What I Do When I am Afraid

Fear. It has been my best friend at times in my life. Trust me on this. Its no friend to have. I was taught it well, it comes with a fallen nature of the human race. There is only one way to deal with it. It is an enemy. You have to look at it that way. It is the worst enemy of my soul. It is a disease of the heart. Dis-ease, no ease, no peace in the heart. Not a cool thing to have in the heart. It disables, it paralyzes, it releases toxic chemicals in the brain which incapacitate reason and clear thinking, and it defies that God is good and faithful. It is the loudest witness against Jesus and what He actually  came to do for us. So what do I do when I am afraid, seemingly unable to get back to peace? what do I do when my circumstances are causing my heart to race, my mind to race and my gut to churn because I do not think any of the present crisis will end in anything but pure disaster. Fear paints the worst picture possible. It is a an evil spirit. My job is to do everything in my power and the power of God to keep it and its thoughts and imaginations out of my life.
First when I am really backed up against the wall, I pray in the Spirit. Because it lets my rational thinking mind be still for once and allows the Holy Spirit to pray the perfect prayer in and through me. Second I ask God to protect my thinking and my soul with His Blood. Nothing can cross the Blood line. (Revelations says: they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb, the Word of their testimony and loving not their lives unto death) Third, I put worship on and I worship without feeling like it, (because I never feel like it when I am in terror) Fourth, I start saying out loud what I  believe about God to be true, directly to Him. I tell Him, I believe you are God, you are faithful, you are full of mercy and kindness, you said you would never leave me nor forsake me, you said you made me more than an overcomer, that when I am weak, you are strong, that you came to destroy the works of the enemy, ....I go back to Isaiah 41:10 and Isaiah 43...and I read them out loud. Fear Not is in the Bible 144 times. Apparently God knew we were going to need to read that more than once. In the New Testament it is said 27 times. God knows us but He also is inviting us to turn our face to His eyes and climb into His presence and tell him aloud we will commit to trust in Him no matter what. There is something about saying it out loud to Him. I TRUST IN YOU TODAY. I WILL NOT FEAR....I WILL KEEP MY EYES ON YOU TODAY. Every other thought that comes along I will cast down and put it under Your feet! You are Lord today over my mind, my emotions, my will. I will only mediatate on what you say and what you tell me to do. Peace will come, It will come. I promise you, it is yours for the asking and He is present in the Person of the Holy Spirit to Stand By, Comfort, Counsel and Defend you, Interceed for you...He wont leave you ever, He Promised, He promised He would  bring you peace. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want for anything, He leads me through the valley of the shadow of death. Through the valley,..its a shadow, it talks of death but it is not death, Life abundant came with His sacrifice. When you gave your heart to Him you inherited that LIFE. I would have lost heart unless I believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Its coming, His goodness is racing to be at your side, hang on and by all means tell that thing (fear) to go back to hell where it belongs. :)

A Reminder from House

Yesterday in school, our Pastor and staff came with exhortation.Thanking God for this today. It so encouraged my heart.  I thank God He led me into some understanding  of His ways early in my life. I established habits that have created a net for more truths to be taken in. But for those who have not yet known to do these things, its not too late.
Jesus is also called the Word. (see John's gospel) The Word is exalted even above His name by God Himself, it says in the scriptures. (Psalm 138:2) To spend time reading it each day is so key to knowing Him, following Him, and changing our minds to think like Him. He brought a Kingdom when He came but if I don't know how it operates, even though I have given my life to Him, I will live outside of the gates all my life bombarded by the enemies of this kingdom with no power to overcome. I have to read It. It has the keys to life, it is the Truth! Its truth is above every other truth. In my early days, I read the Word because someone preached that I should. I diciplined myself and found the more I read it, the more hungry I became. I would play worship while I read it and it became a conversation with God that grew more intimate as the days and years went on. I journaled and prayed in the Spirit as part of this morning time with God. So you might ask, what came of it all? The half is not yet known, but this much I do know. The depths of God are unsearchable. I saw supernatural things as I raised my children, many accidents averted including the death of my husband three different times, as God led me to pray before the events occurred. I had words for the broken hearted, I found wisdom when I needed it. My life was not perfect; I had no idea God was so good and kind, and that He always saw me as righteous. I did not know the whole package that was purchased at the cross. I had no idea of the fullness of the inheritance He purchased for me, but as I came into this house of God, in Redding, where these truths were taught, I had a foundation already in place to which to fasten these truths. So I encourage my readers this morning to go after God and His words early each day and commune with Him, and you will find an increasingly abundant life opening up. It will be like the dawn breaking after the long night and you will never want to go back to anything else as long as you live. Thank you Pastor Bill and staff for your Wisdom and love for us; it is making a difference in eternity!

ALLERGIC TO FEAR

Its the one disease there is a 100% guaranteed cure for. Trust me, you want it. You want no part in fear. You were created to dominate the earth with God. Anything like fear that comes and talks, should never have an audience or the floor. Say no to that imposter. If anxiety or fear start to move into my thoughts, I go back to the Creator and ask Him..how do I get an alignment here because there is a thought operating in my mind that is an alien. It does not belong to us! So what about the news, tragedies, broken relationships or financial woes? you may be asking...Sorry but fear will not solve any of it and while its working it will take away your health and peace. So go to the Great I Am and get the medicine you need and get allergic to that thing. And soon you will be walking in power, love and a sound mind every day of your life.

Old Health Care Reform

So there is an old Health Care Reform that doesn't get as much press as the new one. Its based on a low economic package within reach for all. All one needs is to be able to think, and speak or read or have someone in the family able to that for them. There is little to do to sign up, just a simple transferring of ones self into the system by a verbal heart felt  agreement. The author of this bill actually paid for the entire package and it includes just about every treatment and ailment one could come up with. By now you probably guessed what I am getting at.
There was one who was born for such an undertaking, was willing to pay in blood, to allow all who would to sign on and receive the benefits.
It was said when the men of that place (where he was seen) recognized him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to him all were sick and begged him that they might only touch (grab hold of and cling to, becoming one with) the hem (symbol of supreme authority) of his outer clothing. As many as touched it were made perfectly well.
So the package was free and still is.
There are no laws that contain it, or nullify it or change who can sign on and get it free.
All one had to do (this is still available) or need to do now...
Is recognize that such a package exists, make a contact with the Author and verbally agree to come under his authority, change the way they think and start reaping the free benefits. I know. Its too good to be true, but I wouldn't lie to you.
The author by the way, is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Jesus. Yes. He came to deliver forgiveness. healing, restoration, prosperity of body, mind and soul and a million other benefits. He is in the giving business. Want to sign on? its not too late.

God is good all the time.

Just returned from a conference with Bill Johnson on this theme of God's goodness. I don't know if they counted all the people that were healed but many hands were up at each session. The healings included, years of tail bone pain (several women healed of this), to hernia repaired, back pain from years of scoliosis "90%" gone,vision returned and glaucoma reduced ...so many I can't recount them all. In addition, many came forth for prayer with depression, continual grief ("for no reason"), and other disorders of the emotions and mind and reported great relief. The woman with continual grief started uncontrollably laughing and you could see joy came from heaven and just engulfed her. 
All so good and great cause for rejoicing to see our kind, heavenly Father surround people and heal their afflictions. But I want to share what it did in me as I partook in praying for people. His great love, the love He has for His children, the love that caused Jesus to lay down His life, just filled up my heart. I felt overflowing love for strangers who came for just a touch from God. I saw in their eyes as they received a knowing, that yes, He is indeed a good God and the thankfulness and joy produced in the gathering each day was overwhelming. It was enough to cause one to dance, which I did on  more than one occasion, and I saw why David broke out in dance before the tabernacle, just filled with the wonder of His unfailing love and devotion to us. The way He knows how to make each one know that His touch was for them alone! The wonder of it! Its too much to absorb and I am not sure how to process it all in my thinking but returned to Redding with such thankfulness and joy, aware of His invisible presence so much more wanting to invade our world. He is waiting for me and you to let Him out, to give Him a chance to love through our words and touch. He is waiting for vessels like us, to get so full of Him and His ways and words that we spill. He is waiting for us to come and be intimate with Him, receive that great love so that we have enough to share and more. He wants to show us the Father's heart, it was always His intent and it has never changed. I am saying yes to the  challenge. This world is dying for power and love and demonstration that the Jesus we have been confessing all these years is indeed the Way, the Truth and the Life.