Snapshot: Making the Most of Your Time

Yesterday morning, I was given a vision where I received a very nice, golden and sliver watch.  I felt it was a symbolic gift from God.  As I was given the watch, I noticed that there was a price tag on the side--it said, 'FREE'.  The Lord began teaching me what all this meant, and soon enough He had shown me that there were two applications to this vision.  One is relatively simple and one is relatively specific to me--one thing He has spoken, two things I have heard (Psalm 62:11)...

Meaning #1:  Every gift God gives is free, beginning with salvation.  And He wants to 'save' every aspect of our lives--He wants to redeem everything we do.  I was watching Todd White later on yesterday, and he was wise to say that God wants to redeem the time.  That's the main principle shown by the vision.

Every moment of our existence can be used for God's glory and point to His Son, Jesus.  In everything we do, we can glorify God. This is an honor, and it in itself is a free gift.  Salvation of our soul is a gift, and so is salvation of our works.  Thank you Lord!

"See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil"                         Ephesians 5:16



Meaning #2:  Once again a free gift, the expensive watch represented God giving me prophetic insight into dates, times, and timings.  I've been praying for more and more words of knowledge, and God has been so gracious to start giving me these.  But there is no limit to the level of insight that God can reveal, unless we ourselves are the limiter!  So I was encouraged that God was showing me that He is increasing our insight into specific periods of time.  For example, I'd love to know when someone acquired a certain injury--I'd love to know through words of knowledge the time at which something occurred.  And whoever seeks finds!  I feel that God is saying that He is going to add a new, synchronistic element to the prophetic gifting.  Awesome!

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ."                  Ephesians 1:3

Seeds are for Sowing

A few days ago Vanessa and I were out doing groceries and the Lord directed us to a particular African American lady who looked to be about 50.  She was taken aback and didn't seem to want prayer, but as we walked away, she caught up to us and asked, "What church do you go to?"  As it turns out, she needed prayer for a few things...she'd been through a lot.  So for twenty or so minutes, we listened to her story.  I know she was touched by having people, who'd been sent by God, that were willing to listen to her and empathize with her.  She said something along the lines of, "I've heard of this kind of thing happening to people, but it's never happened to me!"

Anyways, she kept talking about "sowing seeds".  She meant this mostly financially, with seeds being donations to God or to ministry, but the phrase struck us.  We felt God was using this kind woman to witness to us, as well as vice versa!  Praise God that He blesses the ones doing the blessing, too.

Anyways, since we talked to this lady there have been so many little signs pointed to sowing seeds recently. Confirmations below...in hindsight, the Lord gave confirmations for our "seed sowing" Grocery store experience both before and after the event itself.  Like I said in the Revelation Post, insight from God is outside of a definitive point in time and thus can relate to past events, the present, and the future.  In hindsight, God prepared us for the "seed" messages before we received the first one.

11/19/14:  My neighbor Jim needed me to level His garden.  It's barren now, as winter seeds have not yet been sowed.  Symbolically, oftentimes God makes the level path for us and allows us to "plant" His word in the minds of others.

11/21/14:  The Lord gave me a vision of Vanessa holding a piece of corn.  I thought of workers in the harvest field.  More on this later...

11/22/14:  The Lord gave me a vision of the United States, and I saw that He was planting trees in several specific areas of it.  These trees were deeply rooted in His truth and under His care.  After talking to Vanessa I realized the significance to her of those places where trees were planted, based on her past.  But God is sowing seeds meant to last, and He is coming full circle and allowing those who are being crucified with Christ (it's a process!) to revisit past events with a pure heart.  He is allowing us to do similar things again from a place of purity, even though in the past these behaviors were selfishly motivated.  In the past, sowing the seeds of these actions reaped destruction, but now these same behaviors are sowing "a harvest of righteousness" on behalf of God's Kingdom.  Once matured, these seeds can grow into mighty trees and be a light to the darkness around them.  Glory to God!

11/23/14: Went to the Quickened Word website and read a word called, "EMPTY VESSELS WILL POP UP, OUT AND OVER".  Several messages here...this website has taught me so much.  Firstly, the image on that page shows corn turning into popcorn.  This goes back to the vision of Vanessa two days prior!  We need to scatter the seed (word of God) generously.  In those who we are able to spend more time with, we should also sow this seed!  In addition, a seed cannot be sown unless it is "empty" and dies to itself (John 12:24).  What a confirmation from the Lord that we are sowing His seeds in our ministry!

11/22-24/14:  Vanessa and I also want to get into gardening as a means of self-sustainability.  These events seem to have a physical prompting to them, in addition to the spiritual message.  Let's start planting seeds!  Vanessa has since started planting buds in the garden, which has coincided with all this.  "One thing the Lord has spoken, two things I have heard"... (Psalm 62:11)

It's up to believers to allow God to do the work of death to self.  Death to desire, death to priorities, death to others.  We need to let Him in and let our egos fall down and die.  Then we can plant seeds in His Kingdom and do His work.