Newness of Life

  Well, my computer literally fell apart and now I have a new one. It's actually a "gaming" computer because that was the only one that I could afford and that was on sale. I have no idea what makes it a "gaming" computer but I like it. The only problem is that I can't get my word program to work, so I can't write anything. That means that I have to write straight onto my blog or I can't write at all! So this should be interesting. I just have so much in my heart and mind to write about that I sometimes suffer from paralysis. I just don't know where to start, or how to say everything, so I am just going to start writing "stream of consciousness style" and then try to edit it down to something that makes sense. So, here I go... Where oh where do I begin? There is just so much! I really want to write about the Esther teaching that the Lord gave me because it's just so crucial for the season that we are in as the body of Christ. I don...

  Righteousness Is a Gift   Corrie Ten Boom was a young woman in Nazi Germany whose family helped hundreds of Jewish families escape Hitler’s death camps.  Tragically, her entire family perished in the Nazi Concentration camps. After the war ended, she travelled the globe preaching about the importance of forgiveness.  Following one of her talks in Holland, an officer who was at Ravensbrook concentration camp approached Corrie to ask for her forgiveness.  All of the pain and grief came flooding back to Corrie when she recognized that this man had been one of the officers at Ravensbrook.  As he held out his hand awaiting her reply, all she could see was the skeletal form of her dear sister, Betsy, who had died at Ravensbrook.  Although she had just spoken on forgiveness, she found that she was unable to take his hand.  As she stood there motionless, Corrie says that she cried out to God, “help!”  Suddenly, Romans 5:5 came to her mind. ...

  Honestly, I can't get enough of this race. It's just that glorious. I am not sure of the full meaning of this sign, but I do know that it points to His victory.  The reason I even looked at this race was due to a dream that I had about it. The names around this horse, the numbers, and the whole story point to one thing: One day soon the Lord is going to break onto the scene in stunning glory! First of all, the owner of this amazing horse that won against all odds (80:1) was a Christian-and that's just the beginning. The jockey's name is Sonny Leon, or "Son Lion" and the horse is owned by Rick Dawson, whose full name means, "Powerful Ruler, Son of David." But that's not all. The horse was trained by Eric Reed, which means "Ruddy Forever Ruler".  Reed means "ruddy".  "My Beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest of ten thousand." Songs 5:10 But this name has a few interpretations. The word "reed" in Strongs ...

  These aren't the most perfectly written blogs, but I feel an urgency to share them quickly, so please overlook my mistakes. Last night I dreamt that I was pregnant, and then I began saying hey I can’t be pregnant because I am way beyond child-bearing years. I was feeling disappointed. Then this morning in faith I open to Luke 1 and began reading about Zacharias and Mary. I noticed how Mary questioned the angel as to how the impossible promise would come to pass since she was a virgin. What leapt out to me was the “how” of this passage. The how is the most important thing, for it directs our faith eyes to God who accomplished the impossible through His Holy Spirit. In Christ, we have all things when we have the Spirit of the Lord! Praise God! Where have you heard the word of the Lord and the promise of God and said, “Lord, that is impossible?” This filled me with such joy, for Jesus said that it is His Father’s good pleasure to give us the Holy Spirit who gives us His Kingdom!...

 Mary only wanted to please the Lord, therefore she heard and believed the angel's words, and what was birthed in her was "utterly holy" (Living Translation). The Lord is overshadowing us by His Spirit, and those who will believe His word and forsake all else will birth things that are impossible with man. But it will come with a cost-it always does.  I dreamt of a pregnancy that was impossible, because the woman was well beyond child-bearing years. When God overshadows us, and we believe His word, and only His word, we will see the impossible in and through our lives-even "utterly holy" things that flesh cannot produce.  In this hour, darkness is rising. It is like when Jesus was about to be crucified, because the world hated the truth and loved the lie. Darkness and night are simply metaphors for deception, when sweet is called bitter, and bitter is called sweet and when the world will hate and even murder those who hear and love the truth. The crowds cried ...