the FireCarrier

Sunday 09/22   I was watering the remains of the flower-bed along our back deck. It was a late summer-season dry as I have felt.   I later was looking out the window and saw a pleasant surprise.  Five doves were there. They were bathing on the water as it washed over them.  They would hold out one wing to catch the water.   No matter what season you may be in, we too need the refreshing water offered us. We need to gather together and share what is being poured out upon us.

  A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure.  Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. Luke 8:43-44 (NLT)     There is a new doorway being made available to you. NOW is the time.   Open your eyes in recognition.  This is a new day. There are patterns and methods you have replied upon.  They will fail to produce what you need. They offer little more than a reminder of past failures.   I am here. Renew yourself in my wholeness.   Open yourself to the new and unique opportunities being set before you.  I am there. Be open to reach out and share; to bring healing to those in need. They are the stepping stones to where I am leading you.   Like the woman, you too can be healed.

So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.   ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭31:6‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

You are not alone. I have not abandoned you in this time. You are upon my heart and in my provision. Allow me to bring you the healing you need.   Ever-continue to seek me. Look for me in the simple ways and simple things of the day. Do not make it complicated. I am not hiding from you.   Spend time with me and discover what I have to share. Feast upon my written word. You are not alone.     “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. John 14:1-2a (NLT)

In the time of darkness and despair: I am the LIGHT. Focus upon the truth and dispel the legion of lies which torment you. Reach for me and see I am already there for you.   Speak the truth and dispel darkness. Wrap yourself in my ways of righteousness.  It is the enemy who releases his lies of terrors. Do not partake of those schemes.  Seek after me and my ways and I will reveal myself to you.   I AM the truth and the light. Come closer to me. Be covered in my ways.

Then the Spirit of the LORD came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly. 15He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.  2 Chronicles 2:14-15 (NIV) Have you not already prayed and asked for His help and relief?  Begin by believing what He has already spoken to you.  Walk in the plan He shows you. Trust Him and not the gnawing feeling you have rising up within you. The battle is His.

"If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water. Anyone who drinks this water [from the well] will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life."  John 4:10, 13–14 (NLT)

  Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plan.  Jeremiah 1:9-10     Step back. Stop and relax in me. It is time to reevaluate your direction. Come in and sit with me. Let your focus be upon my heart. Do not react to the directives or the barbs od their words.   Relax in me and be fed with the bread of life .

Commit to the LORD whatever you do,          and your plans will succeed  Proverbs 16:3 

My ways do not change.  Allow me to become your shelter, the safe place where healing can occur. Sit with me and listen. Rest in my healing balm. I am the water from the rock, the fire in the bush.  I am your shelter, your place of safety. Rest in me. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.     They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary.     They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NLT)

Be confident. I am directing your journey. Stand firm in what I am showing you. You can accomplish all things thru me. Do not hesitate to attempt what you see as impossible. Come, follow me in the journey. Spread the good news, release the joy, as you learn to follow me.   The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.”  ‭‭John‬ ‭1:43‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

What do you see when you sleep? Read the writing on the wall. Awaken.  Awaken to what I am saying. Awaken your inner self for I am calling to you. Awaken to my movement within you.   Even in your sleep I am with you.

“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and you will the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” Luke 11:9-10 (NLT)

This afternoon, Monday 6/3 - three pennies. Change is occurring, small as it may seem.

"Rise up, O God, and scatter Your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives. Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God. But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God's presence. Let them be filled with joy. Sing praises to God and to His name! Sing loud praises to Him who rides the clouds. His name is the Lord – rejoice in His presence!" Psalm 68:1-4 (NLT )

When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.” Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”   “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart. 20 As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?”   I Samuel 9: 17-20 (NIV)

5/10 – It’s time to go a different direction. It’s ok to not be sure which direction to move. Just go! I will be with you.  Look for me.  I am yet with you, I AM your protection. Sometimes we get/interpret answers for the “now” and we are later shown, it to have been in preparation for what was to come.  I had a “big change” shown to me, in the form of 150 pennies. To get them I needed to be on my knees.  Many things have yet changed and "on my knees" allows me to continue. Just Go. 

  Be ready, changes are coming in the next three months. The Lord responded: “Write down this message! Record it legibly on tablets, so the one who announces it may read it easily. For the message is a witness to what is decreed; Habakkuk 2:2-3a (NET) See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it. ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭4:5‬ ‭(NIV‬‬) For the past twenty years, the Lord has given me many lessons and opportunities in picking up the small things, most often in the way of finding change.  I too have had several dreams of finding coins. With a smile in his eyes, I was told I was one of the ones who would bring change. For the most part, finding change gives/brings cryptic answers. Sometimes, just the "finding" was an answer for me, other times it was the dates of the coins, or the type of coins, pennies, nickels, dimes or quarters...

"Although it sounds almost too obvious to say it, the truth is that you cannot hear the voice of God unless you listen for it."   “The Discerner: Hearing, Confirming, and Acting on Prophetic Revelation" by James W Goll

If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.  All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God.  Deuteronomy 28:1-2(NIV)