No More of the Old; It is Time for the New!

Yep! What he said! Mario Murillo is speaking my language here!

This is a time to press into the Lord. We are getting a reprieve from the evil; God will do what we can’t do BUT we can’t go back to “church” as normal!  Keith Green wrote a song about how the Israelites grumbled about the "new" that God had led them too, they wanted to go back to Egypt. This is not the hour to go back. We have to shift to BE the church!

Quit expecting people (your pastors, elders, leaders) to do what God has called US (you and me) to do. It is time for the the one another’s and the "business" of church has come to an end!

When was the last time you prayed for someone? When did you lay hands on someone sick and ask the Lord to bring healing and life into their body?  When was the last time you bought someone a meal or made someone a meal? When did you do something for someone else?  What have you GIVEN? To be a follower of Christ means you should be known as a giver! We need to BE the church!  The days of complaining are over.  We have stepped into the new.

This is a time to repent of being stinky, selfish, self-centered, hearers of the word. We must be known as doers!

Even the demons know Jesus exists… that is NOT enough!

Come Lord Jesus; purify your bride!

Maranatha!

National Day of Repentance!

This is going on right now!  LET US PRAY!  National Day of Repentance is a move a prayer for our nation that will last for 48 hours! Tomorrow, December 1, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States of America will hear the most monumental case in our Nation's History; the protection of LIFE! Join the LIVE STREAM here!

Jehovah Father, we pray that you will bring a heavy presence of HOLY SPIRIT into the Supreme Court tomorrow (December 1st). Release weighty Glory from Your Throne Room into their courtroom.  Combine this Glory with Your authority.  We, the Ecclesia have asked, bound, loosed, prayed, fasted and requested Your Kingdom to come, Your will to be done. (Matthew 16:18-19).  We have released Your Kingdom's authority over this case and now we ask for the fulfillment of the remainder of the passage: what we have bound on earth will be bound in heaven, and what we have loosed on earth will be loosed in heaven by You, Almighty, Omnipotent Adonai!

We ask for great wisdom and powerful words to be spoken by those fighting for life.  We ask for confusion to plague the pro-death attorneys.  We ask for Holy Spirit's strong, hovering presence to invade the thinking of all the Justices, but especially that of Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Barrett; make Yourself KNOWN to them, that they will have a reverence and fear of you, Almighty Jah! Scream in their ears. Whisper in their hearts. Think through their minds. Speak in their dreams. Let there be no doubt in the consciences, hearts, and minds that they must vote for life.

Let us decree together:
We decree that the power of death is broken over America, and that life will once again be honored. That this nation would be a nation that again serves the Almighty, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, Yahweh God!

Maranatha!

So Much to Be Thankful For!

This Sunday after Thanksgiving, I find myself just drinking in the Goodness of God!  Take a few minutes to reflect on how rich the Lord has been to you as you crack this up and just soak in His presence! We serve such an amazing God! He is so faithful. He is so near. He loves you dear one!  Let Him minister life to you. Only He can bring life to all the places that are broken, dry, wounded, hurt, tired, and just hard.

Then move on to this song. Take time to see how It Is Well! This life this past year has been tremendously hard for many, but know you are not alone.  FIND THE LORD! Ask Him to show you where He is. He has been faithful! Yes Lord! You are Good!

Praying for you dear one. You are NOT alone.  Reach out to the Lord and find Him, while He still can be found! So thankful for the Wonderful God we serve!  

Maranatha!

Be Encouraged Friends...

Be encouraged friends...

Me: Okay, God, here's the thing. I'm scared. I'm trying not to be, but I am.

God: I know. Want to talk about it?

Me: Do we need to? I mean, you already know.

God: Let's talk about it anyway... We've done this before.

God: *waiting patiently, unhurried, undistracted, never annoyed.

Me: Okay. So, I'm afraid I'll do everything I can to protect my family and it won't be enough. I'm afraid of someone I love dying. I'm afraid the world won't go back to what it was before. I'm afraid my life is always going to feel a little bit unsettled.

God: Anything else?

Me: EVERYTHING ELSE.

God: Remember how your son woke up the other night and came running down the hall to your bedroom?

Me: Yes.

God: You were still awake, so when you heard him running, you started calling out to him before he even got to you... remember? Do you remember what you called out to him?

Me: I said, "You're okay! You're okay! You're okay! I'm here."

God: Why did you call to him? Why didn't you just wait for him to get to your room?

Me: Because I wanted him to know that I was awake, and I heard him, and he didn't have to be afraid until he reached the end of the dark hallway.

God: Exactly. I hear you, my child. I hear your thoughts racing like feet down the dark hallway. There's another side to all of this. I'm there already. I've seen the end of it. And I want you to know right here as you walk through it all, you're okay. I haven't gone to sleep, and I won't.

Me: *crying. Can we sit together awhile? Can we just sit here a minute before I go back to facing it all?

God: There's nothing I'd love more.

POST ELECTION PRAYER

PRAYER POINT ONE: Expose and hold accountable those who practice the seven things God hates and He says are detestable to Him: According to Proverbs 6:16-17, There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: 1. haughty eyes2. a lying tongue3. hands that shed innocent blood4. a heart that devises wicked plans5. feet that are quick to rush into evil6. a false witness who pours out lies7. a person who stirs up conflict in the community Heavenly Father, we humbly ask that in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada please silence every lying tongue and convict the hearts of those who devise wicked plans intended to invalidate and nullify the expressed will of the voters. Stop those who would be quick to rush into evil. Expose and silence every false witness who utters lies and operates in deceit. Thwart the efforts of every person who attempts to stir conflict within their community. 

PRAYER POINT TWO: Expose all wickedness intended to steal, kill and destroy the electoral process in these battleground states. Heavenly Father, we humbly ask that in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada that you "reveal deep and hidden things. You know what lies in darkness. Light dwells with You.” (Daniel 2:22) Please bring to light and expose every lie, deceit, deception, misrepresentation and illegal act intended to “steal, kill and destroy" the electoral process and the expressed will of the citizens and these states. (John 10:10). 

PRAYER POINT THREE: Frustrate those who seek to steal, kill, and destroy electoral integrity and authentic, accurate vote counts in these battleground states. Heavenly Father, please, “Frustrate the plotting of the shrewd so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise or attain success." May no weapon formed intended to steal, kill and destroy the authentic, accurate vote count and expressed will of the people in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada "be allowed to prosper." (Isaiah 54:17). 

PRAYER POINT FOUR: Frustrate and thwart the plans of those who attempt to sabotage the state’s election laws and subvert the expressed will of the people. Heavenly Father, please “Capture the wise by their own shrewdness and quickly thwart the advice of the cunning” (Job 5:12) whose intention is to sabotage and subvert state and federal election law and the expressed will of the people in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada. "Hold them guilty O LORD, by their own devices let them fall.” (Psalm 5:10) 

PRAYER POINT FIVE: Psalm 5 for protection and favor for President Trump Heavenly Father, please “Give ear to President’ Trump’s words, O LORD, consider President Trump’s groaning. Heed the sound of his cry for help, His King and His God. For to You does he pray. In the morning O LORD, you will hear his voice; in the morning, he will order his prayer to you and eagerly watch. For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; no evil dwells with You. The boastful shall to stand before Your enemies; You hate all who do iniquity. Destroy those who speak falsehood You abhor the man of bloodshed and deceit. But as for President Trump by Your abundant lovingkindness he will enter Your house. At your holy temple, he will bow in reverence for you. Lord, please lead President Trump in Your righteousness because of his foes. Make his way straight before him. There is nothing reliable in what they say; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue. Hold them guilty, O God, by their own devices let them fall! In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out for they are rebellious against You. But let President Trump take refuge in You and be glad. Let him ever sing for joy. May you shelter him. May he who loves Your name exult in You. Bless President Trump, O LORD. Surround him with favor as with a shield.” Heavenly Father, please give supernatural wisdom, strength and discernment to the President and his advisors regarding how to navigate the road ahead. In the Mighty Name of Jesus, we pray, Amen.

It is alleged that Michele Bachman was part of creating this prayer list.

If You Don't Believe - Fine.

Regarding spirituality and the debate that has magnified in our culture recently on
this topic. 

If you don't believe in the Trinity of God; fine. Why is it so important for many of you to mock those of us that do? If we're wrong, what have we lost when we die? Nothing! But the question is, what have YOU lost if we are right? How does our believing in Jesus bring you any harm?

Many have stated (on late-night talk shows to daytime news and even on my own social media pages) that they think believers are stupid. Gullible. Uneducated. Uninformed. Fill-in-the-blank...fine. How does our believing affect your non-believing? 

We share our faith because we know that If you're wrong (regarding life apart from God after death) that your consequence will be eternal and far worse than you can imagine. We too once believed apart from God. Believers in Christ know that when we live our lives believing Jesus and serving Him, there is a reward - eternal life with Him. We know that after our last breath leaves our body, we all will live somewhere, but our option to choose where will be sealed at our death and it will be too late; our decision will be final.

There's no shame for the follower of Christ even though many want to ridicule the Christian, mock their beliefs, belittle their intelligence, and devalue their choices when it comes to faith! We believe in Jesus Christ. He said...if you deny me in front of your friends and I will deny you in front of my Father (Matthew 10:33). He can't be played and He is COMING BACK for those who believe...

The Greatest man in history had no servants, yet they called Him Master. 

He had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher.

He had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer. 

He had no army, yet kings feared Him. 

He won no military battles, yet He conquered death, hell, and the grave and every power and demon in hell fears Him and His name.

He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him. 

He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today. 

His name is Jesus! 

He is the son of God.

He will be coming back for His bride (the church).

Every knee shall bow (Philippians 2: 10-11) and every tongue will confess (Romans 14:11) that Jesus Christ IS Lord. 

Years ago, I found this message from Penn Jillette. He is magician that works in Las Vegas. He posted it on July 8, 2010.  Believer, we need to SHARE what we believe because the world needs to hear what you know.  Penn shared, "If you believe that there is a heaven and hell and people could be going to hell, or not getting eternal life or whatever, and you think that, ah, well, it's not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward; and atheists who think that people shouldn't apostatize, just leave me alone, keep your religion to yourself,... ah, how much do you have to hate somebody to NOT proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that ever-lasting life is possible and not tell them that?"

Friends, choose this day who you will serve! (Joshua 24: 14-15). I will serve the Lord. Maranatha.

We Are In A Battle

I am up as it is 1:30AM. I had been asleep and then the Lord woke me to pray so I pray.

I am asking the Lord to heal our land. We have heard people say, “wearing a mask says you care” and now we hear our POTUS and his First Lady have tested positive and I hear the same voices gloating. The depravity, hate, unforgiveness, anger, well just plain evil is running deep in our nation... our “Christian” nation. Father, forgive us!!

I am pressed to the altar of the Lord! While sitting with Him; here is what He said to me after reading this (link)... many who were at the Rose Garden ceremony (announcing the Supreme Court nominee last weekend) are now testing positive for COVID. Kellyanne Conway’s own daughter (posted to social media) a disrespectful post against her mother; releasing this news to the public even before Kellyanne addressed it. Her daughter’s vitriol is symptomatic of the breakdown of many things in our nation! We have lost the ability to choose love! This is more alarming to me than the headline of the outbreak of positive test results. (Higher positives don’t equate to higher deaths - just the opposite in fact!)

Jesus, our nation is in desperate need of the Father’s steady hand. Just a couple of headlines pressed me back into the Father’s presence for clarity and direction! 

As I was praying the Lord dropped 2 Timothy 3:1-5 in my spirit — so I looked it up. Here it is in the New International Version:

1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.

2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 

3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 

4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 

5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

Hmmmm - have NOTHING to do with such people. 

As I began to write this out, I heard the Lord say for me to pray through these verses FOR the people I know who are manifesting this behavior. As I read the list again, I actually was reminded of conversations I personally have had (in the last couple of weeks) where almost every one of these attributes was actively in play by the person I was encountering! Jesus! We need you!

I encourage you to slowly read through these 5 verses and then actively pray for the names of the people you hear as you read the list! God is inviting you to intercede for these people; maybe even your own name!

Here is the list again: There will be terrible times and people will be...

• lovers of themselves
• lovers of money
• boastful
• proud
• abusive
• disobedient to their parents
• ungrateful
• unholy
• without love
• unforgiving
• slanderous
• without self-control
• brutal
• not lovers of the good
• treacherous
• rash
• conceited
• lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God
• have a form of godliness but denying its power

        Have NOTHING to do with them.

All these conversations I had were with people who say they are BELIEVERS! I know many of you too have been “butting-up against” this same stuff. What is this? Well, it is stemming from our watered-down beliefs many have renamed Christianity; we have a FORM of godliness... we say we believe... but even the demons can say they believe! Lord, we need a shift!

Y’all, God is calling us to HOLYNESS! Consecration! And even separation from the evil! We can’t have this “mixture” in us!

What does this have to do with the link I shared you may ask? 

Well, today our commander and chief, his wife and several in his closest circles are being attacked! Think of a war scenario; IF the leaders of your army are attacked, there is great danger of the entire army failing! Our leadership in our nation has been attacked and the enemy has breached the walls! WE ARE THE WATCHMAN ON THE WALLS! This has happened right under our noses! It starts with us; with our “effective, fervent prayers” of the saints! We want to see the Lord HEAL OUR LAND but we have more advancement from the enemy... why? Because we have to rid ourselves of the things listed in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and put on James 5:16. Here is James 5:16 (again in the New International Version) —

Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

We have to CONFESS our junk (like the list in 2 Timothy 3:1-5) and THEN our prayers become effective AND powerful! We can’t have both - mixture!

Let’s take some time to look into the mirror (James 1:23-25) and examine ourselves (2 Corinthians 13:5 and 2 Peter 1:10-11)! This plague is taking ground because many (believers) are not engaging in the battle with clean hands and pure hearts (Psalms 24:4). We have pride, arrogance, unforgivesss... we have mixture and we are double-minded, unstable in all our ways (James 1:8)!

Father, forgive us! Show us what is in us that is not of you so we can turn from our wicked ways; and then you will heal our land! 

2 Chronicles 7:14 King James Version — If MY people, which are called by MY name, shall HUMBLE themselves, and PRAY, and SEEK my face, and TURN from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

We need thee, Father! Jesus Come! Maranatha!

We Need to Vote!

25 Million Evangelical Christians have not registered to vote!

Father, forgive us! People, we need to encourage our Christian family members, our Christian friends, our believing neighbors about our duty as believers. We have been given this right, this privilege, this treasure, and yet many are foolishly disengaging.  This is so arrogant of us. Yep, arrogant. We are very proud; and remember what God says about that - He resists the proud. Just sayin’.

Let me explain how I land in “pride and arrogance”. Christian people, here in America, have been given so much; we have been given this by those who came before us; those who fought and died to allow us this privilege of freedom. The privilege of the vote.  Let me share where I am coming from...

My mother lived under Hitler; her sister was sent to a concentration camp for helping

German men who didn’t want to fight for the Reich. I heard, from my own mother, the hell, oppression, adversity, wickedness, and tyranny of living under such an evil government and I also heard her share the joy of being an American! She would say; this is the greatest nation in the world, there is nowhere else to go to enjoy such freedoms. I am thankful she is not here to see how close we are to losing this great nation because of our flawed beliefs, our arrogance, our complacency, and our deception.

As Americans, we are so spoiled. Yes, spoiled. We have become so arrogant; yes, even us in the church.  Let me explain in a simple format that may help you see what I am talking about.

Let’s use a simple illustration about our expectations and arrogance. We are so used to choices we don’t even cherish them, we demand them. We go to buy groceries, let’s say, just to buy ingredients for a salad. We EXPECT to have choices! We will have at least 5 kinds of lettuce to choose from, 3 types of cabbages, 2 kinds of cucumbers, 5 types of tomatoes, radishes, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, several carrots to choose from, and 30 plus choices of

dressing; or 40 or 50 different kinds. We have refrigerated jars and half an isle full of shelf-after-shelf of dressings. Go look; I am not exaggerating. We haven’t even talked about the 30, 40, 50 kinds of cheeses and then all the types of nuts, toppings. and crouton choices.

When I grew up a “salad” was a wedge of iceberg lettuce, shredded, a carrot shredded, a couple of tomatoes chopped-up, and a cucumber sliced.  We had three kinds of dressing in my refrigerator as a kid; blue cheese (for my dad), Italian (one kind), and a red or orange (Russian) kind, for the kids. That's it. Asking for choices was unheard of.  We were served a salad and we were grateful.  If you are over 50, grew up middle-class, and are reading this, then you know what I am talking about. Right?

When I traveled to Nigeria, we were told not to eat ANY fresh food; because the water that rinsed it was full of microscopic bugs that could make you sick. If you could boil the food or peel it, then eat it otherwise don’t get it. Fresh food was NOT an option... if you wanted to stay well. As you can imagine, we had a lot of rice, brown beans, and such. Ya know?

Today, I hear repeatedly when around Americans (while in their homes fellowshipping or at restaurants or church functions), questions like these; “Is that all you have?”  Or this one, “Do you have any ...”. We are not very satisfied. It seems we always want something more. Even when we are in someone’s home, with what someone is sharing with us, we want something different; something more. I have heard people asking.  Don’t believe me? Listen the next time you gather with Americans. We are high-maintenance.

I first became aware of this in my own children after we traveled to CA years ago, for my husband’s work. We were there for 3 months.  While working there, we lived in a hotel and did meals there or at restaurants.  When we came home, my very young children sat at my kitchen table, telling me what they wanted for dinner; like there was a menu.  It had been our life. One wanted hot dogs with macaroni and cheese and the other wanted pizza. I knew quickly that, “Houston, we have a problem here.” I had allowed them total freedom (as we were traveling) but now we were home and this wasn’t how things worked.  I failed to set perimeters while traveling (like having them order the same thing) and we had a few weeks of painful “re-entry” when back home. I learned a lot! We have been spoiled!

Let’s go back to the grocery store; here in America, we have every cut of meat imaginable: we have beef, chicken, turkey, Cornish hens, pork, venison, various kinds of fish, fresh and saltwater, many types of seafood, and... we haven’t even tapped on all the other sundry items like all the brands of dog food, and toilet paper, cleaners, shampoos, and toothpaste.  Y’all, we are SO SPOILED and it has made us into, dare I say, brats! We EXPECT and sometimes even DEMAND choices. Father forgive us.

I have observed over the years (as a guest in someone else’s home) a shocking display of this.  Honestly, I have several different stories, on several different occasions where I observed our selfish, American, spoiled, demanding behavior, and MOST OF US NEVER SEE IT. Let me share a couple of them with you.

When at a party, where the table was covered with food, choices, and delicacies, a young teenage man was asking the hostess for... a different thing.  I was stunned. I was hoping my mouth wasn’t agape. There was more than plenty on the table yet this individual wanted more. It wasn’t good enough. Y’all, that is why people call American’s arrogant. We just don’t get it.  My mother would say to this awkward situation of the young man asking, “they just haven’t been taught”.

When at another more intimate gathering, I have seen people go to their backpack, open their own food, and eat in front of others, never offering any to others. (And no, this wasn’t a dietary issue it was a selfish, clueless issue).

I have witnessed a family prepare a meal and an adult guest wants a totally separate meal (like my little kiddos did - again not an allergy or health issue).  Y’all, we are TOO aware of our OWN wants and too used to getting what we want.  This is selfish. We are full of self and only the Lord can show us some of these issues.

If you have ever been to a third-world country, you will be able to concur with how Americans are so clueless to our selfishness; it comes across to others as arrogance because we are unaware of others. When traveling, I have seen people with NOTHING yet sharing ALL, it is humbling! We just don’t know how good we have it (my mom used to say); and honestly, most of us don’t.

My son went with his dad to a third world country. They were serving at an orphanage. The children there had two outfits; their day clothes and their night closes. Each child had ONE drawer in a dresser for ALL their possessions.  When guests were in town (like my son), all the children were served a “special” breakfast — “sugared” cereal. The children in the orphanage were SO excited to have guests and they wanted something to give; so they offered my son the “best” cereal; because they were givers.  My son was so convicted. He knew they had nothing yet they were giving the best to him.  He came home changed. We all should get to a third world country. It would do us some good. As we know, at this time, we can’t go to a third world country (as things are shut down) but there IS something we can do... we can learn to die to ourselves.

Many are calling for and asking Christians to fast... up to the election. There is SO much riding on the outcome of this election; maybe even life as we have known it. We are already in a different world since March; look at the blue cities and states and their response to the virus... what if America were blue? This alone is a reason we all need to vote, God help us!

I get it, Trump is flawed, but news flash; so are each one of us! Jesus open our eyes to see our logs of self-righteousness, arrogance, selfishness! Sin is sin people and we ALL fall short. Sometimes we only have a limited choice; but as Americans, we think it has to be what WE want. We like our choices.

Until you lose something, most of us don’t know how much we need to value it. Lord, wake us up!  Y’all, I don’t want to experience my mother’s life under a  tyrannical one-world government.

Lord we need a reformation and Lord, you always start the cleaning in YOUR house; the house of God (with believers)! Dear believer; awaken! We need to change. We need to become less self-aware. We need to let the Lord show us what we don’t see because if we saw, we would change. Clearly, we don’t see it!

We are so used to choice; our way, our likes, our opinions and we like choice after choice that it is easy to become cynical, disenfranchised, selfish, and self-centered. We can easily decide we don’t like the “choices” so then we decide we don’t vote. That again is the arrogance of how we think. We are spoiled.

We need to vote for those supporting Christian values.! If you can find no other reason to vote for someone (because you don’t like them) then vote for the candidates who will protect the unborn! The decision is that easy to see as there usually is only ONE person in each race that is pro-life.

We need a shift. We need less of us and more of God! Vote! Register at: MyFaithVotes.com.

God is moving on the heart of our President.  Listen! Here is a clip of some faith leaders in our nation talking about a prayer event that many Christian leaders from all over the nation recently had with the President.

Gaslighting

I found the following pieces of information on the internet and thought there was a lot of merit to the writing and the image. I will share the following in the content that I found them in.

“Have you ever asked yourself, ‘am I crazy?’ If you have ever asked yourself that, you’re not crazy. You’re most likely being gaslighted. Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse aimed at controlling a person by altering reality to the point where the person will doubt their own sanity.

 

The term “gaslighting” comes from a 1930’s play called Gas Light. The main character in the play literally tries to drive his wife crazy by gradually dimming the gas-powered lights in their home. When she notices the lights dimming, her husband not only denies that the lights are dimming, he convinces her that she is imagining it to the point where she questions her own sanity.

 

We are living in a perpetual state of gaslighting. The reality that we are being told by the media is at complete odds with what we are seeing with our own two eyes. And when we question the false reality that we are being presented, or we claim that what we see is that actual reality, we are vilified as racist or bigots or just plain crazy. You’re not racist. You’re not crazy. You’re being gaslighted.

 

New York State has twice as many deaths from Covid-19 than any other state, and New York has accounted for one-fifth of all Covid-19 deaths, but we are told that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has handled the pandemic better than any other governor. But if we support policies of Governors whose states had only a fraction of the infections and deaths as New York, we’re called anti-science and want people to die. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

 

We see mobs of people looting stores, smashing windows, setting cars on fire, and burning down buildings, but we are told that these demonstrations are peaceful protests. And when we call this destruction of our cities, riots, we are called racists. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

 

We see the major problem destroying many inner-cities is crime; murder, gang violence, drug dealing, drive-by shootings, armed robbery, but we are told that it is not crime, but the police that are the problem in the inner-cities. We are told we must defund the police and remove law enforcement from crime-riddled cities to make them safer. But if we advocate for more policing in cities overrun by crime, we are accused of being white supremacists and racists. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

 

The United States of America accepts more immigrants than any other country in the world. The vast majority of the immigrants are “people of color”, and these immigrants are enjoying the freedom and economic opportunity not available to them in their country of origin, but we are told that the United States is the most racist and oppressive country on the planet, and if we disagree, we are called racist and xenophobic. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

 

Capitalist countries are the most prosperous countries in the world. The standard of living is the highest in capitalist countries. We see more poor people move up the economic ladder to the middle and even the wealthy class through their effort and ability in capitalist countries than any other economic system in the world, but we are told capitalism is an oppressive system designed to keep people down. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

Communist countries killed over 100 million people in the 20th century. Communist countries strip their citizens of basic human rights, dictate every aspect of their lives, treat their citizens as slaves, and drive their economies into the ground, but we are told that Communism is the fairest, most equitable, freest, and most prosperous economic system in the world. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy?

 

No, you’re being gaslighted.

 

 

***The most egregious example of gaslighting is the concept of “white fragility”. You spend your life trying to be a good person, trying to treat people fairly and with respect. You disavow racism and bigotry in all its forms. You judge people solely on the content of their character and not by the color of their skin. You don’t discriminate based on race or ethnicity. But you are told you are a racist, not because of something you did or said, but solely because of the color of your skin. You know instinctively that charging someone with racism because of their skin color is itself racist. You know that you are not racist, so you defend yourself and your character, but you are told that your defense of yourself is proof of your racism. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted.

 

Gaslighting has become one of the most pervasive and destructive tactics in American politics. It is the exact opposite of what our political system was meant to be. It deals in lies and psychological coercion, and not the truth and intellectual discourse. If you ever ask yourself if you’re crazy, you are not. Crazy people aren’t sane enough to ask themselves if they’re crazy. So, trust yourself, believe what’s in your heart. Trust our eyes over what we are told. Never listen to the people who tell you that you are crazy because you are not, you’re being gaslighted.”

 

The Turning 2020 - a 70 day prayer and fasting event.

As we approach the 2020 ELECTIONS. Let us join together, as ONE VOICE, and we pray for our nation. We are not just praying for revival but we are praying for a REFORMATION of men’s hearts throughout the world. We need the fire of the Holy Spirit to usher in a new era of awakening around the globe. Declare these verses with me!

A. As with any time of prayer, I encourage you to begin with Praising the Lord (Psalm 150:1-6, Psalms 95:1-11, Psalm 24:8-10) for who He is and what He has done! Greet Him by lavishing your love upon and to Him!

B. Then, ask the Lord to search your heart (ASK HIM TO SHOW YOU what you don’t see in your heart) to bring those hidden things to your attention; ANYTHING that is there that is blocking your prayers from being heard.

C. Then DEAL WITH WHAT HE TELLS YOU; this is called repentance. Repentance is what cleans us, making us righteous. It opens wide heaven’s gates which allows us entrance into the throne room of grace before our Holy and Righteous God. We MUST confess our sin — this is not a one-and-done (salvation) as many people have been taught; this is a CONTINUING conversation. For clarity, we all know about the “biggie” sins (10 commandments and such, and most of us stay clear of those — right?), but those sins are not the only sins needing repentance. The Word of the Lord says this in James 4:17 — to him who knows what is right and does it not, it is sin. This is why I say we need to ask the Lord to show us because we don’t always remember our sin, or we call it other things like; procrastination, forgetfulness, we didn’t think we needed to, it was important to us... you get the idea. Father, search my heart, and know me; see if there is any wicked way in me! — Psalms 139: 23-24. We give the Lord permission to KNOW us intimately.

D. Take Communion! I HIGHLY encourage you to be taking communion; as OFTEN as you do, you are REMEMBERING HIM and PROCLAIMING HIS COMING (I Corinthians 11:25-26, Matthew 26: 26-28, Luke 22:17-20)! It was the last thing our Lord did with His disciples so let’s do this in remembrance of ALL He has done!

E. And then they sang a hymn (Matthew 26:30). So let’s Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth – John 4:24 (PSALMS 95:6, Isaiah 12:5, Psalm 29:2, Psalm 95:1-6)!

F. Regarding fasting: I encourage you to ask the Lord what He would have you fast — invite Him into the conversation. We do all everything we do WITH THE LORD! We should never think we can do ANYTHING FOR the Lord (that’s works). We INVITE HIM into every conversation and ask Him... He DELIGHTS in talking with us, His children.

May you encounter the Lord in new and glorious ways during these days leading up to the election. This is our time of decision... and GOD IS FAITHFUL to those who seek Him (Deuteronomy 7:9, I Corinthians 1:9, Psalms 91:4, 2 Thessalonians 3:3)! Friends, let’s take time to FIND the Lord while He may be found! Maranatha

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The following is the list of scriptures that a friend, Ted Vanlandeghem created and shared. He called his declaration, "The Turning 2020 - 70 Days of Prayer and Fasting.  Join with me as we declare the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!  Jesus come!

1. Psalm 85:6 ESV Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

2. Isaiah 57:15 ESV For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

3. Psalm 80:19 ESV Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved!

4. 2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV If my people who are called by my name 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.

5. James 4:8 ESV Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

6. Ezekiel 37:1-14 ESV The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.

7. Habakkuk 3:2 ESV Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.

8. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

9. Acts 2:1-47 ESV When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.

10. Psalm 51:10 ESV Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

11. Psalm 19:7 ESV The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

12. II Timothy 4:3-4 ESV For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

13. Ephesians 5:14 ESV For anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

14. Matthew 6:33 ESV But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

15. Acts 3:19-21 ESV Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.

16. Isaiah 64:1-4 ESV Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence— as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil— to make your name known to your adversaries, and that the nations might tremble at your presence! When you did awesome things that we did not look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence. From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.

17. Psalm 22:27 ESV All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.

18. Isaiah 55:6-7 ESV “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

19. Acts 3:19-20 ESV Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus.

20. Isaiah 40:28-31 ESV Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted, but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

21. Ephesians 5:14-21 ESV For anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.

22. Matthew 24:14 ESV And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

23. John 3:16-17 ESV “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

24. James 4:6 ESV But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

25. Jeremiah 6:16 ESV Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

26. Isaiah 6:5 ESV And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”

27. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 ESV For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

28. Psalm 119:25 ESV My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!

29. John 9:1-41 ESV As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

30. Ephesians 5:14-25 ESV For anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, ...

31. Hosea 6:1-6 ESV “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.” What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away. Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light.

33. Psalm 119:154 ESV Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!

34. 1 John 1:9 ESV If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

35. Psalm 80:18 ESV Then we shall not turn back from you; give us life, and we will call upon your name!

36. Romans 1:16 ESV For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

37. Psalm 119:107 ESV I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!

38. Revelation 7:1-17 ESV After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, ...

39. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 ESV Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

40. Psalm 51:10-13 ESV Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.

41. 1 Kings 18:21 ESV And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.

42. Acts 17:10-11 ESV The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now, these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

43. Hosea 6:2 ESV After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.

44. Isaiah 44:3 ESV For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.

45. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 ESV Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

46. Acts 1:8 ESV But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

47. John 3:16 ESV “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

48. Jeremiah 30:17 ESV For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’

49. Revelation 17:1-18 ESV Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk.” And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations.”

50. Revelation 3:20 ESV Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me.

51. Jeremiah 33:3 ESV Call to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

52. Isaiah 40:1-10 ESV Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

53. Malachi 3:3 ESV He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord.

54. John 3:3 ESV Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

55. Jeremiah 6:15 ESV Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,” says the Lord.

56. Psalm 138:7 ESV Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

57. Psalm 119:50 ESV This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.

58. Revelation 3:17 ESV For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

59. Isaiah 40:28 ESV Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

60. 1 John 5:14-15 ESV And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

61. John 16:26 ESV In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf...

62. Zephaniah 2:3 ESV Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord.

63. Isaiah 35:1-10 ESV The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped...

64. Revelation 3:11 ESV I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.

65. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 ESV Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.

66. Malachi 1:11 ESV For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.

67. Psalm 119:149 ESV Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.

68. Psalm 119:37 ESV Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.

69. Psalm 71:20 ESV You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.

70. Nehemiah 4:6 ESV So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.