Ears to Hear

1 Peter 5:8-9

8Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Ephesians 6:10-12

10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Daniel 10 12-13

12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.

Today I want to talk with you all about spiritual warfare. This was not my original message but I was lead in this direction. At times it seems that life is coming at us from all sides crushing us. You become physically, mentally, and emotionally tired. The more we try to push forward new problems arise. It’s like weeding a garden, just as soon as you pull up a few weeds ten more pop up.

As Christians we have to realize that once we have committed our lives to Christ we will undergo test. We will have struggles. The devil will come after us. He will attack our finances, our relationships, our health, our jobs even our peace of mind. His purpose is to steal, kill and destroy.

When we face adversity in life we sometimes forget its source. It’s not a person that we should fight against, but against rulers, against powers and principalities. The word of God tells us that Satan searches this earth for people to attack and take out if he can. When we pray we must trust and believe that God hears our prayer. Stand firm, rooted in the Word of God. We can not be moved. We can not doubt.

Once we have made our prayer known to God we must leave it there; casting our cares upon Him. We can not pick them back up. When we do this we show that we don’t trust God to do what He said He would do. This is when the enemy creeps in and plants seeds of doubt and fear. We then pick the problem back up and take it out of God’s hands.

We should pray and believe God will answer. When we go back in prayer it should be only to thank Him for what He is doing or is going to do in our lives. I know that this is a long one so I will stop here. As always please keep these words in mind. And if it applies to you use it; if it doesn’t pass it on to someone who can. Be blessed.

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I have a group of friends that I have had for a very long time. We have watched each other grow up… We have grown up together…We have all encouraged each other at one time or another “It’s going to be ok…God is going to work it out…What does not kill us only makes us …”

I want to encourage all of you…I have seen such growth…such change…such strength in each of you.  We have all faced a lot over the past year. We have had to see some uncomfortable truths about ourselves and the people in ours lives. We have faced the things that we hid from ourselves…buried things…things long forgotten…but we faced them…because we faced them we have been set free from the things that we fear most. We have been strengthened…purged. Someone dear to me said “You can’t put new wine in an old wine skin” at once I had a deeper understanding…a fresh, relevant understanding of something that I have both read and heard before.

In order for God to do the things that He wants to do in our lives we have to let go of the things that hinder us…we have been praying for the things known and unknown that are not of God to be revealed and removed from our lives…It is happenening and we are becoming more mature in Christ because of it. We are truly growing from faith to faith and glory to glory. Praise God that we have each other…He is truly moving in our lives.

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I want to be happy. I don’t think that it’s asking too much. I am trying to hold on to my faith in God and believe that things will work out for me. I’m tired of barely making it…I’m tired of being without companionship…I’m tired of crying myself to sleep because I’m lonely. When I hear the good news of others I sometimes want to cry, not because I’m jealous but because I know I’m about to lose them again. It goes back to that cycle…when they experience trials I am usually there for them…when the trial is over our time is over…

I don’t know what is to feel pretty or good enough…I know that those are my issues and no one elses…I have to work them out…I have had terrible luck so far

My negative attitude brings about a negative outcome…I can’t even have make believe happiness. I can’t tell myself a made up bedtime story that has a happy ending for me. I try…it starts out good but they all end up with me alone…what does that say about me…I won’t allow myself happiness…I don’t think that I deserve to be happy…I don’t know…

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When I last wrote I gave truth…my truth for me and how I see things. Today I want to talk about honesty. I honestly have no idea how to function in a healthy relationship. I have been treated so poorly for so long by so many that I honestly don’t know what a normal relationship is like. I want one…but it’s hard for me to trust and experience true intimacy. I’m afraid to let my guard down and allow someone into my life. I would love to have someone to share my thoughts with…To encourage me when I’m down.

I had to officially let go of the last chapter of my life. It was bad and I stayed too long but I finally got divorced. I was so broken and lost, I continued to go back to what I knew whether it was good for me or not. I am tired of that also. It is a sign of weakness and I am not weak. It took me a while but I did it. I’m ok with it…my kids got to see their father…to spend time with him but to also see him for the man that he is both good and bad. They are older and now understand why their parents aren’t together. I don’t feel like a bad mother for being interested in someone else or trying to hid him from them.

I want to be held…kissed…touched but I’m afraid of that also. I know it sounds weird but I read all these stories about women who lost their desire to have sex…the pleasure…or both after having a hysterectomy. Not to mention all of the stitches I have healing on the inside. If I’m hesitant to express my feelings how I going to allow myself to be vulnerable enough to say I want to be with you but I’m afraid to have sex with you because it might not feel the same…Well my stitches are just about healed and I still have the desire so something has to change.

That is my truth…that is real honesty…maybe things will get better now that I have admitted to my faults…

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Life is like a jig-saw puzzle…a million piece jig-saw puzzle and we have to make the pieces fit.  Our approach to solving this puzzle determines how successful we are. Some people start putting things in groups by size, shape, and color. Others try to put together pieces that fit into small sections. Then you have your big picture people, they like to look at the finished product, study it, taking in everything. Then they work on the edges because they are pointy and not rounded, easily identified. Once that is completed time to fill in the middle…they don’t care where they start as long as they start…they keep their eyes on the finished picture and create the middle with the pieces they are given…it doesn’t matter about the size, shape or color because they will all be used.

Life is like that, we have one life and if you are driven you have goals. If you are lucky enough to know Christ all the better, because He will help you to accomplish His will for your life. We don’t get to pick our family or the life we were born into…these are some of our puzzle pieces. Growing up in broken homes, from broken marriages. Living in poverty, truly knowing what lack is. Growing up in a dysfunctional household. All of these things are puzzle pieces. 

God’s plan for our life…births…funerals…marriage…divorce…children…broken hearts and bad relationships…more pieces. The good times…laughing…flirting…smiling…being happy…feeling accomplished and successful all play a part in the big picture. They are all pieces to our individual puzzle.

If we stay focused on what we want to accomplish in this life according to God’s will for our lives we can make the pieces fit. We can make it work…it’s all about the big picture and how we approach it. Take a step back and look at your big picture, I did…I see all the people in my life…what piece they are and how they fit. I found some pieces and have no clue where they belong but I will one day as the pieces come together.

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I woke up this morning and I re-read my post and realized that my older post pertain to God and my most recent post was all about me I will correct that but not now.

I am tired of losing the people that I love to drugs and jail. I lost my mother to them, because of that my grandmother raised me. I lost my brother to them he is currently incarcerated. My ex-husband fell victim to drugs. Most recently I lost my sister to drugs and jail.

I feel like everything happens in cycles and I am repeating a cycle. When I was pregnant with my second daughter I lost my mother to complications of AIDS/HIV, my sister was sent to jail shortly before that and appeared at the funeral in shackles. I was on bed rest and my life was in turmoil.  I was grieving the loss of a mother who wasn’t there for me. The loss of a sister who despite her faults and drug addiction tried her best to love me and take care of  me. And to make matters worse I discovered that my husband at the time was making advances towards my friend.  And my best friend in the world lived out of state and was trying very hard to get her life to her life together.

I was completely alone…I couldn’t drink or smoke or use drugs because I was pregnant and I had a new baby…my girls are 13 months apart. I had to trust in and rely on God.  I feel like history is repeating itself….

I am losing my sister…I am divorced…my friends and family have problems of their own and can not hold my hand….all I have is God and my babies…

The last time I was in this place God brought me out and I was a new creation in Him! I spoke with such power and authority because I believed in God’s word. I was young maybe 23-24….I was on fire for God…I had a zeal for God…..I woke up praying and praising and I went to bed doing the same….I had nothing else I had no one else….I was forced to trust God and it was for my good.

I count it all joy because it helped to mold me into the person I am today. God blessed me then and He will do it again…and I’m being vocal about it! I am standing on His word, walking by faith and not by sight. 

Maybe next time we can discuss something more

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I don’t know where to start…. I was thinking about writing a book, however my thoughts are too fragmented.  In the past 7 months I have endured an overwhelming amount of stress, my friend suggested on several occasions that I blog about it. I don’t think people really care what I have dealt with or have to say.  It is however a healthy outlet for my personal expression.  I don’t do facebook so you won’t see post from me every 5 seconds.  I am concerned about what to write because I will expose parts of myself that I keep hidden. 

I am 35 years old and have 2 daughters. I am divorced. I had a hysterectomy 5 weeks ago. I now deal with feelings of inadequacy because I will never be able to give birth to a child again. I am thankful for my girls they mean the world to me, however I will never know the join of feeling a life grow within me again.

I have several other health issues that I don’t want to go into now.

I am tired of losing the people that I love to drugs and jail!

I am standing on God’s grace and mercy to get me through this difficult time. I have to remain strong and rooted in the word of God.

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I want to speak on the goodness of God.  The scriptures are too numerous to list that tell us about the goodness of God.  His grace, His mercy, His favor, and His unfailing love are enough to go on about all day.  As I grow spiritually I realize that God is truly an ever present help in a time of trouble.  He is a friend, comforter, provider and shield.  He is truly everything that that we need in any and every circumstance.  As long as we trust Him and believe that He will do everything that He has promised to us in His word we will be better than OK.  He has placed a Spirit of Thanksgiving on my heart that I wanted to share.  I am thanking God in advance for everything that He has in store for.  I am so thankful that He has truly given me ears to hear and eyes to see.  That I am being led by the Holy Spirit who truly is my teacher and my guide.  I pray that you all take some time to meditate on the goodness of God. 

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Recently God has been revealing things to me that I am to do.  Things that will bring about change in not only my life but in the lives of others.  In order for these things take place I must be obedient.  He reminded me of the scripture below…

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.

If we are not obedient we are not pleasing to God.  If we are not obedient we not only hinder our progress but the progress of others.  It’s about the Kingdom Connections that I spoke on previously.  God places people in our lives for specific reasons, it maybe to pray them through something…to be a blessing to them…to testify….to be a living breathing example of Christ.  However if we are not obedient to Christ and His will for our lives we will never accomplish these things.  I do not want that for myself nor do I want to be a hindrance to others because of my disobedience.  We will all be held accountable for our actions or not acting at all.  I have enlisted the help of a friend that is going to hold me accountable.  I encourage you all to find some type of accountability.  We MUST be obedient, if we want to not only be pleasing to God but also accomplish the things that He has for us.  Time is of the essence…this is the season of breakthrough for the Church….pray for ears to hear and eyes to see the things that God will have us do at this time so that we may be obedient.

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Your Destiny is now! Your Destiny is now! Embrace that which has been spoken over your life.  Embrace the Anointing! Embrace the Calling! Accept the path which I have chosen for you.  Move forward my children for the time has come to trust Me to accomplish what I have spoken over your life both in and through you.  The time is now GET UP! Get up and go forward conquering like Joshua, be strong and very courageous! Every place that you set your foot shall be yours!

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I am led to write today about the days ahead…Life as we know it will be changed.  Our current season is a season meant to both strengthen and strip away.  It is a time to build up our most holy faith but also a time to strip all things that do not pertain to Godliness away.  It is a time when dead relationships and strongholds are removed.  When those things of the past have been left in the past. It is also a time of total dependence on Christ.  When we truly recognize Him as our everything….Provider, Comforter, Friend, Healer, Protector, Deliverer, Savior… Jesus.

We must endure these things to thrive in the days ahead.  We must endure long suffering now to succeed later.  We must be strong so that we may help to carry those who are weak.  If we do not overcome the obstacles, trials and tests that we conquer now we will not be strong enough mentally, physically or spiritually to overcome in these last and evil days. 

The future is promising for God’s children because we have His word….His promises to us.  But for those who are lost, that have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Personal Savior, they are the one’s that the Bible speaks of in Revelations….Woe to the inhabitants of the Earth. 

It has already begun….the birth pains spoken of in the Gospels and Revelations…It will be as in the time of Noah….life as normal…the non-believers mocking the people of God proclaiming that the end is not upon us….Wars, rumors of war….Plague….Famine…People have become lovers of themselves and lovers of money no longer loving one another….

We must open our eyes and ears…we must pray that God gives us eyes to see and ears to hear in these last and evil days.  We must pray for wisdom, knowledge and understanding. We must also pray for the resources that we need to not only  survive but to excel, to thrive, to be a blessing to others so that we may continue to advance God’s kingdom.

The days ahead will usher in a new thing. We must do an inventory of ourselves and decide what things we need to let go of. Pray that we have all the right people in our lives.  Yield ourselves completely to God.  Surrender our will for our lives to God’s will for our lives.  We will need total and complete, unmovable, unshakable faith for the days, weeks, and months ahead.  God is preparing us for the battlefield…He will not send us out ill-equipped…He will give us Special Forces Training in the Spirit and we will not only fight but also overcome so that we may help win more souls for the Kingdom of God.

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Recently I have recognized that many of the people in our lives are not for our good.  They are full of lies and deceit.  They have a separate agenda.  These people outwardly proclaim that they want nothing but the best for us but inwardly they hope for our demise.  It reminds me of Psalms 35 that speaks of evil men that come against David for no reason.  They repay his good with evil.  We are truly living in the last days….The bible tells us that people will become increasingly wicked…that they will be lovers of themselves…lovers of money…full of pride….boastful.  These are the people that we have allowed to enter our lives and cause confusion.  They are the nay sayers and the negative Nancy’s that like to rain on your parade.  The people who are always trying to bring you down.  Get these people out of your life before the new year starts. 

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 The Spirit Of The Lord says;

    Many may fall at your right and left, but because you have made Me your Refuge, you will be stable.  I Am going through My garden to remove the tares that have grown and entangled itself around my true plant.  Draw your energy from the deep roots you have in Me.  My children that have placed their trust in Me will grow deeper in Me, for now more than ever they know that I Am their true hope.  This transition has hemmed you in to Me and my Word.  We are truly becoming One.

    All that hear and hearken to My voice in these times when confusion attempts to cause you to be moved, will from my Word receive double honor.  Stand and believe Me because of My Word and I will give you double for your shame.  Those who are being led by My Word and not by their emotions or by their circumstances and all who will not give up will reap the rewards of their harvest.  As the days become more and more difficult, some that sat at My table will leave My house for the momentary pleasures that bring a lifetime of misery.  Yet, I will have a remnant that will stay true and faithful to Me and My Word.  I and my Word are one and that will never change.  I Am watching those who are faithful to My Word, so that I may shower over them blessings.  They will be My Josephs’ in this season.  Families will be preserved because of their faithfulness to do My Word.  I will instruct them in the night season with dreams and visions.  They will have witty inventions and creative ideas in a time when all seems lost.  Supernatural wisdom will be given to them, because they have kept themselves pure and holy.  Just like Joseph they will refuse to be dictated to by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life.  They know how to run when faced with sin for a season.  They will still be holy.  This will be the holy remnant that have kept themselves as virgins in this world, choosing to be holy vessels in these last days.  To be the dwelling place for My glory to shine forth.  My glory will go forth through the wisdom and abilities that My holy people will exhibit to a world that is in chaos.  Peace, I speak to my children, peace I command to rest upon My obedient ones.  Be empowered to prosper in every area of your life.  I have commanded My angel army to be at your side, to assist in all of the kingdom affairs.  You will succeed and nothing will hinder.  All that the enemy thought would hinder you will turn around and annihilate his plans and purposes against you.  You will step over his snares and traps this season and not give his plans a second thought, because you will cast down every high thing, every lie and cunning device.  They are old devices that are known to Me and the Kingdom, deceitful, prideful and  full of lies.  Be strong in Me and declare boldly to the spirit of the enemy, I will not stop, go back or give up.  Have a single vision now, do not be distracted, run to win.       

THE TRUMPET by Bill Burns — Dec. 14, 2009:
I am the Lord who loves you, who cares for you, who watches over you.  I am the Lord who brings salvation into your life.  I am the Lord who heals you and preserves you.  I am the Lord who directs you and calls you into places that you have never walked before.  I will escort you through the valley of vision.  I am the Lord most high who knows you personally.  I know your name.  I know where you are going, and I know how to bring you to that place of victory, says the Lord.  I will do so in this present season, so get ready for transformation.  Get ready to transcend those things that have been bothering you; those things that have been shackles; those things that have held you.  For in this season I will elevate you and bring the truth of My reality into your life.  In this season I will allow you to understand in a fresh way that you belong to Me, and nobody can take you out of My hand.  For I am the Lord who watches over you; who provides for you; who delivers and heals you.  So, My children, do not forget these things for I know many lies have been spoken into your ears by the evil one.  I declare to you this day who I am to you personally.  My love, joy and peace is a gift given unto you.  Fully receive these gifts. Fully embrace by faith that which I have given, says the Lord.

I started this because there are many things that God has revealed to me that I need to share with others.  Before I post anything of substance I want to sit down and pray and ask God what it is that he wants me to share.

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