So we need more prayer
soo much more prayer.
we need more intercessors for the Sunday school class
its going well, the Spirit is moving BUT we still need more
and the only way is to pray pray pray
in the words of JW
"I don't care who at the moment I am desperate. I'll take prayer from ANYONE
a half heart Christian, a new believer a strong believer give it all to me God will sorta it out" LOL
Honestly more prayer.
I don't know how else to emphasize this
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Wake Up O Sleeper
We are sleeping in the land of the Valley of the Shadow of Death
but we need to awake because the hour of our salvation is closer than we first confessed
why is everything here soo messed? Its like we're ok settling for less.
A demon is locking us down
Chopping us down throwing us around.
and we got no might to fight back because we don't believe the Word of truth
To breakthrough the chains the enemy got around us.
To cut through the lies that the devil has sown into us.
There's no way that we can win unless we are actively killing sin and living the Words out and having it change us within.
Where Christ is supposed to be the center
but we just give face and don't really embrace
what the Lord set out His church to be like in the first place.
The foundations not build well
so honestly it means that many people are going to slip down to hell.
You see revival is happening everywhere else in the world.
Even in the States cuz some of the youth there knows what it is to fear the Lord.
They getting together everyday to fast and pray thats why we're hearing revivals in the biggest universities like UCLA.
Can't you see its NOT OK. We need to go ALL the way.
No more half hearted half truth half prayer cuz if we're like that then I am starting to get scared.
I am in fear of the future of the church.
____________________________________________
started a bible study group today.
praying for it. It went really well God definitely spoke to the hearts of the people.
People are so hungry for the truth but no has been feeding them.
they went to CCF but they were intimidated.
Spending every spare moment I have in prayer.
Need more strength from the Lord.
Talked to one of the leaders from a Christian group
That I went to visit the other day.
It was very Spirit filled with many mature believers.
Blew me away with stories of small revivals.
Guy I talked received some words through the Spirit
it was encouraging cuz he was revealed exactly what I was going through and told me what I needed to hear It was also a confirmation that what I am doing is correct.
"It is blessed to not take offense"
but we need to awake because the hour of our salvation is closer than we first confessed
why is everything here soo messed? Its like we're ok settling for less.
A demon is locking us down
Chopping us down throwing us around.
and we got no might to fight back because we don't believe the Word of truth
To breakthrough the chains the enemy got around us.
To cut through the lies that the devil has sown into us.
There's no way that we can win unless we are actively killing sin and living the Words out and having it change us within.
Where Christ is supposed to be the center
but we just give face and don't really embrace
what the Lord set out His church to be like in the first place.
The foundations not build well
so honestly it means that many people are going to slip down to hell.
You see revival is happening everywhere else in the world.
Even in the States cuz some of the youth there knows what it is to fear the Lord.
They getting together everyday to fast and pray thats why we're hearing revivals in the biggest universities like UCLA.
Can't you see its NOT OK. We need to go ALL the way.
No more half hearted half truth half prayer cuz if we're like that then I am starting to get scared.
I am in fear of the future of the church.
____________________________________________
started a bible study group today.
praying for it. It went really well God definitely spoke to the hearts of the people.
People are so hungry for the truth but no has been feeding them.
they went to CCF but they were intimidated.
Spending every spare moment I have in prayer.
Need more strength from the Lord.
Talked to one of the leaders from a Christian group
That I went to visit the other day.
It was very Spirit filled with many mature believers.
Blew me away with stories of small revivals.
Guy I talked received some words through the Spirit
it was encouraging cuz he was revealed exactly what I was going through and told me what I needed to hear It was also a confirmation that what I am doing is correct.
"It is blessed to not take offense"
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Unless
the Father draws them...
So today.
I felt like God wanted me to pray for the Muslims at my school (and there are alot)
So as they were doing their worship in the sanctuary
I slipped in the back and started praying for them and worshiping.
The Muslim faith is ridiculously strong. All I saw were chains of oppressed people held under the curse of the law...the curse of Ishmael.
As I worshiped I started to sing to Jesus loudly as they were doing their rituals.
The Spirit gave me strength because there was no way I would've be able to do that.
I talked to one person about Jesus afterwards but its like a stone wall.
They can't accept Jesus as God and that God is Jesus.
but almost everything else about the Christian faith they believe.
I'm starting to have a heart for these people. Which is scary because well when I think about all the barriers..... even if one believed, when the rest found out they would be out to get me lets not even start with their family. But a part of me knows that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD.
Only God can change hearts and bring them to true repentance
There is crazy spiritual warfare and I feel like I have no power. The devil got these people tightly locked up.
I was told worshiping Jesus is a sin.
and that's what I was doing explicitly XD
So today.
I felt like God wanted me to pray for the Muslims at my school (and there are alot)
So as they were doing their worship in the sanctuary
I slipped in the back and started praying for them and worshiping.
The Muslim faith is ridiculously strong. All I saw were chains of oppressed people held under the curse of the law...the curse of Ishmael.
As I worshiped I started to sing to Jesus loudly as they were doing their rituals.
The Spirit gave me strength because there was no way I would've be able to do that.
I talked to one person about Jesus afterwards but its like a stone wall.
They can't accept Jesus as God and that God is Jesus.
but almost everything else about the Christian faith they believe.
I'm starting to have a heart for these people. Which is scary because well when I think about all the barriers..... even if one believed, when the rest found out they would be out to get me lets not even start with their family. But a part of me knows that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD.
Only God can change hearts and bring them to true repentance
There is crazy spiritual warfare and I feel like I have no power. The devil got these people tightly locked up.
I was told worshiping Jesus is a sin.
and that's what I was doing explicitly XD
Monday, September 20, 2010
Christ Can Dwell
In our hearts through faith!
God lives in us!
The more we learn of Him and believe the more we EXPERIENCE HIM in our hearts!
that is sooo sick.
but most of the time we dont believe or we refuse to believe because what His word says because it is so contrary to our sinful nature! When in reality His Words are what bring us to life! Its LIVING!
It takes spiritual strength to be able to have the faith to accept hard truths!
thats why Paul prays:
16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
Eph 3:16-18
but when we do and we EXPERIENCE IT we are TRANSFORMED to be more holy and sin has less control in our lives as it says
3For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [[d]full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue).
4By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature.
2 Peter 1:3-4 Amp.
Our personal knowing or experience of Him is what sanctifies us.
Which can thus be translated to a law like
As faith increases
Christ also increases
now to exercise faith that changes takes sacrifice because in order for you to receive something in faith, you have to make room for it in your heart which means taking something out to make room!
=)
God lives in us!
The more we learn of Him and believe the more we EXPERIENCE HIM in our hearts!
that is sooo sick.
but most of the time we dont believe or we refuse to believe because what His word says because it is so contrary to our sinful nature! When in reality His Words are what bring us to life! Its LIVING!
It takes spiritual strength to be able to have the faith to accept hard truths!
thats why Paul prays:
16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
Eph 3:16-18
but when we do and we EXPERIENCE IT we are TRANSFORMED to be more holy and sin has less control in our lives as it says
3For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [[d]full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue).
4By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature.
2 Peter 1:3-4 Amp.
Our personal knowing or experience of Him is what sanctifies us.
Which can thus be translated to a law like
As faith increases
Christ also increases
now to exercise faith that changes takes sacrifice because in order for you to receive something in faith, you have to make room for it in your heart which means taking something out to make room!
=)
Friday, September 17, 2010
Faith
Faith.
Many times we fool ourselves into thinking that we have faith because we have knowledge of the faith or we have faith because of how we are feeling.
But when it comes down to it:
You either have it or you don't
We either choose to act in faith or we don't
When it comes to faith we trust what we believe more than what we can rationalize in our minds and more than what our emotions tell us. For the Christian, that faith is equal to obedience to God because we trust in His Words more than our own understanding.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight"
The catch with this passage is that we cannot do NOTHING and trust in God with our whole heart. If we do, than we are trusting that our own understanding is God's understanding and thus we create an excuse NOT to exercise faith but rather to live in our own understanding.
For example, "I don't know if I should talk to this person if God really wants me to talk to this person the person will talk to me or God will show me a sign"
If we say we truly trust then we have to trust Him enough to do what He says. We cannot sit back and say "He's got it all in control" He does in one sense but in another the way His redemptive work is done is through us. We are His letters that can only be read when we open ourselves up through faith.
For example, "I know I should be talking to this person because the Lord commands that I go make disciples of all nations and the only way that can possibly happen is if I share my faith with them. I'm scared but I'm going to trust in what God says"
Its about being faithful to Him. It doesn't matter so much the how or what or the results but rather the heart and desire to please and then obey. All of us will fall short when it comes to the how and many disagree on the how and what and none of us are ever sure of the outcome.
6He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone.
Romans 14:6
it is the relationship that we build with God that matters. One where we stick with Him through everything good and bad wether He chooses to use our faith or not. It does not matter for "The righteous will live by faith"
We could end up like Jeremiah..
no one ever listened to what he said throughout his whole life
or we could end up like Nehemiah
who saw God raise back his people from captivity
Every second of our lives we can choose to act in faith or not.
and everytime we genuinely act in faith we build on a foundation that will last
Its like building a relationship with someone, everytime you open yourself deeper to that person you get closer to them likewise everytime you open your heart to God and obey Him you get closer to Him.
Think of the infinite possibilities and potential to walk with God in 943949304 number of ways! and as we our faithful to Him He will prove Himself faithful to us.
He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Mathew 17:20
small acts of faith leads to bigger acts of faith which leads to deeper intimacy with God because your depending on Him more and more and more
6I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
Ephesians 3:16
Christ dwells in our heart through faith!
A lot of the times the reason why Christians don't have the joy and peace and love that abounds in the heart that is mentioned so many times in the scripture is because their faith in God is either really shallow or incorrect.
Which is why the Psamist prays to God to
4 Show me your ways, O LORD,
teach me your paths;
5 guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5
The ideal Christian is so lost in seeking God that he doesn't realize the powerful work that God is doing through him as He journeys toward God.
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools. [b]
7 They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion.
Psalm 84:5-7
As they are transformed by God's power through their faith in Him, that faith spreads to those around them and they too make the valley a place of springs within the hearts of the people~
Many times we fool ourselves into thinking that we have faith because we have knowledge of the faith or we have faith because of how we are feeling.
But when it comes down to it:
You either have it or you don't
We either choose to act in faith or we don't
When it comes to faith we trust what we believe more than what we can rationalize in our minds and more than what our emotions tell us. For the Christian, that faith is equal to obedience to God because we trust in His Words more than our own understanding.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight"
The catch with this passage is that we cannot do NOTHING and trust in God with our whole heart. If we do, than we are trusting that our own understanding is God's understanding and thus we create an excuse NOT to exercise faith but rather to live in our own understanding.
For example, "I don't know if I should talk to this person if God really wants me to talk to this person the person will talk to me or God will show me a sign"
If we say we truly trust then we have to trust Him enough to do what He says. We cannot sit back and say "He's got it all in control" He does in one sense but in another the way His redemptive work is done is through us. We are His letters that can only be read when we open ourselves up through faith.
For example, "I know I should be talking to this person because the Lord commands that I go make disciples of all nations and the only way that can possibly happen is if I share my faith with them. I'm scared but I'm going to trust in what God says"
Its about being faithful to Him. It doesn't matter so much the how or what or the results but rather the heart and desire to please and then obey. All of us will fall short when it comes to the how and many disagree on the how and what and none of us are ever sure of the outcome.
6He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone.
Romans 14:6
it is the relationship that we build with God that matters. One where we stick with Him through everything good and bad wether He chooses to use our faith or not. It does not matter for "The righteous will live by faith"
We could end up like Jeremiah..
no one ever listened to what he said throughout his whole life
or we could end up like Nehemiah
who saw God raise back his people from captivity
Every second of our lives we can choose to act in faith or not.
and everytime we genuinely act in faith we build on a foundation that will last
Its like building a relationship with someone, everytime you open yourself deeper to that person you get closer to them likewise everytime you open your heart to God and obey Him you get closer to Him.
Think of the infinite possibilities and potential to walk with God in 943949304 number of ways! and as we our faithful to Him He will prove Himself faithful to us.
He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Mathew 17:20
small acts of faith leads to bigger acts of faith which leads to deeper intimacy with God because your depending on Him more and more and more
6I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
Ephesians 3:16
Christ dwells in our heart through faith!
A lot of the times the reason why Christians don't have the joy and peace and love that abounds in the heart that is mentioned so many times in the scripture is because their faith in God is either really shallow or incorrect.
Which is why the Psamist prays to God to
4 Show me your ways, O LORD,
teach me your paths;
5 guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5
The ideal Christian is so lost in seeking God that he doesn't realize the powerful work that God is doing through him as He journeys toward God.
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools. [b]
7 They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion.
Psalm 84:5-7
As they are transformed by God's power through their faith in Him, that faith spreads to those around them and they too make the valley a place of springs within the hearts of the people~
Friday, September 10, 2010
Yesterday
I saw a mighty warrior strong, determined and unmoved. His armour was soo bright that it blinded my eyes and I had to turn away. In one hand he held a razor sharp sword in the other a massive shield. The enemies around him trembled in fear. He didn't even need to move and they were struck down. I thought to myself "I wish I could be like him"
My friend next to me laughed and told me that the warrior was a fool and an idiot. I was confused as to why he would think that until I looked at his face and realized that my friend was blind.
It confused me too see that as the warrior was fighting hordes of enemies he was also being laughed at and spat on.
I saw him at the corner of yonge and dundas square.
Everyday he stands and shouts "Jesus Loves You" to the masses walking by, while handing out Words of life to them written on paper.
I wanted to help him because I knew that when the King comes back, the warrior is going to rule over me and I wanted to get on his good side.
He is afflicted with a mental illness, but one day he is going to be healed and restored with honour and glory and no one will laugh at him anymore.
Yesterday
I saw a prisoner in a high security prison, body was wrapped in chains so thick that you couldn't see her body, only chains. She was hated by everyone and hated by those around her. The twitches on her body and the slur of her speech told everyone she was a drug addict. Her eyes told me that she was a prostitute that was unashamed. They wanted her dead. She was the most despised thing in all the world.
I saw a person, a creation of God so lost, whose glory so far gone that she does not even realize because she has never seen or even tasted what she was supposed to be. Well she does but the chains cover her eyes, keep her locked down so much that she cannot even cry for help. I also saw the grace of God sustaining His creation by His grace waiting to hear her voice, so that if she even calls out in the smallest bit for help He would come down and smash those chains into pieces.
I looked and saw my friend who sitting beside me
and what I saw scared me because she was the same as that person I saw.
maybe even worse off
My friend next to me laughed and told me that the warrior was a fool and an idiot. I was confused as to why he would think that until I looked at his face and realized that my friend was blind.
It confused me too see that as the warrior was fighting hordes of enemies he was also being laughed at and spat on.
I saw him at the corner of yonge and dundas square.
Everyday he stands and shouts "Jesus Loves You" to the masses walking by, while handing out Words of life to them written on paper.
I wanted to help him because I knew that when the King comes back, the warrior is going to rule over me and I wanted to get on his good side.
He is afflicted with a mental illness, but one day he is going to be healed and restored with honour and glory and no one will laugh at him anymore.
Yesterday
I saw a prisoner in a high security prison, body was wrapped in chains so thick that you couldn't see her body, only chains. She was hated by everyone and hated by those around her. The twitches on her body and the slur of her speech told everyone she was a drug addict. Her eyes told me that she was a prostitute that was unashamed. They wanted her dead. She was the most despised thing in all the world.
I saw a person, a creation of God so lost, whose glory so far gone that she does not even realize because she has never seen or even tasted what she was supposed to be. Well she does but the chains cover her eyes, keep her locked down so much that she cannot even cry for help. I also saw the grace of God sustaining His creation by His grace waiting to hear her voice, so that if she even calls out in the smallest bit for help He would come down and smash those chains into pieces.
I looked and saw my friend who sitting beside me
and what I saw scared me because she was the same as that person I saw.
maybe even worse off
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