No Expiration Date

Word at Pink Impact 2011

My promises don't expire for you.  I want to resurrect promises that you think I'm through with.  Sarah received strength to conceive even when she was past the age because she judged Me Faithful.  Always hope.  I'm looking for faith.  My eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Myself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are committed to Me.  What is man's help when you can have My help.  Do you believe Me?  Is anything too hard for Me?  At the appointed time.  Don't put a due date or an expiration date on what I have for you.  My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways.  If you laugh, laugh with joy in expectation of what I will do for you. 

Hebrews 11:11; Isaiah 55:8; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Genesis 18:14

Between The Roaring Waves

Step up to the plate, I've already done My part.  I've gone behind the scenes and worked it out so that you are set up to win!  I always lead you into triumph.  You feel like you can't escape but don't be afraid.  Stand still and see what I'm about to do.  I fight for you while you keep silent.  In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.  I know this looks bad but don't allow yourself to be afraid.  Don't sit in fear or it will overtake you.  Just like the ones that were afraid of the fire and did not come up the mountain, the enemy wants you to be afraid of the fire so that you don't come up to a mountain experience with Me.  I don't want you depending on someone else to get the Word for you.  To stand still, is not a passive assignment but stand with deliberate attention.  Just be still and know that I AM God.  I can multiply a little obedience.  Small to you but huge in My eyes.  Follow the pre-lit path for you.  If you step where I lead you, you will see that it will light up for you.  Facing your Red Sea moment is the only way you will see Me do something and in a way you've never seen Me before.  Don't be so busy talking and complaining about this difficult situation or you'll miss seeing Me in it with you.  Don't miss My hand at work around you. 

For I am the Lord your God, the Lord of Hosts, who dried a path for you right through the sea, between the roaring waves.  And I have put my words in your mouth and hidden you safe within my hand.  I planted the stars in place and molded all the earth.  I am the one who says, "You are mine." Isaiah 51:14-16. The Living Bible

Deuteronomy 5:5; 2 Corinthians 2:14; Exodus 14:13; Daniel 3:25; Psalm 46:10; Isaiah 30:15

The Lord Is My Keeper

As I read the scriptures I felt I heard Him say:

I lavish My attention on you.  I keep you as the apple of My eye.  As an eagle that hovers over its nest, overshadowing its young, then spreading its wings, lifting them into the air, teaching them to fly.  I alone lead you and lift you up to see as I see.  You will feast on the best of the land with no foreign god in sight.  I bless you with the precious things of heaven and the precious things of the earth and all its fullness.

Psalm 121; Deuteronomy 32:10-12; Deuteronomy 33:16

He Provides

As I read the scriptures I felt I heard Him say;

It is impossible for you to have a need that I cannot meet.  As you seek Me, you will begin to see that problems will finally reach solutions.  Every ditch will be overflowing with My love and grace for you.   I never run out.  I knew your every need before you were born and there's nothing that I can't give you.  But there is no peace for the one who blesses himself in his heart and then follows the dictates of his own heart.  Let not your heart turn away from following Me and you will see that I will make things go well for you.  Choose life; choose Me.  I AM Life and length of your days. 

Philippians 4:19; Matthew 6:33; Deuteronomy 29:19; Deuteronomy 29:18; Deuteronomy 30:5 Deuteronomy 30:9; Deuteronomy 30:20

His Glory is Weighty

As I read the scriptures today, I felt I heard Him say;

You matter.  I AM your substance.  The One that can fill you with the weight of My worth and working into your life.  I know your afflictions, your labor and oppression but don't be afraid because I AM in you and for you. My glory is the only force that can tip the scales of any circumstance, from emptiness to fulfillment.  Be filled with joy and rejoice for every good thing that I give you.  I lead you to what you want and what you need.  Pursue Me with all your mind, heart and soul.  Trust that you hear My voice.  See yourself the way I see you, lifted up in praise, name and honor for you are Mine.  Some may question and wonder just as some questioned and wondered about Me, but do not let any distraction turn your thoughts into doubt.  Be faithful with what I have given you to do.  Trust Me with all of your prayers and requests for it is always My will to heal and to set the captives free. 
I love your undying love for Me.  Receive My Peace.  

Colossians 1:27; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Deuteronomy 26: 7-19; Luke 6:2; Luke 6:8-19; Ephesians 6:24

Clarity

Through a series of scriptures I was reading today, I felt this word impressed in my heart:

I see your faith, and how you have broken through the clouds to clear skies.  Your faith pleases Me.  To see your precious heart moves Me.  I love you and I have so much for you.  Get ready! You will love it and will have so much fun.  I prepared everything coming to you, with you in mind.  I AM with you and I'M always found by you because you seek Me with all of your precious heart.   You are My channel through which I flow.  Don't let reasoning in your heart keep you from giving or receiving.  You are a good steward of that which I pour in you and both you and the new wine are preserved, just like the new wine in the new wineskin.  Remember that I AM taking care of you and I AM in your midst to deliver you and give your enemies over to you.  Watch what you say for in guarding your mouth you preserve your life and you will eat well by the fruit of what you speak.  You will then taste and see that I AM good!  Pray for peace and prosperity over your city because you too will have peace and prosperity.  


Luke 5:19; Hebrews 11:6; Jeremiah 1:12; Jeremiah 29:11-14; Luke 5:22; Luke 5:38; Deuteronomy 23:14; Proverbs 13:2-3; Psalm 34:8; Jeremiah 29:7

The Center of The Target

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you. 

Matthew 6:33

Just recently I had the honor to speak to a very special group of women.  I was sure on what I was going to speak to them about, until I had a dream.  In the dream I was asked by someone walking by me what I was going to speak on, and I answered "first things first".  I woke up at 1:55am to write and was surprised that I wrote 4 pages.  I sought the Lord for confirmation on this and the signs just got even clearer. 

I was reading Bob Hamp's book, Think Differently, Live Differently, where he mentions the above scripture as "the center of the target".  However, I read this 2 weeks after I spoke to the women but it continued to expand and solidify this word for me. 

In the times I prayed and thought about how this scripture applied to my life, I was moved to tears remembering how easy it was for me to seek the things of life first and not His kingdom.  Many decisions were made with life's stuff in mind and as a result I was anxious and worried a lot.  I couldn't understand how the kingdom of God and my world merged.  To me, there was separation.  His and mine. 

When I experienced the Lord in a personal and loving way,  the two worlds merged.  I knew that I would never be the same again.  Suddenly I experienced Him, not just knew of Him.  I got to feel His Spirit speaking to me through the scriptures as I was reading.  Letting me know that He knew me and loved me.  In this encounter with Him I repented of my sin because for the first time I saw my sin as sin.  His love for me was tangible.  I've written of my salvation experience before but I see this in a new light with this scripture Matthew 6:33 in mind, and now as "the center of the target".

I found my journal where I had written about this life changing day with the Lord in 2005, and there was a long list of requests and prayers written down.  I realized that what I asked of the Lord was not just a little.  There was a lot that I desired.  But I was able to let go of the lists and opened my heart to Him.  He wanted all of them and He wanted all of me.  I released the things that I thought made life work for me and for the first time I was free. 

He made this easy because what I got in the exchange was so much more than what I gave Him.

Today, I continue to be the same girl who still wants to stick both hands in the candy jar and what I still desire of the Lord is not just a little.  But I can trust Him with my wants, needs and desires for me and my loved ones with open hands more and more, as I have sought His kingdom first and trust that everything else is added to me.  Believing that any and all obstacles are being removed as I continue to learn to "keep the main thing, the main thing."

Psalm 5:3  In the morning, Lord, You hear my voice; I lay my requests before You and wait expectantly.

I continue to press in to Him and all clogs and hindrances dissapear for me so that I can break through into more freedom.

In the process I am experiencing how to live from a place of desire, instead of duty. 

Becoming a lover who works, not a worker who loves.  The worker always has a checklist and I had mine. 

Seeking His presence not His presents.  His Precence comes with gifts. 

Hebrews 11:6 He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

The truth is that He desires for us more than we even desire for ourselves.  But He is pleased when we want to spend time with Him just because we love Him.  Everyone likes their being celebrated, not just their doing.

No one wants friends who are only interested in what we can do for them.  We want them interested in who we are and like us for who we are.  I believe that since we are created in His image, He might feel the same way.

He promises that as we delight in Him, He gives us the desires of our hearts.  Psalm 37:4

Close your eyes and picture yourself with the Lord.  Give Him your lists and expectations that you are holding in your heart.  He knows each one and trust that He has more good for you than you're even asking for. 

WE CAN'T OUTDESIRE GOD SO KEEP STICKING YOUR HANDS IN THE CANDY JAR.  IT'S OKAY.

Proverbs 8:17-18

I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me find Me.  With Me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. 

AMEN!!!