Eileen Fisher: "You will Arrest the Enemy and Set the Captives Free"

Eileen Fisher: "You will Arrest the Enemy and Set the Captives Free"

This is bang on with what the Lord has been teaching me the last year.

He is crowning us, James 1:12 because we have persevered under trial and stood the tests. We are a crown of splendor in the Lord's hand, a royal diadem in the hand of our God. (Is. 62:3)

Greater is He, Holy Spirit in us than he that is in the world. (1John. 4:4) We know in our heads that God loves us, but it's a whole other revelation to realize that whatever comes to us in life has been filtered through His hands. Greater trust equals greater works for the Kingdom because you don't have to protect yourself. You can throw yourself 100% into whatever the Lord leads you to do, knowing that His power to protect and heal you is greater than anything that the devil could ever throw at you.

I bless you today! May we all know more about His love for us, how great and high and deep and long is His love, and may we dare to trust Him to look after us more. Amen!

Honor

This is not an easy post for me to write as I am still learning what it means to honor people. I don't have a problem honoring most people, but when they are mean to me,  I want to pull back and protect myself.

What I do know is that the fog that I wrote about in my last post cleared when I chose to honor my husband instead of stating the obvious.  I had the opportunity to say bluntly what he was like, but I chose to say what I appreciated about him instead.

Two minutes later as I was driving home and I got the song, "Here comes the bride, here comes the bride."

So I put two and two together and figured that, for me at least, it's not okay now to state the obvious. It doesn't matter what kind of a stinker he has been, I still have to walk in love. I heard myself telling a lady that when the going gets tough, to just imagine that her husband is Jesus, and how she would you treat him... then act accordingly.

Not the easiest thing to do that's for sure.  It's back to Phil. 4:8... think about (and speak about) whatever is pure, lovely, praiseworthy, noble and of good report.  I am also calling forth those things 'that be not as though they were'. (Rom 4:17)  God told me I could have a better marriage than I dreamed possible and I'm hanging onto his promise and speaking it out loud as a war declaration.

That doesn't mean you don't get help or don't speak the truth.  "I'm hurting, " is very real.  It just means be careful who you talk to. The whole world doesn't need to know about your 'stuff'.  What the Lord told me once is that, "If you wouldn't say it to Me in prayer, then don't say it, period."

It gives us an idea of how far the Lord wants us to take this supernatural love.  Every time we run out of love we can ask Holy Spirit for more because there is an unending supply. (Rom. 5:5, Psalm 136, 1John 4:8)

Since I have been given the opportunity to be on the ministry team at church I have had many more opportunities to pray for people.  I started asking the Lord, "How do I activate your power flowing through me to them?"  He said, "Just love on them."

I started experimenting during ministry times and when I am the support person I just put my hand on them and say quietly how much I love them and how I know that Holy Spirit loves them so much more. People have stopped me and asked me to move my hand to where they hurt because they can feel the heat of Holy Spirit flowing into them. That is very encouraging.

I hope I have helped you. I certainly don't have it all together.  I am going to keep working on this honor thing and not judging another man's servant.  With the Lord's help all things are possible. (1Cor. 1:26-29, Rom. 14:4, Mark 10:27)

Bless you as you go, in Jesus' name!
Big hugs,
Brenda Gale

Surrender

He's coming.... That's what I keep getting in my prayer time.
 
The last few weeks, I have sometimes felt like I have been walking through a fog, where I can only see my hand in front of me.  I am walking carefully ahead as I listen for His gentle voice.

There have been some ruts in my life that I have been trying to step out of.   Unfortunately, when you can't see around you, you don't know if the step you are taking will take you out of the rut, or deeper into it.  All I can do is ask Holy Spirit clarifying questions and obey His directions, one moment at a time, one step at a time.

I found the way through the fog.  Do you want to know what it is?
"Surrender."  All I have,  all I am and all I ever hope to be, I surrender--to Him.

It sounds like, "Lord, did I tell you today how much I love You?"
Or it can sound like, "Lord Jesus, did I tell you today that You are all I am living for?
It can also sound like this, "Lord I don't know what the right thing to do is. Please show me the way."

These are the things I have found myself saying to the Lord.  He is everything to me.  Nothing else matters, as long as I can keep hearing His sweet voice. 

There are so many pursuits, hobbies and careers that can become powerful distractions to my time with Him.   I don't want anything to get in the way.  I don't want to find out that I missed the mark of the High call of God on my life when I get to Heaven.  I have come too far to quit now.

I have to go now.  I bless you now with passion to pursue Him, regardless of the price.  May you know His joy in your journey and may you hear His, "Well done!" every day of your life. Amen!
Big hugs,
Brenda Gale Thompson

Extreme Evangelism - Man on George Street

Great Testimony about Giving Out Tracts.

This is the testimony that inspired me to start giving out tracts again.  Enjoy!

(It's here or in the post above... your choice.)  The Man on George Street

What I did when I was too chicken to give one out was to leave a tract on a car's windshield.  Bathrooms are a perfect place to leave one too. Really any place where people will stop and pick it up is fair game.  It's amazing how after giving out a few you want to start talking to people.  Holy Spirit is a really good helper.   Don't worry about the fear you might experience at the beginning.  Keep declaring that you are bold because you are righteous and that you haven't been given a spirit of fear.  (Prov. 28:1, 2Tim. 1:7) Then command the devil to get under your feet where he belongs.

A church study found out that on average  it takes eight different witnesses before someone gets saved.  You never know how close they are to reaching out to the Lord.  People wear all sorts of masks and only Holy Spirit knows how ready they are.

Have a great day with Him!  I declare that you are bold because you are righteous.  Yes, you are bold and stouthearted and you don't faint along the way.  You are armed with God's love, strength and power. Hallelujah! Amen.

Big hugs,

Brenda Gale Thompson

Discretion

I am learning discretion.   It's never too late to learn something new, right?  Well I am getting better at this.

There are times when it's better to walk out of a room when a couple is about to start arguing so you don't get involved.  No one likes to be corrected or embarrassed in front of somebody.

There are times when you would love to say something but you know it would not be received the best way, so it's best to be quiet.  

The Lord once highlighted the Bible verse, "without holiness no one will see the Lord."(Heb. 12:14)  As I pondered this verse and it's implications I heard the Lord whisper, "With greater and greater holiness, more and more people will see Me in you."  Wow!  That's a treasure to go after.  Talk about putting a huge carrot in front of this girl's nose.

As I asked the Lord how to walk in more holiness He showed me that walking in the fruit of the Spirit is walking in Holiness.

So...that's my thought for the day. 

I am so happy to say that it is working.  I was helping at a wedding a few days ago and I wasn't doing anything in particular except taking pictures there.  Later, two people commented to the bride about the aurora around me. They felt strangely drawn to me for no apparent reason.

I know what it was.  It was Him shining through me.  To God be all the glory!  That really encouraged me to keep pressing on.

Let's pray:  "Lord you have a special plan for the person reading this and I know you want them to know about it. Please show them what to work on today in this season of their lives and show them how you are using them today. 

Thank You Lord for encouragement today.  Thank You Lord that you will never leave us or forsake us.  Thank You that Your word is always true and we bind ourselves to your precious word and all your promises. Thank You Lord for the supernatural power in your word to bring each promise to pass in our lives as we meditate on them and declare them over our situations. Thank You Lord that Your revelation light will dawn on every situation we face as we ask You for your wisdom.  Thank You Lord for sweet fellowship with You today.  Thank You Lord that we always want more of you.  Thank You Lord for prompting us to pray in tongues more today and to sing more in tongues today. ( Acts. 15:32, Rom. 12:8, Heb. 13:5, John 17:17, 2Pet. 1:3-4,  Ps. 112:4, Deut. 29:29 1John 1:3, 1 Cor. 14:18,  Col. 3:16)

Thank You Lord for using us today... so much.  Thank You Lord for making our lives so worth living.  Thank You Lord for all the fruit our lives will bring You.  Thank You Lord for redeeming all our mistakes and turning them into blessings for us. (2Pet. 1:4-8, Rom. 8:28)
Amen!

You are blessed and highly favored by the greatest King of all, Jesus!

Last Weekend

I was helping a friend pack and move last weekend.  You know how it goes if it's happened to you.  You let everybody know  you are moving and you hear a litany of excuses, "My back is sore, I'm busy that day or I can't lift anything," to name a few.

Well after driving for 6 hours and then unloading a 29 ft Uhaul truck with three of people I was a bit sore.  The next day I should have been fine but I noticed that I was worse.  Wrong, my warning bells went off.  I started pleading the blood of Jesus over myself and speaking the word, "My youth is renewed like the eagle, He arms me with strength and power and makes my way perfect,  as my days are so shall my strength be."  The pain would abate for a bit then come back with a vengeance.

I knew I was getting some words of knowledge because I don't have achy joints, as a rule,  but the lady I was helping does on occasion.  So I started praying for her.  Then my knees started paining and I was thinking this is weird. I couldn't figure out who had the sore knee.

Well yesterday I finally determined to worship with the piano, despite all the distractions and see what the Lord had to say to me.  As I started worshiping I got clarity on some issues friends are facing and the Lord showed me how to pray for them.

Then life intruded and I had to help my son.  As I walked away,  I couldn't help but notice that my legs and joints were better.

Isn't that amazing?  I didn't even ask about my health, I was more concerned about a friend that got a bad report and some other friends that are facing tough issues in life.   Just goes to show you that we can never out give God.

I guess the moral of the story is, when you don't know what else to do, go praise and worship the Lord and ask Him.  He's promised that if we ask He will give us wisdom. (James 1:5)

Let me bless you now. "May you know His love that passes understanding today. May you know his support more than ever today.  May His revelatory light dawn on every tough situation you face today.  May the joy of His presence go with you today and may you know His peace that passes all understanding today.
I bless you today, in Jesus' Name!

Big hugs,
Brenda Gale.

P.S. Here is the link to an article I wrote about what to do in frustrating times. It will teach you how to get God's answers to your problems. Enjoy!
http://greatcommissionhow2s.blogspot.com/2010/09/frustration.html