Friday, July 23, 2010
Breakthrough!
Breakthrough! I can feel it! Something exciting is coming! Can't wait to see what God is up to. Can you feel it, too?
Thursday, July 15, 2010
He Was Pierced
Isaiah 53:5 says "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed."
Have you ever thought to ask, "Where was Jesus pierced for me? Where was Jesus wounded on his body for me? Where does he bear marks on his body for me and because of me"?
Ask. He might show you.
Have you ever thought to ask, "Where was Jesus pierced for me? Where was Jesus wounded on his body for me? Where does he bear marks on his body for me and because of me"?
Ask. He might show you.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Wrecked at Harvest Cry
Harvest Cry this year was better than ANY of the Harvest Cries we've had in past years. I knew I was in trouble from the start of Johannes Amritzer's very first teaching Thursday morning when God pierced my heart so deeply, and I was completely wrecked and undone for even more of Jesus and that beautiful servant heart of His. It felt as though I wouldn't survive through Harvest Cry if every teaching cut through me so deeply.
From the beginning, and throughout all of Harvest Cry, my heart was deeply pierced; walls around my heart crumbled; revelation came; strongholds came crashing down; Jesus poured out; Holy Spirit flowed in love, peace, and healing like never before; and, I believe, purpose was finally revealed.
I am wrecked for more of God and for more of my Jesus. I am a new person. The old has passed away. And I will never be the same again.
From the beginning, and throughout all of Harvest Cry, my heart was deeply pierced; walls around my heart crumbled; revelation came; strongholds came crashing down; Jesus poured out; Holy Spirit flowed in love, peace, and healing like never before; and, I believe, purpose was finally revealed.
I am wrecked for more of God and for more of my Jesus. I am a new person. The old has passed away. And I will never be the same again.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
All I Need
I read a simple statement this morning from the book Primal by Mark Batterson. The statement pretty well sums up what I feel Holy Spirit was trying to get across to me when I heard "Well of Jacob (see last blog)". The statement(paraphrased) said ..."after years of striving, God is enough."
God is enough. God is everything. He is all I need and He is enough.
God is enough. God is everything. He is all I need and He is enough.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Well of Jacob
Tuesday, April 27th at 4:15 AM I woke up feeling absolutely exhausted. It felt as though I hadn't slept a wink, even though I'm pretty sure I did. Getting ready for work, I told God how sick and tired I was of being exhausted all the time. How I was tired of striving. Tired of trying to be a "perfect" Christian. HAVING to read my Bible. Feeling as though I HAVE to be "Super Christian" all the time at work so unsaved co-workers will see what an awesome God I serve...(As I write this, I can see how ludicrous this is. I can only imagine what my co-workers must think! Oh boy, God! I'm praying that you will draw to you the ones I chased away).
Holy Spirit interrupted me mid-stream and said three words. "Well of Jacob". Well of Jacob??? What does that mean?
I found out that the Well of Jacob is referenced in the New Testament in John 4, as well as in Deuteronomy 33:26-29. The Well of Jacob is where Jesus rested and the Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus had an encounter with her, telling her about her life, and offering her "living water". Jesus told her that whoever drinks the water from Jacob's well would be thirsty again (They would have to labor to draw from the well again and again to satisfy their thirst), but..."whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
It's obvious I'm striving. God doesn't want me to strive. I've been doing it wrong. My "source" was all wrong. After reading the verses in Deuteronomy, I think God is reminding me that not only is He, Jesus, my Source (at least He wants to be if I'll get down off my own throne and let Him), but that I don't have to work hard at all to show others how wonderful He is. He'll do all the hard work. He WANTS to do it. He's more than capable.
Holy Spirit interrupted me mid-stream and said three words. "Well of Jacob". Well of Jacob??? What does that mean?
I found out that the Well of Jacob is referenced in the New Testament in John 4, as well as in Deuteronomy 33:26-29. The Well of Jacob is where Jesus rested and the Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus had an encounter with her, telling her about her life, and offering her "living water". Jesus told her that whoever drinks the water from Jacob's well would be thirsty again (They would have to labor to draw from the well again and again to satisfy their thirst), but..."whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
It's obvious I'm striving. God doesn't want me to strive. I've been doing it wrong. My "source" was all wrong. After reading the verses in Deuteronomy, I think God is reminding me that not only is He, Jesus, my Source (at least He wants to be if I'll get down off my own throne and let Him), but that I don't have to work hard at all to show others how wonderful He is. He'll do all the hard work. He WANTS to do it. He's more than capable.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Denying Christ...a confession
This past weekend in church, our pastor's sermon was "Sex". The scripture he used was I Corinthians 7:1-15. This portion of scripture is instruction on Christian marriage. Sex is a good thing. A wonderful thing. A God-ordained union between husband and wife, where the two make themselves vulnerable to one another. By submitting to, and meeting the other's needs, an amazingly intimate union is formed that is not to be shared with anyone else.
I was thinking about this kind of intimacy this morning...You would think this God-ordained, amazing gift of intimacy would be an easy thing to have just the way God intended it. In reality, sex is one of the biggest problems in many marriages. We don't make ourselves vulnerable to one another. We are so busy being "strong" and "in charge" and in not having needs of our own, or maybe in meeting the needs of others, that we don't allow ourselves to become "weak" and vulnerable in this area. We're not willing to let our defenses down and fully submit to one another in this way. We're not always willing to meet our spouse's deepest desires or have our deepest desires met within the boundaries God set up for us. We're afraid. We're afraid to come out of our comfort zones. We deny our spouse and we deny ourself of the wonderful intimacy God desires us to have.
At this point, you're probably wondering what this has to do with denying Christ...I'm going to back track...
A few weeks ago, our pastor issued an invitation to come forward if you wanted to look more like Jesus. I felt the Holy Spirit beckoning me to "Come...Come". I didn't. My feet were glued to the spot where I was standing and I, for whatever reason, didn't go. Part of me was afraid. Not afraid of looking more like Jesus, but afraid of what people would think. Concerned that they would think I was faking it somehow up to this point. I'd accepted Christ a long time ago. I chose Him above all others. He became my husband and I became His Bride. Every day, I try to model the Jesus I love so dearly. He was calling me forward because He wanted to make me look more like Him. More Jesus. Less me. He wanted deeper intimacy. He wanted to take me to a place I'd never been before. And I denied Him... I denied Christ, my Husband. I denied myself. I don't want to do that anymore. I don't want to deny Him any longer. I no longer want to be afraid of the something wonderful in Christ that God planned for me long ago. I want to give myself completely to Him. Submit to Him. Be vulnerable to Him. Meet His needs as He meets mine.
I was thinking about this kind of intimacy this morning...You would think this God-ordained, amazing gift of intimacy would be an easy thing to have just the way God intended it. In reality, sex is one of the biggest problems in many marriages. We don't make ourselves vulnerable to one another. We are so busy being "strong" and "in charge" and in not having needs of our own, or maybe in meeting the needs of others, that we don't allow ourselves to become "weak" and vulnerable in this area. We're not willing to let our defenses down and fully submit to one another in this way. We're not always willing to meet our spouse's deepest desires or have our deepest desires met within the boundaries God set up for us. We're afraid. We're afraid to come out of our comfort zones. We deny our spouse and we deny ourself of the wonderful intimacy God desires us to have.
At this point, you're probably wondering what this has to do with denying Christ...I'm going to back track...
A few weeks ago, our pastor issued an invitation to come forward if you wanted to look more like Jesus. I felt the Holy Spirit beckoning me to "Come...Come". I didn't. My feet were glued to the spot where I was standing and I, for whatever reason, didn't go. Part of me was afraid. Not afraid of looking more like Jesus, but afraid of what people would think. Concerned that they would think I was faking it somehow up to this point. I'd accepted Christ a long time ago. I chose Him above all others. He became my husband and I became His Bride. Every day, I try to model the Jesus I love so dearly. He was calling me forward because He wanted to make me look more like Him. More Jesus. Less me. He wanted deeper intimacy. He wanted to take me to a place I'd never been before. And I denied Him... I denied Christ, my Husband. I denied myself. I don't want to do that anymore. I don't want to deny Him any longer. I no longer want to be afraid of the something wonderful in Christ that God planned for me long ago. I want to give myself completely to Him. Submit to Him. Be vulnerable to Him. Meet His needs as He meets mine.
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