James Goll and a Prophetic Word

I recently met James Goll and was enchanted by his style, his humor and his understanding of the scripture were challenging and inspiring.  It was a wonderful week-end of teaching and I was forever changed by the many "nuggets" he imparted.  I follow him some on his blogs, his writings and sometimes even his facebook postings so when I read this today, I knew I would have to blog.

I have had mixed emotions coming into this election; but I do know it is a cross-roads for our nation and a win or loose proposition.  My heart leapt when Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan as his running mate.  For the first time in this election process I had hope for change.  Then when Obama just didn't show up for the first debate, my heart continued to rejoice.  I have had many ups and downs in this process but as the election draws nearer I am humbly hoping for God's divine intervention and yet again I am asking for another chance for our country.

Then the hurricane (Sandy) was predicted to come in and I thought we may see some disruptions to the elections next week.  I continued to pray and still do pray for God's forgiveness, favor and mercy to be upon our country.  I am hopeful at times regarding the elections and then I again turn my heart toward prayer.

Then today, I read this from James Goll and just needed to share it with you, my readers.  Take a few minutes before you start to ask the Lord to speak to you; ask for clear understanding, wisdom and discernment and then read what James has shared.  Blessings!



Posted by James Goll on Monday, October 29, 2012:

WHEN THE NATION

IS THROWN A CURVE BALL

In early 2008, when the U. S. Presidential primaries were in full swing, I was given a visitation from the Lord. It was one I did not fully understand at the time. On the Republican side of the political aisle, John McCain had not yet secured his nomination from his party and Barak Obama was still in a heated debate with Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side of the ticket. Much was at stake and eventually; Barak Obama was elected President in the United States national elections close to four years ago.

A CONFIRMATION COMES

What I am about to share is to be discerned and prayed over – as is the case in all revelatory experiences. It was only in recent months, after I relistened to a recorded word given to me by a trusted prophet in January 2010 that I realized the magnitude of the word given directly to me by the Holy Spirit. This prophetic person stated that I had been given a visitation in early 2008 that was for the country that was governmental in nature. I had thought it was for then, but the Lord said it was a word for what was about to come.

When I received the word in January 2008, I wrongly interpreted the message. I thought, “Oh that is about my visitation to start Prayer Storm – the hour that changes the world.” I thought – that is a great confirmation! Only in recent months when I relistened to the word recorded on my phone, I realized my commissioning encounter to start PRAYER STORM was in April 2007 not 2008!  So my interpretation was wrong. I was left musing.

So I searched thru my materials and realized, “I did have a visitation in early 2008. It was governmental in nature and for the United States of America.” (Maybe my getting it wrong and then getting it right will encourage some of the rest of you in your 3-stage journey of revelation – interpretation – application!)

THE BACKGROUND

        I was alone sleeping in a downstairs room in my home in Franklin, TN. Michal Ann was still with us at the time though very ill with her long fought battle with cancer. We had round the clock home caregivers with her whether in our bedroom, hospital and rehabilitation unit. We slept the last two years of her dear life a part, as she was constantly being taken cared for.

So I was desperate and seeking the Lord that night in this little hide away room down in our basement. That night the Lord gave me a vivid dream followed by a waking vision and an experience where the external audible voice of the Lord came to me.

VISITATION FROM EARLY 2008

            In the dream, I saw the nation on a teeter-totter tipping back and forth going to and fro – with great instability. We were going up and down and up and down and it seemed there was no relief is sight. The United States was reeling from fatigue of wars, corruption and economic uncertainty.

         Then the voice of the Lord came in the dream, “Liberalism will reign for a season in the land and then it will become popular for moderarcy to rule which could ultimately lead to true conservatism.” (It was not the word I honestly wanted to hear from the Holy Spirit at the time but it came very succinctly to me anyway. Sometimes, we have to remove our own preconceived prejudices with our tainted filters to be able perceive a clear word from the Lord.)

         Suddenly was awakened from the dream and the basement room was tangibly filled with the presence of destiny. I then saw in the seer realm a “baseball game in action”. A young pitcher was throwing a ball to the plate with great force and seeming agility. It was a curve ball that appears to be a strike but instead it was not a ball for the batter not to swing at. Another player was squatted behind the plate with a huge catcher’s mitt. He caught the off target ball as it pounded into his glove.

Then the external voice of the Lord came to me saying, “When the nation has been thrown a curve ball, I will have a man prepared who comes from the state of Michigan and he will have a big mitt capable of catching whatever is thrown his way.”

HEARING A HARD WORD!

Strange word. I did not understand it except for the sequence – liberalism to moderarcy to the possibility of true conservatism.  I have “wrestled with this word and it has wrestled with me”. I remember even being in the state of Massachusetts at a church not long after this encounter, squatting to the ground and acting out the word about the Lord preparing a man from Michigan who would have a big Mitt! Mercy! Some liked what they heard and some did not. I was a bit clueless.

I thought it was for then – 2008 – and I guess part it was. Liberalism has ruled in the nation for the past four years. Some cheer this as a great success and other bemoan this as a disaster. Whatever your view, it has come to pass. Liberalism, unlike any recent time in modern American history, has ruled the land in the past four years.

But the Lord said there would be a man prepared who would come from the state of Michigan who would have a “big mitt”. Little did I know at that time that Mitt Romney – former Governor of Massachusetts, was born in the state of Michigan. Little did I know, when I received this in 2008, that he would win his parties primary for the 2012 national elections!

AT THE CROSS ROADS OF HISTORY

Let me give a word of perspective. We are not voting for a pastor or an elder or deacon of a church. This is not the next “senior pastoral selection committee”. There are many views and I value interaction, discussion and educated dialogue. Let me also be clear and state, I did not say who would win the national election. We have a free choice and God honors that. But He always offers us a choice.

As I have stated earlier, I have “wrestled with this word and it has wrestled with me”. I have pondered deeply if I should even share the word at all publically. I understand about praying revelation and at times not sharing your word with others. I have privately prayed more words than I have given in public. I have taught this realm for years and these truths are contained in my book The Prophetic Intercessor.

But being that we are in such a crisis of a crossroads in this nation, I for one cannot remain silent. I cannot let this word go unspoken. The Holy Spirit gave a confirmation to it to give me confidence. I have pondered and prayed thru this issue. I have made a decision to dare to be bold enough to share my subjective revelatory experience with you.

The New Testament says to, “Test all things and hold fast to that which is good.” But please, whatever you do, do not be apathetic in this hour. Get informed, even at this last minute, pray and seek the face of God and put works to your faith and VOTE!

This is our American liberty that men and women have fought and died for – the right for the voice of the people to be heard. I urge you – shake yourself off! Arise and make a difference. But this I do know: When the nation is thrown a curve ball . . . He has a plan!

Humbly Submitted,

James W. Goll

How Great Thou Art

Totally enjoyed listening to this guys rendition of How Great Thou Art that he apparently did as a memorial to a uncle for his aunt that he loves.

What a dedication of love, time, talent, and work this man has created.  I love the images that he chose, the story that they paint and of course the song that he chose.

Take a minute out of your busy day and sit back and listen.  What a great God we serve and how He so cares for us.  ENJOY!

Three Servants

Three servants received talents. Two traded and prospered, one hid the talent and failed. RISK is rewarded and CAUTION discouraged in the Kingdom. If you want more than what you have it requires RISK. - Lance Wallnau

This is a great word I received from Lance today. Don't you just love the photo image too?  This is such a great perspective.  I think as Christians we think we are suppose to "play it safe" yet God CLEARLY rewarded RISK.  When was the last time you heard that preached?

Here is the passage from the message bible as found in Matthew 25:14-18:

The Story About Investment

^14-18 “It’s also like a man going off on an extended trip. He called his servants together and delegated responsibilities. To one he gave five thousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, depending on their abilities. Then he left. Right off, the first servant went to work and doubled his master’s investment. The second did the same. But the man with the single thousand dug a hole and carefully buried his master’s money.

^19-21 “After a long absence, the master of those three servants came back and settled up with them. The one given five thousand dollars showed him how he had doubled his investment. His master commended him: ‘Good work! You did your job well. From now on be my partner.’
^22-23 “The servant with the two thousand showed how he also had doubled his master’s investment. His master commended him: ‘Good work! You did your job well. From now on be my partner.’
^24-25 “The servant given one thousand said, ‘Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, that you demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I might disappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money. Here it is, safe and sound down to the last cent.’
^26-27 “The master was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.
^28-30 “‘Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this “play-it-safe” who won’t go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness.’

Well, I know I am challenged to "step-up" a bit more after reading this.  Lord, help me to be courageous and not take the "easy, play-it-safe" way.  Amen!

Endless Love

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80′s arrived at the hospital to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. The nurse took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health.  He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer’s Disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him, ‘And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?’

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, ‘She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is.’

Rivers of Blood?

Yangtze River in China

Psalms 78:44

⁴⁴ And turned their rivers to blood,
And their streams, they could not drink. - NASB

Revelation 16:4

⁴ Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood. - NASB

So, we all know that Pharaoh (in Egypt) was given the ultimatum to "let my people go" or face the consequences and we all know he "faced those consequences" which were incredibly difficult in the least.  One of the "warnings" was Moses turned the water to "blood" and the people could not drink and had no water!  Not a fabulous scenario if you want to live in a dessert!  Water is a MUST everywhere but in a dessert - WOW!

Lake Camargue

Well, our rivers today are not turning to blood BUT they are turning blood RED! On September 9th, this year, the Yangtze River in China suddenly turned red!  Experts are saying it is caused by a salt-loving algae called Dunaliella Salina which produces a red pigment that absorbs and uses sunlight.  Hmmm - OK, that is the scientific reason but why NOW?  Why today?  Have you heard of this at all in recent years?  Um, well, I haven't in my lifetime.  Interesting in itself, but wait...

Lake Retba

then there is Lake in the Camargue of southern France on August 13th of this year and Lake Retba in Senegal, an African Lake that on July 10th, also of this year, you guessed it, turned reddish as well but it is reported that these lakes have an issue with salt and so that is the culprit.

All I know is that the earth is crying out of the return of Christ.  Everywhere you turn you hear of weird, new, interesting bits of information.  What you ask?  Like a tornado warning in Washington DC last month - really?  And the Dallas/Ft. Worth is having earthquakes!  Really?  There is flooding in Galveston and droughts in Colorado and the mid-west.  The earth is having "birth-pains".  Isaiah 26.  Maranatha!

the Upgrade!

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. - James 1:2-4

In other words, a test, a trial, a "problem" is just an opportunity for God to upgrade something in you; he wants to perfect somethi

ng In you! Go to Him and ask Him what He has to impart to you that could only happen through this situation, this event, this "problem". Talk to God about the solution to the problem, (the upgrade!*) don't focus and meditate on the problem. Refocus! See the difference? Listen to YOUR words and you will know what you are focused on - God's provision and upgrade or your issues and "problems". You are about to get an upgrade - rejoice! New tools, new wisdoms, new understanding!

When we get this, then we can live these verses of James with PURE JOY! God is for you and WITH you. GO to HIM for the wisdom of the ages! God wants you to go THROUGH. He hasn't left you but He needs to tell you/impart to you or upgrade you with something new!! Amen!

*The upgrade is a term used by Graham Cooke.

Holy...What does that look like?

So what is Holy and what does it look like?

So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that's coming when Jesus arrives. Don't lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn't know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God's life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, "I am holy; you be holy."

You call out to God for help and he helps—he's a good Father that way. But don't forget, he's also a responsible Father, and won't let you get by with sloppy living.

Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in. He paid with Christ's sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb. And this was no afterthought. Even though it has only lately—at the end of the ages—become public knowledge, God always knew he was going to do this for you. It's because of this sacrificed Messiah, whom God then raised from the dead and glorified, that you trust God, that you know you have a future in God. - I Peter 1:13-21 (the message).

I did some quick searches to find out a definition of what it is to be holy.  Here are a few of what I found out there on the Internet:

Holiness means to be set apart. God says in the Bible that he is a holy God. Therefore, he is like no other because there are no other real gods, just gods that people create. 

Since God is holy then anything he touches is also holy. Remember when God met Moses with the burning bush, God told him to take off his sandals because where he was standing was holy. 

This idea also transfers to us. If God has touched our lives through Jesus Christ then we are holy also. God said so in the Bible, "Be holy as I am holy." That means we should live a lifestyle that is irreproachable, one that shows we have God in our lives, not just mere religion. God expects a lifestyle from us if we are sincere. 

== My own interpretation == 

Absence of greed, jealousy, covetousness, avarice, pride, ego, anger, lying, slander, hatred, attachment, shamelessness, etc.

Then I found this:

The New Testament uses the word "holiness" in different ways, and it doesn't always mean exactly the same thing. In fact, different Greek word forms were used in the original texts, though they're all translated to "holiness" in English. The following verses (NKJV) provide examples of the various shades of meaning:

Luke 1:74b-75 - Might serve Him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

Here, "holiness" (Greek hosiotes) means "piety towards God; fidelity in observing the obligations of piety; demonstrating proper reverence and obedience."

Romans 6:19 - I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.

In this verse, the Greek word is hagiasmos, meaning "purification; consecration." It's in this sense that it includes being "set apart."

2 Corinthians 7:1 - Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

The Greek word this time is hagiosune, meaning "moral purity."

Hebrews 12:10 - For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.

This verse, speaking of the holiness of God Himself, uses the Greek form hagiotes, meaning "sanctity;" the idea being that God is completely "set apart," but that He gives man the chance to become a "partaker," or "have a share in," His holiness.

So why does this matter?

Being a mother of grown children now, my borders have expanded.  I used to only have close fellowship with the mothers of my young children's friends and now I am having fellowship with a larger group of people, with a more diverse age group, mainly adults and what I am observing, at times is a bit startling.

See I am a product of the "Jesus People" even though I was just a child when my life was radically changed and what I observed then in "Christianity" was that when people were "changed" by the touch of the Holy Spirit, they were CHANGED.  They received Christ and SUDDENLY they felt conviction over things they had previously embraced.  Their mindset changed overnight by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Their choices changed - radically.  Their behavior changed - immediately, NOT because someone was "preaching" at them, but because the Holy Spirit had invaded their soul and they were convicted.  They STOPPED doing a lot of "stuff" because of "conviction" and the world watched and scratched their heads as these "radicals" became transformed by the presence of a Holy God.

Conviction....hmmmm - that's a word that seems to have fallen by the wayside in this new environment of "grace", "tolerance" and "acceptance".  Conviction - when the Holy Spirit "arrests" you and says, "What are you doing?  Why are you doing that?  Do you love me?  'Cause if you love me, you will ride yourself of 'this or that'." And suddenly your heart MELTS and you fall to your face in repentance!  Yes, REPENTANCE!  Another word that seems to have been trampled in this "seeker friendly" Christianity.

A friend posted recently that they had observed that MANY churches built in the 1980's and '90's built their foundation on sand and the people (the congregations) finally are "waking up" and getting their heads OUT of the sand.  I don't know when the outpouring of the Holy Spirit slowed but I know the churches I saw built in the 1980's had a different emphasis on them than those that sprung up in the 1970's.  John Bevere said, "A true leader will see his vision as a way to serve people, a false leader will see people as a way to serve his vision."  This is EXACTLY the difference that we are seeing in many modern churches.  They have become "businesses" building a vision the pastor/leader "sees" rather than a place to serve people.

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?  And who may stand in His holy place?  He who has clean hands and a pure heart.  Psalm 24:3-4a (NASB).  Bill Johnson said, "The church gathers weekly around a sermon, but Israel encamped continually around the Presence.  Perhaps when we return to that priority, we, the church, will learn what it means to be a holy nation."  THAT'S IT!  WE must DESIRE the PRESENCE of the Lord CONTINUALLY... not just on Sundays during a 45 minute service.

See, I WANT to ascend into the places where the Lord is.  I WANT to stand in His HOLY place!  I WANT all that God has to offer and I NEED Him to change me, to purify me, to cleanse me and I need to choose to walk UPRIGHT and HOLY!  See God does His part, but we too have a part to play in this romance.  WE have to separate ourselves from participating in EVERYTHING that is NOT part of the Kingdom of God.  When we dabble in "things", we are choosing which Kingdom we will serve.  We are using "tools" and "devises" that either belong to the Kingdom of Light or the kingdom of darkness.  Everything comes down to TWO Kingdoms....EVERYTHING!

Joshua knew this and he declared it to the people when he said, "Now therefore fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in faithfulness.  Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.  And if it is evil in our eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.  But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. - Joshua 24:14-15.

In closing I want to share a link that I have shared before.  It is called "Revival on the Isle of Lewis" by Evangelist Dr. Duncan Campbell (Edinburgh, Scotland) and was given in Wisconsin in May of 1968.

A Mother's Joy...

Today I enjoyed a surprise lunch for a special friend with many of her friends; all arranged by her husband.  One of the coolest things that happened was when we all shared blessings over the birthday girl while her  80+ year-old mother listened.  It was such a joy to see these friends speak goodness and kindness over this dear sister while her mother got to hear every word.

As a mother, wouldn't that make your heart skip to hear people publicly esteeming YOUR child in your presence?  It was precious!  The mother finally closed out this time of sharing with a brief comment.  Her only words (while choking back tears of her own) were like a final cherry on top of a delicious dessert.  She simply said, "I adore her!"

Geeze, not a dry eye in the place after that statement as we all swallowed hard and brushed the tears from our cheeks.

This reminds me of 3 John 4 which says: "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are serving the King."  I saw this verse manifest today as a mother listened to the blessings about her daughter by her friends.  What a rich mother she is and what a fabulous friend.

I will not be able to be the daughter in this scenario as my own mother has passed forward to Glory, but I so desire to be this mother!  O to hear others testifying of the treasure my child(ren) have been.  What a GREAT Joy that would be!

Be strengthened my friends and train your children well!

Miracles bring REVELATION

Sunday, a week ago, there was a testimony at my church of a woman who was baptized about 2 weeks before at church.  She came forward (during a time of testimonies) to share what God had done.  The Sunday was FULL of testimonies...I will post the link below if you are interested in hearing them all.

During the service I KNEW God was moving mightily and I began writing notes as fast a possible and even still I couldn't keep up with the REVELATION that God was POURING into my Spirit, my mind, my heart, my life!  I KNEW I had to share it here, in the least, as I know many of us get weary at times - LOOKING FOR GOD and that's why we have this page because HE IS MOVING; we just have to find the "draft".  Like in sailing or in currents of water, you have to get into the "current", the "flow", the "draft", the "sweet-spot".

With my very busy month I have now entered, I haven't had much time to sit here and post of ALL THE GREAT THINGS GOD IS DOING but I felt I HAD to now because I see so many I love literally engaging in the very battle for their loved one's lives!  Again, this prompting by the Holy Spirit to post here was before I knew of the calamity's coming against some of you, your lives, your livelihood but GOD knew what the evil one was about to unleash and He sent "COUNTER MEASURES" to destroy the onslaught by the evil one!

FIRST, we have to come to a place where we are UNMOVABLE on ONE KEY POINT...and that point is what God gave me today to meditate on:   "Everyone knows that everything reproduces after it's kind. You plant corn and get corn, tomatoes yield tomatoes well this is because the creator is a God of order. God is good and EVERYTHING good comes from God. If something is "GOOD" (think about it - TRULY good!) you know it had to originate in God because God is ONLY Good. If it isn't good, then it isn't God. Simple math. Have a "GOOD" day! :-D"

Once you are TOTALLY SURE you know what God does and what is HIS DNA, His Modus Operandi is, you can easily move forward in your battle.  (And yes, once we declare our allegiance to HIM, HIS enemy is out to destroy our very lives).  The FIRST step in any "conflict", "problem", "issue" is to IDENTIFY it.  We can't battle effectively if we are "unstable", "unsure", "questioning", "wondering".  See GOD IS FOR YOU and satan is against you.  END OF STORY.  Left or RIGHT.  They don't mix, like water and oil...they are polar opposites, as far as the east is from the west from each other; NOTHING IN COMMON PURPOSE!  NOTHING!

So back to the testimony...This woman comes forward and says during her baptism she saw a vision.  The water became BLACK and she saw the letters "A-I-D-E-S" floating on the water.  She KNEW that when she went into the water that AIDES would fall off her there.  A week later, she went to the doctor (hard to hear on the video because she sat down - away from the mic but answered a question) and she is NOW MEDICALLY healed of HIV/AIDES.  The doctor confirmed there is NO trace of it in her blood.  NONE.  She asked the doctor how often does this happen and the doctor said, "it doesn't....this is miraculous". WOO HOO - THIS IS OUR DADDY at work!  These are HIS FINGERPRINTS all over this woman's life!  THIS is HIS handiwork!

There was then another DEATH defying testimony of a young child who fell in a pool and Jesus "waited" with her until the "people" came to save her.  AMAZING!

Another testimony was of a five year old boy who saw heaven and his parents, independently heard angel "bells" during the time of his "vision".  The mother (based on the child's description of his vision of heaven) went to the galleries of Akiane Kramarik (if you don't know who she is - Google her and find out!).  On this page: http://www.akiane.com/store   under the galleries of AGE 11 - you will find a white castle image (the 10th one over on the right).  This boy described this image to his mother as well.  She went to Akiane's web-site, pulled up the image, showed it to her son and the boy's mouth dropped open as he said, "Mommy, where did you get this?", STUNNED!  It was what he had seen in his vision.

Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord....THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS MOVING...FIND THE CURRENT - FIND THE JET STREAM.  POSITION YOURSELF, ask the Lord to TEACH YOU TO "walk in His TRUTH".  My heart is BURSTING with the incredible things God is doing.  Dark may be getting darker (I hear the news, I see the reports), but honestly, I am so blinded by the light (in my quiet times, my worship places, my walk with HIM), I really don't focus on it, because He is CAPTURING ME and pulling me to a higher place.  I want to go higher, deeper, more intimate with Him and I find myself in DEEP INTERCESSION for OTHERS to come to this place too!  It's NOT JUST FOR A SELECT FEW - it's for ALL OF US! He has provided a place of victory and rest for all of us in midst of our "storms".

Be encouraged prayer warriors and FIND that place of REST that ONLY COMES FROM BEING IN HIS PRESENCE!  It's in HIS PRESENCE that we find newness and life!

"Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too MIGHT (some will some won't) walk in NEWNESS OF LIFE. . . . Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him" - Romans 6:4, 8

"having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead"  - Colossians 2:12

"Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep SEEKING THE THINGS ABOVE, WHERE CHRIST IS, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory" - Colossians 3:1-4

Jesus said: “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live" – John 5:25

Then He went on to speak of our future resurrection: “Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice" John 5:28

One final thought...IF you have not been baptized (I am not talking about sprinkled.  I was sprinkled and my denomination called it baptism -  but later, as a 22 year old, I was baptized in full water...there is a difference in the SPIRITUAL REALM.  EVEN Jesus was FULLY IMMERSED and then the Spirit came UPON Him in the form of a dove) I would ENCOURAGE you to do so and be BAPTIZED!

REVELATION is springing forth and GOD IS MOVING!  Miracles are not just about the "event"  - they should be about the REVELATION we gain in seeing God's fingerprints, His DNA, His hands at work in our lives.  It's about us gaining and understand of just WHO OUR DADDY IS!  When we see the UNBELIEVABLE things of God (Miracles), it should move us to a place of being FULLY PERSUADED, UNCHANGEABLE, UNMOVING, UNSHAKEABLE...because the enemy is the father of ALL lies and we have to KNOW that what is FROM God is GOOD and what isn't good is NOT FROM GOD!

Praying for you my dear friends in the Lord.  RISE UP PEOPLE OF THE LORD RISE UP!  WOW!

LINK: the "Presence Driven Church" on 4-29-12

Holy Spirit by Bryan & Katie Torwalt

Back in November I posted this song, Holy Spirit, but today I another encounter with it and had to chronicle it here for you as well.


Here is the post I had to share on Facebook today:
Heard one of my children whistling this song in the other room just now. I had to go find the whole song on the internet. I started singing along, closing my eyes, raising my hands and before you knew it, I was DECLARING in full voice the words of the song along with the writer. In 5 minutes His presence invaded my life again, my heart, my soul, my mind, my attitude, my hope, my future, my thoughts...He instantaneously grabbed me and transported me away from all this STUFF and into His presence. It was incredible!

Take a minute, right now and get to a private place and listen. Heed the offer of getting to a private place because you too will want to declare with the writer the words that he penned here, loudly! It will transport you to HIS perspective, His goodness, His mercy, His arms!

Your Presence.

Holy Spirit you are welcome here.
Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere.
Your Glory God is what our hearts long for.
To be overcome by your presence Lord!

His presence changes EVERYTHING! Take a minute to find Him while it is still called today! GET INTO HIS PRESENCE - it changes EVERYTHING!

Here is your personal invitation to crank the volume and dance before HIM!  Get up and worship as you listen.  Listen twice, three times, a dozen - get it in your spirit!  HE IS ABLE!  WOW - I Love you, Lord!