SEPTEMBER 2012

What would happen if we were all radical lovers of Jesus... What would it look like if He was the one Person we pursued... What if He was more important than our job or career, more important than the things we buy, more important than sports (even football)... What if we were intentional about experiencing Him in every single thing we do. What would it look like to be IN LOVE with Jesus...? What if I treated Him like He really is my soulmate ♥

Nothing on the OUTSIDE can move me 'cause I have the Spirit of God on the INSIDE! Amen!

I speak peace into your life, right now, in Jesus name. There is a divine peace resting on you and in you. I refuse the spirit of confusion. Stress is lifting off you right now. Start speaking some things into your situation. Fear, you have to go. Anxiety, you have to go. Shame, you must leave. Doubt, you have to leave right now in Jesus name. Love comes down... Love comes down and fills ...

that void. I call forth release... release from poverty into Kingdom wealth. Released from slavery into sonship through Christ. Released into blessing. Shackles and chains are being broken right now. Focus is being shifted... you are not defined by your circumstances. Bill collectors can't move you. What a person says about you can't move you. What your boss or your co-workers say about you can't move you. Discord in your family can't move you. I declare peace and a rest for you, in Jesus name. I refuse any bad report sent to worry, distract, or detain you... it is return-to-sender right now. You are free. You are a son of the Most High God. You are a daughter of the Holy One. You have been judged and found clean through the Blood of Christ. You are loved. You are victorious though Jesus. You approach the Throne with a boldness given to you by the Spirit of God IN you. Refuse, right now, to surrender to anything less than Kingdom. I break any and all agreements with that which comes from this world. The truth of a thing is unveiled right now. Eyes are being opened. You've been given the mind of Christ. Your circumstances are shifting. Your mindset is shifting. You're remembering who you are and Whose you are. Nothing that comes against you will prosper. You are pre-destined, chosen, selected by God Himself for His plan and purpose. His Word will NOT return to Him void. Rise up! Rise up! Rise up, in Jesus name, as the ambassador you are. Speak peace and hope into your life, right now. Speak life into your family. Speak Truth into your situation. Jesus, you ARE King of kings and Lord of lords. You ARE worthy. You ARE holy. ...and all of God's children said AMEN.

 

What is the point of debating doctrine..?
It would be silly to come up to me and tell me I can get to know my dad better if I subscribe to a certain theology about him... he's my dad, right..? I know him by experience. I was raised by him.
In the same way, I don't need to get caught up in a debate about God. He's my Dad..and I know my Dad ♥ I recognize Him. I trust Him. If I have a question, I just ask Him. Thank You Daddy God for loving me so, for hanging out with me and having fun, for teaching me Your Truth, for picking me up when I fall down, and for guiding me in everything. I love You!

 

Worry and doubt are destroyers. I can acknowledge my own limitations yet be confident in His limitless. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 Believe for your future. Believe for His promises in your life. Believe His work on the cross was enough. Believe who He says you are. Believe for your family. Believe for your community. Declare Truth into your life. Speak the promises of God. Believe for it.

 

My God, who is Love; who is Peace; who is Justice; who is Grace. I lay my heart before You now. Re-arrange me to reflect You in all that I am and all that I do.

Honestly, God, I don't know the 'right' way and the 'wrong' way to do things. Sometimes I think I do, but then I encounter You in some situation that challenges me, and I'm humbled.  Jesus...as long as it points to You..as long as we're... turning our face to Yours...as long as we're searching Your Heart to align ours, then I don't care what method or vision...I don't care what path is used, as long as it leads to more of You.  You, Jesus, are the Way. You came to set the captives free. O God, I pray for eyes opened, I pray for ears to hear, I pray for chains to be broken and doors to be opened, right now, that we might realize by divine revelation that we ARE free.  Free from rules. Free from the 'letter of the law' (in all the masks it wears). Free from tradition. Free from deception... Free to peace. Free to love. Free to truth. Free to creativity. Free to be relevant, as You are, to today.  Whatever You need to do God, do it! We are desperate for a King like You, Jesus. We are starving for a Savior. Whatever it takes. Whatever the cost. We're reckless for You. Almighty God, Lover of Your creation, teach us to follow You, to do as You do, not by what we read or what we hear but by walking hand-in-Hand with You.

 

You know.. I always thought I was made to be used for something... and I just realized God made me to be enjoyed.

 

I say to you..there is a calling on your life... I'm calling you to come into My Presence. Remember that I go before you and also go with you. In all things, remember Me.

 

Have Your way with us God.. have Your way. I lay me down at Your feet. My lungs burn for Your breathe. I am Your clay and I delight in Your hands. Here I am God, have Your way.

 

..a big part of prayer is listening..

 

Freedom requires risk.

 

I submit to you that I know nothing. I am foolish and haven't a clue which is the 'right way' or the 'wrong way'. There are so many theologies, so many ideas..and we are so creative, it's not a difficult thing to find someone to agree with 'our' way of thinking.
...but I do know a Person. And without concerning myself with rules, I find myself in love with Him. A very reckless, very intimate, all-consuming love. He's become what defines me. Without Him, I become immobile. I can't eat, can't sleep, can't think. I'm completely lost without Him. When we're together, I'm giddy, I smile and laugh and stare deeply into His Eyes. Yes, I confess I don't know a thing... but I know the Man who is the Lover of my heart, and in Him all thing suddenly make perfect sense...and I'm going to spend the rest of my life with Him, forever and ever.

 

Jesus is pro-people. Period.
He's not pro-everyTHING, but He is pro-everyONE.
God, teach us the difference between a person and their behavior. I want to love how Jesus loves.. You separated me from my behavior, You loved me in spite of the things I did and the choices I made. You continue to lovingly correct me. You never disregard me. Open our eyes, Daddy God, to see that Your Son died for AL...

L people, including those who killed Him, let us become as You are, separating behavior from identity, that we can see as You see: the person, Your creation, and love them back to You. Teach us to say "hey, I know you..you're God's kid! I know your Dad!" to every person regardless of their race, creed, type of employment, political view, lifestyle, gender, age, etc.. All of us are Your elect. We're all One Family in Jesus Christ! Thank You, Father God, for this is Your Kingdom:)

 

Resolved: that the longer couples are together and the more time they spend around each other the more they start to look like each other...
Jesus, I want to be conformed to Your image. I want to spend all my days and all my nights with You. I want to spend forever with You...and that when anyone looks at me, they see You. You are my only desire. My deepest passion. Anything else I do, I want to do it all with You.

 

..it doesn't come from effort, performance, or agenda...it comes from love. Healing comes from the In-dwelling Love that is Jesus.
He resides in me, His love for you builds up from within me causing me to love you, so He can come through me to you.
I can't manufacture that. I can't obtain or achieve that kind of love. It comes from Him residing in me as I abide in Him - a never ending tango with my One True Love.

 

Tens of thousands of people in other countries don't know Jesus by the written word - its illegal for them to have a Bible - the know Him by His Presence... they know the Person.
God, the One above all things, we are so easily distracted..even by religious or spiritual things. I can't be without You. I won't settle for an interpretation of history. I won't settle for information. If I don't real...

ize that You're RIGHT HERE with me, than all my reading is useless. I don't want to read for the sake of learning. I want to read as is I'm listening to Your voice. When I'm in church, I don't want to see the preacher, open my eyes that I see You, hear You. When I eat, let me realize it's You who provided the meal, You who cooked the meal, and You who eats with me. Jesus, there is truly no one who is more alive and real than you. There is no relationship more complete than one with You. I know that I'm in You and You're in me - I pray for deeper revelation to see that You're 'right here, right now' always. I love You so much!! I'm so glad You're so patient. You don't need to be, but it's Your nature. Take me to a new place in You where You're Presence is all I see. Amen

 

I don't "have God"... God has me.

 

We so selfishly take for granted that we have the opportunity to make a "choice" about God... there are people who have never even heard of Jesus or His love... but when someone dares to introduce them to this Person, they risk their life to share this good news.
Oh! We are so blind with all this 'independence' in the 'American dream' that we don't see the bondage we're in... we turn our backs to True Freedom in Christ - because we're addicted to our own selfish pursuits. It amazes me that some of the poorest people in the world are more free, more happy than we are - unlike many of us, they knew how desperate they were for a Savior, and no substitute would do. No dream was worth having if they weren't dreaming with Jesus.

 

Authenticity

 

Wreck us God. Strip us down, remove the things we protect ourselves with. Your Presence is so thick and heavy, sometimes we feel we might crumble under it. That's ok! Let us fall! I don't want to stand in Your Presence, I want to lay at Your Feet. Open our eyes, Daddy God. Let us experience You in a way we can't possibly imagine. O! Father! I pray my face hits the floor at the revelation of Your g...

oodness, Your graciousness, Your greatness and Your glory! What am I justifying? What are my excuses? Show me my shallowness so that I might go deeper in You. Convict us O God. Do not hide our eyes any longer. I don't want to pretend, I don't want to lie to myself. I don't want to use You as a means to an end. You ARE the end. You are the reason. You alone are what I live for and die for. It's You Jesus. It's only You. Take me captive, my Lord, I choose to be Your slave. Take me, all of me, shape me, make me, mold me in Your powerful Hands, breathe into me Your sweet Breath. I want to inhale You. Consume us Father God - let Your Spirit blow, like the Mighty Wind. Deliver us from those things we once made agreements with. We can't shake it on our own. We need Your Spirit to cleanse us, purify us. We choose You! Like clay in Your Hands, we have no motive. We delight in Your ways. Touch me in a way that only You can. I am in awe of You. I love You Jesus! Take me.. Do with me what You will. I am Yours.

 

I love these quiet mornings when I can sit back and have coffee with my One True Love:)

 

What if our prayers were a little less "please give me" and a little more "God, thank You for.."

 

Jesus, I don't have a lot to say, You leave me speechless. I am blessed beyond measure... I could never in my wildest dreams have imagined that it was possible to feel this clean, to have so much love inside me aching to go out to people I don't know. I'm consumed by Your perfect heart. You are my passion... to die for You and live with You... in You I am complete. To imagine Your fullness makes me dizzy, for I know that I know nothing, but yearn to see the fullness of Your glory. You are the One - the only One. Absolute. Eternal.

 

It's a fine line between being responsible and being prideful.

 

I was taking a shower, getting ready for work and the Black-Eyed Peas came on and I started singing and dancing, really enjoying the music and God spoke: Jesus endured the cross for the JOY that was set before Him. Joy is the currency of heaven.
Prayer, burdens, intercession is given to us to see THROUGH to the promise of God, to reach into heaven, grab that joy, and pull it back here on earth. I pray for the restoration of JOY in your life!

 

 I am a piece of evidence of the love of Christ.

 

Jesus, we need You in every way. I am so tired of getting in the way. Even with the best intentions of my heart, I still insist on 'trying'. I'm completely blinded by ,my own efforts to live up to what I think You should expect from me. You're asking me for a residence... a resting place in me. You say my body is Your temple, and I mess that up by "trying" to treat in the best way... if only ...

I would let you take up residence IN me, then You can do all the remodeling and 'decorating' You see fit. I fail to see that there are some things I try to remove, when in fact those are some of Your favorite features. Jesus, You are Lord of my lie. I submit to You now, that I surrender my life to death that I might participate in Your resurrection. Please come in... make myself Your home. No matter how hard I try, regardless of my good intentions, I cannot do the amazing things that You do, nor can I fulfill any single dream. You give me all the desires of my heart, so I ask You to come and be me, through me, together in tandem, completely submerged into each other, BE me. Amen.