Jan. 15, 2012 Danielle Horne

Oh, My children, why do you hide, why do you run from My light into a darkness that waits with open bones to envelope you and your light?

Your chance for failure does not intimidate Me; your sins do not scare me.  I am here am I nothing to you?  Why do you not lay your troubles, your burden, your dark pain upon My feet?

Let Me take it from your tired shoulders; let Me give you some peace.

I am here for you, I am love, I am yours, I await you to come and give Me your burdens.

I know all your secrets, I know your dreams, I know your nightmares, and I am here with My hands outstretched waiting for you to reach up, to yearn for My help, yearn for the peace that comes only to Me, only from Me, only in My presence.

My fire burns atop your foreheads; each fire different and equally special to Me.  I love you!  Don’t give up your faith in Me.  Do not let your fire grow dim, do not give up and fall down in pure pain.

Let Me take that burden, let Me love you; let Me set your heart afire.  Give it to Me, let Me touch you.

My strength moves mountains.  Who can escape from My sight, who can hide, who can tuck themselves away?  Oh, My children, you can try, but I will always watch over you,

I will always protect you.  I will never stop.  I wait for you, I look over you, I look into your dreams and build a path to them with my hands scarred for you.

I grab hold of your nightmares and I shred them apart.  I hold you in comfort while you cry and My heart cries with you.

Let Me heal those tears in your heart, in your soul.

Let Me love you!

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Luke 6:45-49 (Amp)  “The upright (honorable, intrinsically good) man out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart produces what is upright (honorable and intrinsically good), and the evil man out of the evil storehouse brings forth that which is depraved (wicked and intrinsically evil); for out of the abundance (overflow) of the heart his mouth speaks. ⁴⁶Why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not [practice] what I tell you? ⁴⁷For everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words [in order to heed their teaching] and does them, I will show you what he is like: ⁴⁸He is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid a foundation upon the rock; and when a flood arose, the torrent broke against that house and could not shake or move it, because it had been securely built or ^[a]founded on a rock. ⁴⁹But he who merely hears and does not practice doing My words is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, against which the torrent burst, and immediately it collapsed and fell, and the breaking and ruin of that house was great.”

To be able to victoriously withstand the storms of life (that will come to all of us) we must:

1. Follow Jesus (Seek first His Kingdom) Matt. 6:33; John 10:27; John 12:26; Luke 9:23
2. Hear what He says (Faith comes by hearing His Word (s)) Matt. 7: 7-8; Luke 11:9-10; Matt 13:9, 13; Mark 4:20
3. Do what He says (Obedience, Apply, Implement) James 1:22; Rom 6:17; James 2:22
4. Be Resolute (Patience, Long Suffering, Steadfast) James 1:2-4

James 1:2-5 (Amp) “²Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. ³Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. ⁴But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. ⁵If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of ^[a]the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. 

The storm that comes is the same for believers and non believers, but the ability to successfully weather the storm is based on our obedience to Jesus direction.  Our success is proportional to our ability to resolutely “stand firm”.  Eph. 6:13 (NASB) “Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.”

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I’d like to remind those of you that have FEAR about what is happening around you that 2 Timothy 1:6-7 says “Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. ⁷ For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”  Each of us, as believers, have been given gifts, anointings and the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives to be able to successfully pass through this “valley of the shadow of death” that we find ourselves in currently.  Psalms 23 is not just a nice thing to memorize, but it is something to declare as active in our lives today.

Psalm 23 “THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. ²He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters. ³He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name’s sake. ⁴Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me. ⁵You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head withoil; my [brimming] cup runs over.  ⁶Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.

WE PRAY and DECLARE PSALM 23 OVER YOU AND YOU HOUSEHOLD!

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The “word”: “Some of you have laid a firm foundation and now the Lord will work with you to build His kingdom structure in 2012.”  

This morning I sense the Lord saying that we need to be in a time of intense preparation for what is to come.  Everything we did in obedience to the leading of the Holy Spirit is to be reviewed and the question asked (of God) “do we keep on doing what we’re doing, or is there a new plan beginning?”  I believe the Lord gave me a list of families and Kingdom business/ministries that had been obediently laying a firm foundation and were now to prepare for God’s direction for 2012.  I’m sure that the list was only examples of those HE is guiding, but they were ones with which I was familiar.

The Lord is asking each one of us to take inventory of our relationships: Matthew 22:37-39 (AMP) And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect).This is the great (most important, principal) and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself.

1. Relationship with Father, Son & Holy Spirit
2. Relationship with ourselves
3. Relationships with our family (especially spouse & parents)
4. Relationship with those He has placed in our sphere of influence
5. Relationship with the lost
6. Relationship with our enemies

I believe He is telling us that, unless we examine and repent (180 degree turn around) in our hearts and minds where our relationships are lacking, we will be delaying the blessings He has for us in this next year.  I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to miss out on what God has for us in the coming year.

I am reminded of what my Mother always said “DISOBEDIENCE” can be “ACTION NOT TAKEN” on what you know is wise “ADVICE GIVEN”   and  “Delayed OBEDIANCE can be the same as DISOBEDIENCE and that is SIN”!

Let us pray Psalm 139:23 (AMP) Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!

Dave Burwell

LifeCoach321@q.com

www.LifeCoach321.com

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In the garden, satan destroyed the relationship that God had created with Adam & Eve through twisting of God’s words and the “sin” was Adam & Eve’s response to their interpretation of that which was “twisted”.  (See Genesis 3) This is satan’s methodology today as well.

He uses the religious spirit in conjunction with “leviathan” to cause us to respond causing separation, division, isolation, exaggeration, finger pointing, criticism and judging.  He especially focuses on marriages, families and believers (body and bride of Christ).

Philippians 2: 1-3 So by whatever [appeal to you there is in our mutual dwelling in Christ, by whatever] strengthening and consoling and encouraging [our relationship] in Him [affords], by whatever persuasive incentive there is in love, by whatever participation in the [Holy] Spirit [we share], and by whatever depth of affection and compassionate sympathy, fill up and complete my joy by living in harmony and being of the same mind and one in purpose, having the same love, being in full accord and of one harmonious mind and intention. Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].

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You have done the right thing. When life becomes overwhelming asking those who know and love you (and have wisdom!) for input and support is key. None of us were meant to handle life by ourselves. We were created to be in relationship, first with our Creator, through Jesus, and then with each other. We are made that way. Your situation is not unique, but it is the first time you have been faced with both job and school (and relationship) stresses.

First, clear the way between you and the Lord. If you have resentments, anger, or issues that you haven’t dealt with, talk to God about them and repent where you need to. You would be surprised how that will relieve stress! Then, check out things with family and close friends. Again, if there are things standing in the way, deal with them quickly. Again, a huge stress reliever.

I know you are focusing on many life situations, but you will be surprised how those situations fall in to place when everything else is clear in your life. The priority is always the relationship between you, the Lord and those who love and support you. When that is operating in freedom, then the prayers are free to find their target.

I love you, and am so proud of you. I know that your emotions are often what begin to influence what goes on in your life. Of course you remember the times I’ve told you that the emotions (feelings) and the brain are tools to be used, not dictators that should run your life. Our spirit, combined with the Spirit of God, choose the direction and the mind and emotions follow. I trust you (and the Lord) to have victory in this hard time in you life, and you will see the provision of God. You will KNOW that He is the Lord!

Love, Your Biggest Fan

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Jamaica Trip 2011. June 12th-21st. Montego Bay, Jamaica.  

Week 3 Update

“Hitting the Obstacles (A Tip from the Tool)””

This summer I brought along the book The Spirit of the Disciplines, by Dallas Willard. In the first chapter Willard writes, “Either we are intending to follow Christ, or we are intending to not  follow Christ”. There is no halfway in this walk. Willard continues to say that we should be filling our lives with Christ so that it is actually more difficult to not follow Christ than to live like he did. I’ll get back to this later.

After another week of preparations our first team finally arrived on Sunday evening. This team was in high spirits and jumped right into the work that was ahead of them. The first team always has the hardest job because the only get to be a part of the excavation and will possibly help with laying the foundation. Our youth group was split into two groups. I have been working with the group that has had to dig into a limestone hillside (Lilliput is the name of the site). Our staff has been studying Matthew  while we have been here. Last night our Construction Director, Jeff, said that our site reminded him of the verse about the man who quite literally builds his house upon the rock.  And while we have been working hard on this site, there is almost no telling how difficult it will be to get rid of the remaining rock. But the team has had a good work ethic and great attitude despite the set backs. Their Youth Pastor Joel has been a particular help in motivating the students. 

This week I have had the opportunity to use many tools. They have reminded me of some things I have been thinking about. So here are some “Tips from the tools”

The Jackhammer – “Stick with it!” What most people don’t realize about chiseling rock with an electric Jackhammer is that they give up too early. Lots of times you just need to leave the jackhammer to do it’s work. If you lift the Jackhammer up, you lose all of the momentum that it has built up. The Jackhammer can break up the rock if we just give it the chance and stay on the same spot. In the same way, most people give up too soon. It is easy to give up, because as a general rule we don’t like to exert ourselves. This week I have been running low on energy with late nights of spiritual work and early morning of physical work. But I’ve got to keep with it!

The Shovel – “Risk and Reward”. When shoveling we tend to scoop out small bits of dirt which actually causes more work in the long haul. But when we take fewer concentrated strokes we accomplish more. We’ve heard it called Risk vs. Reward. Those who do not risk do not receive the greater joys in life. 

The Pick – “Consistency”. I have seen some people use the pick like a machine gun; the “Spray and pray” method. But this does not work. A pick has a very fine point and must hit a consistent place for it to be the most effective when chipping rock. The lesson: when we focus on the Talents that God has given us we can actually do more for the kingdom of God. The pick is not a good tool for moving dirt. In the same way, when we spread ourselves thin we can find ourselves avoiding what God has ahead of us. It is easy to pick where the dirt is but sometimes God wants us to work through the  limestone. 

The Sledge – “Strategy” Though bulky and seemingly gruff, the Sledgehammer is a one of tools that you need the most control over. I have beat a rock until I am blue in the face only to see another person hit the rock once and break it. The lesson: when encountering obstacles we should step outside our circumstances and plan carefully. I can strike the rock as many times I want and will not break it unless I plan ahead and strike the rock where it has a stress point. Just as the sledge must be used wisely, so should we interact with obstacles. 

So what is the obstacle? I think it is the road of sanctification. Life, everything around us is an obstacle unless we have the right tools. And sometimes we have the right tools and don’t use them properly or fight the wrong enemy (see “the pick”). 

I have been struggling to keep my composure with a few of my team members. Oft I desire to correct them and tell them why I should not be the one to apologize. But then I have to ask myself if I am intending to wholly follow Christ or if I am intending to not follow Christ? It can only be one. Yes I can and will make mistakes. But am I intending to follow Christ? Wholly? If not then I must be walking in sin. 

I am not talking about “taking the higher road” as if I am going to get a merit on the spot or dropping the ball in someone else’s court and drop responsibly for a situation. But to make it right, even if it makes us look bad. For reward is not what we should be seeking, but worship. Worship of our heavenly Father in all that we do. 

As the Jesus said in Matthew, “Store up treasures in heaven”, which means that we should not expect to see reward for our actions. It may come, but it may not. And this is not what we should be working for anyway. But to serve God and serve the people around us. 

On one final note, please lift Pastor Joel and his family up in prayer. While we were working today he received word that his father had died this morning from a heart attack. Please pray for wisdom as he decides what he is to do in the next few days and for comfort for him and his family. Until then, 

Lord show me the way,

—Julian

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