In spite of how far we’ve come as new creatures in Christ, most of us still struggle with how to love evil people. While Father has been teaching me how to create Heaven on Earth, one tiny step at a time, He recently revealed that creating also has an effect on evil people and the result makes them a whole lot easier to love. So here goes some sharing. Continue reading HOW TO LOVE EVIL PEOPLE BY CREATING A NEW REALITY
Eliab: Why have you come down here? Who is watching your tiny flock in the wilderness? I’m your brother, and I know you—you’re arrogant, and your heart is evil. You’ve come to watch the battle as if it were just entertainment.
David: What have I done now? I was just asking a question.
David ignored him and asked another soldier the same question, and the people gave him the same answer.
I Samuel 17:28-30 VOICE
The first time I read this scripture years ago, it became precious to me because the condemnations of others had wounded me and kept me defeated in a back corner of life. At least that’s what I thought.
This scripture tells what David’s older brother said to him when David asked a question on the battlefield. I imagine his brother’s words had wounded him many times in the past and had kept him defeated in the back corner of their father’s fields. Continue reading WHEN YOUR MENTOR IS CONDEMNING
As I was updating my email preferences and cleaning out the barrage of stuff I don’t read, I heard an ugly voice in my head say, “Dumbass.”
It certainly stood out from my mundane thoughts. What in the world was that?
“Jesus,” I said from my mountain, “who is this and why do I hear his voice when I don’t even want him in my kingdom?”
Instantly, I remembered a coworker I’ll call Tom, who I’d been chatting with recently. He’s a retired vet, an avid hunter, and fisherman and his words are sometimes not just colorful, but pointedly demeaning. This word would have rolled off his tongue easily which is an odd dichotomy since he is quiet, sweet, and often Continue reading THOSE UGLY VOICES WE HEAR
(a heavenly vision from October 2012)
While I was listening to an online ministry and worshipping along with it, my spirit was drawn upward and began traveling away from the sound.
As I went, my body stretched and grew taller. I glanced down and saw sand pouring from my belly onto my feet and created a base pedestal, heavy and firmly planted on earth. Meanwhile, I continued stretching upward until my head popped out of the atmosphere. Suddenly, I was a bit frightened and yelled “Jesus!”. Immediately He was in front of me. Continue reading TRAVELING INTO SPACE WITH JESUS
A couple nights ago I was awakened at 4 a.m. by overwhelming Guilt.
I should explain that I’m not one to feel a lot of guilt like I did when I was younger and my life was a mess. And of course, I credit that to my amazing Father who has spent several years showing me my heavenly Identity in detail which resolves mountains of personal issues right there.
But this Guilt was a mountain. Did I say I was overwhelmed? I was. And it was, of course, accompanied by fear. Fear comes along to threaten us with repercussions of our guilt. Continue reading MY OVERNIGHT IN THE COURTS
Family trouble is heartbreaking enough, but when I was facing another visit from them, Father showed me a different way to pray. It involved understanding that I have a kingdom. He’s shown me this scenario several times now. Continue reading WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH FAMILY TROUBLE?
I sat by the river of heaven today and dangled my feet in the water -while wearing my new shoes. Yep, I got some new shoes, and no, the water doesn’t damage them. And they’re gorgeous.
At first, I thought they were burgundy silk, but as they fit themselves to my feet, they came alive and morphed into magenta and then deep purple, and back again, depending on which way I turned. They massaged and caressed my feet as though I had laid them in a bed full of squirming kittens. Continue reading DANGLING MY FEET IN THE RIVER OF HEAVEN
One of my neighbors shared with me, that this town, community, and the area is filled with evil, hateful, disgusting people and it’s a horrible place to live. I was shocked, like a deer in the headlights, but she calmly maintained that everything she felt was the only truth.
I said that I was living the polar opposite and that I love this place and everyone here. Continue reading EATING THE FRUIT OF OUR WORDS
I dreamt that I accidentally killed my precious doggies within a 24-hour period, by not feeding them. Then heartbroken, I cried out to God for forgiveness.
The awful pain woke me and I began the inward searching for the horrible flaw I could blame. Of course, there were plenty of places to target.
Then I heard, “This dream didn’t come from Me” and immediately I saw that the whole thing was a lie. After all, how does one accidentally not feed a favored pet? How would I? Plus, they wouldn’t die in one day, even if I did.
I’d found a culprit. It was guilt and condemnation to the extreme. And it would have kept me in sorrow for several hours – unable to function normally.
I sighed in relief and said, “It’s a lie” and the cloud of sadness dissipated instantly.
Even though I’m a long way from where I used to be in guilt and condemnation, apparently, I still have a little way to go to eradicate it from my heart. If there didn’t exist a piece of it still hiding inside me, then evil would not have a door to bring torment.
As I rest in Father’s arms and contemplate this thing in peace, I recognize a habit we are taught as Christians – to search ourselves for our sins. But I remember that David didn’t search himself. He asked God to find any wicked ways in him.
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Psalm 139:23-25
Suddenly I understand how Father was using this dream to bring me truths. David’s request puts the job of searching for sin squarely in Father’s lap and then leaves the outcome also to Him.
And it’s simple really, to understand why. Father is the only one that can handle the job. If we search for our own sin, we are overwhelmed by what we find. We can’t possibly bear it. And we can’t fix it when we do.
Like Adam and Eve, we condemn ourselves from the guilt of sin and throw ourselves out of the paradise we live inside with Father. Or we receive unconditional forgiveness and become One with the Father, and let His grace cover us. Then we can sit back, relax, and enjoy the Garden. It’s free.
Yeah! It’s free.
Submitted humbly for blessings on your journey,
Faith
It’s true there are Christians who behave like bullies. Some bullies are not aware they are bullying. Other bullies are taught to be bullies by their churches and bible schools under the guise of debate.
One Christian brother told me that he learned debate techniques in a School of Ministry which practiced aggressively, combative techniques. “I sliced and diced with my tongue, winning all but one of those debates” he told me. Continue reading CHRISTIAN BULLIES ARE AMONG US