A Kindhearted Woman...

The Bible says that, "A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth." (Prov. 11:16)  If I understand this correctly respect is to be more desired than wealth and it's far better to be kindhearted than to be ruthless.

Boy we need to hear this.  It's too easy to lay aside kindness when our own pursuits suffer.  It's not the easiest thing to lay down our wants, our needs when others are acting selfishly.  From what I have been hearing the home is the final stronghold of carnality.  We can be so nice when we are out in the public eye and then act completely different at home.
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If you are having to live through situations where others are acting selfishly, take heart.  God is able to keep your reputation. He knows how many times you have been slurred or disrespected by those who say they love you and He will repay you.... if you allow him to.

He is our source.... no one else. My day does not depend on my husband appreciating me, although it's nice when he does.  Also,  My good humor should not depend on what's happening with the kids.  You know what I mean?  It's easy to say, but boy it takes some discipline to live like this consistently.

I can only say that those things that I used to esteem I now count as rubbish, and that includes my own so-called rights. (ref. Phil. 3:7)

"I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me." (Phil. 3:10-12)

That's the key.  We keep pressing on. We choose to pick up our cross instead of picking up offense.  We let the Lord keep us and when the angry feelings come because we feel used we take them to the Lord. He'll sort them all out.  

Ultimately, he is our hope and our source.  We need to learn to go to him with stuff instead of looking for the first person to vent on. LOl.

Let's Pray:  "Lord help us look to you for everything so that we can be free from people.  Help us to deny ourselves and pick up our crosses and follow you.... at any cost.  Let our lives have an impact for your kingdom and may we always bless your heart in the way we treat others. Amen!"

Bless you!
Big hugs,
Brenda Gale Thompson

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Lions to help Us.

I saw a brief picture during worship at church the other day.   I was walking along a dirt road in a grassy field on a beautiful sunny day.  My  lion, "Reign" was beside me and "Huntress" my lioness was about twenty feet ahead looking to see what was worth investigating.  An eagle that has linked itself to me was soaring high above me back and forth, just enjoying the air currents.

I was wondering what the Lord wanted me to see that was different, when all of a sudden I saw one lion after another come towards me from all different directions. Within minutes I was surrounded by a huge group of lions of all different ages and sizes.

I asked the Lord what does this mean?  I didn't hear anything directly but then I felt the longing in the lions to be connected with their special Saints.  (It's bringing tears to my eyes even as I write this.) There are lions waiting to be assigned to Saints...
Did you read that?  There are lions waiting to be assigned to Saints and you qualify!!!

Lions are such a blessing in the spirit realm. They bring authority with them and courage. 

I didn't know this was even possible to be assigned a lion! God surprised me one day with a vision.

During this vision, my lion came up to me from behind when I was on the outskirts of the throne area just enjoying the glory and the angelic beings.   Imagine, all of a sudden this lion hits my left hand with his big head and stands beside me. My hand has slide down to his neck and he's huge!  I never knew lions were so big!  He smells of incense and myrrh and he's different shades of cinnamon in color with a thick, coarse mane.  I couldn't stop the tears and the laughter.  Talk about affirmation!

It really did something for me.  I have been more conscious that I rule and reign with my words.  You might not see it but there's authority when I speak.  Courage comes as you realize what you were created for.   What people think or don't think doesn't matter in the light of eternity.  It's very hard to be concerned about your reputation when you can close your eyes and smell your lion beside you!

Let my experience encourage you to ask for your lion.  May I pray for you? You already know that God is no respecter of persons, right?  What he's done for me he wants to do for you! (ref. Acts. 10:34)

"I believe your spiritual eyes are opening up more and more.  I decree that you are seated with him in Heavenly places and that your spiritual senses are awake.  That any hindrances to feeling in the spirit realm are cancelled through the blood of Jesus.   Every spiritual gift and blessing is yours in Christ/Holy Spirit. You have been given the privilege of knowing the secrets of the mysteries of Heaven." (ref. Eph.2:6, Gal. 5:25, Gal. 5:16, Eph. 1:3, Matt. 13:11)

"Thank You Lord for showing us the plan.  Thank You Lord for showing us some of the stuff you have preordained for us to walk in.  Thank You for foretastes of it to whet our appetite and encourage us to press in for more. Amen!" (ref.  Eph. 2:10, Phil. 3:10)

Bless you in Jesus' name!
Big hugs,
Brenda Gale Thompson
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Storms Come....

²⁴ “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. ²⁶ But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ²⁷ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” (Matt. 7:24-27)

Storms come to eveyone's lives.  There are no exceptions.  At times it may appear that a person has a cookie cutter life but we must always remember that this picture is just a snap shot.   We don't know what they have already been through in this life or what they will go through in the future.

There is a deception in the church where people think that you must have sin in your life if you aren't blessed.  That is not that case. Everybody goes through seasons in their lives;  times to prosper and times of material lack.  It is also wrong to serve the Lord only for the blessings you can get.

I am tired of people lashing out at God because they aren't getting blessed the way they figured they should be.  God is not a puppet where you pull his strings.  Enough of the temper tantrums or sulking when you don't get your way.

It's time to grow up Saints.  I know I'm having to. He promised to meet all my needs according to His riches in Glory.... not all my wants.

I don't know what the future holds.... and yes that can be a bit scary.  It's forcing me to trust him more. I'm claiming the promises that He's given me and leaning on his strength.  This is doable with Holy Spirit.

I've been through a few storms lately and Bless God.... I'm hear to say that I'm still afloat and by his grace I'll  make it through whatever lies ahead.

Let's Pray: Holy Spirit, come help us today.  We need you more than ever before.  Thank You that your love is shed abroad in our hearts.  Thank You that you'll never leave us or forsake us.  Thank You Lord for joy in our journey with you and lots of good memories along the way.  Thank You Lord for making our lives worth living.  Thank You Lord for the relationships you've given us. Help us to always love people the way you would. Amen!

Bless you!
Big hugs,
Brenda Gale Thompson

The Only Thing that Counts

Galations 5:6 says, "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."

What faith?   Faith that Jesus is able to look after me and keep me.  Then I can love freely. The more Love I receive from God the more comfortable I get inside this earth suit that He's given me.  It's so nice to be able to wear whatever fashion you want and not be concerned about what people will think. 

It's so nice to be free from people pleasing all the time. I'm free to ask the Lord when to help and how much to do and if they don't like it, oh well.  He's the one I want to please. 

Only as you receive his love will you ever be able to lay down selfish motives.  Thank God His Love is shed abroad in our hearts! (Rom. 5:5)  All we have to do it ask for more love.

The more faith I have, the more I will find outlets to give his love away. His love will compel me to make a difference.  Forget sitting on the sidelines of life anymore! 

The only thing that counts..... really the only thing that counts-- not the job, not the money, not the position, not the applause, not the toys--is faith expressing itself through love.

That's something to think about.  I have been mulling on this for a week now. Kind words express love.  Got to work on this some more.

Thank You Lord that only words of love, grace, mercy and power flow out of my mouth today. Amen!

Bless you!
Big hugs,
Brenda Gale Thompson

"School of Love and Power"... Amazing!

I went to the School of Love and Power last week.  I think I found a home.   These guys are doing what I have been doing on and off the last few years.  Hallelujah!  I'm not whacked,,,, I was just way ahead of my time!

We learned to release the Love of God wherever we went and it was awesome.  Because I have done this before, I was asked to take people out to the malls and restaurants to show them how to do release God's love.  The idea was coach them and bail them out when they got stuck or at a loss for words.

I had so much fun. The first two ladies and I were sitting at a table the first day looking for people that were sick to pray for.  All of a sudden a lady walked by from an angle I couldn't see.  The lady sitting across from me didn't do anything.  I quickly blurted out, "Excuse me for a minute." and went to talk to this lady.

She was really happy to have someone pray for her as she had sprained her ankle and it was very painful.  She had on a boot type of imobolizer and was walking with crutches.  I prayed for her and rebuked the pain and blessed her and she walked off.   She must have said "thank you" 5 times.

I got back to the table and told the lady sitting across from me, "She was for you, you know.  That was a divine set up to get you started." That got her thinking.  You see, I had gotten them to agree with me earlier that we would be drawn to people that would be favorable to having prayer.

So, I taught them how I love to give out destiny words for kids and how I love to tell Mom's how beautiful their babies are and what they are going to be good at as they grow up.  It's so encouraging!   After showing the two ladies how easy this was.... they ventured out and I prayed in tongues for them.

I was so proud of them and Holy Spirit was so happy I couldn't help but get teary eyed.   We blessed many people that lunch hour!

I want to do this every day of my life.  I keep hearing "Freely you have received, freely give."  Well praise God,  I'm trying to give His Love away as fast as I can, to as many people as I can.  Hallelujah!

Lord help us to seize the opportunities to make a difference for you.  Help us to realize that the King of kings and Lord of Lords lives inside of us and wants us to bring Heaven everywhere we go.  Truly we are your ambassadors to a lost and hurting world. We die to our own rights and what people will think of us and see only the cross and how much you love us all. Amen!

Have a great day in him!
Big hugs,
Brenda Gale Thompson

It's Spring!

Hi there.  My apologies for not writing. I got busy getting the word out about the great church I attend www.wcca.ca  or Kinburn Revival.  The Lord put it on my heart to advertise them on the net using videos.  So I learned the program the last few months and PTL! I've done almost 40 videos so far.

If you look up Kinburn Revival on youtube you will see lots of them.  I am also on youtube under "beloved4evr"

God's been doing this great thing and connecting me with believers who will help me in prayer.  It's awesome knowing that there are a few ladies who will pray for you when you run into trouble.  You need it when you go out on the streets to witness and pray for people.

I hope you have started keeping a journal. I know I've mentioned that before but it's really important.  Many of the confessions you find on my blog are from my journals.  I heard Mahesh Chavda talk once about how his first couple of books were from his journals.  That should really encourage you to keep a journal!  You'll find it so encouraging when you look back through old journals to see how God got you through this thing and that thing.  It's a testament to his keeping power.

Anyhow, that's enough for now.   Here's the link to the promo video I did for "Awake The Nation"

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Ri1Vx2aj8

I'm going to have to cut back on my video creating to get stuff done around our place.  I don't want to get so busy that I lose my focus of seeking the Lord either.  It's too easy to let all these good things steal us away from the most important thing, Jesus!

Also, Spring means a lot more outside activities. I am praying that we will all take Jesus with us and keep the conversation and worship flowing even while we are tidying up our gardens and yards.  Does that sound like a good prayer?  Amen!

Bless you!
Big hugs,
Brenda Gale Thompson

How to Stay Strong.

First thing in the morning... last thing at night.

I have been at this Christian walk a long time.... over 30 years and people used to tell me to slow down or I was going to burn out.  I am here to tell you that you don't have to.

Some things I have learned along the way are to keep going to my daily devotionals.  I have two from KCM, Faith to Faith and Pursuit of his Presence.  There have been others along the way but those two have gone the distance.

I also have had books along the way to help me speak the right things over my life and to help me turn my belief system around.  My book shelf is full of encouraging,  faith-filled books.

I keep a daily journal where I write down the things God tells me during the day and the songs I have been singing.  At the back I write down all the scripture decrees he has showed me for quick reference so I can go over them every day and make them part of my life.  Many of the 'confessions' in this blog are from the back of my journals!

I talk to the Lord like he's right beside me and I listen for his answers.  I try to make time to check in with him many times a day.  He doesn't mind me being a question box as long as I listen for his response. The Psalmist sang, "Evening and morning and at noon will I utter my complaint and moan and sigh, and He will hear my voice." (Ps. 55:17) I am not saying you always have to complain but it shows how interested God is in hearing us!

I try to live by the verse which says, "Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts." (Col. 3:16 NLT)  I try to sing in tongues or English most of the day.

Daily bible reading is a big help.  If the Bible is 'dry' I will look up the reference scriptures that the daily devotionals suggest, or look up the scriptures that I heard from the last meeting.  Sometimes I ask Holy Spirit if there's somewhere he wants me to go to answer a question I have had.  Many times I just ask Holy Spirit to give me a greater love for his word.  He's faithful to answer if we ask.

I keep a very short account with God.  I literally will not go to bed if I know that I have offended or hurt someone. I go humble myself and ask forgiveness.... especially to my children and husband.  There have been times when they were in the wrong and still Holy Spirit would ask me to go humble myself and just offer forgiveness.  Blessed are the peacemakers!


These are just a few of the ways that I have kept the fire burning hot over the last thirty years.  If I can do it, you can do it because God is no respecter of persons! (ref. Acts. 10:34)

Have a great day with him! I bless you with the courage to do what Holy Spirit is asking you to do.  The joy he gives makes any sacrifice worth while. There is nothing like it this side of Heaven!

Big hugs,
Brenda Gale Thompson
'beloved4evr' on youtube