Journey through the Wilderness

January 2020 Daughter, Do you see? Do you perceive? I AM doing a new thing! It is time for you to rise up to your calling I gave you. I have called and chosen you for such a time as this. Now is not the time to shrink back but to be bold and of single purpose for My kingdom. You are to carry My light and truth into this dark world and bring glory to My Holy name. You have been chosen for such a time as this just as Esther was put in the royal palace to save her people through her obedient fasting and being bold to go into the king’s presence when she was not summoned. I desire My people to rise up like Esther and be bold. Do not fear the darkness. Do not fear evil people. Only fear Me, the LORD Almighty who is King of all things in heaven and earth. You were born for such a time as this. You have been hidden but soon you will be seen and heard. I will put an anointing on you and give you the confidence through Christ and His authority. You are equipped to do My work and have all you n...

I often walk my dog, Jules over on the high school field where I let her off the leash so she can run and burn off energy. I can usually trust her to stay in close proximity to me so I can get her when it's time to leave. I have been walking Jules at the high school for the last couple of years and it's become a very familiar place to her. She instinctively runs to the same groundhog hole hoping to find one or along the treeline hunting for animals. Today, in her excitement she kept getting farther and farther away from me. Confidence to run off on her own is not typical behavior  for her because she was a rescue dog who has always been a little skittish. It wasn't long before I completely lost sight of her and didn't know where she had gone. I anxiously called for her and whistled repeatedly waiting for her to respond. Minutes went by and no sight of Jules. I wandered the field longer. No Jules. I finally figured she may have gone home without me because she has becom...

I have been watching a stink bug that got inside my bird feeder go round and round the inside of it trapped inside...so it thinks. There are several openings for it to escape but it just stays at the top of the feeder circling around it. It may just end up dying in there! It caused me to consider how we do the same thing in our lives. We get stuck going round and round in circles not accomplishing anything, not having vi ctory and certainly not living in the freedom that Jesus Christ came to this earth to give us! The freedom is right there in front of us but we don’t see it because we are not letting the Holy Spirit guide us to it. We get stuck in wrong patterns of thinking. We live by our own preconceived ideas or false teaching we’ve heard. But we have to surrender everything we know and understood to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and be transformed and renewed by the word of God with the Holy Spirit’s instruction. Isn’t that what the apostle Paul did when he went into t...

THE CALL  Matthew 9:9  "As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," me He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him."  Matthew had one of the best paying jobs in Israel as a tax collector but it did cost him his reputation to be wealthy. Those who collected taxes for Rome were considered traitors by the Jews. Rome had been oppressing the nation of Israel for a long time and they ruthlessly took whatever they wanted from the people and then some! So you can imagine how much people like Matthew were despised. Maybe for this very reason, Matthew was more inclined to get up and leave it all behind to follow Jesus when He called him. Matthew had a lot of money but probably very few friends other than fellow tax collectors. He was hated by many and now this man, Jesus who had quickly gained a reputation as a teacher, prophet and miracle worker throughout the land had noticed him! Not only notice...

Doubting Thomas is a familiar moniker among Christians. Many of us have read about this disciple in the Gospel of John and his lack of faith after Jesus was resurrected from the grave. Despite the testimony of the two women,  Mary Magdalene and the other Mary who went to His tomb and the disciples who had been present when Jesus came to them in Galilee and saw Him in the flesh, Thomas remarked, " Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe." (John 20:24-25) Thomas made a choice not to believe. Instead, he determined to have a conditional belief, based not just on seeing Jesus, but touching Him. Thomas doubted the reality of the risen Savior. The dictionary defines doubt as, " a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction." However, it was not only Thomas among the disciples who doubted, Mark's account says, that none of the disciples prior to Jesu...

SEEK FIRST MY KINGDOM My Daughter, write these words: I AM coming soon! Though most don't believe it, I will come like a thief in the night catching the majority of My people off guard. Those who are paying attention, watching, praying and staying in My Presence will be ready for My return. The Church has turned a deaf ear to My warnings. How My heart grieves they are caught up in the things of this world and not My Kingdom! So many are running here and there in so called ministries, doing good works but NOT the work I have called them to. They do not sit still long enough to hear My still small voice. They are constantly on the go, keeping busy. I did not call them to busy work. I have called them to reach lost souls for My Kingdom and to feed My sheep. They cannot rest in My Presence for even a short time. They are like Martha, busy doing work they think they need to do but I desire for them to be like Mary, sitting at My feet. They must listen so I may lead them in My will....

Many people wonder how they can know for sure they are hearing from God. Some may hear audibly and others "hear" in their spirit. I actually began to hear God's voice more clearly a couple of years ago. This is something I am not gifted in like a prophet nor does it come naturally. Instead, I have trained myself to hear God by faith, not audibly but in my spirit, through continual study and meditation of God's Word. This is also the way I confirm His messages are true because they are verified by the Holy Bible. There have been a few times where I have gotten a "download" in my spirit from God telling me things He wants me to know. These were messages specifically for me. I wish I had a built-in recorder for those times since I didn't write it all down as I should have. If you desire to hear from God, the key is first and foremost, FAITH. Without faith it is impossible to please God ( Hebrews 11:6 ) . You must expect to hear from God and be confident t...