August 16, 2008. Buffet your body. I say unto you discipline yourself while there is yet time. The race before you is long and difficult. But if you train well, you can win. With such a win you qualify to carry My gospel places where no one has gone before. You will bring revelation of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Many will turn and be saved. Others will be healed and delivered from their bondages. Don’t you even think of giving up when the going get touch. Strengthen yourself by competing to win. Push yourself beyond your comfort zone. Remember it is not so much how you run but rather that you cross the finish line to win.
1 Corinthians 9:27 “But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the Gospel and things pertaining to it, I myself should become unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit]. (AMP) Ras Robinson

August 16 2008. You have been going through a down time in your body and emotions, wondering if it is going to stay like this for a long time or maybe even forever. No it isn’t. You are coming out of the fog. It is good you did not give in spiritually. You have learned some real important lessons during this time. These times throughout your life have been a time of testing. You withstood spiritually and you trusted Me with all your heart. Of course you know this is the first and greatest object of your life. You did well My precious one. Remember the lesson well and don’t go down there anymore.
Matthew 22:37-40 “Jesus said, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.' This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.' These two commands are pegs; everything in God's Law and the Prophets hangs from them." Bev Robinson

WILLIAM C. YOUNT
Hagerstown, MD
www.billyount.com


August 16, 2008

DOING THE 'PRACTICAL' TO RELEASE THE 'SUPERNATURAL' IN YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS! 2 Kings 3:11,12

The word 'practical' means...pertaining to be useful in 'ordinary' everyday activities or work.

2 Kings 3:11,12 "But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of him?" And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha, the son of Shaphat, 'WHO POURED WATER ON THE HANDS OF ELIJAH'." 12. And Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him."

It is believed that Elisha spent his first ten years ministering to Elijah. Even after Elijah departed, he was known as "Elisha....who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah." Elijah was known as a lonely prophet and ended up battling depression in a cave thinking he was the only one left that was living for God at that time. Elisha's ministry doubled in miracles seemingly with less fan fare with the emphasis more on serving compassion to people. Elisha seemed to even down play the 'hoop de dah' of miracles and seemed to weave the practical side of life into the miraculous showing that in our every day ordinary activities lie the 'stuff' that lead us into the supernatural realm of miracles, signs and wonders!

2 Kings 5:1-14 You can read the whole story of how Nathan, captain of the host of the king of Syria, a great man with his master and very honorable, received his miracle in a very practical, ordinary way. It starts with a little maid who was taken captive out of the land of Israel who waited on Naaman's wife. She said to Naaman's wife, "Would to God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria, for he would recover him of his leprosy. This great miracle begins with a little maid wanting to do good to Naaman although she had been taken captive by his soldiers. ( This reminds me of Graham Cook sharing how he believes the world is dying from the lack of kindness to it.) It must have been humbling to Naaman to listen to this little captive maid and start his journey for his healing to see this prophet, Elisha. 9-14 "So Naaman came and stood before the door of the house of Elisha. 10."Elisha sends a messenger to him saying, "Go wash in Jordan seven times and thy flesh shall come again to thee and thou shalt be clean." Naaman gets upset for he doesn't even get to see the prophet make a big deal of his healing. 11. "I thought He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God and strike his hand over the place and heal me!" Nathan even thought that this prophet picked the wrong river to go dipping in. He knew of better rivers that he preferred and anger rose up in Naaman. 13. "And his servants came near and spake to Naaman and said, "My father, if the prophet had bid thee to do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? How much rather then, when he says to thee, wash and be clean? 14 Naaman finally obeyed and was healed of his leprosy.

Can you see the practical things the prophet told Naaman to do to receive his healing? Naaman never even got to see the prophet Elisha until after his healing! I believe Elisha learned through serving Elijah many years by doing many practical things such as pouring water on Elijah's hands that supernatural miracles and healings begin right there.

The word 'practical' means.... pertaining to be useful in 'ordinary' everyday activities or work.

JESUS WENT ABOUT DOING PEOPLE GOOD. AS A RESULT HEALINGS AND MIRACLES HAPPENED! Acts 10:38

Acts 10:38 "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and power: who went about 'doing good' and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him."

Lately as I read this verse the words 'doing good' jumped out at me. Imagine Jesus being filled with the Holy Ghost and power and all He wants to do with all that power is to just walk around 'doing good' to people! It sounds like healing and miracles was not the first thing on his mind. Of course healings and miracles took place but it was the result of his love and compassion to help people. His passion was people, not healings or miracles. Whatever it took to do good to people would then take place even if it took a miracle or healing for He wanted to do them good! Signs and wonders followed Him as His compassion moved him towards people. It seems that 'doing good' things which included practical things like holding children in His arms, eating with publicans and sinners, and letting a prostitute wash his dirty feet, often released revelation that others needed to experience the supernatural.

Recently I had a dream of a crying child that someone was holding that could not be comforted. As the person handed me the child to hold, it became calm and peaceful in my arms. As I was holding this child I saw a small gift wrapped at my feet that began to leak out like a small drop of oil from the inside of it. I thought at first some kind of liquid bottle inside the gift must have broken and caused this drop to appear on the ground. As I continued to hold the child, this dripping continued out of this gift until it began to flow freely all over the floor without stopping. People's attention was drawn to what appeared to be oil flowing from this gift that was still wrapped up. I could see that many were drawn to this oil flowing out of it but I knew that me just holding and comforting this troubled child was what was causing this awesome anointing oil to be released from this small gift. God was showing me something. "Bill, if you are willing to begin to take your eyes off of your so called gifting and are willing to do some practical needed things in people's lives, My anointing will begin to flow out of your life as a result of you getting closer to people instead of you focusing on your gift." I plan to be more sensitive to small children.

DID THE FIVE THOUSAND EVEN KNOW THAT THEIR 'MIRACLE' MEAL WAS CATERED BY A LITTLE BOY'S BAG LUNCH? Luke 9:13

Luke 9:13 "But Jesus said to His disciples when they wanted to send the multitudes away... "You give them something to eat!" 14."And then he told His disciples to make the multitude sit down by fifties in a company." Imagine the practicality of having the disciples getting five thousand men besides the women and children to sit down by fifties! And then as Jesus blessed the five loaves and two fishes He gave them to His disciples to hand out...'practical hospitality'. Notice the practical things that the disciples did that was woven into this miracle. This all seems so practical but watch what happens....here comes a miracle on the heels of 'practicality'! I don't read where a big announcement was made to the multitude that their meal was catered by a little boy's bag lunch. Jesus didn't seem to make a big deal out of the miracle. He even made it look like the disciples fed them all! This miracle looked so practical in the making. Of course the miracle of multiplying the food took place but His priority was to get those five thousand growling stomachs so full that there would be twelve baskets left over! Since it took a miracle to feed these people that's what Jesus used. The miracle was just part of the journey of His goal to feed them. This miracle seemed to have practical applications woven all through it beginning with the mother who fixed an ordinary bag lunch for her son. Was Jesus teaching his disciples that in doing the practical, everyday, ordinary, mundane, things of doing good for people lies the ingredients of the supernatural?

From Max Lucado's 'Grace for the Moment Vol.2 "Work Can Be Worship"

"Have you seen the painting 'The Angelus' by Jean-Francis Millet? It portrays two peasants praying in their field. A church steeple sits on the horizon and a light falls from heaven. The rays do not fall on the church, however. They don't fall on the bowed heads of the man and woman. The rays of the sun fall on the 'wheelbarrow and the pitchfork' at the couple's feet. God's eyes fall on the work of our hands. He blurs the secular and sacred."

IT SEEMS THAT THE FIRST WEDDING MIRACLE OF TURNING WATER INTO WINE WAS INTENDED TO MAKE THE BRIDEGROOM LOOK GOOD! John 2:1-11

This miracle is performed with such practicality that the bridegroom gets the credit for throwing a great party!

John 1:6 "And there were six water pots of stone. 7. Jesus says to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. 8. Jesus says to them. "Draw out now and bear it to the governor of the feast." And they took it to the governor. 9. When the governor of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine he didn't know where it came from but the servants which drew the water knew. The governor calls for the bridegroom to praise the bridegroom for serving the best wine at the end of the party! Again I hear no announcement of a miracle from the lips of Jesus or his disciples. No one seemed to know but the servants and the disciples that Jesus turned the water into wine. Again the miracle of this feast wasn't the goal but it seemed Jesus wanted to do good to the bridegroom and to bless the party with the best wine. Since it took a miracle that's what He did. 11. This of course did help his disciples to believe on Him. Again was Jesus teaching His disciples practical steps in creating this miracle and getting other people involved to help someone else receive the blessing from it? In a way He was letting his disciples know that 'you can do this' if it's in your heart to do good to people!

LIGHT DOESN'T SAY A WORD... IT JUST SHINES! Matthew 5:14,16

Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world." 16. "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

When you walk into a dark room you don't start fighting the darkness so light can come. You just turn the lights on. The light of the world does not argue with darkness, fight or even try in any way to remove the darkness. It cannot be extinguished by any darkness. It is the light! Darkness can only exist in the absence of light. Light is a symbol of spiritual presence and power.

I know a pastor who always was counseling a dear woman who seemed to be turning her husband off by always preaching to him and telling him how he should be living. After many counsel sessions with no change in the wife or her husband the frustrated pastor finally said to the wife. "Sister, do you see that light bulb up there in the ceiling? It is giving out light without saying a word!" Jesus wants you to be the light in this house for your husband. Just let that light shine and your husband will be drawn to that light inside of you which is Jesus."

AS I WATCHED MY NEW NEIGHBOR'S GRASS GROW TALLER THE LORD SPOKE CLEARLY TO ME.... "MOW IT WITHOUT TELLING HER I TOLD YOU TO!' Psalm 72:5-6

Psalm 72:5-6 "They shall fear the Lord as long as the sun and moon endure, ( as long as the light is shining ) throughout all generations." He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth!"

I started to mow my neighbor's yard several times and no one seemed to notice it. I found out later the neighbor woman had no husband or lawn mower. She was too busy to even thank me at first for she was never home having to work two jobs. She finally did thank me and said she couldn't afford to pay me but I knew that as I mowed her lawn that something was happening in the Spirit. Every place where the souls of my feet were coming down, God was giving me favor and influence by just mowing the lawn. And as verse 7 says, "He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass." With each rain that fell upon this neighbor's mown grass, God was coming down upon this family! I wanted to tell her at first that God had spoken to me to mow her grass for the summer but the Lord seemed to stop me and wanted me to just let His light shine through me without getting Him involved prematurely. I am sure like others she has met Christians like myself and has been turned off by being disappointed in the past. Now is my time to do something good to help her see the light at the end of the tunnel. I believe it's time for us to show people we personally care about them before we even begin to mention how much God cares.

The greatest mistake I made when I first got saved was to tell my fellow workers in the factory where I worked that I was now a christian. They then watched me to see if I really was and all they seemed to see was that I wasn't perfect. I wish I would have just lived the life and let the light shine and as they saw the difference in me they would begin to ask what had happened to me.

"THE RAYS OF GOD'S SON ARE FALLING UPON OUR 'WHEELBARROWS AND PITCHFORKS!" Romans 12:21

Romans 12:21 "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."

I believe the Lord is highlighting the need to be practical in our approach to this lost and dying world. It's overdue time to put shoe leather on our prayers and worship and overcome evil with good.

WHEN LIFE IS OVER WE WILL BE JUDGED BY WHAT 'PRACTICAL' THINGS WE COULD HAVE DONE THAT WE WERE ALL CAPABLE OF DOING! Matthew 25:31-46

Matthew 25:31-46 "When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of glory: 32. And before Him shall be gathered all nations and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. 34. "Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." 35. "For I was hungry and you gave Me meat: I was thirsty and you gave Me drink: I was a stranger and you took Me in: 36."Naked, and you clothed Me: I was sick and you visited Me: I was in prison and you came to Me."

As we are moved with compassion to minister to these peoples' practical needs, I believe we will experience more of the power of God upon us to be used to release the supernatural into their lives as well.

Romans 2:4 "....the goodness of God leads men to repentance."

Let's go about doing good and watch the supernatural take place!

my answer to all that....
has already started over a year ago when God, turned His face against America, storms, food/ hunger wars and rumors of war. The fires/ floods and storms have grown worse over the last year and a half. The world has decided they can do without God and His beloved Son Jesus Christ. morals seemed to be flushed away into the sewer. God is angry and His fury is about to be unleashed. Yes He is Mercy/ Love and Grace, but He is also the Judge of this world and to fall into the hands of an ANGRY GOD, will be an awesome thing to see.

The age of the gentiles is coming to an end, the Church has through Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and God our Father, helt back the dam of evil that is growing daily. This world has
a blanket of darkness descending and invading all the four corners, it will be total only after we, the Saints have been taken out through the Rapture of the Bride, that day is upon us People,
it can come any day,

There are evil men/women hiding behind doors in every City in America, waiting for the go ahead to attack this country and her people and to bring her to her knees. A evil that wants
all to worship a strange god, not the God of our Father's whom founded this great nation and many are taking that path to their own demise.


There has been an agreement signed, maybe last night or this morning I am not sure of, only know it took place, it will cause great pain and much anger among men. Those in power seek more power, those with money seek more money, nothing is ever enough, when it is followed by self/ ego. Some men have the mistaken idea they can rule and live forever here on this earth, but man's days are numbered, no matter how high and mighty one may think he/she is,
there comes a day of accountability, that day is coming and soon.

There is not, that much time left to get right with Jesus Christ, He is coming after His bride, a bride that is spotless and blameless, a holy church, a church not made of wood/stone or manmade fibers, no, it is a church of blood, pure sinless blood of the lamb of God, Jesus Christ, who took the sin of the whole world upon Himself, that is Mercy, that is Love and that is for all eternity, but only to him that will seek the Lord, He is easy to find.


The flood-gate of God's wrath is about to swing open, The only way out is through Jesus Christ.








AMEN !!!!! AMEN !!! AMEN !!!!
with JESUS is the , ONLY WAY DEAR PEOPLE !!!
IN CHRIST is the safe harbour !!
With Christ we triump over evil !
FOR CHRIST we stand forever !!!!!
His banner raised ! We move on through eternity !!!!
listen to His voice calling today ...I AM COMING !!


I agree, He is coming a lot sooner than anyone thinks. Can't wait!!

I will also add this Plea from my very first post here [ATN]. The final plea to the sheep. Its over a year old now..but NEVER has this particular word been more urgent.

One year ago there was time..now there is but seconds left.

THIS word is from Jesus...not the Father.

"PLEASE children..please..come in from the darkness now. Its time to shut the door and I must do what I have decreed in ages past. I bled for you..I died for you..and I would have done it if you were the ONLY one to ever exist..EVEN if I knew in my omnipotence that you would STILL reject me..my great love for you would still have sent me to the cross..to die for you. I would have handed you the hammer and the nails myself if I had to..all for you..just to give you the merest CHANCE to accept my love. Oh dont you yet see how great my love is? Cannot you yet fathom why my heart breaks now? I have called..and called..and called some more..in the hope that just one more might come in to the wedding feast with me."

"So many called..so few chosen. But you knew..you heard..and I gave plenty of time for my love to filter through if you had but given it a chance. I have watched over you all..my dear sheep..as a shepherd should..even knowing there were wolves in the flock..because even a wolf can be turned into a sheep if it chooses to turn. DONT you understand yet even as I close the door..that there is NO sin so GREAT..that my love is not GREATER!! Please..the latch is about to click shut..and I must be true to my own word. I must now begin what I told John about on that lonley wind swept isle so many centuries ago. It is time now for the sheep to enter into the fold for the winter comes with its final storm."

AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!! Thanks Loey for this very timely word!

" People are crying now with the pain of their god falling apart.

Did I not say that I would take away what this nation holds dear to them?

They do not put ME first! LO! Your crying will turn to wailing.

Times are coming that will bring utter dispair. Such as none in this age have known.

You have taken ME out of everything. MY name is forgotten.

People say they believe in MY Name and then walk like MY adversary. Know that I see all things. In days past, people would hide their sins against ME. Now, they do them for all to see. Woe be unto them that call themselves MINE and still sin against ME. Be Holy as I AM Holy!

Life as you humans know it is changing. Watch and see what is coming. I have been crying for MY remnant to draw close to ME and to turn away from the things of the world. This world is going to fall, MY Kingdom will last forever!

People listen! BE about MY Fathers business. Woe to them who lay up treasures on earth.

A word to MY remnant for now: Behold I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. So be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves. Many false teachers are among you, saying they are MINE. Depart from heretics, they are not sent from MY Father. Keep speaking MY truth, MY remnant. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. This word from MY book is For MY remnant. Isaiah 4:1-6

All people read and know MY words are true and will come to pass. Ezekiel 24:13-14 and Revelation 9:20.

Eze 24:13 In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you, and you were not cleansed, You will not be cleansed of your filthiness anymore, Till I have caused My fury to rest upon you.
Eze 24:14 I, the Lord, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; According to your ways And according to your deeds They will judge you," Says the Lord God.' "

Re 9:20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.

This is a David Wilkerson sermon from around Nov. 1989 I believe. Below is a small quote from the sermon:

http://www.sermonindex.net/modules/mydownl...t.php?lid=16695
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God is going to destroy America with another flood... The flood that I'm speaking about is not water, it's money. God is going to drown America, we're going to be destroyed by the very greed that has gone rampant in this nation. The Holy Spirit gave this to me:

1Ti 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

You see what the Holy Spirit is saying? I'm going to drown you in your debt. I'm going to drown you. You have greedy hearts... you're drowning in your greed.

Brothers & sisters, I am convinced that the destruction that's coming to America is going to be focused on our greed and on our money system. America's God is its belly

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days of suddenly

Greetings saints of the most high God,

What a day to find ourselves alive in. The signs of the end as spoken in Matthew
24 are becoming realized. The world seems to be spinning out of control in every
area, spiritually, emotionally, financially, relationally, politically,
globally, etc.

It seems the days of " SUDDENLY " are upon us, just as prophesied in the bible.

Everywhere I turn people are dismayed, confused, without hope, squeezed
financially, feeling trapped, gripped with fear. Many believers are questioning
their own faith, wondering why does God not hear? Does He even care? Why would
He allow all this to occur?
How can I know He still loves me?

Beloved, God is STILL on the throne and you STILL belong to Him and your name is
STILL in the Lambs book of life and He STILL cares and loves you so very much.
None of this has taken Him by surprise. He is not moved. He remains steadfast
and secure for He is STILL our God. There is nothing that can occur without Him
allowing it to come. Although we may see through a glass darkly and not see the
whole picture, the focus is clear to Him. Herein is where we must come to a
place of complete trust and surrender.
Trust is not easy for any of us, especially women. Most want to know that they
are financially secure in an economy that is spinning out of control. But to
only trust in our own riches would mean, no trust at all in Him who is our very
provider.
This is an hour where those who call him, Lord, are being put in the fiery
furnace of affliction as the 3 Hebrew men. We must endure this refining to come
forth as pure gold in the sight of God. If we were not purified, we would not be
able to endure what is coming upon the earth so very soon. It is vital that we
undergo this process. We have a choice when faced with trials and circumstances
that are painful. That is to either retreat and run from the trials or to turn
towards them and embrace them. While in the midst of the pain, still make the
choice to praise Him, for He is worthy at all times, not just when you are on a
mountain top.
Just look at Paul and Silas who were imprisoned and beaten and thrown into jail.
That jail had 3 levels. The floors were grated with holes. There was no indoor
plumbing so the men on level 2 and 3, relieved themselves and all that human
waste flowed down to the prisoners on the ground floor. From reading the
history, Paul and Silas were on the bottom floor. Imagine the scene....extreme
heat, open wounds from being beaten, shackled and bound, they could not stand as
the room was only 4 feet tall. The mockery of the other prisoners, the human
waste going into their wounds. But what did they choose to do in the midst of
horrendous agony? What they choose to do was totally opposite of the way any
human would normally respond, with complaining and cries. They made a CHOICE to
praise the Lord, regardless of their circumstances. It was radical praise that
would cause anyone within hearing distance to question their actions...Are these
men mad? Have they gone
completely insane? You know it had to rock their world and the normal way of
thinking.

But please look at the OUTCOME of such radical praise......

That radical praise, shook HEAVEN and EARTH.

An earthquake came and shook the jail, the bars flung open and people got saved.

Saints, in this hour, we must not allow the enemy or our circumstances or trials
or failures of any kind to take our focus away from the Lord. It is the intent
of the enemy to only look at your failures and to try and kill any hope you may
have left. Please don't allow it.
Times are difficult and will wax worse, we know this to be true. If ever there
was a time to set your sights on Him, its NOW.
Although it makes no sense in the natural, try to make a choice as Paul and
Silas did and PRAISE HIM through it all. Even if it comes to the point where our
very lives are required of us.

He laid down His life for us, what more could He give? none...he gave it
all........

for you and for me...............

Glory to His holy name forever more............

I love you as does the Lord our God.............

in Him,

Tina Dyer

Anticipation
by Stefanie Brown

How many of you right now feel an anticipation building inside of you? You may not be able to "pinpoint" it but you know that you know that you know that there is an anticipation, a hopeful, excited anticipation feeling inside of you and it keeps growing day by day?

"Know this My Children, your freedom is coming. Not as the world gives you freedom, not as your mind thinks of freedom, but My Freedom. Freedom of entering in and inheriting the Kingdom of God. You cannot live in slavery and freedom dually. This is not My Way. For those of you who have counted the cost, your freedom comes. Release, release, release, inherit, inherit, inherit. Purity and victory go hand in hand. Rise up this day and receive."

This is not superficial. It must be received by the Spirit. He also spoke to me saying that "The road is narrow and only a few are on this road." "Many are called but few are chosen." This is also not as most 'think'. Speaking it and reasoning these words is not revelation...revelation of this will make you hit your knees.

focus on jesus and.........with

My next move is going to cost you. You will be like a mother bearing a child. Already you have begun to feel the labor pains. People are noticing your change in appearance. There has come a heavenly glow upon your face. You are hungry all the time. Something is growing inside of you that will change everything once it is birthed. The anticipated birth pains are of little concern to you because you know by the Spirit even the name and gender. Your heart is filled with joyous anticipation. You know when the hour of delivery comes your very life is at stake as a sacrifice that something awesome may come forth.
Mark 13:8 “For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.” Ras Robinson

There's a reason why God wants us to call Him "Father." If He's our Father, that makes us His children. And children do best when they exist in humble surrender to their Father, obeying His leading. The plans He has for our lives and the promises God's made to us can only be found where He leads us. If we move away from Him and try to make His promises come to pass by following our on initiative, we will be wasting our time. We lose sight of our Father and get royally messed up.

The Lord won't force you to follow Him; He simply waits for you to come back to Him. He won't yell at you or try to manipulate you. He holds out His hand to you and simply says, "Come Child, I'm waiting."

Your Father is waiting for you to turn and take hold of His extended hand so He can once again walk with you making straight paths and experiencing an Eden-like relationship.

Let Him carry you and watch with utter amazement where HE takes you. "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4).

Pray this with me:

Dearest Father, I want all that You have for me. I want to walk with You and experience paradise on earth with You daily. I repent of walking out my own plans for my life and I choose to give You control.

Help me to walk with You Lord. Keep me close to Your heart and increase my capacity to hear Your voice speaking to me. Guide me Father in every aspect of my life. I want to live for You, love You and know You.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

God has not given up on you. Quite the contrary, actually. He's waiting in breathless anticipation for the dreams He's placed in you to come to pass. He's watching you...waiting, hoping - preparing to give you a bright future with abundant LIFE. You are His precious child and He watches everything you do with the expectant hope that you will realize your need for Him and turn and give yourself to Him.

God has promised us an abundant life. He wants us to live our lives experiencing every promise He's made to us and every blessing He has in store for us. The Lord dreams of us walking in the destiny He has planned for us and living fully in the abundant, extraordinary life he has destined us to have.

As our Father, God has made plans for us - a destiny for us to realize. From before our birth, He's waited anxiously to watch us live our lives having everything we could dream of and more. But the catch to all this goodness is found in Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." They're His plans for us, not our own.

The only way to live an abundant life is by following the plans He's made for you. You are His precious child and He watches everything you do with the eager hope that you will need Him and turn and follow Him.

Surrender
One day, I had had a difficult time with one of my children. They were somewhat defiant and disrespectful to me. But most of what I didn't like in their behavior was their desire to stay in control. I tried to show them what they were doing wrong and how they were coming across, but it didn't work. So, the harder they pushed to show me they were right, the more determined I was to see a desired change in their attitude.

What did I want from them?

Surrender...full, absolute, complete and humble surrender. Their punishment continued and became more restrictive until at last they humbled themselves and submitted. It was really beautiful to see the change in them and sense the change in their spirit.

I said to God, "Wow! That must be how You feel when we finally let go of our 'need' to be right and in control, and just let You have Your way with us."

THE CHURCH WALKING WITH THE WORLD

The Church and the World walked far apart. On the changing shore of time; The World was singing a giddy song, The Church a hymn sublime. "Come give me your hand," said the merry World, "And walk with me this way," But the good Church hid her snowy hand, And solemnly answered, "Nay; I will not give you my hand at all, And I will not walk with you; Your way is the way of eternal death, And your words are all untrue." "Nay, walk with me a little space," Said the World with a kindly air, The road I walk is a pleasant road, And the sun shines always there. Your way is narrow and thorny and rough, While mine is flowery and smooth; Your lot is sad with reproach and toil, But in rounds of joy I move. My way, you can see, is a broad, fair one, And my gate is high and wide; There is room enough for you and me, And we'll travel side by side."

Half shyly the Church approached the World, And gave him her hand of snow; And the false World grasped it, and walked along, And whispered in accents low, "Your dress is to simple to please my taste; I have gold and pearls to wear; Rich velvets and silks for your graceful form, And diamonds to deck your hair." The Church looked down at her plain white robes, And then at the dazzling World, And blushed as she saw his handsome lip. With a smile contemptuous curled; "I will change my dress for a costlier one," Said the Church with a smile of grace; Then her pure white garments drifted away, And the World gave in their place Beautiful satins, and fashionable silks, And roses and gems and pearls; And over her forehead her bright hair fell. And waved in a thousand curls.

"Your house is to plain," said the proud old World, "I will build you one like mine, With kitchen for feasting and parlor for play, And furniture never so fine." So he built her a costly and beautiful house-Splendid it was to behold; Her sons and her daughters met frequently there, Shining in purple and gold. The Angel of mercy flew over the Church, And whispered, "I know thy sin;" Then the Church looked sad, and anxiously longed. To gather her children in. But some were away at the midnight ball, And others were at the play; And some were drinking in gay saloons, So she quietly went her way.

Then said the World in soothing tones, "Your children mean no harm-Merely indulging in innocent sports," So she leaned on his proffered arm, And smiled, and chatted, and gathered flowers, And walked along with the World, While countless millions of precious souls. Over the fearful brink were hurled. "Your preachers are all to old and plain," Said the gay World with a sneer; "They frighten my children with dreadful tales, Which I like not for them to hear. They talk of judgments and fire and pain, And the doom of darkest night; They warn of a place that should not be. Mentioned to ears polite! I will send you some of a better stamp, More brilliant and gay and fast, Who will show how men may live as they list. And then go to heaven at last."

"The Father is merciful, great, and good, Loving and tender and kind; Do you think He would take one child to heaven, And leave another behind?" So she called for pleasing and gay divines. Deemed gifted , and great, and learned; And the plain old men that had preached the cross, Were out of her pulpits turned. Then Mammon came in and supported the Church, And rented a prominent pew; And preaching and singing and floral display. Soon proclaimed a gospel new. "You give too much to the poor," said the World, "Far more than you ought to do; Though the poor need shelter, food, and clothes, Why need it trouble you?" "Go, take your money and buy rich robes. And horses and carriages fine; And pearls and jewels and dainty food, The rarest and costliest wine. My children, they dote on all such things. And if you their love would win, You must do as they do, and walk in the way. Which they are walking in."

Then the Church drew tightly the strings of her purse, And gracefully lowered her head, And simpered, "I've given too much away, I will do, sir, as you have said." So the poor were turned from her door in scorn, She heard not the orphans' cry; And she drew her beautiful robes aside. As the widows went weeping by. So they of the Church and they of the World. Journeyed closely, hand and heart, And none but the Master, who knows all, Could discern the two apart. Then the Church sat down at her ease and said, "I am rich and in goods increased; I have need of nothing, and naught to do, But to laugh and dance and feast."

The sly World heard her and laughed within, And mockingly said aside, "The Church is fallen, the beautiful Church, Her shame is her boast and pride." A voice came down from the courts of heaven, From Him who sat on the throne; "I know thy works and what thou hast said, But alas! thou hast not known That thou art poor and naked and blind, With pride and ruin enthralled; The expectant bride of a heavenly Groom. Is companion of the world! Humble thy heart, confess thy sin, Let shame now cover thy face; Or else, alas! I must cast thee out, And blot thy name from its place."

(Author Unknown)

"Adulterers and adulteresses! Know you not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself the enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, 'The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously?" (James 4:4,5)

Ready in an instant.

There is something gigantic coming within the next three days, it could come as early as day number one. I have never had such an urgent feeling in my
spirit before, it's so thick, you could cut it with a knife.

I saw a machine going through a field and corn flying everywhere and heard, The harvest is coming to an end. Time to get in the harvest before the storm, the meal-dew is invading, the worms are taking over, the harvest is few and the day is almost over. Work while the light still shines, gather while you may, get in the harvest the storm is coming." I feel a deep sadness for the lost of this world. I feel a deep sadness for what used to be a country that loved God and honored his word, I feel a great sadness that she is almost in ruins. I love my country and thank God, I was born here, but it only brings a sense of sorrow these days, what was, is no more.


I truly feel this is a warning to the church to be ready in an instant.

Extra Word
Daily Golden Footprints


As I was praying this afternoon, the Lord gave me this additional word…

Yes, you have been given a true vision from the Lord. He has given you your plan. Although it seems like it is never going to happen, hang in there because the time for the fulfillment is just almost here. Be excited about it. Be ready for it and accept this new anointing. Step out by faith and that anointing will be there every time.

(Matthew 6:6) But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

(Habakkuk 2:2) And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
(Habakkuk 2:3) For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

(Ecclesiastes 3:1) To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

In Him,
Prophetess Frances Lloyd