The economic damage caused far greater than the money they will take.
There’s the destruction of natural habitats, sadistic murder of plants
This included everything from the masked villian slicing blades of grass in half to disfiguring flowering trees and watching them slowly die to stapling shut a venus fly trap and watching it starve, wouldn’t work unless the venus fly trap were potted in such poor soil that it actually needed the extra nutrients from insects to survive.
The affront is not to a specific plant but to nature, to beauty, and to that part of us that appreciates beauty. And that rejection of beauty, humanity, and collective responsibility is something ugly and something people should be offended by.
We have laws against animal cruelty. Confined feeding operations, slaughter house practices, and animal transportation are about as abhorent as you can get—but few people change their diet because of this.
There are indanger speicies on land and in the water, senseless taking just for the sport of it. There was a time when hunters hunted to feed their familys not to just hang it on the wall for display.
Gen. 1:11-12 And G-d said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and G-d saw that it was good.
So why do we try to make a better improved seed? All new technology is not good; you can not improve G-d’s handiwork.
Some would argue that this is an example of our moral inclinations misfiring.
Similarly, people tend to think of terrorism as a greater threat than our land and food, or automobile accidents despite, for example, facts. Usually this estimation tool saves time and yields approximate results, but sometimes it misfires.
It’s not about keeping something exactly how we found it. It’s also not about destroying it completely. And it’s not about doing whatever we feel like doing with it to get out our jollies. It is about taking care of the earth—but doing so in a beautiful way. And we may disagree on what that is. In some cases, it means hands off. Let the untouched remain untouched. In other cases, it means gardening. Careful cultivation.
It means treating the earth and objects that derive from the earth with respect and dare I say reverence. We will and should disagree on how that reverence manifested itself.
Then there is sensless destruction of ourselfs. We do not take care of our own bodies in getting enough sleep or eating the right way. We do not take the time to read G-d’s Word that gives us all the instuctions on how to live our lifes. No wonder we are not a G-d fearing nation anymore!
We have become a fast pace generation, wanting more and more and giving little back. Never satisfied, needing the bigger and better improved models. We all have more material things than needed. There is a differnce between wants and needs.
Can we get back to the basics? I sure hope so, if not G-d will allow distruction.
Let’s revamp our priorities!
Destiny & calling dreams
Not everything G-d shows you is something that you, and you specifically, are destined to do. So much in life, including destiny, revolves around Y’Shua’ statement in Matthew 22:14: “Many are called, but few are chosen.”
There are two types of destiny dreams: those that show us what we could do and those that show us what we need to do.
1. The things we could do are things that might be in our bloodline or things that were never finished by others and now are waiting to be picked up by someone else. Those can influence what we dream about and also what we feel drawn to do.
2. The things we need to do are what G-d specifically created us to do. These aren’t options; they’re requirements, and when we’ve stepped into them, they give us momentum. It is a powerful force, and not much can derail it.
Saying yes to the specific path G-d laid out for us helps protect us from the enemy. But that, of course, makes the opposite true as well. When we aren’t walking in what we were created to do, we aren’t protected as well. This isn’t because G-d is punishing us, but it’s because we left the tracks — the path we were created to take — and became exposed. We became more vulnerable. So it is vital, both for us and for everyone around us, that we walk in our destiny. G-d gives us a lot of options that are simply that — options that we can choose to do or not. We don’t have to do them all, but we need to do what G-d requires us to do, or it will affect the course of our life.
Finally, if you don’t know what your destiny is or have questions about it, ask Him. As He created us to walk in our destiny, He’s very interested in helping us get there. Did He not say: “I have a plan and a purpose for you.”
What has He put on your heart to do for the advancement of the Kingdom?
Don’t let your life count for nothing, life is short so make the best of it well you can.
James 4:14 “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appeared for a little time, and then vanishes away.”
There are two types of destiny dreams: those that show us what we could do and those that show us what we need to do.
1. The things we could do are things that might be in our bloodline or things that were never finished by others and now are waiting to be picked up by someone else. Those can influence what we dream about and also what we feel drawn to do.
2. The things we need to do are what G-d specifically created us to do. These aren’t options; they’re requirements, and when we’ve stepped into them, they give us momentum. It is a powerful force, and not much can derail it.
Saying yes to the specific path G-d laid out for us helps protect us from the enemy. But that, of course, makes the opposite true as well. When we aren’t walking in what we were created to do, we aren’t protected as well. This isn’t because G-d is punishing us, but it’s because we left the tracks — the path we were created to take — and became exposed. We became more vulnerable. So it is vital, both for us and for everyone around us, that we walk in our destiny. G-d gives us a lot of options that are simply that — options that we can choose to do or not. We don’t have to do them all, but we need to do what G-d requires us to do, or it will affect the course of our life.
Finally, if you don’t know what your destiny is or have questions about it, ask Him. As He created us to walk in our destiny, He’s very interested in helping us get there. Did He not say: “I have a plan and a purpose for you.”
What has He put on your heart to do for the advancement of the Kingdom?
Don’t let your life count for nothing, life is short so make the best of it well you can.
James 4:14 “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appeared for a little time, and then vanishes away.”
Gifts of the Seer
The seers have strong impressions, smell, seeing things, and tasting things. The prophet teaches it logically. Discernment is the seer’s lifeline.
What is discernment? - Relationship and history with G-d develop your discernment: sensitivity to the Holy Spirit that enables us to tell the difference between His communications and our own thoughts or the voice of the enemy. This is important because His voice, as well as the enemy’s voice, can sound a lot like our own thoughts. I’ve been thinking about AJ a lot lately. Maybe I should pray for him. That is an example of a normal, “everyday” thought that is probably from G-d but sounds like something we’re just thinking. Why doesn’t the pastor realize how gifted I am? He must not be listening to G-d. That is an example of a thought that also sounds everyday but could be coming from the enemy. Both are subtle. Both sound “like us.” When G-d has built up within us sensitivity to His Holy Spirit, we will be more able to tell when something is amiss with our thoughts, emotions, plans and interactions with others.
Shirley a friend, long ago taught me about journaling my thoughts. The first thoughts after praying are from G-d, the second is from the adversary and the third is your own thoughts questing what you wrote.
Cults and religious factions are sometimes the byproduct of sincere, gifted, faith-filled leaders who believe they’re doing what G-d has told them to do. We should never stop praying for discernment, because it will keep us from confusing G-d’s voice with any other voice, discerning between light from G-d and what is only pretending to be light.
Once G-d has developed discernment within us, we can be trusted to see more and more, because now we can recognize what we’re seeing, and He knows we will act wisely.
How does G-d develop discernment within us? G-d’s process of developing our discernment is by practicing, like driving a car, and as we learn how to balance, steer and avoid obstacles. The Father helps guide us and then slowly releases as we learn how to drive on our own.
When we are able and ready, G-d puts the weight of discernment on us. He gives us the opportunity to make bad decisions because He knows we’re now able to not make them. He grows discernment within us and only afterward puts us in situations where we’ll have to use it. G-d will protect us from interacting with anything that wasn’t from Him. He even allows something negative to approach us, because He knew there would be a check in our spirit that asked, Wait a minute — is this G-d?
When we’re capable of choosing wisely- G-d knows how we will react; He will lent His attributes of mercy and love, and He knows that we will seek His favor on His people’s behalf.
G-d won’t allow us to enter situations that are dangerous for us until we’re capable of choosing wisely. He is just; when He tests us, He wants us to succeed, not to fail. G-d made gave us free-will so you can choose the gift or refuse it. Knowing the future, G-d planned on using our failures, but He didn’t make it impossible for us to succeed.
Having discernment doesn’t mean that we’re incapable of making poor decisions. We could choose to ignore G-d’s still, small voice within us, or we could purposefully put ourselves into situations that are over our heads, to learn more. There is always the possibility for failure because without it, our success wouldn’t have any real meaning.
It’s humbling to realize that we’re capable of failing. After we’ve made a right decision, G-d will sometimes show us how easily we could have made the wrong decision, and we’re filled with gratitude and thankfulness. In His grace, He kept us from failing.
Discernment will come as a result of relationship with G-d. Then, as we grow in discernment, we will also grow in our relationship with Him.
Discernment is not only a chose but a necessary if we want to stay on the right course. The day will come when what He says to us may make the difference between life and death.
What is discernment? - Relationship and history with G-d develop your discernment: sensitivity to the Holy Spirit that enables us to tell the difference between His communications and our own thoughts or the voice of the enemy. This is important because His voice, as well as the enemy’s voice, can sound a lot like our own thoughts. I’ve been thinking about AJ a lot lately. Maybe I should pray for him. That is an example of a normal, “everyday” thought that is probably from G-d but sounds like something we’re just thinking. Why doesn’t the pastor realize how gifted I am? He must not be listening to G-d. That is an example of a thought that also sounds everyday but could be coming from the enemy. Both are subtle. Both sound “like us.” When G-d has built up within us sensitivity to His Holy Spirit, we will be more able to tell when something is amiss with our thoughts, emotions, plans and interactions with others.
Shirley a friend, long ago taught me about journaling my thoughts. The first thoughts after praying are from G-d, the second is from the adversary and the third is your own thoughts questing what you wrote.
Cults and religious factions are sometimes the byproduct of sincere, gifted, faith-filled leaders who believe they’re doing what G-d has told them to do. We should never stop praying for discernment, because it will keep us from confusing G-d’s voice with any other voice, discerning between light from G-d and what is only pretending to be light.
Once G-d has developed discernment within us, we can be trusted to see more and more, because now we can recognize what we’re seeing, and He knows we will act wisely.
How does G-d develop discernment within us? G-d’s process of developing our discernment is by practicing, like driving a car, and as we learn how to balance, steer and avoid obstacles. The Father helps guide us and then slowly releases as we learn how to drive on our own.
When we are able and ready, G-d puts the weight of discernment on us. He gives us the opportunity to make bad decisions because He knows we’re now able to not make them. He grows discernment within us and only afterward puts us in situations where we’ll have to use it. G-d will protect us from interacting with anything that wasn’t from Him. He even allows something negative to approach us, because He knew there would be a check in our spirit that asked, Wait a minute — is this G-d?
When we’re capable of choosing wisely- G-d knows how we will react; He will lent His attributes of mercy and love, and He knows that we will seek His favor on His people’s behalf.
G-d won’t allow us to enter situations that are dangerous for us until we’re capable of choosing wisely. He is just; when He tests us, He wants us to succeed, not to fail. G-d made gave us free-will so you can choose the gift or refuse it. Knowing the future, G-d planned on using our failures, but He didn’t make it impossible for us to succeed.
Having discernment doesn’t mean that we’re incapable of making poor decisions. We could choose to ignore G-d’s still, small voice within us, or we could purposefully put ourselves into situations that are over our heads, to learn more. There is always the possibility for failure because without it, our success wouldn’t have any real meaning.
It’s humbling to realize that we’re capable of failing. After we’ve made a right decision, G-d will sometimes show us how easily we could have made the wrong decision, and we’re filled with gratitude and thankfulness. In His grace, He kept us from failing.
Discernment will come as a result of relationship with G-d. Then, as we grow in discernment, we will also grow in our relationship with Him.
Discernment is not only a chose but a necessary if we want to stay on the right course. The day will come when what He says to us may make the difference between life and death.
Weighed and Tested
From Stir the Waters:
There is a testing going on right now, one that is affecting all of us. Everything is being weighed — our thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, spiritual inheritances, bloodline issues — to see where we are weak.
When G-d judges and weighs His people, it seems that He doesn’t go through our issues one at a time; He addresses all of them at once. It’s a process of being assessed and reviewed for strengths and weaknesses, and any flaw in any area is poked and prodded and exposed.
While this is going on, we tend to be very aware of our faults. Our issues come up. Some of us may find ourselves struggling with finances and hereditary illnesses. We feel like we’re under spiritual attack. G-d is testing us — not to condemn us but to deal with our weaknesses.
Whenever He does this, He has a reason and a purpose, both of which are usually better and more significant than we realize. This is the year 2009. Nine is the number of judgment. It isn’t so much the passing of judgment as it is the process of judgment, in which the weaknesses and limitations of every person are exposed. G-d judges us because He is preparing us for Himself. He’s getting ready to move and pour out and bless — and to bring judgment on those who aren’t responding.
What is the most important thing we can do during this time? We can embrace G-d’s testing. Instead of cowering or drawing back, we should lay everything out before Him and let Him touch, handle, heal, remove and rearrange as He sees fit. We want Him to take care of any holes or weak spots within us, so that when the fullness of judgment arrives, we will be overcome with blessing.
This is a really good thing that’s happening right now. It’s exciting and positive. The weights are heavy today because we’re going to be stronger tomorrow. When many of us hear about testing, we sigh and groan, “Oh, great.” But there is a very odd thing that happens when we’re in alignment with G-d and His will for our lives: We don’t want the judging process to end. We realize the benefit of it, and instead of trying to get through it, we learn to embrace it as an opportunity to study and adopt the ways of G-d.
There is a testing going on right now, one that is affecting all of us. Everything is being weighed — our thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, spiritual inheritances, bloodline issues — to see where we are weak.
When G-d judges and weighs His people, it seems that He doesn’t go through our issues one at a time; He addresses all of them at once. It’s a process of being assessed and reviewed for strengths and weaknesses, and any flaw in any area is poked and prodded and exposed.
While this is going on, we tend to be very aware of our faults. Our issues come up. Some of us may find ourselves struggling with finances and hereditary illnesses. We feel like we’re under spiritual attack. G-d is testing us — not to condemn us but to deal with our weaknesses.
Whenever He does this, He has a reason and a purpose, both of which are usually better and more significant than we realize. This is the year 2009. Nine is the number of judgment. It isn’t so much the passing of judgment as it is the process of judgment, in which the weaknesses and limitations of every person are exposed. G-d judges us because He is preparing us for Himself. He’s getting ready to move and pour out and bless — and to bring judgment on those who aren’t responding.
What is the most important thing we can do during this time? We can embrace G-d’s testing. Instead of cowering or drawing back, we should lay everything out before Him and let Him touch, handle, heal, remove and rearrange as He sees fit. We want Him to take care of any holes or weak spots within us, so that when the fullness of judgment arrives, we will be overcome with blessing.
This is a really good thing that’s happening right now. It’s exciting and positive. The weights are heavy today because we’re going to be stronger tomorrow. When many of us hear about testing, we sigh and groan, “Oh, great.” But there is a very odd thing that happens when we’re in alignment with G-d and His will for our lives: We don’t want the judging process to end. We realize the benefit of it, and instead of trying to get through it, we learn to embrace it as an opportunity to study and adopt the ways of G-d.
Stay out of darkness
Stay out of dark places; studing under TD Jakes.
In-between praise and pain comes your message to bring deep healing in your soul. Depression is a killer; it creates pressure and brings on restriction. Look at Elijah in 1 Kings 18 & 19; he had just confronted four-hundred and fifty prophets of Baal to prove that the G-d of Israel was the only G-d. Then Jezebel sends him a message that she would take his life at the same time the next day; one lonely woman scares him with a treat and he runs away. What are you running from? What scares you into the darkness of depression? What threats have you heard in your life that did more damage than any punch you may have received?
When Elijah run scared into the wilderness, went and sat down under a juniper tree and requested for himself that he might die, depression set in. The pressure comes in how you think about your situation. If you can’t get your mind to work with you, you can’t think straight or see things clearly. When you are tired and weary you will think things are dead when they are not dead. Do not make decisions when you are tired, or your emotions are tired for you will see things as dead when they are only asleep; your perception and discernment are off when you are tired. You write the books that you read into your life and walk in the reality of your own thinking. Do you bounce ideas off someone who speaks in the language that you're accustomed to based on your own personal dysfunction, or do you leave a hole in your soul. The hole needs to be filled with encouragement and hope. Elijah had a hole; even people in high leadership had holes that drive them to greatness.
G-d sends an angel when life does not give you your due. Are you waiting for your angel to show up or running ahead of Him? Stand still and wait!!
Elijah is laying waiting for death to show up, but an angel shows up cooking for him. For what ever is taking you down G-d is cooking up something just for you.
Notice Elijah had to arise and eat, feeding himself after resting. You need to take care of yourself getting plenty of rest and nourishment before you can help another. You can’t help others if you go down physically and mentally yourself. Feed your self on His Word, daily renewing your mind.
Twice he did eat and rested, but it was the second meal that was to get him ready for where he was going. As soon as you get over what you have been through G-d, has something else for you to do. All tribulation is for your edification and promotion to the next level.
Stay out of the darkness of depression or issues that are lurking. Don’t dress up the depression, but get delivered from it. Walk into the light of His anointing, for it will destroy the yoke of the enemy. Everything is not broken through prayer alone, but thanks to G-d for faith and works together can get the victory in your life.
G-d created you to be happy, healthy and enjoy life!
In-between praise and pain comes your message to bring deep healing in your soul. Depression is a killer; it creates pressure and brings on restriction. Look at Elijah in 1 Kings 18 & 19; he had just confronted four-hundred and fifty prophets of Baal to prove that the G-d of Israel was the only G-d. Then Jezebel sends him a message that she would take his life at the same time the next day; one lonely woman scares him with a treat and he runs away. What are you running from? What scares you into the darkness of depression? What threats have you heard in your life that did more damage than any punch you may have received?
When Elijah run scared into the wilderness, went and sat down under a juniper tree and requested for himself that he might die, depression set in. The pressure comes in how you think about your situation. If you can’t get your mind to work with you, you can’t think straight or see things clearly. When you are tired and weary you will think things are dead when they are not dead. Do not make decisions when you are tired, or your emotions are tired for you will see things as dead when they are only asleep; your perception and discernment are off when you are tired. You write the books that you read into your life and walk in the reality of your own thinking. Do you bounce ideas off someone who speaks in the language that you're accustomed to based on your own personal dysfunction, or do you leave a hole in your soul. The hole needs to be filled with encouragement and hope. Elijah had a hole; even people in high leadership had holes that drive them to greatness.
G-d sends an angel when life does not give you your due. Are you waiting for your angel to show up or running ahead of Him? Stand still and wait!!
Elijah is laying waiting for death to show up, but an angel shows up cooking for him. For what ever is taking you down G-d is cooking up something just for you.
Notice Elijah had to arise and eat, feeding himself after resting. You need to take care of yourself getting plenty of rest and nourishment before you can help another. You can’t help others if you go down physically and mentally yourself. Feed your self on His Word, daily renewing your mind.
Twice he did eat and rested, but it was the second meal that was to get him ready for where he was going. As soon as you get over what you have been through G-d, has something else for you to do. All tribulation is for your edification and promotion to the next level.
Stay out of the darkness of depression or issues that are lurking. Don’t dress up the depression, but get delivered from it. Walk into the light of His anointing, for it will destroy the yoke of the enemy. Everything is not broken through prayer alone, but thanks to G-d for faith and works together can get the victory in your life.
G-d created you to be happy, healthy and enjoy life!
Bridegroom/Husband
Isa. 54:5 For thy Maker is thine husband; the L-RD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The G-d of the whole earth shall He be called.
Your Maker is G-d the Father.
Jer. 31:32 although I was an husband unto them, saith the L-RD:
G-d married to Isreal.
Hosea 2:16 And it shall be at that day, saith the L-RD, that thou shall call me Ishi; and shall call me no more Baali.
Ishi means husband. Baali means master.
19: And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies.
20: I will even betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness: and thou shall know the L-RD.
Notice who He betroths…
Matt. 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with Him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
He betroths only them who are ready and watching for Him, who have prepared themselves.
13: Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
29: He that hath the bride is the Bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and hears Him, rejoices greatly because of the Bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Y’Shua has the bride and is the Bridegroom, there are many witnesses for the ceremony, for not everyone will be a bride.
Rev. 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife has made herself ready.
8: And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9: And He saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And He saith unto me, These are the true sayings of G-d.
Who is your husband? Do you want to call Him Ishi or Baali, husband or Master? Do you want to be His bride or one of the witnesses?
Your Maker is G-d the Father.
Jer. 31:32 although I was an husband unto them, saith the L-RD:
G-d married to Isreal.
Hosea 2:16 And it shall be at that day, saith the L-RD, that thou shall call me Ishi; and shall call me no more Baali.
Ishi means husband. Baali means master.
19: And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies.
20: I will even betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness: and thou shall know the L-RD.
Notice who He betroths…
Matt. 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with Him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
He betroths only them who are ready and watching for Him, who have prepared themselves.
13: Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
29: He that hath the bride is the Bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and hears Him, rejoices greatly because of the Bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Y’Shua has the bride and is the Bridegroom, there are many witnesses for the ceremony, for not everyone will be a bride.
Rev. 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife has made herself ready.
8: And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9: And He saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And He saith unto me, These are the true sayings of G-d.
Who is your husband? Do you want to call Him Ishi or Baali, husband or Master? Do you want to be His bride or one of the witnesses?
Cycle of Harvesting
There is a time for harvest, when evangelist comes easy because the Spirit moves first. 1980 was Lonnie Frisbee at Wimber’s shaking and quaking. Spontaneously in 1960 was the Y’Shua movement, beginning in California. The church turned it away because the people were dress and look different. 1970 at Atlanta, GA. Love came down.
It’s not always time for harvest. First you must plant, weed, water then harvest. In the between time you repeat the steps in the cycle for multiplication.
Church’s try to drive workers into the un-ripened fields with guilt; sending people go out with very little results. There is a fine line between caring and nagging and Churches are very close to the line!
Church tries to force the harvest, the evangelists messages come to the same group of people over and over again. When not tending to the field that was already harvest cause it dry up, and ministers to get discouraged. Church is more than a soul-winning station! G-d also instructs the church to equip the saints for the work of ministry. Their job is not finished until the new growth is out in their own ministry. The church has neglected what it is to do, forgetting to equip the ones they already have.
Cycle of harvest:
1. What is to take place during the cycles is to process the fruit of the last harvest and preparing for the next harvest, by repeating the cycle of planting, sowing and watering.
2. What is needed between the harvests is to nurture what was birthed in the last harvest, and process the fruit.
A new wineskin church has the so called five-fold ministry(leadership). Ephesians 4:11-12.
1. Evangelism brings in the harvest, birthing new babies into the Kingdom then passes them to a Pastor of G-d.
2. Pastors give comfort, care, protection, and nurturing to help them grow, then passes them to a Prophet of G-d.
3. Prophets gives vision and direction, telling them G-d has a call on their lives, then passes them to a Teacher of G-d.
4. Teachers are ones who spends the time in the Word for instructions, they are to instruct and train the believers before passing them to the Apostle of G-d.
5. Apostles watches all the other leaders, set things in order, establishes them and tells them when it is time to go out into their calling.
When one falls after stepping out for the first time, they must go back through the cycle, bypassing the Evangelist,to encourage and reinstructed again.
Example:
Pastor: “It’s ok you’ll do better next time.”
Prophet: “You still have a call on your life, don’t give up.”
Teacher: “You failed the first time because you didn’t understand fully; let us go back to the Word for instruction.”
Apostle: “Now your ready to give it another try.”
The body of Y’Shua is built up! Eph. 4:12-16 “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Y’Shua: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of G-d, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Messiah: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even the Messiah:”
Bottom line:
1. Nurture what was birth in the last harvest
2. Sow good seed (which is the Word, Matt. 13:25); express the love of Y’Shua so the world gets hungry to know Him. Building relationships and teaching them to walk on their own.
3. Prepare the barns for the next harvest, the barns (meeting place) wherever the church comes together. Be sure the church is ready to hold the harvest, and not over stacking babies that have not grown to maturity.
G-d’s goal is to bring us wave after wave. He is preparing for the next harvest. It has been 40 years since the last one. Home churching is one sign in preparing for the harvest; for the churches are not teaching the Word. Preachers summarize the Scriptures, getting away from “Thus saith the L-rd”, afraid of stepping on people’s toes.
I started in 1997 before it became popular and was frowned on by the local churches, for it keeps people away from the offering plate and away from man’s doctrines. Today it has become more and more popular, but most of them are just fellowship groups that chit chat around the Scriptures, not actually teaching or studying the Word. They spend most of their time ministering to people’s wants, needs and hurts without directing them back to seeking Him out first, to hear directly from Him and what His Word says about it. Then there is the love feast, many come just for the food, big part of fellowship group.
It does say the disciples (students) went from house to house breaking bread – that was not eating a meal it was having communion.
What will bring in the harvest:
1. The anointing of G-d.
2. A sound of harvest.
3. Love of G-d descending.
4. Power of G-d in manifest.
It’s time for the body to get ready for the harvest in whatever shape they come in.
When we gather the gathers to arise and come to the assignment in front of them, G-d will prepare the people to come.
Rise up to a new leave and get into position to receive the harvest. Put your hand to the plow, for He prepares the way to bring in the rain.
Pray for the harvest anointing, it’s sound, G-d’s love and power in signs wonders and miracles to fall on you!
Prepare the way of the L-rd.
General notes from Streamline Ministers, mortified.
It’s not always time for harvest. First you must plant, weed, water then harvest. In the between time you repeat the steps in the cycle for multiplication.
Church’s try to drive workers into the un-ripened fields with guilt; sending people go out with very little results. There is a fine line between caring and nagging and Churches are very close to the line!
Church tries to force the harvest, the evangelists messages come to the same group of people over and over again. When not tending to the field that was already harvest cause it dry up, and ministers to get discouraged. Church is more than a soul-winning station! G-d also instructs the church to equip the saints for the work of ministry. Their job is not finished until the new growth is out in their own ministry. The church has neglected what it is to do, forgetting to equip the ones they already have.
Cycle of harvest:
1. What is to take place during the cycles is to process the fruit of the last harvest and preparing for the next harvest, by repeating the cycle of planting, sowing and watering.
2. What is needed between the harvests is to nurture what was birthed in the last harvest, and process the fruit.
A new wineskin church has the so called five-fold ministry(leadership). Ephesians 4:11-12.
1. Evangelism brings in the harvest, birthing new babies into the Kingdom then passes them to a Pastor of G-d.
2. Pastors give comfort, care, protection, and nurturing to help them grow, then passes them to a Prophet of G-d.
3. Prophets gives vision and direction, telling them G-d has a call on their lives, then passes them to a Teacher of G-d.
4. Teachers are ones who spends the time in the Word for instructions, they are to instruct and train the believers before passing them to the Apostle of G-d.
5. Apostles watches all the other leaders, set things in order, establishes them and tells them when it is time to go out into their calling.
When one falls after stepping out for the first time, they must go back through the cycle, bypassing the Evangelist,to encourage and reinstructed again.
Example:
Pastor: “It’s ok you’ll do better next time.”
Prophet: “You still have a call on your life, don’t give up.”
Teacher: “You failed the first time because you didn’t understand fully; let us go back to the Word for instruction.”
Apostle: “Now your ready to give it another try.”
The body of Y’Shua is built up! Eph. 4:12-16 “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Y’Shua: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of G-d, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Messiah: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even the Messiah:”
Bottom line:
1. Nurture what was birth in the last harvest
2. Sow good seed (which is the Word, Matt. 13:25); express the love of Y’Shua so the world gets hungry to know Him. Building relationships and teaching them to walk on their own.
3. Prepare the barns for the next harvest, the barns (meeting place) wherever the church comes together. Be sure the church is ready to hold the harvest, and not over stacking babies that have not grown to maturity.
G-d’s goal is to bring us wave after wave. He is preparing for the next harvest. It has been 40 years since the last one. Home churching is one sign in preparing for the harvest; for the churches are not teaching the Word. Preachers summarize the Scriptures, getting away from “Thus saith the L-rd”, afraid of stepping on people’s toes.
I started in 1997 before it became popular and was frowned on by the local churches, for it keeps people away from the offering plate and away from man’s doctrines. Today it has become more and more popular, but most of them are just fellowship groups that chit chat around the Scriptures, not actually teaching or studying the Word. They spend most of their time ministering to people’s wants, needs and hurts without directing them back to seeking Him out first, to hear directly from Him and what His Word says about it. Then there is the love feast, many come just for the food, big part of fellowship group.
It does say the disciples (students) went from house to house breaking bread – that was not eating a meal it was having communion.
What will bring in the harvest:
1. The anointing of G-d.
2. A sound of harvest.
3. Love of G-d descending.
4. Power of G-d in manifest.
It’s time for the body to get ready for the harvest in whatever shape they come in.
When we gather the gathers to arise and come to the assignment in front of them, G-d will prepare the people to come.
Rise up to a new leave and get into position to receive the harvest. Put your hand to the plow, for He prepares the way to bring in the rain.
Pray for the harvest anointing, it’s sound, G-d’s love and power in signs wonders and miracles to fall on you!
Prepare the way of the L-rd.
General notes from Streamline Ministers, mortified.
Three times over
Job 33 is one of the best, the deepest, and the most spiritual and most important, chapters which the reader has yet met with in the Book of Job. It is every way important, and full of useful information. It is a grand exhibition of the WAY of salvation as revealed to patriarchs and prophets.
How much did G-d do to save them? Did He ever do any thing to save them? Did he ever design to save them? If not, how does that which was never done, nor designed, "render them inexcusable?
"L-rd, what is man, that thou shouldest thus visit him?" This should engage us, to comply with G-d's designs, to work with Him for our own good and not to counter - work Him. And this will render those that perish inexcusable, that, so much was done to save them and they would not be healed.
I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. Every man speaks with his mouth, but few, as Elihu, try their words with discrimination first and only say what is really good. He intended to make a solemn business of it, not to put in a word by the by, or give a short repartee, but to show his wit: after long silence he opened his mouth with deliberation and design. As G-d has given him His Spirit, from that Spirit alone will he speak; therefore all his words shall be of uprightness, knowledge, and truth. He does not ground the charge upon report, for what is said amiss in our hearing we are concerned to reprove; for you are my witnesses, saith the L-rd, to confront the accuser.
I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.Even the godly, though willing to confess themselves sinners in general, often dislike sin in particular to be brought as a charge against them. Affliction is therefore needed to bring them to feel that sin in them deserves even worse than they suffer and that G-d does them no injustice. Then at last, humbled under G-d, they find affliction is for their real good and is taken away either here, or at least at death. To teach this is Elihu's mission. Many that are just, in some particular instances, do not speak and act like themselves. On the one hand, we must not fail to tell even a good man wherein he mistakes and does amiss, nor flatter him in his errors and passions, for in that we are not kind; so, on the other hand, we must not draw on men’s characters, nor pass a judgment on them, from one instance or some few misplaced words, for in that we are not being just.
G-d is greater than man - There is enough in this one plain unquestionable truth forever to put to silence and shame all our complaints of His providence and our exceptions against His dealings with us. He is not only more wise and powerful than we are, and therefore it is to no purpose to challenge Him but more holy, just and good, for these are the inspiring glories and excellencies of the divine nature; in these G-d is greater than man, and therefore it is absurd and unreasonable to find fault with Him, for He is certainly in the right.
He giveth not account of any of His matters - G-d is not accountable to us! Woe to the clay that strives with the potter. He is under no obligation to show us a reason for what He does, neither to tell us what He designs to do (in what method, at what time, by what instruments), nor to tell us why He deals thus with us.
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
It is an evidence of His gracious design that He is pleased to speak to us of our own concerns, to show us what is our duty and what our interest, what He requires of us and what we may expect from Him, to tell us of our faults and warn us of our danger, to show us the way and to lead us in it. This He does once, yea, twice, that is, again and again. When one warning is neglected He gives another, not willing that any should perish. Precept must be upon precept, and line upon line; it is so, that sinners may be left inexcusable. When once speaking doth not awaken men, G-d is graciously pleased to give them another warning. Though He will not satisfy men's curiosity in enquiring into His hidden judgments, yet He will acquaint them with their duty. G-d speaks to us by conscience, by providence and by ministers, but first, G-d admonishes men by their own consciences.
Man perceiveth it not - What enemies we are to our own welfare. Man perceives it not, that is, he does not heed it or regard it, does not discern or understand it, is not aware that it is the voice of G-d, nor does he receive the things revealed, for they are foolishness to him. He stops his ear, stands in his own light, rejects the counsel of G-d against himself, and so is never the wiser, no not for the dictates of wisdom itself.
Hide pride - that is, hide those things from him which are the matter of his pride, because by these glorious representations of His Divine majesty to man, He takes him off from the admiration of his own excellence and brings him to a sight of his own weakness and to an humble and ready submission to His will. Pride makes people eager and resolute in the trial of their purposes; they will have their way, therefore G-d withdraws them from their purposes, by mortifying their pride. Even the godly need to learn the lesson which trials teach, to "humble themselves under the mighty hand of G-d.
Pain upon his bed - The second way whereby G-d instructs men and incites them to repentance. Pain is borne with more difficulty than sickness, and with that the patient is chastened - not a dull heavy pain, but strong and acute. Frequently, the stronger the patient the stronger the pain, for the more confident the countenance is, the more violent, the disease is. It is not the smarting of the flesh that is complained of, but the aching of the bones. Pain can be the fruit of sin; yet, by the grace of G-d, the pain of the body is often made a means of good to the soul.
Destroyers - The pangs of death, here called the destroyers, are just ready to seize him; they compass him about(Ps. 116:3). Perhaps it intimates the very dreadful anxiety of death as a destroying thing when it stares them in the face, which, when it was at a distance, have been made light of. All agree when it comes to the point, whatever they thought of it before, that it is a serious thing to die. Were will you spend eternity?
Messenger & Interpreter – the third way G-d uses. The office of the interpreter is to expound the providence of G-d and give to understand the meaning of it; a man of wisdom that knows the voice of the rod and its interpretation. His business is to show unto man His uprightness, that is, G-d’s uprightness. The interpreter will not do as Job’s friends had done, make it his business to prove him a hypocrite because he is afflicted. But on the contrary,He will show him his uprightness, notwithstanding his afflictions, that he may take the comfort of it and be easy, whatever the event is. This is the wonderful work of the Holy Ghost that persons and events move in their own sphere in such a way as to unconsciously show forth Him who’s "testimony is the Spirit of prophecy"; as the same point may be center of a sboth mall and a vastly larger concentric circle. To direct him to the right way to please G-d and procure that mercy which he thirsts after, which is not by quarrelling with G-d, but by a humble confession and supplication for mercy.
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.When he sees that the sick person is indeed convinced and in sincere repentance, that uprightness which is perfection, are his interest as well as his duty. Wherever G-d finds a gracious heart he will be found a gracious G-d. When afflictions have done their work they shall be removed. When we return to G-d in a way of duty He will return to us in a way of mercy. Those shall be delivered from going down to the pit that receive G-d’s messengers and rightly understand His interpreters, so as to subscribe to His uprightness. I have found - which is the death of My Son, the Redeemer of the world, and with respect to which I will pardon them that repent and sue for mercy, even I am He that hath done it!
Pray - His soul recovers its peace; the patient, being a repentant, is a requester, and has learned to pray. When he finds himself recovering he shall not then think that prayer is no longer necessary, for we need the grace of G-d, as much for the sanctifying of a mercy as for the sanctifying of an affliction. He has a blessed calm of mind, arising from the sense of his justification before G-d. He shall receive the atonement, that is, the comfort of it, Rom. 5:11. Righteousness shall be imputed to him, and peace thereupon spoken, the joy and gladness of which he shall then be made to hear though he could not hear them in the day of his affliction. Bring forth all the fruits of the Spirit, and then reward him for the work, as if it were done by his own might
It profited me not - sin is the perverting of that which is right; it is a most unjust unreasonable thing; it is the rebellion of the creature against the Creator, the usurped dominion of the flesh over the spirit, and a disagreement to the eternal rules and reasons of good and evil. It is perverting the right ways of the L-rd (Acts 13:10), and therefore the ways of sin are called crooked ways, Ps. 125:5. Would we know what is to be got by sin? It profited us not. The works of darkness are unfruitful works. When profit and loss come to be balanced, all the gains of sin put all together will come far short of countervailing the damage.
Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, - "three times over;" points in the dual number, it signifies twice three times, that is, again and again; very frequently. Blessed be G-d! He uses a variety of methods to do men good; if one thing does not do the work, He will try another; if neither do, He will try a mercy; and He will send a messenger to interpret both. If G-d did not take more care of us than we do of ourselves, we should be miserable. We would destroy ourselves, but He would have us saved and develops means, by His grace, to undo that by which we were undoing ourselves. Whom G-d saves from sin and hell, which are darkness, He will bring to heaven, the inheritance of the saints in light; and this He aims at in all His institutions and all His dispensations. This should engage us to comply with G-d’s designs, to work with Him for our own good, and not to counter-work Him. This will render those that perish forever inexcusable, that so much was done to save them and they would not be healed.
If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
Those that would both show wisdom and learn wisdom must hearken and keep silence, be swift to hear and slow to speak and must therefore set themselves to improve by the means of wisdom and grace.
Has G-d talked to you once, twice even three times, before you heard Him?
How much did G-d do to save them? Did He ever do any thing to save them? Did he ever design to save them? If not, how does that which was never done, nor designed, "render them inexcusable?
"L-rd, what is man, that thou shouldest thus visit him?" This should engage us, to comply with G-d's designs, to work with Him for our own good and not to counter - work Him. And this will render those that perish inexcusable, that, so much was done to save them and they would not be healed.
I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. Every man speaks with his mouth, but few, as Elihu, try their words with discrimination first and only say what is really good. He intended to make a solemn business of it, not to put in a word by the by, or give a short repartee, but to show his wit: after long silence he opened his mouth with deliberation and design. As G-d has given him His Spirit, from that Spirit alone will he speak; therefore all his words shall be of uprightness, knowledge, and truth. He does not ground the charge upon report, for what is said amiss in our hearing we are concerned to reprove; for you are my witnesses, saith the L-rd, to confront the accuser.
I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.Even the godly, though willing to confess themselves sinners in general, often dislike sin in particular to be brought as a charge against them. Affliction is therefore needed to bring them to feel that sin in them deserves even worse than they suffer and that G-d does them no injustice. Then at last, humbled under G-d, they find affliction is for their real good and is taken away either here, or at least at death. To teach this is Elihu's mission. Many that are just, in some particular instances, do not speak and act like themselves. On the one hand, we must not fail to tell even a good man wherein he mistakes and does amiss, nor flatter him in his errors and passions, for in that we are not kind; so, on the other hand, we must not draw on men’s characters, nor pass a judgment on them, from one instance or some few misplaced words, for in that we are not being just.
G-d is greater than man - There is enough in this one plain unquestionable truth forever to put to silence and shame all our complaints of His providence and our exceptions against His dealings with us. He is not only more wise and powerful than we are, and therefore it is to no purpose to challenge Him but more holy, just and good, for these are the inspiring glories and excellencies of the divine nature; in these G-d is greater than man, and therefore it is absurd and unreasonable to find fault with Him, for He is certainly in the right.
He giveth not account of any of His matters - G-d is not accountable to us! Woe to the clay that strives with the potter. He is under no obligation to show us a reason for what He does, neither to tell us what He designs to do (in what method, at what time, by what instruments), nor to tell us why He deals thus with us.
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
It is an evidence of His gracious design that He is pleased to speak to us of our own concerns, to show us what is our duty and what our interest, what He requires of us and what we may expect from Him, to tell us of our faults and warn us of our danger, to show us the way and to lead us in it. This He does once, yea, twice, that is, again and again. When one warning is neglected He gives another, not willing that any should perish. Precept must be upon precept, and line upon line; it is so, that sinners may be left inexcusable. When once speaking doth not awaken men, G-d is graciously pleased to give them another warning. Though He will not satisfy men's curiosity in enquiring into His hidden judgments, yet He will acquaint them with their duty. G-d speaks to us by conscience, by providence and by ministers, but first, G-d admonishes men by their own consciences.
Man perceiveth it not - What enemies we are to our own welfare. Man perceives it not, that is, he does not heed it or regard it, does not discern or understand it, is not aware that it is the voice of G-d, nor does he receive the things revealed, for they are foolishness to him. He stops his ear, stands in his own light, rejects the counsel of G-d against himself, and so is never the wiser, no not for the dictates of wisdom itself.
Hide pride - that is, hide those things from him which are the matter of his pride, because by these glorious representations of His Divine majesty to man, He takes him off from the admiration of his own excellence and brings him to a sight of his own weakness and to an humble and ready submission to His will. Pride makes people eager and resolute in the trial of their purposes; they will have their way, therefore G-d withdraws them from their purposes, by mortifying their pride. Even the godly need to learn the lesson which trials teach, to "humble themselves under the mighty hand of G-d.
Pain upon his bed - The second way whereby G-d instructs men and incites them to repentance. Pain is borne with more difficulty than sickness, and with that the patient is chastened - not a dull heavy pain, but strong and acute. Frequently, the stronger the patient the stronger the pain, for the more confident the countenance is, the more violent, the disease is. It is not the smarting of the flesh that is complained of, but the aching of the bones. Pain can be the fruit of sin; yet, by the grace of G-d, the pain of the body is often made a means of good to the soul.
Destroyers - The pangs of death, here called the destroyers, are just ready to seize him; they compass him about(Ps. 116:3). Perhaps it intimates the very dreadful anxiety of death as a destroying thing when it stares them in the face, which, when it was at a distance, have been made light of. All agree when it comes to the point, whatever they thought of it before, that it is a serious thing to die. Were will you spend eternity?
Messenger & Interpreter – the third way G-d uses. The office of the interpreter is to expound the providence of G-d and give to understand the meaning of it; a man of wisdom that knows the voice of the rod and its interpretation. His business is to show unto man His uprightness, that is, G-d’s uprightness. The interpreter will not do as Job’s friends had done, make it his business to prove him a hypocrite because he is afflicted. But on the contrary,He will show him his uprightness, notwithstanding his afflictions, that he may take the comfort of it and be easy, whatever the event is. This is the wonderful work of the Holy Ghost that persons and events move in their own sphere in such a way as to unconsciously show forth Him who’s "testimony is the Spirit of prophecy"; as the same point may be center of a sboth mall and a vastly larger concentric circle. To direct him to the right way to please G-d and procure that mercy which he thirsts after, which is not by quarrelling with G-d, but by a humble confession and supplication for mercy.
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.When he sees that the sick person is indeed convinced and in sincere repentance, that uprightness which is perfection, are his interest as well as his duty. Wherever G-d finds a gracious heart he will be found a gracious G-d. When afflictions have done their work they shall be removed. When we return to G-d in a way of duty He will return to us in a way of mercy. Those shall be delivered from going down to the pit that receive G-d’s messengers and rightly understand His interpreters, so as to subscribe to His uprightness. I have found - which is the death of My Son, the Redeemer of the world, and with respect to which I will pardon them that repent and sue for mercy, even I am He that hath done it!
Pray - His soul recovers its peace; the patient, being a repentant, is a requester, and has learned to pray. When he finds himself recovering he shall not then think that prayer is no longer necessary, for we need the grace of G-d, as much for the sanctifying of a mercy as for the sanctifying of an affliction. He has a blessed calm of mind, arising from the sense of his justification before G-d. He shall receive the atonement, that is, the comfort of it, Rom. 5:11. Righteousness shall be imputed to him, and peace thereupon spoken, the joy and gladness of which he shall then be made to hear though he could not hear them in the day of his affliction. Bring forth all the fruits of the Spirit, and then reward him for the work, as if it were done by his own might
It profited me not - sin is the perverting of that which is right; it is a most unjust unreasonable thing; it is the rebellion of the creature against the Creator, the usurped dominion of the flesh over the spirit, and a disagreement to the eternal rules and reasons of good and evil. It is perverting the right ways of the L-rd (Acts 13:10), and therefore the ways of sin are called crooked ways, Ps. 125:5. Would we know what is to be got by sin? It profited us not. The works of darkness are unfruitful works. When profit and loss come to be balanced, all the gains of sin put all together will come far short of countervailing the damage.
Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, - "three times over;" points in the dual number, it signifies twice three times, that is, again and again; very frequently. Blessed be G-d! He uses a variety of methods to do men good; if one thing does not do the work, He will try another; if neither do, He will try a mercy; and He will send a messenger to interpret both. If G-d did not take more care of us than we do of ourselves, we should be miserable. We would destroy ourselves, but He would have us saved and develops means, by His grace, to undo that by which we were undoing ourselves. Whom G-d saves from sin and hell, which are darkness, He will bring to heaven, the inheritance of the saints in light; and this He aims at in all His institutions and all His dispensations. This should engage us to comply with G-d’s designs, to work with Him for our own good, and not to counter-work Him. This will render those that perish forever inexcusable, that so much was done to save them and they would not be healed.
If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
Those that would both show wisdom and learn wisdom must hearken and keep silence, be swift to hear and slow to speak and must therefore set themselves to improve by the means of wisdom and grace.
Has G-d talked to you once, twice even three times, before you heard Him?
House groups get clicky
Recorded Conversation
Tuesday August between Jim (host) and Guest:
Guest: Hi Jim, I was just about to call you, I just finished studying.
Jim: I was just calling to tell you there will be no house group tonight.
Guest: Because Ann will not be there so they can get their paper work done?
Jim: That and I have some thinking and praying to do about things.
Guest: Considering me?
Jim: Yes, as a matter of fact.
Guest: If it is about me and Ann we are fine, I talked to her the other day.
Jim: Well, she just called me this morning and was quite upset, said you rimed her out.
Guest: Wow, she never told me that, we ended the conversaiton with her coming up to the lake finish what she needed to do. So do you want me to pick up my things?
Jim: Yes, you are like Greg Violi, being unkind, unloving and unmerciful, and I don’t want that in our group.
Guest: Greg! Wow, that is hitting below the belt. Was I ever unkind, unloving or unmerciful at any of the house groups?
Jim: No
Guest: Was I ever unkind, unloving or unmerciful when you all were up at my house?
Jim: No
Guest: Then I do not understand.
Jim: You were unkind to Ann on the phone, and our group is for the broken-hearted soul.
Guest: So you believe whatever Ann said, plus sharing 'my personal venting', and you decided to keep one broken-hearted soul and through one away.
Jim: We have been ministering with Ann for two years at Denise and Sue’s.
Guest: Ann and I have known each other for 13 years. But I am sorry you feel that way! I certainly did not mean to hurt anyone. I'm sorry I sent you a ‘personal venting’ e-mail, I thought of you as the leader of the group and concealed everyone of the group, I should not have vented to you. It is 90 % my fault for expecting to much, Ann has build you guys up to me, and I was starting to believe her that your group was a safe place.
Jim: I never planed on you teaching all the time, you stay in the Old Testament and we are under grace not the Law anymore.
Guest: Ok, if you put my things out in front of your garage I will pick it up by 2 pm.
Thank you for calling to let me know, before I droved 35 miles one way.
Wow, I am in shock! What just happen? A phone call made on my own time got me kick out of the group, hard lesson to learn.
Tuesday August between Jim (host) and Guest:
Guest: Hi Jim, I was just about to call you, I just finished studying.
Jim: I was just calling to tell you there will be no house group tonight.
Guest: Because Ann will not be there so they can get their paper work done?
Jim: That and I have some thinking and praying to do about things.
Guest: Considering me?
Jim: Yes, as a matter of fact.
Guest: If it is about me and Ann we are fine, I talked to her the other day.
Jim: Well, she just called me this morning and was quite upset, said you rimed her out.
Guest: Wow, she never told me that, we ended the conversaiton with her coming up to the lake finish what she needed to do. So do you want me to pick up my things?
Jim: Yes, you are like Greg Violi, being unkind, unloving and unmerciful, and I don’t want that in our group.
Guest: Greg! Wow, that is hitting below the belt. Was I ever unkind, unloving or unmerciful at any of the house groups?
Jim: No
Guest: Was I ever unkind, unloving or unmerciful when you all were up at my house?
Jim: No
Guest: Then I do not understand.
Jim: You were unkind to Ann on the phone, and our group is for the broken-hearted soul.
Guest: So you believe whatever Ann said, plus sharing 'my personal venting', and you decided to keep one broken-hearted soul and through one away.
Jim: We have been ministering with Ann for two years at Denise and Sue’s.
Guest: Ann and I have known each other for 13 years. But I am sorry you feel that way! I certainly did not mean to hurt anyone. I'm sorry I sent you a ‘personal venting’ e-mail, I thought of you as the leader of the group and concealed everyone of the group, I should not have vented to you. It is 90 % my fault for expecting to much, Ann has build you guys up to me, and I was starting to believe her that your group was a safe place.
Jim: I never planed on you teaching all the time, you stay in the Old Testament and we are under grace not the Law anymore.
Guest: Ok, if you put my things out in front of your garage I will pick it up by 2 pm.
Thank you for calling to let me know, before I droved 35 miles one way.
Wow, I am in shock! What just happen? A phone call made on my own time got me kick out of the group, hard lesson to learn.
Bailout
I was inspired from a Sid Roth program, that brought back memories of the past.
I remember in the 1970’s G-d said to get your house in order, but not all people listened. Some people needed more, bigger and better, never being satisfied. Even to the point many wives had to go to work to afford all the new toys and vacations and now it has become a way of life, passed down from generation to generation.
In 2009 we find ourselves in an economy collapse, we could blame the government but have we ourselves, contributed to our own collapse?
This collapse is just laying the ground work for the world wide collapse, though there will be a short season of time of prosperity to allow Believers to get out of dedt and get their house in order. One more opportunity to heed His warning, or find yourself so bound up you will not see the Light. You do not want to be known as ‘deadbeat parents that sold your family into slavery!’
Whoever or whatever you look towards as your source of provision is your god! For example if you depend on credit cards to dig you out, they become your god.
Many Believers have gone astray in hard times by not seeking G-d’s wisdom and trusting in His provision. Biblical prosperity is that you have everything you need to be most effective to fulfill G-d’s purpose for your life and enough to be a blessing to another. There are no shortages with G-d! But because of sin, controlling, hording and politics, and the things going on behind the scene, there are shortages down here, even if they're contrived.
Debt comes on gradually; step by step you sink lower. Then you have to borrow off a charge card to pay off a different one, all the while the interest gets higher and higher.
All you are doing is sinking into slavery where you bury yourself and your family, blemishing your good family name. It is only material things that can be stolen, destroyed in a flood or hurricane at anytime, so why do we put so much value on keeping up with the Joneses?
We are not bound to the ups and downs of our economy; if we stay within our means and pay cash, we will not become slaves to whom we owe. The first step is to repent for not trusting Him to provide for your needs. Then take the responsibility for your own bad choices. Seek the wisdom of the Father on what you need to get rid off to get dedt free, for most of us have much more than we need already.
Even Evangelists and churches teach falsely, encouraging you to make a pledge and trust G-d to pay it off. G-d says, “No more! You did not wait for My provision and Scripture has already warned you not to be borrowers nor lenders. It was your choice to make the decision to sell yourself.”
I know Believers that have lost their jobs and in desperation they have paid their bills, gone on vacations, even put their divorce on charge cards, or borrowed from family and friends. I have even heard many manipulating sad stories from Believers to acquire money from sympathetic ears who don’t use discernment before giving.
One may say “if only I had more money, I could buy this or that, or give this or that.” They are looking at money as the answer to their problems instead of G-d. That makes money their idol.
G-d said; “You can not serve money and Me, you will love one and hate the other.”
Who do you look to?
How do you spend money, wisely or foolishly?
Does money give you the sense of value?
Do you buy what you cannot afford?
Do you buy now and pay whenever?
Do you have holes in your pockets?
Do you own what you bought or does it own you?
Do you give through sacrifice or obedience?
G-d will not keep funding your fleshly desires. Character is left out of tithing, offerings and alms. G-d said to obey ALL the Commandments and He will bless you.
Paul said to be content in all things whether you have much or little.
Your bailout from slavery comes from changing your spending and lifestyle. People, you do not know what really hard times are yet – but they are coming sooner than you think.
To be able to even stand you must get financially free!
I remember in the 1970’s G-d said to get your house in order, but not all people listened. Some people needed more, bigger and better, never being satisfied. Even to the point many wives had to go to work to afford all the new toys and vacations and now it has become a way of life, passed down from generation to generation.
In 2009 we find ourselves in an economy collapse, we could blame the government but have we ourselves, contributed to our own collapse?
This collapse is just laying the ground work for the world wide collapse, though there will be a short season of time of prosperity to allow Believers to get out of dedt and get their house in order. One more opportunity to heed His warning, or find yourself so bound up you will not see the Light. You do not want to be known as ‘deadbeat parents that sold your family into slavery!’
Whoever or whatever you look towards as your source of provision is your god! For example if you depend on credit cards to dig you out, they become your god.
Many Believers have gone astray in hard times by not seeking G-d’s wisdom and trusting in His provision. Biblical prosperity is that you have everything you need to be most effective to fulfill G-d’s purpose for your life and enough to be a blessing to another. There are no shortages with G-d! But because of sin, controlling, hording and politics, and the things going on behind the scene, there are shortages down here, even if they're contrived.
Debt comes on gradually; step by step you sink lower. Then you have to borrow off a charge card to pay off a different one, all the while the interest gets higher and higher.
All you are doing is sinking into slavery where you bury yourself and your family, blemishing your good family name. It is only material things that can be stolen, destroyed in a flood or hurricane at anytime, so why do we put so much value on keeping up with the Joneses?
We are not bound to the ups and downs of our economy; if we stay within our means and pay cash, we will not become slaves to whom we owe. The first step is to repent for not trusting Him to provide for your needs. Then take the responsibility for your own bad choices. Seek the wisdom of the Father on what you need to get rid off to get dedt free, for most of us have much more than we need already.
Even Evangelists and churches teach falsely, encouraging you to make a pledge and trust G-d to pay it off. G-d says, “No more! You did not wait for My provision and Scripture has already warned you not to be borrowers nor lenders. It was your choice to make the decision to sell yourself.”
I know Believers that have lost their jobs and in desperation they have paid their bills, gone on vacations, even put their divorce on charge cards, or borrowed from family and friends. I have even heard many manipulating sad stories from Believers to acquire money from sympathetic ears who don’t use discernment before giving.
One may say “if only I had more money, I could buy this or that, or give this or that.” They are looking at money as the answer to their problems instead of G-d. That makes money their idol.
G-d said; “You can not serve money and Me, you will love one and hate the other.”
Who do you look to?
How do you spend money, wisely or foolishly?
Does money give you the sense of value?
Do you buy what you cannot afford?
Do you buy now and pay whenever?
Do you have holes in your pockets?
Do you own what you bought or does it own you?
Do you give through sacrifice or obedience?
G-d will not keep funding your fleshly desires. Character is left out of tithing, offerings and alms. G-d said to obey ALL the Commandments and He will bless you.
Paul said to be content in all things whether you have much or little.
Your bailout from slavery comes from changing your spending and lifestyle. People, you do not know what really hard times are yet – but they are coming sooner than you think.
To be able to even stand you must get financially free!
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