Welcome!    3-20-23

On August 6, 2022 I had a a dream, in that dream I was told (I perceive by Holy Spirit), "you need to rise above the storm". 

There is more to the dream,  but across a deep valley, or canyon I seen a dark cloud with a white cloud under it. I knew I needed the white cloud to rise above the storm cloud. 

If you have been reading my posts you are aware my husband and I are working on our last flipper house. We have probably flipped 20 or so houses over the past 25 years. Much has changed since we purchased our last stick build flipper house, the last 3 we have remodeled have been manufactured homes. We are older and our bodies are not used to the manual labor, although the neighbors are enjoying the transformation and hard work. 

Rising above the storm! Normally with a flip of this size, and all the repairs (and there have been huge repairs) my husband anticipated there would be, he has an eye for this type of work and can generally see the end from the beginning, would take tops 4 months with the help (paid help) we normally had. This time, the help we thought we had when we purchased the house, we didn't. We've had this flipper house for 8 months.

Therefore, the storm I am rising above are the thoughts of we're tired, sore, and ready to be done! Some of the storm is personal that I can only journal, knowing that none of what we are going through has taken God by surprise. He already knew the worries, concerns, tears, and heart ache that my husband and I would be facing. I believe that is one reason He told me through a dream that I need to rise above the storm! I need to trust Him knowing He has our backs even when we feel like our backs are against the wall, and trust me, we have definitely felt that way. 

Most of the work we are allowed to do, some we not only need permits for, but professionals in the field to do the work. Thankfully, we worked with an electrician years ago that is still in business, he gave us a reasonable bit even though their hourly rate doubled, it was reasonable and did a great job. Two more storms to rise above, but thankfully we have been able to close the walls, (sheet rock, because the electrical passed) which to us is a sign that we are in the home stretch. Praise God!!! 

During this flip Holy Spirit has been reminding me that God already knew what we would be facing, that none of it has taken Him by surprise! So even though things haven't went how I thought they should have, He reminded me that, God wasn't going to do things my way, but that I needed to trust Him knowing everything is going to be ok even though this flip is not like all the rest. Everything has changed!

Blessings!

 Welcome!   3-20-23

For the past few days as my body has been fighting off a small cold, I started thinking about the benefits of taking communion.

In 2007 My world came crashing in on me. I was at my older sisters house, my body felt weird, as I went to stand up, I collapsed into two of my sisters arms.  My body and my mind said I have had enough!  Because of the collapse my sisters took me to the ER. The ER doctor prescribed counseling, I went once, it was a joke!  My home work from the counselor was to write down everything I was mad about. I knew that was not the answer, I felt the counselor would be of no help, I never went back. 

I had to really concentrate to do anything, eat, get dressed, even answer the phone. My body had to be retrained, so to speak. My husband would help me get undressed and dressed, when he was at work my little sister would come over to stay with me. 

I hated what had happened to me and was really mad at the enemy for the attack on my body. I asked God what to do? I sensed Him direct me to take communion daily, so I did. Within about two weeks I was totally healed and able to drive again. 

My husband and I are on the home stretch of finishing our last flipper house, therefore, feeling under the weather at all is not an option! As I was thinking of medicines I could take that would temporarily relieve the symptoms of the little cold trying to take hold of my body, I was reminded that communion symbolizes the truth that I am the healed! That neither sickness nor disease have the right to touch my body, I am Blood bought! I don't deny the symptom is there, I deny it's right to be there! That it's trespassing on Blood bought property! 

(This is my own thought for me personally) It is a slap in the face of Jesus for me to rely on medication for a cold. To me, I would be relying on a man made solution and not the healing power of communion. By Jesus stripes I am healed. 1 Peter 2:24.  One (communion) eradicates, the other bandages. 

I am not saying I have never, or will never take meds for certain things, I'm simply recognizing the power of communion. I witnessed it when my body would not function normally after the mental breakdown. Everyone should to do as they feel directed to do, working out their own salvation. For me, it was listening to and following Gods direction concerning communion. Even today, I am directed to take communion and decreeing Psalms 91 protection over me and my family, I do this almost daily. I do not know everything there is to know about communion,  but I have faith in it, knowing it works!

Blessings! 

 Welcome!   3-5-23

I may sound like a broken record, but to me, this is powerful!

I was reading Revelations 12:11 yesterday, They overcame him (satan, our enemy) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. As I have stated in previous blogs, the word 'word' in the Greek translation means 'matter'. Rick Renner teaches that our testimony is the Word of God. 

Our testimony-confession of Gods Word coming out of our mouth in faith overcomes satan! 

I googled the word overcome >>> verb, succeed in dealing with a (a problem or difficulty) 

* defeat (an opponent); prevail.

We overcome our enemy-satan, with Gods Word. The two-edged sword coming our of our mouth. We are decreeing the power of God that is alive and active, it's the creative force of our faith and the power of His Word working together on our behalf. It defeats the enemy to bring forth Gods Word, our salvation, our inheritance that Jesus paid the price for with His blood to give us. Amen! 

Blessings!

 Welcome!   3-1-23

I know I have written about this in the past, but sense I am to write about it again.

There is Gods part, and our part! 

I am reminded of the image of Jesus holding a Big teddy bear behind His back, asking a little girl to give Him the small teddy bear she is holding (but God, I love it) before He gives her the big teddy bear He is holding. 

We, many times, can't see what God has in store for us. All we see is what we have that we like, what we are comfortable with, our security so to speak. We want to wait and make sure God does things how and when we think they should be done. Unfortunately, God doesn't work that way. He wants to know that we trust Him, knowing He has our very beast interest at heart. 

That has happened to me several times. Even though in each case I couldn't see my situation in the natural any different, I needed to take several steps of faith, one at a time, in each situation, trusting Him no matter what! Every time He had the teddy bear behind His back waiting for me to give Him what little security I had. I needed to surrender all. My security, and how I thought things should be done, and the timing I thought it should happen in. The kingdoms of my heart.

Throughout scripture God has given His Word of victory, there was His part-manifestation of promise, and   our part. Abraham and Sarah became strong in faith believing God to open her barren womb at the age of ninety, He was a hundred. Issac, was the result of their faith in Gods covenant to them. Genesis 15, 16, and 17,  Daniel, believing God to close the lions mouth because he honored God, despite all who were against him with an unjust law. Daniel 6. 

Joshua obeyed Gods instructions bringing the tightly secured Jericho down. Joshua 6. 

What wall of security do you have in your life that needs to come down in order for God to give you your promised land? I know I had a huge wall built, protecting myself from... 

Obedience is better than sacrifice! 1 Samuel 15:22

I learned that many years ago. Are you sacrificing for false security? I was. 

Blessings!