Last night God gave me a dream where I was undergoing a teaching. It was on freedom. In the dream, the Holy Spirit showed me Romans 8:21:
"...that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God."
Glorious freedom. Thank you Father. Do any of us really know what that's like? Do we understand what it means to possess glorious freedom? I don't think so, not yet. Not with a full measure, yet this is exactly what Yahshua has promised (Luke 6:38). He wants us to know; we're His family, kings in His kingdom (Proverbs 25:2)!
In my dream, there was such a liberation. I instantly knew that God had just given me a key to abide. When I heard Romans 8:21, it was written on my heart in a new way. It was so powerful, and the power was there to effortlessly provide.
That's what our Heavenly Father gives us power for -- to get closer to Him. It's not for our giftings or callings so much as it was for Him. From Him for me for Him!
It was an awesome experience of peace and contentment. If you haven't already, ask Elohim to give you heavenly dreams! He is faithful, and He will do it (1 Thessalonians 5:24). Let's all taste and see that Yahweh is good (Psalms 34:8).
Showing posts with label Dreams. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Friday, February 19, 2016
Dream: The Glory of God or the Glory of man?
I had a dream last night where I was in a nice church...one of the many "seeker friendly" churches out there nowadays. (Just so you know, I love these kinds of places! Every time I've went to them, the Holy Spirit ministers to me. But I think God wants to purify our motives...)
So, back to this church, there was some sort of youth ministry going on, and everyone was singing and worshiping and acting all excited. Something wasn't quite right, though.
There was a hardness to the worship that caught me off guard. The musicians on stage were having fun -- and not necessarily in a good way. They were going through the motions, trading out the worship of our Father for a show (2 Tim. 3:5). There was some egotism evident there. It was really sad. Vanessa and I were sitting up near the front, and I was watching these people, many of them my age, singing along with the band and just going through the motions, also.
This significance of all this was heightened because of how it contrasted what God was doing with me. I felt such Love; I felt so much of Yahweh's presence. I became pretty overwhelmed, and sorta just slumped over in my chair and kept checking out this scene. There was one teenage girl in particular that I felt bad for. I could tell that her heart just wasn't in it; though she was doing some stuff right, she was missing out on the power of the Spirit.
The rest of the teens in the church were much the same. I longed to tell them that it could be better. I longed to tell them that they were falling short of the party. I wanted to say, hey, God has a better way for you than this...but I just didn't have the words. Plus, I was plastered to my chair under the weight of His glory and probably couldn't have moved a muscle even if I wanted to. In retrospect, I think God put me into that symbolic scenario simply so I could observe
Sadly, this whole "let's go to church and not really love on God" mentality is something I've also seen played out in real life. It's tragic to see people so close but yet so far. People who sit there listening like they're watching a realllllyyy boring TV show or something. Their hearts have not been awakened -- a veil of sadness is still there (2 Cor. 3:14). They've never tried really seeking Him, and consequently have never realized that He's already been found (Proverbs 8:17).
Guys, God is fun! He's a wonderfully burning Love (Song of Songs); He's incredibly powerful. He's worthy of your fear (Psalms 119:120), He's worthy of your admiration and worship. There is an ecstasy of divine exchange that comes with loving Him (John 3:30).
"God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth." ~John 4:24
So, back to this church, there was some sort of youth ministry going on, and everyone was singing and worshiping and acting all excited. Something wasn't quite right, though.
There was a hardness to the worship that caught me off guard. The musicians on stage were having fun -- and not necessarily in a good way. They were going through the motions, trading out the worship of our Father for a show (2 Tim. 3:5). There was some egotism evident there. It was really sad. Vanessa and I were sitting up near the front, and I was watching these people, many of them my age, singing along with the band and just going through the motions, also.
This significance of all this was heightened because of how it contrasted what God was doing with me. I felt such Love; I felt so much of Yahweh's presence. I became pretty overwhelmed, and sorta just slumped over in my chair and kept checking out this scene. There was one teenage girl in particular that I felt bad for. I could tell that her heart just wasn't in it; though she was doing some stuff right, she was missing out on the power of the Spirit.
The rest of the teens in the church were much the same. I longed to tell them that it could be better. I longed to tell them that they were falling short of the party. I wanted to say, hey, God has a better way for you than this...but I just didn't have the words. Plus, I was plastered to my chair under the weight of His glory and probably couldn't have moved a muscle even if I wanted to. In retrospect, I think God put me into that symbolic scenario simply so I could observe
Sadly, this whole "let's go to church and not really love on God" mentality is something I've also seen played out in real life. It's tragic to see people so close but yet so far. People who sit there listening like they're watching a realllllyyy boring TV show or something. Their hearts have not been awakened -- a veil of sadness is still there (2 Cor. 3:14). They've never tried really seeking Him, and consequently have never realized that He's already been found (Proverbs 8:17).
Guys, God is fun! He's a wonderfully burning Love (Song of Songs); He's incredibly powerful. He's worthy of your fear (Psalms 119:120), He's worthy of your admiration and worship. There is an ecstasy of divine exchange that comes with loving Him (John 3:30).
"God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth." ~John 4:24
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
#77
I've been seeing the number 77 a lot recently. Not only seeing it, but receiving it, hearing it, and accidentally typing it! One of the more unique ways that Yahweh speaks is through numbers. These messages often point to future acts--so their delivery usually have prophetic significance. God wants us to know what's going on!
John Paul Jackson on Numbers
Numbers typically relate to symbolism. For example, this "77" theme was confirmed through a friend, who prophetically delivered Genesis 41 to me:
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
There's a lot of symbolism here! But what is the message for me, at this point of this current season? Basically, it's to save money!
That's the main message, but not the only one. God often weaves several elements into one message, into one symbolic theme. Notice that He gave Pharaoh a very multifaceted dream that delivered one prophetic instruction. Several things converged to give one main instruction--one main call to action.
77 is also one of the numbers representative of Yahshua. Why? Because He was born of the 77th generation after Adam. Redemption complete! Fittingly, Jesus Himself instructed us to forgive our brother 77 times (Matthew 18:22). That's an appropriate command to be given by the One who brought forgiveness to all! Yahshua's command here is one of just many that subliminally pointed to Himself
Our Heavenly Father gives us numbers to speak holistically to every arena of our lives. He uses numbers as a sort of comprehensive prophecy, to meet us where we're at right now.
God will speak to you through numbers, if you're open to it. He'll give you a sign. He'll show you and re-confirm to you the Spirit's streams of teaching in your life.
John Paul Jackson on Numbers
Numbers typically relate to symbolism. For example, this "77" theme was confirmed through a friend, who prophetically delivered Genesis 41 to me:
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
There's a lot of symbolism here! But what is the message for me, at this point of this current season? Basically, it's to save money!
That's the main message, but not the only one. God often weaves several elements into one message, into one symbolic theme. Notice that He gave Pharaoh a very multifaceted dream that delivered one prophetic instruction. Several things converged to give one main instruction--one main call to action.
77 is also one of the numbers representative of Yahshua. Why? Because He was born of the 77th generation after Adam. Redemption complete! Fittingly, Jesus Himself instructed us to forgive our brother 77 times (Matthew 18:22). That's an appropriate command to be given by the One who brought forgiveness to all! Yahshua's command here is one of just many that subliminally pointed to Himself
Our Heavenly Father gives us numbers to speak holistically to every arena of our lives. He uses numbers as a sort of comprehensive prophecy, to meet us where we're at right now.
God will speak to you through numbers, if you're open to it. He'll give you a sign. He'll show you and re-confirm to you the Spirit's streams of teaching in your life.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Dream: The Importance of Feast Days
"And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever." Genesis 12:17
"And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever." Exodus 12:14
I've been thinking about Old Testament regulations a lot recently. Vanessa and I feel that it's been the Lord who's brought such things to our attention.
See, when God is speaking to Moses about feast days, celebration days, etc...He tends to use the words, 'for ever'.... quite frequently. And I think there's significance to that. God didn't say to keep such rules until His Son came. He could have specified that, but He didn't. There are many such Old Testament commemorations that God instructed His children to keep, for ever.
"For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."
Matthew 5:18
Even a few things Jesus said have made us think. Heaven and earth have not yet passed away! Though I don't have even close to a full revelation on all this, yet, I feel that some of aspects of the Word here just can't be discounted. To summarize, I'd say that the Law is good (1 Timothy 1:8).
And I had a dream last week that really convicted me. You know when you have a dream that you just know is from God? This was one of those. So, in the dream, I was being shown a pamphlet full of Heavenly revelation. And I was reading a page that was titled something along the lines of, "The Importance of Feast Days".
On this page, there were several bullet points, and under each bullet there was an awesome description of why God ordained dates and calendars to be the way they were. As I read more and more, the amount of wisdom and revelation coming through was astonishing. I realized what God intended when He made things the way He did. And I read all about the specific reasons for the feast days He established. Reading through that page was pretty amazing, and I had God's heart for the ancient Israelites conveyed to me in a way that's hard to describe. I realized in a new way just how meticulous, thoughtful, and wise God is in the things that He does--the things that He does for our own good.
I woke up the next morning remembering the dream, but having completely forgotten the specifics of what I'd read. And I think that's what God intended. Some of the stuff I read probably wasn't meant to be made known! But this dream convicted me of the tremendous physical and spiritual benefits that will come by following God's calendar of religious feasts and fasts.
Like I said, I don't have all this figured out yet. But I feel like there is something to it. For now, I'll liken keeping the Old Testament Law--whether by observing feast days, religious fasts, the Sabbath, or dietary rules--to icing on the cake, so to speak. The Law cannot save you! Nonetheless, I think it pleases God if His children show a conviction for the Law. I think it pleases Him if we show our interest and appreciate His workings of the past. I think that the ancient Hebrew calendar, which God first made for His chosen people and continues to work by, is worth researching.
"And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever." Exodus 12:14
I've been thinking about Old Testament regulations a lot recently. Vanessa and I feel that it's been the Lord who's brought such things to our attention.
See, when God is speaking to Moses about feast days, celebration days, etc...He tends to use the words, 'for ever'.... quite frequently. And I think there's significance to that. God didn't say to keep such rules until His Son came. He could have specified that, but He didn't. There are many such Old Testament commemorations that God instructed His children to keep, for ever.
"For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."
Matthew 5:18
Even a few things Jesus said have made us think. Heaven and earth have not yet passed away! Though I don't have even close to a full revelation on all this, yet, I feel that some of aspects of the Word here just can't be discounted. To summarize, I'd say that the Law is good (1 Timothy 1:8).
And I had a dream last week that really convicted me. You know when you have a dream that you just know is from God? This was one of those. So, in the dream, I was being shown a pamphlet full of Heavenly revelation. And I was reading a page that was titled something along the lines of, "The Importance of Feast Days".
On this page, there were several bullet points, and under each bullet there was an awesome description of why God ordained dates and calendars to be the way they were. As I read more and more, the amount of wisdom and revelation coming through was astonishing. I realized what God intended when He made things the way He did. And I read all about the specific reasons for the feast days He established. Reading through that page was pretty amazing, and I had God's heart for the ancient Israelites conveyed to me in a way that's hard to describe. I realized in a new way just how meticulous, thoughtful, and wise God is in the things that He does--the things that He does for our own good.
I woke up the next morning remembering the dream, but having completely forgotten the specifics of what I'd read. And I think that's what God intended. Some of the stuff I read probably wasn't meant to be made known! But this dream convicted me of the tremendous physical and spiritual benefits that will come by following God's calendar of religious feasts and fasts.
Like I said, I don't have all this figured out yet. But I feel like there is something to it. For now, I'll liken keeping the Old Testament Law--whether by observing feast days, religious fasts, the Sabbath, or dietary rules--to icing on the cake, so to speak. The Law cannot save you! Nonetheless, I think it pleases God if His children show a conviction for the Law. I think it pleases Him if we show our interest and appreciate His workings of the past. I think that the ancient Hebrew calendar, which God first made for His chosen people and continues to work by, is worth researching.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Dream: Repentance with Jesus; Winds of Change
Last night I had an interesting experience. I was dreaming and the Lord Jesus came in. I did not quite see Him in this dream, that I can remember. However, He seemed very close by and I did really feel His presence. Once this presence came into my awareness--wow, what love! I was pretty taken aback with admiration and bliss. I felt His love surround me and was left in adoration.
And I also felt the need to repent. I realized how far from perfection, how far from Him, I'd been living. I repented and repented and repented--I had to in order to withstand His nearness. I became acutely aware of the degrees of pride, impurity, and unbelief I had let into my daily life. For every 'good' work I had done, I understood that He had the ability to just burn it up. At the same time, I did not really feel a worldly guilt. My sense of unworthiness was refreshing, not condemning.
So I did repent. With each confession, and every time I turned back from something, I felt Jesus come nearer. I felt Him begin to penetrate my heart. I felt His Love in a new way. His presence got so, so thick. I was crying, and then sobbing. I had repented, and I finally felt clean! And I could let Him in. Praise the Lord! This experience did not take very long, but resulted in so much heart change.
After this, I woke up. I think it was about midnight. And I heard this roaring wind in my ears. I felt like it was from God--but it still frightened me. It was a loud, intimidating sound, and I was hearing it almost internally, not sensing that I had over it any amount of control. It would pick up and then withdraw a little. I asked the Lord if He would make it more bearable, and He did. It became quieter, and then I went back to sleep.
"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8
I've had the above verse in my head for a couple days now. It's clearer now that it'd been preparation for what happened last night. This morning I did some research. This year, according to the Hebrew calendar year 5775, is a year for the Winds of Change to manifest on the earth. This is a time when God will blow away our impurities and usher in a new thing. The Holy Spirit will usher in a time of greater purity and longing for Jesus.
Here is an article on the Elijahlist about the winds of change and their multitudes of purpose. There are many winds, because there are many changes that can take place for the better. We are cleansed by these changes--our own shortcomings are blown away and a spiritual shift takes place.
"When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses." Jeremiah 10:13
And I also felt the need to repent. I realized how far from perfection, how far from Him, I'd been living. I repented and repented and repented--I had to in order to withstand His nearness. I became acutely aware of the degrees of pride, impurity, and unbelief I had let into my daily life. For every 'good' work I had done, I understood that He had the ability to just burn it up. At the same time, I did not really feel a worldly guilt. My sense of unworthiness was refreshing, not condemning.
So I did repent. With each confession, and every time I turned back from something, I felt Jesus come nearer. I felt Him begin to penetrate my heart. I felt His Love in a new way. His presence got so, so thick. I was crying, and then sobbing. I had repented, and I finally felt clean! And I could let Him in. Praise the Lord! This experience did not take very long, but resulted in so much heart change.
After this, I woke up. I think it was about midnight. And I heard this roaring wind in my ears. I felt like it was from God--but it still frightened me. It was a loud, intimidating sound, and I was hearing it almost internally, not sensing that I had over it any amount of control. It would pick up and then withdraw a little. I asked the Lord if He would make it more bearable, and He did. It became quieter, and then I went back to sleep.
"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8
I've had the above verse in my head for a couple days now. It's clearer now that it'd been preparation for what happened last night. This morning I did some research. This year, according to the Hebrew calendar year 5775, is a year for the Winds of Change to manifest on the earth. This is a time when God will blow away our impurities and usher in a new thing. The Holy Spirit will usher in a time of greater purity and longing for Jesus.
Here is an article on the Elijahlist about the winds of change and their multitudes of purpose. There are many winds, because there are many changes that can take place for the better. We are cleansed by these changes--our own shortcomings are blown away and a spiritual shift takes place.
"When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses." Jeremiah 10:13
Friday, March 6, 2015
Be Bold and Courageous: Crossing The Jordan, Revisited
In March of 2014, the Lord gave me a dream where I was crossing a modern-day Jordan river and going into the promised land. To paraphrase, I was on a boat with many people, who, although nice, seemed really unmotivated, and the boat was stuck. I decided to leave the boat, join an evacuation team that had come to rescue us, and then send off into the wilderness at the other side of the river.
God showed me that my experience in this dream strongly paralleled Joshua chapters 1-3. We need to be bold, motivated, and decisive. That's where the rewards are! That's where we put all our trust into Him. What it means to be bold for Jesus, and what can be lost, if we aren't bold! All in all, the Lord was showing me through this dream that I had already chosen to step out, and that it was now time to walk in that .You can read more about this whole message here: Entering The Promised Land.
"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." Ephesians 2:10
Since my initial experience, the Lord has revisited this "crossing the Jordan" theme several times. And this present season is one of them! In the last few days, I've been blessed with many, many things that have confirmed the message. Many of these confirmations are from scripture that the Lord has specifically led me to; others are through signs or the writings of others. Below are just a few of the scriptural ones:
BOLDNESS: Joshua 1:9
"Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be
dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
CROSSING THE JORDAN ON DRY LAND: Joshua 3:6-11
"Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the covenant and pass over before the people. And they took it up and went on before the people.
The Lord said to Joshua, This day I will begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan. Joshua said to the Israelites, Come near, hear the words of the Lord your God...
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into the Jordan!"
REMEMBRANCE: Joshua 4:21-24
"And he said to the Israelites, When your children ask their fathers in time to come, What do these stones mean?
You shall let your children know, Israel came over this Jordan on dry ground.
For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up for us until we passed over,
That all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty and that you may reverence and fear the Lord your God forever."
There is so much in these scriptures--the Holy Spirit has so much to say to us through them. This is what my dream relates to, and this is what we can all relate to everyday. We can take from the details of Joshua 1 through 4 many things:
God has commanded us to be bold and courageous. He has commanded us to step out in faith. He has commanded us to step out in faith, reaching the Promised Land by it. He has commanded us to arrive at and attain to every promise found in His Word. And the last step of attainment may just seem impossible. It probably will be, without the Lord and His wonder-working power. God alone can take us to the total fulfillment of our promises.
So let's be bold and step out. Let's be bold and lay hold of abundant life. Let's act into His Kingdom come--let's not wait for another person to stir us up or motivate us to get moving. Let's make the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil (Ephesians 5:16). Let's be strong in the Lord and the power of His might (Ephesians 6:10),
When we step out, let's reach for the Promised Land. If God has told you something, He is still telling you that something. The promises have not changed. Reach for them! Not by might, not by power, but by the Holy Spirit, step out in faith. (Zechariah 4:6) Step out, and watch as the Lord makes the waters part.
We can't be stagnant. We can't be easily satisfied. We can't be like the people in my dream--well meaning Christians, but more than content to watch as others play the forerunner. We all need to attain to the blessings of Christ! We all need to see Him as He really is, for ourselves (1 John 3:2). The veil has been torn for all of us. And all of us can, with boldness, in faith receive a blessing from God.
"So let no one boast about human beings, since everything belongs to you"
1 Corinthians 3:21
"So let no one boast about human beings, since everything belongs to you"
1 Corinthians 3:21
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Creative Ideas
A few days ago now, Vanessa and I were praying and I felt driven to say to God, "Thank you for creative ideas". I felt inspired to say this but didn't really know why. Afterwards, Vanessa asked what that was all about, and I said I don't know!
I remember, that late last year the Holy Spirit was teaching me to speak things with His authority. Basically, God has to speak something first! The best we can do is repeat after Him. If we speak after Him, that's when our words have power. That's when they have heavenly significance.
"You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways."
Job 22:28
This is what Job's friends told him, and it was true--for the most part. There comes a time when God gives the righteous--that was Job!--freedom. There is a time when we can enjoy such freedom in the ways that we serve God. God wants to bring us into freedom where we can serve alongside Him, dream with Him, and create with Him.
There comes a time when "all these things will be given" to us, as well (Matthew 6:33). There comes a time when we will decree a thing, God will back it, and it will be birthed into reality. There comes a breakthrough when God takes over our minds, hearts, and imaginations, and makes them pure.
We need to understand that the Holy Spirit makes the word flesh. He makes the word of God, and the inspirations of God, manifest into something that can dwell among us. (John 1:14) In our lives, we should see the Word come alive and make a tangible impact on whatever is around us. God had a wonderful idea named Jesus, and He has made us in His own image. Thanks to His idea, we can enjoy the the many ideas that were originally only His.
And His purity can make us pure. God has purified our desires, and He has created us with the intention that we break free from our sinful nature. He made us with imaginations; He made us with creativity; He made us with ideas! He wants to purify us and give us His righteousness, because He wants to see our dreams become reality.
God wants us to declare and decree His promises. Start with the Word. Speak the truth into existence--there is the power of life in our speech (Proverbs 18:21)!
The spiritual comes before the physical, so stay grounded in the Word. But aren't there also personal promises God give us? Don't you think He wants to bless the work of your hands? Don't you think that He wants to give you success in whatever you do (Genesis 39:23)? This is the truth, but not many people seem to make it to that point.
Anyways, if there is a promise God has given you--an acting career, a certain type of ministry, a successful published book, etc.--pray into it. Pray into it, speak into it, act into it. Speak His Kingdom come. There is power when our words agree with God in Heaven. There is power when God gives us an idea from Him. Don't you know that God cannot fail? There is such security in doing the things that He tells you. These things won't fail! If He tells you something, decree it? Decree it, and the Holy Spirit will breath it into existence.
God is the most creative One out there. And we can be included into Him! We can have His righteousness, and after we have it, we can have His creative ides. Let's be bold in our declarations and in the things we say--let's be bold and forcefully advance the Kingdom (Matthew 11:12). Let's access God's version of reality by speaking supernatural life and not death.
Since praying that prayer a few days ago, so many 'creative ideas' have been coming at Vanessa and I. It wasn't that my words had much power, but I spoke into what God was saying, and in doing so, aligned with the power that is only His. Glory to God! He gives us freedom, even to have what we say come to pass. Be heavily led, be in tune and in step with the Spirit, and watch as you receive whatever you ask for in prayer (John 14:13)
I remember, that late last year the Holy Spirit was teaching me to speak things with His authority. Basically, God has to speak something first! The best we can do is repeat after Him. If we speak after Him, that's when our words have power. That's when they have heavenly significance.
"You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways."
Job 22:28
This is what Job's friends told him, and it was true--for the most part. There comes a time when God gives the righteous--that was Job!--freedom. There is a time when we can enjoy such freedom in the ways that we serve God. God wants to bring us into freedom where we can serve alongside Him, dream with Him, and create with Him.
There comes a time when "all these things will be given" to us, as well (Matthew 6:33). There comes a time when we will decree a thing, God will back it, and it will be birthed into reality. There comes a breakthrough when God takes over our minds, hearts, and imaginations, and makes them pure.
We need to understand that the Holy Spirit makes the word flesh. He makes the word of God, and the inspirations of God, manifest into something that can dwell among us. (John 1:14) In our lives, we should see the Word come alive and make a tangible impact on whatever is around us. God had a wonderful idea named Jesus, and He has made us in His own image. Thanks to His idea, we can enjoy the the many ideas that were originally only His.
And His purity can make us pure. God has purified our desires, and He has created us with the intention that we break free from our sinful nature. He made us with imaginations; He made us with creativity; He made us with ideas! He wants to purify us and give us His righteousness, because He wants to see our dreams become reality.
God wants us to declare and decree His promises. Start with the Word. Speak the truth into existence--there is the power of life in our speech (Proverbs 18:21)!
The spiritual comes before the physical, so stay grounded in the Word. But aren't there also personal promises God give us? Don't you think He wants to bless the work of your hands? Don't you think that He wants to give you success in whatever you do (Genesis 39:23)? This is the truth, but not many people seem to make it to that point.
Anyways, if there is a promise God has given you--an acting career, a certain type of ministry, a successful published book, etc.--pray into it. Pray into it, speak into it, act into it. Speak His Kingdom come. There is power when our words agree with God in Heaven. There is power when God gives us an idea from Him. Don't you know that God cannot fail? There is such security in doing the things that He tells you. These things won't fail! If He tells you something, decree it? Decree it, and the Holy Spirit will breath it into existence.
God is the most creative One out there. And we can be included into Him! We can have His righteousness, and after we have it, we can have His creative ides. Let's be bold in our declarations and in the things we say--let's be bold and forcefully advance the Kingdom (Matthew 11:12). Let's access God's version of reality by speaking supernatural life and not death.
Since praying that prayer a few days ago, so many 'creative ideas' have been coming at Vanessa and I. It wasn't that my words had much power, but I spoke into what God was saying, and in doing so, aligned with the power that is only His. Glory to God! He gives us freedom, even to have what we say come to pass. Be heavily led, be in tune and in step with the Spirit, and watch as you receive whatever you ask for in prayer (John 14:13)
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Snapshot: Tongues as Our Truth Filter
A few days ago God gave me a reminder of the importance of praying in tongues. It all began when I was directed to a book advertisement on the Elijah list-- "70 Reasons for Speaking in Tongues". Several other confirmations followed. Spurred on by this, I began speaking in tongues much more, and noticed that my clarity improved afterwards.
Tongues reveal the truth. They align us with the reality of the Holy Spirit within us. I know that some healing evangelists like their congregants to speak in the Spirit when receiving words of knowledge. Why? Because tongues bring us up into God's spiritual frequency, where we can align our spirits with an uncovered portion of the truth. Then come accurate words of knowledge. We may not know, but He does, and as we let the Spirit pray through us, He imparts to us unsearchable things.
"But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets." 1 Corinthians 2:10
When we pray in the Spirit, we receive from Him increasingly accurate spiritual insights--whether prophecies, visions, or words of knowledge. We receive a perfect, pure filter through which knowledge flows unhindered from the throne of God to us. We receive encoded messages of a sort, which are then unveiled as the Holy Spirit translates these messages to our spirit.
"The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14
If I ever have uncertainties or questions to God, praying in the Spirit removes any 'spiritual fog' that might be resisting me. A friend of mine prays in the Spirit when they need a dream interpreted by the Lord. Aligning with the Spirit via tongues brings deception and confusion under submission to Christ.
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:5
Tongues are divinely powerful. They serve as a truth filter! Revelation from tongues reveals the pure truth. Praying in the Spirit removes the influence of the flesh, which after all profits nothing (John 6:63). This is a way that we can prove the will of God.
"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:2
Tongues reveal the truth. They align us with the reality of the Holy Spirit within us. I know that some healing evangelists like their congregants to speak in the Spirit when receiving words of knowledge. Why? Because tongues bring us up into God's spiritual frequency, where we can align our spirits with an uncovered portion of the truth. Then come accurate words of knowledge. We may not know, but He does, and as we let the Spirit pray through us, He imparts to us unsearchable things.
"But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets." 1 Corinthians 2:10
When we pray in the Spirit, we receive from Him increasingly accurate spiritual insights--whether prophecies, visions, or words of knowledge. We receive a perfect, pure filter through which knowledge flows unhindered from the throne of God to us. We receive encoded messages of a sort, which are then unveiled as the Holy Spirit translates these messages to our spirit.
"The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14
If I ever have uncertainties or questions to God, praying in the Spirit removes any 'spiritual fog' that might be resisting me. A friend of mine prays in the Spirit when they need a dream interpreted by the Lord. Aligning with the Spirit via tongues brings deception and confusion under submission to Christ.
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:5
Tongues are divinely powerful. They serve as a truth filter! Revelation from tongues reveals the pure truth. Praying in the Spirit removes the influence of the flesh, which after all profits nothing (John 6:63). This is a way that we can prove the will of God.
"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:2
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Snapshot: Heavenly Downloads
"Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning." James 1:17
When I became saved in the Spring of 2013 the Lord gave me many dreams that helped me understand who He is. He was my main teacher during those amazing first few months. Spring was a time of rebirth and growing in trust and childlike faith. And as I've said in a recent post, now I am thankful to receive beautiful songs in my dreams from the Lord.
"That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him." But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets"
1 Corinthians 2:9-10
God has so many things in His storehouse. He has so many things awaiting us way up in Heaven. And we are instructed to test Him, and see if He doesn't give to us!
"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it." Malachi 3:10
Bill Johnson said that the Kingdom of Heaven is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. How true! To outsiders Jesus says, "narrow is the path" (Matthew 7:14). But David, a friend of God, praised the Lord for broadening the path for his sake (Psalms 18:36). Once inside the Kingdom, once you have sought God, that's when He gives you the desires of your heart. That's when He can redeem your creativity! That's when you can embrace a download from Heaven.
This download may be a dream. It may be a vision. It may mean making artwork, or a song, or a writing. It will come surrounded by a gift of wisdom--more on this in a future post. God wants to give each of us a portion of His imagination to apply to our respective fields. Seek first His Kingdom, and see if He doesn't transform your life.
When I became saved in the Spring of 2013 the Lord gave me many dreams that helped me understand who He is. He was my main teacher during those amazing first few months. Spring was a time of rebirth and growing in trust and childlike faith. And as I've said in a recent post, now I am thankful to receive beautiful songs in my dreams from the Lord.
"That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him." But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets"
1 Corinthians 2:9-10
God has so many things in His storehouse. He has so many things awaiting us way up in Heaven. And we are instructed to test Him, and see if He doesn't give to us!
"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it." Malachi 3:10
Bill Johnson said that the Kingdom of Heaven is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. How true! To outsiders Jesus says, "narrow is the path" (Matthew 7:14). But David, a friend of God, praised the Lord for broadening the path for his sake (Psalms 18:36). Once inside the Kingdom, once you have sought God, that's when He gives you the desires of your heart. That's when He can redeem your creativity! That's when you can embrace a download from Heaven.
This download may be a dream. It may be a vision. It may mean making artwork, or a song, or a writing. It will come surrounded by a gift of wisdom--more on this in a future post. God wants to give each of us a portion of His imagination to apply to our respective fields. Seek first His Kingdom, and see if He doesn't transform your life.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Snapshot: Music From Heaven
Over the past several months, I've been having some interesting dreams. God's been giving me songs and harmonies in my sleep. These songs are downloaded from Heaven. Sometimes they are gospel songs, sometimes they are blue's based--last night, I even heard a Christian rap song. I don't like rap, but this one was very anointed.
I'm not always a fan of modern Christian radio--some of the songs just sound like pop to me. And they all sound the same! But the songs I hear in my dreams are always so creative. Some incorporate awesome rock riffs; others beautiful harp music. In addition, they carry such a spiritual weight to them. It's hard to explain, but this dream-music carries the presence and splendor of Heaven.
"Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath." Isaiah 44:23
You can probably think of a few songs that personally bring you close to God. You might have a few favorite Christian songs that are especially anointed. The songs God's given in my dreams are kind of like this, but just spiritually intensified. Like I said, they make such a testimony to God's nature. They really, really usher in the presence of God. In essence, they are perfect in every way.
I'm not wanting to brag here. These songs have been given from God, and they are of His inspiration. They haven't been my doing! But I think they are representative of something important. God wants to give us supernatural ideas and downloads. I'm not even a musician, but God knows I have a passion for worshipful music, and He has seen it fit to give me such things. He wants to give all of us something good from the storehouses of Heaven.
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17
Confirmed: Yesterday on the Quickened Word there was a word about God releasing new sounds that would reveal His knowledge. These songs will be similar to the Psalms in that they prophecy into our spirits a powerful experience with the Lord. These sounds are designed to stir us up, to allow us to reach new spiritual heights. They are designed to take us to the mountaintop with God.
"They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the LORD-- the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more." Jeremiah 31:12
I'm not always a fan of modern Christian radio--some of the songs just sound like pop to me. And they all sound the same! But the songs I hear in my dreams are always so creative. Some incorporate awesome rock riffs; others beautiful harp music. In addition, they carry such a spiritual weight to them. It's hard to explain, but this dream-music carries the presence and splendor of Heaven.
"Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath." Isaiah 44:23
You can probably think of a few songs that personally bring you close to God. You might have a few favorite Christian songs that are especially anointed. The songs God's given in my dreams are kind of like this, but just spiritually intensified. Like I said, they make such a testimony to God's nature. They really, really usher in the presence of God. In essence, they are perfect in every way.
I'm not wanting to brag here. These songs have been given from God, and they are of His inspiration. They haven't been my doing! But I think they are representative of something important. God wants to give us supernatural ideas and downloads. I'm not even a musician, but God knows I have a passion for worshipful music, and He has seen it fit to give me such things. He wants to give all of us something good from the storehouses of Heaven.
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17
Confirmed: Yesterday on the Quickened Word there was a word about God releasing new sounds that would reveal His knowledge. These songs will be similar to the Psalms in that they prophecy into our spirits a powerful experience with the Lord. These sounds are designed to stir us up, to allow us to reach new spiritual heights. They are designed to take us to the mountaintop with God.
"They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the LORD-- the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more." Jeremiah 31:12
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Snapshot: Entering the Promised Land
A few days ago God spoke to me about my pathway through life. This was the same day He was telling me to ask for details. But in addition to this, we need to allow the Spirit to control our will and our dreams. We need to imagine God's Will, and walk into it. We need to see what He sees, feel what He feels, and follow His leadings step by step into the Promised Land.
I remember that a Christian figure from past times coined the term "Holy Imagination". And that's what we need to have. We need to have Holy thoughts and pure minds. Only then can we dream big.
And only then can God implant Himself into our visions and our dreams . Infact, this was the way that He called many old testament prophets. So many were called and received their calling from a Spirit filled, almost otherworldly dream.
This past Spring, I had a dream that I was crossing the Jordan river. The dream wasn't set in ancient times, though; instead, I was on a steamboat that was slowly being evacuated. Many passengers were on this boat, and many were scared about whatever might happen while they were stuck on this stalled boat. Other passengers, however, didn't seem to see any problem in their situation. I was left wondering what to do myself.
After some time, a militia-type group had also been sent onto the scene. These military leaders searched for passengers willing to be recruited into their evacuation team. Brave passengers became compelled to join this team, which was preparing to leave the ship and search for help on the mainland nearby. I remember that the ship was fairly close to the riverbank, although the evacuation team was facing a jungle once across the river. I listened as the military personnel spoke about the dangers of the mission ahead, and I felt more than slightly intimidated by my own prospects of joining this voluntary team. But the situation on the boat was boring and lifeless, and people were left to waste away through their own devices. So I decided I would go. I was going to join this team and cross the Jordan! I was told that the mission would be long and hard. I was told it would be dangerous. But I wanted to get off of that boat--it wasn't going anywhere and the people on board were not motivated to do much. This is where the dream ended.
When I woke up I felt it was a dream from the Lord. I felt His leading to be bold for Him and venture into uncharted territory. I felt His desire to take me into new places, and report back to those 'stuck' what I tasted and saw. Shortly after waking up that morning, God led me to the Joshua 1, 2 and 3, which strongly matched my dream. God was beginning a new season in my life, and I was being exhorted to enter into the promised land. Around the same time I had this dream, I started doing healing ministry on the street. I was just starting to be used by our Lord to pray for the afflicted. I was out of my comfort zone oftentimes. But I had made the choice; I had crossed the Jordan!
God's recently began speaking about this to me again. I believe that I'm in a new season now, and I've just crossed another river of roadblocks. In the life of a strong believer, there may well be many "Jordans" to cross. God wants His children to personally walk through the exploits in the Bible, and in that dream He gave me, I was shown that He wanted me to live out Jordan crossing of Joshua.
Confirmed 12/13: God showed me that I've crossed the Jordan, because His commandments were more important.
Confirmed 12/14: I was reading the book of Judges, and through 'quickened eye-glances' (see the Quickened Word for more on this), God revealed to me that I had been called out with Him. This is exactly what the military leaders were doing in my dream all those months ago. And He went on and showed me that I was to follow His lead. How critical! Just as the Israelites could not cross the Jordan without the Presence of God, in the Ark, guiding them, we cannot enter the Promised Land that He's called us to unless we follow Him into it.
Confirmed 12/15: Recent Themes have been: Lush, green gardens. Green trees. The Tree of Life. Milk and Honey. The finest of foods. Open Door to His Promises!
Confirmed 12/15: I was reading the Bible Commentary book again, and God really spoke through it. Random reading (search the 'labels' feature for this, if you're interested). I was led to the subtitles "Canaan" and "Canaan as a type of Heaven". God wants to lead us all into a land where the Promises He's given us become manifest. He wants to lead all those who will listen into a land of heaven on earth. The Promised Land symbolizes that our Lord has given us another chance to return to the Garden. The Promised Land symbolizes that our God has great things planned for us, even before we enter Heaven itself. Praise God!
I remember that a Christian figure from past times coined the term "Holy Imagination". And that's what we need to have. We need to have Holy thoughts and pure minds. Only then can we dream big.
And only then can God implant Himself into our visions and our dreams . Infact, this was the way that He called many old testament prophets. So many were called and received their calling from a Spirit filled, almost otherworldly dream.
This past Spring, I had a dream that I was crossing the Jordan river. The dream wasn't set in ancient times, though; instead, I was on a steamboat that was slowly being evacuated. Many passengers were on this boat, and many were scared about whatever might happen while they were stuck on this stalled boat. Other passengers, however, didn't seem to see any problem in their situation. I was left wondering what to do myself.
After some time, a militia-type group had also been sent onto the scene. These military leaders searched for passengers willing to be recruited into their evacuation team. Brave passengers became compelled to join this team, which was preparing to leave the ship and search for help on the mainland nearby. I remember that the ship was fairly close to the riverbank, although the evacuation team was facing a jungle once across the river. I listened as the military personnel spoke about the dangers of the mission ahead, and I felt more than slightly intimidated by my own prospects of joining this voluntary team. But the situation on the boat was boring and lifeless, and people were left to waste away through their own devices. So I decided I would go. I was going to join this team and cross the Jordan! I was told that the mission would be long and hard. I was told it would be dangerous. But I wanted to get off of that boat--it wasn't going anywhere and the people on board were not motivated to do much. This is where the dream ended.
When I woke up I felt it was a dream from the Lord. I felt His leading to be bold for Him and venture into uncharted territory. I felt His desire to take me into new places, and report back to those 'stuck' what I tasted and saw. Shortly after waking up that morning, God led me to the Joshua 1, 2 and 3, which strongly matched my dream. God was beginning a new season in my life, and I was being exhorted to enter into the promised land. Around the same time I had this dream, I started doing healing ministry on the street. I was just starting to be used by our Lord to pray for the afflicted. I was out of my comfort zone oftentimes. But I had made the choice; I had crossed the Jordan!
God's recently began speaking about this to me again. I believe that I'm in a new season now, and I've just crossed another river of roadblocks. In the life of a strong believer, there may well be many "Jordans" to cross. God wants His children to personally walk through the exploits in the Bible, and in that dream He gave me, I was shown that He wanted me to live out Jordan crossing of Joshua.
Confirmed 12/13: God showed me that I've crossed the Jordan, because His commandments were more important.
Confirmed 12/14: I was reading the book of Judges, and through 'quickened eye-glances' (see the Quickened Word for more on this), God revealed to me that I had been called out with Him. This is exactly what the military leaders were doing in my dream all those months ago. And He went on and showed me that I was to follow His lead. How critical! Just as the Israelites could not cross the Jordan without the Presence of God, in the Ark, guiding them, we cannot enter the Promised Land that He's called us to unless we follow Him into it.
Confirmed 12/15: Recent Themes have been: Lush, green gardens. Green trees. The Tree of Life. Milk and Honey. The finest of foods. Open Door to His Promises!
Confirmed 12/15: I was reading the Bible Commentary book again, and God really spoke through it. Random reading (search the 'labels' feature for this, if you're interested). I was led to the subtitles "Canaan" and "Canaan as a type of Heaven". God wants to lead us all into a land where the Promises He's given us become manifest. He wants to lead all those who will listen into a land of heaven on earth. The Promised Land symbolizes that our Lord has given us another chance to return to the Garden. The Promised Land symbolizes that our God has great things planned for us, even before we enter Heaven itself. Praise God!
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Snapshot: His Glory...Revival Is Coming.
As I said in a previous post, God has been speaking to me about Revival. This is very encouraging... it's been my passion for a while now. I remember this Spring when He first started showing me what Revival meant.
Praise God that He is faithful to carry out our dreams. He is faithful to bring our callings to pass. He is knocking on the door right now, waiting to show Himself Lord of all. He is knocking because we need to answer.
In Church today, I saw in a vision several vivid fire trucks. I saw them traveling towards me. I knew these fire trucks were full of His Glory. They pulsated by me, one at a time. He is sending in ministers and annointings right now. He is sending in Glory and Revival. After this He said, "Thank Me for My Glory". I knew it was a Word from the Lord (Jeremiah 32:8)
"Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" Hebrews 1:14
"He makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire." Psalm 104:4 (Mini-Confirmation: Yesterday on the news there was a 104 year-old man who set an age-graded record for the 60 yard dash. He was also polish...just like me!)
So I saw these brilliant fire trucks traveling across my peripheral. And I remembered a Word God gave me about 7 months ago:
"I give you fire drills before the fire falls."
This was in reference to a painful purification God was sending me through at the time. In other words, God was testing me...putting me through the fire, so to speak. He does this so that He can then revive us. He was purifying me so that I could be ready for the "fire" of revival to fall. Fire has been another them recently. And the Holy Spirit brought all of this to remembrance, showing me again God's truth. I felt Him saying that it's coming...the Revival is coming. It's a promise of God; it's definitely coming! And I want to do what it takes.
Confirmed: A few days ago I randomly opened an old hymnal at a friend's house. I opened to the hymn entitle, "Singing with all the Saints in Glory". I was reminded of this right after the 'Glory truck' vision in church today. God's Glory is coming to us. It is not far away. But it's up to each of us to seek His face and give Him our hearts.
Confirmed: I also saw in a vision the number "7" while in worship today. I didn't know what to make of it. Since then, I cannot stop seeing that number. Vanessa tells me it represents seasonal completion. As she began to answer me, she looked down onto a drawer and saw that a small seven was carved into the wood.
Revival is coming and God is bringing this promise of His to completion. (As I just wrote that, the word, "seven" was quickened to me from a telephone number just then being spoken on Christian Radio. Like I said, I have not been able to get away from that number.)
Confirmed: Near the end of church, a few fire trucks drove right by the building. I haven't noticed that happening in the past.
Praise God that He is faithful to carry out our dreams. He is faithful to bring our callings to pass. He is knocking on the door right now, waiting to show Himself Lord of all. He is knocking because we need to answer.
In Church today, I saw in a vision several vivid fire trucks. I saw them traveling towards me. I knew these fire trucks were full of His Glory. They pulsated by me, one at a time. He is sending in ministers and annointings right now. He is sending in Glory and Revival. After this He said, "Thank Me for My Glory". I knew it was a Word from the Lord (Jeremiah 32:8)
"Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" Hebrews 1:14
"He makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire." Psalm 104:4 (Mini-Confirmation: Yesterday on the news there was a 104 year-old man who set an age-graded record for the 60 yard dash. He was also polish...just like me!)
So I saw these brilliant fire trucks traveling across my peripheral. And I remembered a Word God gave me about 7 months ago:
"I give you fire drills before the fire falls."
This was in reference to a painful purification God was sending me through at the time. In other words, God was testing me...putting me through the fire, so to speak. He does this so that He can then revive us. He was purifying me so that I could be ready for the "fire" of revival to fall. Fire has been another them recently. And the Holy Spirit brought all of this to remembrance, showing me again God's truth. I felt Him saying that it's coming...the Revival is coming. It's a promise of God; it's definitely coming! And I want to do what it takes.
Confirmed: A few days ago I randomly opened an old hymnal at a friend's house. I opened to the hymn entitle, "Singing with all the Saints in Glory". I was reminded of this right after the 'Glory truck' vision in church today. God's Glory is coming to us. It is not far away. But it's up to each of us to seek His face and give Him our hearts.
Confirmed: I also saw in a vision the number "7" while in worship today. I didn't know what to make of it. Since then, I cannot stop seeing that number. Vanessa tells me it represents seasonal completion. As she began to answer me, she looked down onto a drawer and saw that a small seven was carved into the wood.
Revival is coming and God is bringing this promise of His to completion. (As I just wrote that, the word, "seven" was quickened to me from a telephone number just then being spoken on Christian Radio. Like I said, I have not been able to get away from that number.)
Confirmed: Near the end of church, a few fire trucks drove right by the building. I haven't noticed that happening in the past.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Dream Snapshot: Godly Discipline
Last night I had a dream about being a missionary in Asia. The Lord had guided Vanessa and I there, and we were just starting out in our ministry there. The presence of God was really, tangibly there with us, and God was filling me up with the Spirit.
I was waiting for opportunities and looking for someone to witness to. Several situations came up. I saw a feeble old Asian lady who needed prayer for debilitating injuries. When I approached, I saw her and several men praying to a false religious spirit. They were also Asian, and I couldn't understand any of their words. I knew in the dream that they were praying to their false god, and they just prayed in vain for this lady. The power of our true God was not active.
I was filled with the Holy Spirit at this point, and knew I needed to interrupt this situation and show them the healing that Yeshua offers. But my timidity kept holding me back. I kept hesitating! Soon I traveled to another place and had the opportunity to preach and minister God's healing touch. But once again, I did not take the initiative. Ooh...not good. I had come to Asia to minister the Word, but instead I wasn't bold to accomplish anything.
When I woke up God gave me several confirmations for the dream. Right away I know it was an exhortation...I need to work on my boldness. I need to be reckless enough for God that I can push ahead, and get out of His way. He has not given us a spirit of timidity! Let's move in power and assurance instead. Let's allow Him to make a way where there is no longer any hope.
So far today, I had two major opportunities to be bold. But, similar to the dream, I hesitated twice. Oh well...God has showed me what I need to work on. He has showed me that my lack of boldness will prevent me from walking out what He's called me to. Praise God that He wants what's best for us.
I was waiting for opportunities and looking for someone to witness to. Several situations came up. I saw a feeble old Asian lady who needed prayer for debilitating injuries. When I approached, I saw her and several men praying to a false religious spirit. They were also Asian, and I couldn't understand any of their words. I knew in the dream that they were praying to their false god, and they just prayed in vain for this lady. The power of our true God was not active.
I was filled with the Holy Spirit at this point, and knew I needed to interrupt this situation and show them the healing that Yeshua offers. But my timidity kept holding me back. I kept hesitating! Soon I traveled to another place and had the opportunity to preach and minister God's healing touch. But once again, I did not take the initiative. Ooh...not good. I had come to Asia to minister the Word, but instead I wasn't bold to accomplish anything.
When I woke up God gave me several confirmations for the dream. Right away I know it was an exhortation...I need to work on my boldness. I need to be reckless enough for God that I can push ahead, and get out of His way. He has not given us a spirit of timidity! Let's move in power and assurance instead. Let's allow Him to make a way where there is no longer any hope.
So far today, I had two major opportunities to be bold. But, similar to the dream, I hesitated twice. Oh well...God has showed me what I need to work on. He has showed me that my lack of boldness will prevent me from walking out what He's called me to. Praise God that He wants what's best for us.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Synchronicity: Deja-vu
Another post on synchronicity, this time with mostly real life examples. Often God aligns our current perception of things with memories or dreams from our past. He does this with precision, which is possible because He's outside of time. When our current position in time revisits the qualities of an older version of events, deja-vu results. I think deja-vu is usually caused when present circumstances trigger a similar thing from our past to be strongly remembered. In short, my opinion is that deja-vu is the result of a sudden remembrance of formerly forgotten moments, in particular forgotten dreams.
If we are saved by God, it is because He pre-ordained it from the beginning. He had a mission for us since before our creation, and He divulged snippets of this calling to us in these present days. Dreams are a major way that God inspires us for our future. Many old testament prophets had powerful visions or dreams at the onset of their prophetic calling.
For me personally, I take deja-vu as quickly good sign. I feel it's from God's heart of love and designed to comfort, and I believe it's a part of being raised up [above time and circumstances] and set "in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:6). If we are set irrespective of time with Him, then it's likely He has given us distinctive times in this life when He has also set us high and provided an anchor of remembrance. These moments of deja-vu often have been produced by prior forgotten dreams.
When Vanessa and I are doing street ministry, we sometimes meet people who swore that they've seen us before. For some reason, this occurrence was especially pronounced in Springfield, MO this summer. We would be walking around, and multiple groups of people would say, "Didn't we just see you?" or even, "Weren't you just downtown?" In reality, we had never seen these people, nor had we been downtown yet. This happened most on the first day that Vanessa and I went downtown together, before we had arrived down there yet. I believe these people were experiencing something similar to deja-vu, and I believe they probably had dreamed about this situation prior to experiencing its physical manifestations in this present world. Either that, or God planted triggers in their subconscious minds that made them react strongly to seeing the two of us. Either way, we felt taken aback by this. God had aligned us with others and caused a pre-ordained re-awakening to happen in them as means of confirming Himself to us. As we thought about this, we felt blessed!
"Have you not heard? Long ago I did it, from ancient times I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass..." Isaiah 37:26
So God plans things well in advance, from the "what was". Now, in the "what is", He brings things to pass. And He gives us a measure of understanding that allows us to secure certain moments in time, and identify them as having eternal origins. Deja-vu comes in, being brought about by a synchronous merging of present time and dreams, which are often outside of time. I believe that God uses deja-vu as a marker to reveal to us the security we have walking along His path. As we walk in His will, deja-vu is one of many devices He can use to bring pre-ordained events to remembrance.
"Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them." Psalm 139:16
We obviously don't have all the insight into God's book for us, but as we "see in part", God can through deja-vu show us that His purposes and His story here on the earth has eternal sureness. Through the remembrance, by the Holy Spirit, of previously forgotten dreams, we can know that "The Lord is God" and realize what it means to have been created and narrated by Him.
"I knew you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart for me..." Jeremiah 1:5
If we are saved by God, it is because He pre-ordained it from the beginning. He had a mission for us since before our creation, and He divulged snippets of this calling to us in these present days. Dreams are a major way that God inspires us for our future. Many old testament prophets had powerful visions or dreams at the onset of their prophetic calling.
For me personally, I take deja-vu as quickly good sign. I feel it's from God's heart of love and designed to comfort, and I believe it's a part of being raised up [above time and circumstances] and set "in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:6). If we are set irrespective of time with Him, then it's likely He has given us distinctive times in this life when He has also set us high and provided an anchor of remembrance. These moments of deja-vu often have been produced by prior forgotten dreams.
When Vanessa and I are doing street ministry, we sometimes meet people who swore that they've seen us before. For some reason, this occurrence was especially pronounced in Springfield, MO this summer. We would be walking around, and multiple groups of people would say, "Didn't we just see you?" or even, "Weren't you just downtown?" In reality, we had never seen these people, nor had we been downtown yet. This happened most on the first day that Vanessa and I went downtown together, before we had arrived down there yet. I believe these people were experiencing something similar to deja-vu, and I believe they probably had dreamed about this situation prior to experiencing its physical manifestations in this present world. Either that, or God planted triggers in their subconscious minds that made them react strongly to seeing the two of us. Either way, we felt taken aback by this. God had aligned us with others and caused a pre-ordained re-awakening to happen in them as means of confirming Himself to us. As we thought about this, we felt blessed!
"Have you not heard? Long ago I did it, from ancient times I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass..." Isaiah 37:26
So God plans things well in advance, from the "what was". Now, in the "what is", He brings things to pass. And He gives us a measure of understanding that allows us to secure certain moments in time, and identify them as having eternal origins. Deja-vu comes in, being brought about by a synchronous merging of present time and dreams, which are often outside of time. I believe that God uses deja-vu as a marker to reveal to us the security we have walking along His path. As we walk in His will, deja-vu is one of many devices He can use to bring pre-ordained events to remembrance.
"Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them." Psalm 139:16
We obviously don't have all the insight into God's book for us, but as we "see in part", God can through deja-vu show us that His purposes and His story here on the earth has eternal sureness. Through the remembrance, by the Holy Spirit, of previously forgotten dreams, we can know that "The Lord is God" and realize what it means to have been created and narrated by Him.
"I knew you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart for me..." Jeremiah 1:5
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Dream: Spirit of Doubt
About a week ago, I had some bad dreams. In these dreams, I discovered I had cancer in my brain. The tumor was the left side of my forehead. In the dream, I was confused about why God allowed me to get cancer. I felt let down and didn't understand why this has happened to me. This was particularly sad for me because I've really trusted God for my health in the past.
I woke up from the dream a few times, with a throbbing headache on the top left corner of my forehead. Right where this imagined cancer had been...after waking up a few times, I finally realized what was happening. Everything began the night before, when there was a lot of talk about people who had cancer, holistic cures for cancer, etc. These ideas manifested in my cancer dream, and a tangible headache!
In thinking so much about cancer, I opened myself up to a false manifestation of it. I find that physical symptoms follow spiritual battle. The tangible, physical patterns we observe are usually only effects of an unseen spiritual battle. In this case, the ideas I'd let in prior developed into tangible pain.
So I began to pray. Often just thinking, "Jesus", is enough to have Him heal me. I did this twice, and the pain eased, then came back, twice. So, I said the same thing out loud. This seems to be more effective. The Lord can discern our thoughts, but adversarial forces cannot. So I believe it benefits us to have the enemy hear us call upon the Lord.
I fell asleep again, free from pain. Praise God! However, bad dreams resumed and when I woke up for good, the headache was back. I got anxious and began praying pretty blindly. The Lord halted me, and told me to what to say. He told me to command a "spirit of doubt" to leave. I did so verbally, and the pain left for good. I instantly felt a force lift off me. I was opened up to God's love! Truly, the burden Jesus gives us is light.
In hindsight, doubt is a very dangerous thing. I went wrong in fearing the power and prevalence of cancer today. By thinking of things like this, my faith was hurt and I began to doubt the unconditional promises of God. His WORD is greater than cancer. His name is the name above all names, and when I began to doubt this I got into trouble. Praise God that the blood of His Son keeps us free from oppression! Sometimes, though, we need to pray against the enemy as God directs us. We also need to stay transformed, with renewed minds. Seeds of doubt and fear can be sown even through ordinary conversations. This is why God wants us to guard our speech and stay sanctified. Let's be pure, just as He is pure!
I woke up from the dream a few times, with a throbbing headache on the top left corner of my forehead. Right where this imagined cancer had been...after waking up a few times, I finally realized what was happening. Everything began the night before, when there was a lot of talk about people who had cancer, holistic cures for cancer, etc. These ideas manifested in my cancer dream, and a tangible headache!
In thinking so much about cancer, I opened myself up to a false manifestation of it. I find that physical symptoms follow spiritual battle. The tangible, physical patterns we observe are usually only effects of an unseen spiritual battle. In this case, the ideas I'd let in prior developed into tangible pain.
So I began to pray. Often just thinking, "Jesus", is enough to have Him heal me. I did this twice, and the pain eased, then came back, twice. So, I said the same thing out loud. This seems to be more effective. The Lord can discern our thoughts, but adversarial forces cannot. So I believe it benefits us to have the enemy hear us call upon the Lord.
I fell asleep again, free from pain. Praise God! However, bad dreams resumed and when I woke up for good, the headache was back. I got anxious and began praying pretty blindly. The Lord halted me, and told me to what to say. He told me to command a "spirit of doubt" to leave. I did so verbally, and the pain left for good. I instantly felt a force lift off me. I was opened up to God's love! Truly, the burden Jesus gives us is light.
In hindsight, doubt is a very dangerous thing. I went wrong in fearing the power and prevalence of cancer today. By thinking of things like this, my faith was hurt and I began to doubt the unconditional promises of God. His WORD is greater than cancer. His name is the name above all names, and when I began to doubt this I got into trouble. Praise God that the blood of His Son keeps us free from oppression! Sometimes, though, we need to pray against the enemy as God directs us. We also need to stay transformed, with renewed minds. Seeds of doubt and fear can be sown even through ordinary conversations. This is why God wants us to guard our speech and stay sanctified. Let's be pure, just as He is pure!
Monday, November 3, 2014
Dream: Galaxy at War
This summer God gave me an interesting dream. I was prompted to share it here, by an advertisement on my Kindle called "Galaxy at War". The Lord speaks to me through random things quite often. Kindle advertisements included...
Anyways, in the dream I was on top of a wall in a populated area. I was fleeing something, when a series of chaotic events was set off. The ground shook and this wall I was walking on began to twist and shake. I heard thunder and the sky seemed to turn red. Everything felt very apocalyptic. I instinctively knew that I would not be staying on earth much longer.
"Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains." Matthew 24:7-8
I felt scared and thought, 'God save me!' After I said this, a light blue, transparent triangular object burst out of the sky. It was spinning as it flew downwards. Instinctively I knew that it was a galaxy. Three huge tubes were conjoined by complex geometric shapes. Like I said, I just knew it was a galaxy. Sometimes in dreams you just know. I've read it's the same for people caught up to heaven.
This galaxy came crashing into the earth and caused an enormous explosion. Just before the fireball from this collision consumed me, I was lifted up to a heavenly place. Everything was still and quiet--quite a change from the calamity on earth. I knew I had been rescued.
So, I realize that this new place is very still and very dark. I felt there was a giant expanse below me. Alone and vulnerable, I curled into the fetal position and waited. This got kind of scary, too! I was so out of control.
Soon, though, this beautiful music began playing. I can't quite describe it; the sound was on a very different wavelength than anything I'd heard on earth. I felt like I was being transported to Heaven, and my mind was at rest. As I traveled up, the darkness faded. I was approaching these angels who were singing this song. As I got closer, the music overwhelmed me. I felt God's presence surround me....and then I woke up.
What a creative God we have. I find that if we keep ourselves pure while awake, He gives us Godly dreams when we ask. And of course He surprises us, too, by giving even when we don't ask!
Confirming scripture:
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and it's works will be burned up." 2 Peter 3:10
"He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds." Job 33:15
"And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps." Revelation 14:2
Anyways, in the dream I was on top of a wall in a populated area. I was fleeing something, when a series of chaotic events was set off. The ground shook and this wall I was walking on began to twist and shake. I heard thunder and the sky seemed to turn red. Everything felt very apocalyptic. I instinctively knew that I would not be staying on earth much longer.
"Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains." Matthew 24:7-8
I felt scared and thought, 'God save me!' After I said this, a light blue, transparent triangular object burst out of the sky. It was spinning as it flew downwards. Instinctively I knew that it was a galaxy. Three huge tubes were conjoined by complex geometric shapes. Like I said, I just knew it was a galaxy. Sometimes in dreams you just know. I've read it's the same for people caught up to heaven.
This galaxy came crashing into the earth and caused an enormous explosion. Just before the fireball from this collision consumed me, I was lifted up to a heavenly place. Everything was still and quiet--quite a change from the calamity on earth. I knew I had been rescued.
So, I realize that this new place is very still and very dark. I felt there was a giant expanse below me. Alone and vulnerable, I curled into the fetal position and waited. This got kind of scary, too! I was so out of control.
Soon, though, this beautiful music began playing. I can't quite describe it; the sound was on a very different wavelength than anything I'd heard on earth. I felt like I was being transported to Heaven, and my mind was at rest. As I traveled up, the darkness faded. I was approaching these angels who were singing this song. As I got closer, the music overwhelmed me. I felt God's presence surround me....and then I woke up.
What a creative God we have. I find that if we keep ourselves pure while awake, He gives us Godly dreams when we ask. And of course He surprises us, too, by giving even when we don't ask!
Confirming scripture:
"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and it's works will be burned up." 2 Peter 3:10
"He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds." Job 33:15
"And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps." Revelation 14:2
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