to the Holy Spirit, who is our teacher, and He just showed me things like the Book of Revelation was a gift to Jesus, and Jesus wants to give it to us as a gift.  The way we look at this book, and the way we perceive it effects our entire lives, I am convinced that we can fully understand this book. The only catch is this, and it really isn't a catch, it says clearly that the Father gave the book of Revelation to Jesus to show His BOND-SERVANTS. 

What is a bond-servant? 

A bond-servant is-a person who is bond to service without wage.

A slave.

What does it mean for us to be bond-servants to Jesus?

The way I look at it and perceive it is pretty much the definition, it is completely giving ourselves to Jesus in service--VOLUNTARILY-- without expecting something in return. For me, just being able to serve the King of Glory is an honor and a privilege. He doesn't need servants, and really He doesn't need us, but HE WANTS US. He wants us to know what He is doing in the earth, and that is one reason why the Book of Revelation is a gift.

Because of the book of Revelation, we are able to partner with Jesus in the end times. It is a great honor. 

So I want to encourage you to go deep into this book, and search it out, it is not too hard to understand. It is on Gods heart in this hour, and I am going to be willing and obedient(Is.1:19) to receive it as it is. 

I want to get to a point today that has really struck my heart. I have only tasted the goodness of the LORD. I have only caught glimpses of His glory, and I have only experienced a tiny measure of His greatness. I just want to say that I am not satisfied with that, I will only be satisfied when I satisfy God. Because even though God has everything God longs for me. Even though I can give Him nothing(because He has everything) He wants me. What is up with that... It's a kingdom of God thing.

I choose how much of God I want, and we all say things like "I want Him more than anything!" But we only give Him small portions of our hearts. I just want to take a stand and say that I am tired of living wholeheartedly. Aren't you tired of that? Aren't you ready to just throw yourself into His arms, yet we do not. I want to just encourage you, listen to your heart, listen to your heart. I have found that the only One who can fill me, is Jesus. I am so undeserving, and I am unworthy, but He pours Himself out on those who give themselves to Him.

Though I have really only tasted, I have tasted. I am willing to give all of myself to Him, and I want to do it along with you.

Lets give Him what He wants. When we spend time on His Word we don't even know how much that truly ministers to His heart.

That is what my life is about--> ministering to HIS HEART.

I don't know how much since that makes to you, but hopefully it helps you to think, and to get into His Word.

Happy New Year!!

Hello everyone! I am back from Onething, and I have so much to say. The LORD has done amazing things in me, and in so many that went. We have not come back empty handed.

I got back, and was home yesterday, but did not post, sorry... I was really tired.

But today I am rested. The LORD poured out His many blessings on me, I am so overwhelmed right now. This past week I have looked at His Word so differently.


It is the New Year! 2009. I usually make the whole resolution thing, and put like a thousand different goals, but I feel like He wants me to set before me a goal to reach for the rest of my life, and that is to eat the scroll, which is a term that basically means to take in and digest the WORD. To search it out. To make my time reading the Word my lunch. Spending time on it, doing long loving hours of meditation. I feel like that is one thing He is asking of all of us. I do have a few more things that I am going to accomplish, but really when I think about it, when I eat the scroll, I am making Him so happy.


One more thing before I turn off my computer, He has just given me such a great revelation of His GRACE, and FORGIVENESS for me. I mess up so often, and I always find myself making things right--when I wish I did things right in the first place so I wouldn't have to make it right(does that make since?)--- I know He loves that.

I mess up constantly.
But He loves and forgives me.


There is so much grace.



One thing that blows me away is that He doesn't want me to feel bad when I sin. He wants me to repent, and accept His forgiveness, not live outside of it.

There is so much more, and I will be posting daily once again.


I have really been feeling the urge to put more time and effort into this blog, and that is what I plan on doing. I love you guys, and I want to encourage you to eat the scroll.