Ok, I'm ready to move. That didn't take long! Went from stressed to blessed, 0-60mph! That's because you have to "let" God bless you. You can stand outside that circle if you want to. I can put my eye's on everything that's going on around me, or I can put them on Jesus. I'm just here, to climb over the side of the boat. The storm doesn't matter...the waves don't matter...the temperature of the water, and whether there just might be something big enough to swallow me in there....doesn't matter. Peter would have made it...he would have walked on the freakin' water had He not took his eye's off the Lord. The Lord rescued him anyway, but the point is, we could all dance on the water if we would stop getting our knickers in such a twist about life's inconsistencies, troubles and bumps. It doesn't have to be calm water to walk on it. Read the story.
(Ok, tomorrow I might be freaking out again...your free to remind me of what I just preached. )
It's amazing to me, that all these years, God has been leading me, teaching me pretty much just out of the word, and I come here, and there are a couple thousand people just like me, with the same language, paradigm and grid that I have. The square peg finds the square hole to fit in finally. God has a place for all of us. In His family, there is room for everyone. Don't you just love that about Him? And all it takes is Jesus. He did it all for us. I'm a happy camper.......
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
No Recess????
Well...God's little joke...everything has been changed! Of course it has! We are now thrown in with the twentysomethings, and doing the same Intro to IHOP that is required to go on staff here. That means 50 hours a week, plus some extra's. 25 hours in the prayer room, 12 in teaching, and 12 in team building. Home work is now expected...no just auditing classes, nosireebobtail, we're in the army now!!
A major overload on the brain, lot's of whimpering going on in the grey hair section....well...from me anyway. I went to the prayer room for an hour just to make sure God hasn't mixed up my file with someone else's. Appears everything is in order. So yippee! The adventure begins. I can't believe I prayed for this....
I need to go to bed now.
A major overload on the brain, lot's of whimpering going on in the grey hair section....well...from me anyway. I went to the prayer room for an hour just to make sure God hasn't mixed up my file with someone else's. Appears everything is in order. So yippee! The adventure begins. I can't believe I prayed for this....
I need to go to bed now.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Sabbath rest today
Thursday, we went down to visit the First Fruits of Zion folks in Marshfield, Mo. They are a Messianic online teaching ministry, that I really respect. So humble..
We phoned to ask to come down, and they graciously told us to come. When we got there we were given a tour of their facility. They print and construct their own resources for the most part. Dvd's, CD's, study materials. Some young men, treated us like queens, and patiently explained everything, and answered our questions. As we walked through an archway, I saw a print I had seen on their web site and liked, and mentioned it to Gwen. We went into an incredible library. Beautiful desks, chairs, and shelf after shelf of books, both new and rare, antiques from Jewish, Christian, and Messianic authors spanning hundreds of years. They also do the filming of teaching modules in there. We lingered there for a while, and they invited us to come anytime and spend the day in there. YES!!! As we finished our tour, one of the young men came out with a book and study guide that Gwen and I had actually planned on buying in the future, and gifted them to us. Love and the Messianic Age, by Paul Philip Levertoff is a project near and dear to their hearts. Out of print for many years, this important work is now being shared once again. Along with the gift of books, the young man handed me a copy of the print I had pointed out to Gwen. I was so blessed...it is titled "Called to Prayer" and features a man of faith, facing away in the Israel countryside, with his Talit on, blowing a shofar. Beautiful both in meaning and expression to me. I think it is my 'standing stone' for this time at IHOP. They also gave Gwen the first ever, "hot off the press" edition of Hayesod, a new teaching program on the roots and foundation of our faith. We will begin that sometime in January when we return.
This trip actually started with a pretty big challenge, in that when we got here, we found out that we had not received some important emails, and the program dates had been changed. We ended up being here a week early! Not only that...but now the program would extend that extra week in December, which I already have booked with clients. I had a bit of a melt down, then slowly over the next few days, as God blessed us again and again with little gifts, wining and dining us so to speak, we trust that this was just time to relax, get our bearings, and have a little fun! Monday the work starts, so tomorrow is the last day of our bonus week. We found a little church out by Longview Lake we want to visit in the morning. The scripture the Lord gave me today as we sat out by the lake, having our sabbath with a picnic, enjoying Him, and listening to the acorns dropping out of the trees around us, was Isaiah 61:3.
To grant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
They will be called "oaks of righteousness",
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
That's just what I feel He's been up to...giving me a garland instead of ashes...gladness instead of mourning, praise instead of fear. Rooted in love...giving me a firm foundation from which I will not be shaken in the days to come. Amen.
We phoned to ask to come down, and they graciously told us to come. When we got there we were given a tour of their facility. They print and construct their own resources for the most part. Dvd's, CD's, study materials. Some young men, treated us like queens, and patiently explained everything, and answered our questions. As we walked through an archway, I saw a print I had seen on their web site and liked, and mentioned it to Gwen. We went into an incredible library. Beautiful desks, chairs, and shelf after shelf of books, both new and rare, antiques from Jewish, Christian, and Messianic authors spanning hundreds of years. They also do the filming of teaching modules in there. We lingered there for a while, and they invited us to come anytime and spend the day in there. YES!!! As we finished our tour, one of the young men came out with a book and study guide that Gwen and I had actually planned on buying in the future, and gifted them to us. Love and the Messianic Age, by Paul Philip Levertoff is a project near and dear to their hearts. Out of print for many years, this important work is now being shared once again. Along with the gift of books, the young man handed me a copy of the print I had pointed out to Gwen. I was so blessed...it is titled "Called to Prayer" and features a man of faith, facing away in the Israel countryside, with his Talit on, blowing a shofar. Beautiful both in meaning and expression to me. I think it is my 'standing stone' for this time at IHOP. They also gave Gwen the first ever, "hot off the press" edition of Hayesod, a new teaching program on the roots and foundation of our faith. We will begin that sometime in January when we return.
This trip actually started with a pretty big challenge, in that when we got here, we found out that we had not received some important emails, and the program dates had been changed. We ended up being here a week early! Not only that...but now the program would extend that extra week in December, which I already have booked with clients. I had a bit of a melt down, then slowly over the next few days, as God blessed us again and again with little gifts, wining and dining us so to speak, we trust that this was just time to relax, get our bearings, and have a little fun! Monday the work starts, so tomorrow is the last day of our bonus week. We found a little church out by Longview Lake we want to visit in the morning. The scripture the Lord gave me today as we sat out by the lake, having our sabbath with a picnic, enjoying Him, and listening to the acorns dropping out of the trees around us, was Isaiah 61:3.
To grant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
They will be called "oaks of righteousness",
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
That's just what I feel He's been up to...giving me a garland instead of ashes...gladness instead of mourning, praise instead of fear. Rooted in love...giving me a firm foundation from which I will not be shaken in the days to come. Amen.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
A New Thing
The new adventure begins Saturday. Rosh Hashanah, how about that! The "real" new year, and the start of a new thing....hmmmm. I was laying in bed night before last and had one of those frozen moment times where I thought in panic, 'am I really going to go away from home for 3 months???' Doubt just assaulted my mind. Didn't sleep much. Brad has blessed it though and that's all I need, besides God's blessing. I have to agree....it probably looks pretty foolish for me to do this, at this time. Wisdom will be justified in the end. I have to rest in that.
Marla is in town today, so am hoping to see her however briefly. It's been almost 10 months since I've been to Jamaica. I miss everyone so much.
I will be in Kansas City for 3 months learning, I hope, how to establish a house of prayer, along with other biblical studies. Maybe someday, I will help start a H.O.P in Jamaica also! Wouldn't that be amazing! Only God knows!
Marla is in town today, so am hoping to see her however briefly. It's been almost 10 months since I've been to Jamaica. I miss everyone so much.
I will be in Kansas City for 3 months learning, I hope, how to establish a house of prayer, along with other biblical studies. Maybe someday, I will help start a H.O.P in Jamaica also! Wouldn't that be amazing! Only God knows!
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