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<pubDate> Sat, 28  May 2011 17:25:39 -0500</pubDate>
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Ooh, frightening. I sure hope I bear the righteous fruit. But I bet that I also have the other fruit. Ouch! ...
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<![CDATA[ May 28, 2011: A 10 Years old Perspective on Christianity, from our daughter&apos;s homeschool lesson a few years ago: DD&apos;s Report on Law vs Grace (My notes here... DD was given an assignment to write a summary about the verses below. The following is her report in Q/A format, in her words, on her terms. Classic DD. Enjoy.) Today on  DD&apos;s  Report  DD  will write a report on the Bible. She will write a key thought on each verse she wrote down in a notebook. She will go through dilemma and stress. She will go through major hunger pains in her stomach. She will suffer from a dry throat. She will most likely get writer&apos;s block. Stay tuned for today&apos;s show. Romans 7:1 14, 2:14 15, 8:1 4 2 Corinthians 3:17 2 Peter 3:10 12 Do you not know, brothers  for I am speaking to those who know the law  that the law only has authority over those as long as they live? For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but when he dies, she is free. = When I grow up I want to . . .  ]]>
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New places, new faces, dreams that are becoming more real each day . . .
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<![CDATA[ June 24, 2009: New places, new faces, dreams that are becoming more real each day and actually seem like they&apos;ll come to fruition. My faith has been tested and stretched in great measure. It&apos;s been a very challenging season over the past 2 years. We&apos;ve seen a lot of people come in and out of our lives. We&apos;ve found a new place of rest where it&apos;s ok to be us, and to just &quot;be&quot;. We&apos;ve seen a real push forward against rock and steel, it seems, when all seemed like it was lost and against us walking in what we&apos;re supposed to do. But the breaking branches cannot contain what&apos;s coming... here... to the earth... are you ready?. . .  ]]>
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Late while last night I was worshipping and trying to work out some chords for a new song . . .
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<![CDATA[ October 8, 2008: Late last night I was worshipping and trying to work out some chords for a new song. It was around 2:00 AM. I was pretty tired, as it had been a long trying day (all the more reason to worship, right?), but I was so enjoying the sweetness of the Holy Spirit. I had no sooner laid down the headphones on my keyboard when I felt the overwhelming unction to pick them right back up again and put them on, to worship longer. I heard that inaudible voice of the Lord say, &quot;you&apos;re not done yet&quot;. My flesh really wanted to head up to bed, but my spirit held me in my chair. I continued to worship until I felt the release to bring me to a stopping point for the evening. I walked into the office. When I was shutting off my notebook after checking mail for the last time, I was stopped right in my tracks. I knew the office light wasn&apos;t on, but I saw it on in the spirit. I guess my reaction was to reach to turn it off, but when I did, the booming authority of the Lord&apos;s voice rocketed i. . .  ]]>
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I had a dream last night that was more intense than usual...
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<![CDATA[ October 17, 2006: I had a dream last night that was more intense than usual. Although I know there are obvious discernments from which to make from the dream, I am already seeing as a warning to God&apos;s people and to those who are on the fence with the choices they are making and who they are serving. Here is the dream: I was one of a party of about 5 or 6 other adults on some type of an outdoor adventure or journey. We were needing to get somewhere, but I don&apos;t know where we were going, or why we needed to get to this place. We were riding in the back of a large white van that had been gutted. There was all sorts of hiking, climbing and outdoor gear in the van. We were in a very beautiful area, surrounded by mountains and rivers. The others were familiar to me in spirit, but I didn&apos;t know them as friends or anyone in my life in reality. I didn&apos;t know why I was there. I felt as though I didn&apos;t fit into this group or scenario or element. Although I was a part of the events, the group nev. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Fri, 28  Apr 2006 12:20:16 -0500</pubDate>
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I have found bread and manna in a ...
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<![CDATA[ April 28, 2006: I have found bread and manna in a weekly online Presbytery intercession &quot;room&quot;. This is a place where prayer warriors gather to storm the gates of heaven, dance and celebrate and praise in the spirit, and to encourage. This week in the room, words were going forth from many, covering one of the women who was seeking direction. The word was   paraphrasing here   that she was in a fire, being refined, and there was much smoke. I then felt urged to add that the smoke was not of a choking kind, but instead was sweet from the Lord. About this time I remembered that one of the ministers   the founder of this Presbytery, actually   had said last week that she saw me in the spirit at my keyboard, worshipping and interceding at the same time as words were soaking those in the room. And so this is what I began to do, worship and warfare during the word about the fire. Upon finishing, I turned back to my desk and sat my chin upon my folded hands as I read the other words. I immed. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Wed, 22  Mar 2006 12:39:51 -0500</pubDate>
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I posted the below 2 paragraphs on another site yesterday, as it&apos;s relevance is so clear...
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<![CDATA[ March 22, 2006: I posted the below 2 paragraphs on another site yesterday, as it&apos;s relevance is so clear. Following these thoughts is a word from the Ellijah List, dated today, 3/22/06. Both work hand in hand. Today as I was getting dressed I heard the Holy Spirit say &quot;the keys.. the keys...1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4&quot;. ... I am feeling really, really pensive and quiet today.. more so than usual. To liken this feeling to something, I feel like I&apos;m spinning, spinning inside my head... caught up in a whirlwind.. it&apos;s moving quickly over the earth, yet I have a feeling of calm. At lunch I told my husband that I heard the Lord say that it&apos;s time.. be ready.. yes, those words exactly.. to be prepared. He is preparing us. The day progressed.. I went about my work quietly. Then without warning I felt pulled toward my keyboard.. it sits to left of my desk... and a wave came over me.. a flooding of sounds and cries and angelic praises and warmth and colors .. millions upon millions of each.. concurrently. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Thu, 16  Feb 2006 12:47:17 -0500</pubDate>
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The enemy is very skilled at getting us irritated and unrested ...
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<![CDATA[ February 16, 2006: The enemy is very skilled at getting us irritated and unrested, particularly when it comes to our faith, our congregations, our Pastors, dealing with others in general, and keeping the course and focus. He is good at spinning the details and twisting our thoughts and emotions. He&apos;s good at providing the wedge so we can jab it, plant it, and harbor disunity. He is good at clouding the whole picture so we see only the fraying threads. In these last days especially, we need to set our eyes, ears, and heart on nothing else but Jesus and keeping within the Father&apos;s will so we know what His plan and assignment is for us. We need to allow ourselves to be used as vessels, and how we do that is to allow ourselves to be broken. We need to keep on our Eph 6:10 armor. We need to keep our swords sharp. We need to walk in forgiveness. We must not hold anything against our brothers or sisters. &quot;And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, that your. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Wed, 8  Feb 2006 13:53:47 -0500</pubDate>
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I shared this with a dear sister of mine, referencing something that happened ...
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<![CDATA[ February 8, 2006: I shared this with a dear sister of mine, referencing something that happened to me very recently. She has had a similar visitation, during the same timeframe. This is what I wrote to her: &quot;I was walking from my daughter&apos;s bathroom into the guest room and I was stopped abruptly, and only but for a moment in my tracks with a clear &quot;1 2 3 4&quot; running twice through my mind. And then it left. I did not know what it meant, but I had a momentarily urgent and odd feeling that it was a combination .. such as a combination lock.. I mentioned this to an intercessor friend of mine. She tells me that those numbers are representative in the Jewish calendar, so I am researching it further.&quot;.... Truly, if anyone should read this and have any insight to those numbers and the Jewish calendar, I would like to hear from you. Lord Bless.. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Mon, 6  Feb 2006 14:51:55 -0500</pubDate>
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I had a dream that I knew was from the Lord. There was no doubt ...
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<![CDATA[ February 6, 2006: I had a dream that I knew was from the Lord. There was no doubt in my mind the minute I awoke that what I had experienced was a warning. The dream was very clear, and brief. I was standing under the doorframe between the foyer and library in my house. There was a man standing close to me. He looked familiar, like my husband but he was not my husband. I knew him, but at the same time I felt he was a stranger. He was looking deeply into my face, trying intently to keep my gaze and have my eyes look into his. He had a smile that beamed. But despite these things, I would not look directly back into his eyes. I was avoiding his stare and looking around him as to get away. He had his hands on my waist, twisting and turning me to face him, yet I would not. I was trying to get away from him, to get to the dining room behind his back just a short few steps down the hallway. And then it seemed as though he had another arm behind him. The third arm had a unmarked bottle in it&apos;s. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:57:17 -0500</pubDate>
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The Lord has impressed this urgency to me ...
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<![CDATA[ The Lord has impressed this urgency to me. They are words of encouragement! He is calling out your name. He is calling out your name and many others. You are not alone, and it&apos;s important that you know that. When I say He is doing all these things, He is doing all these things in His warrior prophets, worshippers, artists, teachers, missionaries, and laborers in the Kingdom. He is working a new work in those who are open vessels. He is making the tired strong; the hungry filled; the lost found; the joyless replete with joy; the voiceless full of His voice. As the Lord is setting the new place for these chosen people and these words apply to all His warriors, He is speaking the life to you now, specifically, with YOUR name. The Lord is changing your circumstances, quickly and assuredly. He is increasing your faith from blind faith to SEEING faith. You will begin to see the changes start to happen around you, and most importantly, to you. Boldness is rising. I see it like a thermometer.. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Sat, 10  Sep 2005 15:54:44 -0500</pubDate>
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Sifted. Gathered. Tied like a mighty tower of stalks of wheat ...
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<![CDATA[ September, 10, 2005: Sifted. Gathered. Tied like a mighty tower of stalks of wheat. We are shaken and left to fall. Those who remain on the rod will also die by the rod. Mountains will cower below like eruptive flames, sent to slither away on hands and knees, cast down to eternal subdued voiceless stillness. A flame burns with precision along the peripherals. Slowly. Slowly coming closer. The blue of the fire is upon the horizon. We are looking through our spectacles backwards. It is closer than it appears. We look behind to see it on our stride. Like a rushing wind, bellowing and giving trace to the outlines of our skin, we are changed and filtered some more. We are left to our faces on the holy ground, splayed out and slain. Evicted from the yoke of the night. Yielded. Released from the contract. Bound no more. Freedom. Arise! Get Up! Get Up! Get Up! Strip off your bedclothes   the rags of your death. Hold harbor the few, given eye of the storm. Led by the visions and beacon in yet . . .  ]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14  Aug 2005 15:57:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ August 14, 2005: During home group (our weekly Bible study with a handful of other families) this week we were discussing how effective we are at leading others to Christ, especially sharing with those who do not want anything to do with Jesus. A good friend recounted a story about CPR and sharing the Gospel. Telling someone about salvation is a lot like CPR, she said. When you get to the point where you have to administer CPR, that person is technically already dead. You can&apos;t do anything to hurt them, and in fact, what you do may save them. So when you share the Gospel to someone who is void of Jesus, they ARE TECHNICALLY DEAD. Telling them about Jesus can only give them life. Sharing God&apos;s Word is like a spiritual CPR. Just something on which to chew, I thought.. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Thu, 4  Aug 2005 16:0:9 -0500</pubDate>
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The urgency I sense to bring forth new worship revival fire is greater with each rising sun ...
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<![CDATA[ August 4, 2005: The urgency I sense to bring forth new worship revival fire is greater with each rising sun. God&apos;s children are stirring, restless, hungry. There is much change going on in our church bodies. Turnover, reassignment, promotion, demotion, cleaving and confusion. I hear the Lord saying this: For your houses are covered like sheets on a bed. Comfortable to those who peer from the outside, but things are not in order. Your covering is not in the right place. Your people are cold and lost and without shelter within their hearts. Those who have left or are leaving are wandering in the desert with a burning fire in their souls. .. looking... searching... wandering for the oasis in their dry deserts of shifting sand. For once there were robust houses that held new believers and filled them. Thus the timing has passed for the newness of My Word. I am demanding my people to look beyond the Sunday notes and do the work for themselves. For how long are you going to be spoon fed and. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Fri, 29  Jul 2005 16:4:8 -0500</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ July 29, 2005: This touched me, so I&apos;d thought I&apos;d share it. Maybe it will bring a bit of peace to those in a waiting situation. Tonight over dinner my husband and I were discussing how a colleague of his was prompted by the Lord to put in his resume to a job that (1) had not posted any openings, (2) was in another state and would require him to uproot his wife and children, and (3) leave his current secure job. So this guy obeyed God&apos;s repeated nudges and inquired about the job on several occasions over the course of several months. Each time the employer did not return his correspondence. Even though he received silence from the employer, God kept putting this burden on him that this was the job for him (it was with a Christian college). Finally it turns out that the employer had offered the job to another person, but this person suddenly felt that God didn&apos;t want him to accept (keep in mind my husband&apos;s colleague still didn&apos;t know a job was &quot;available&quot;), and so the job was offered . . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Fri, 8  Jul 2005 17:13:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ July 8, 2005: The Lord has been heavy upon my heart, like an urgency welling up and over, saturating my mind with His presence and a reminder to me that it&apos;s time to move out in faith with the knowledge, strength, authority, and truth (the WORD) our Lord Most High has given to us. We are not to squander away in the back of our closets, but to forge ahead with God&apos;s work in the Kingdom with all the power behind the blood that He gave to us at Calvary. We are to stand watch and prepare ourselves for the coming of our Christ Jesus (Mark 13:32 37, Habakkuk 1). We are living in a day where our children, our faith, our workplaces, our schools, our family values and our nations are being assaulted and driven back with the lies and twisted manipulations of the enemy&apos;s camp. I don&apos;t want to use this space as a soapbox for any political point of view that I have. However, I would be remiss if I did not challenge you, the soldiers of Christ, to stand up, vote, be informed, be a part of your chil. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Thu, 7  Jul 2005 17:34:28 -0500</pubDate>
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We wear our sins before the Lord like clothing. Like heavy coats; like belts that are too tight, which do not hurt when we are walking, but ...
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<![CDATA[ July 7, 2005: I received this word from the Lord on January 3, 2002. I wrote it down, as Habakkuk 2:2 3 tells us to &quot;.. write down the revelation..&quot;. We wear our sins before the Lord like clothing. Like heavy coats; like belts that are too tight, which do not hurt when we are walking, but when we sit down and stop we feel the suffocation of our spirit within. We wear our sins like slip on shoes without laces. They take less time to put on. We are lazy in our sins. We are two faced. We put on our Godly gloves to do God&apos;s work, yet we try in vain to stay warm because we are not complete. We wear sunglasses over our eyes so others cannot see the lack of follow through we carry. We are like mute radios. We come in many styles, colors, and brandings. Yet, we sit, collecting dust, without a righteous sound coming from our mouths. We have the dials and button that list all the channels   the scriptures   yet we do nothing. Even those who are already in a place of music that God has called th. . .  ]]>
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<pubDate> Tue, 5  Apr 2005 17:39:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ April, 5, 2005: I have been in a wondrous season of the Lord answering me quickly when I call out to him. Even from my innermost thoughts that I never verbalize, He hears me and gives me a very specific answer. Many times, the answer has come immediately. The Lord is GOOD. Last night I prayed silently. I asked specifically to be given a prophetic dream. And last night I had a very stirring and gripping dream. It wasn&apos;t until later this morning when I realized what I had gone to bed asking. It was from the passage below, from Jeremiah, specifically verse 3. The Dream: I was one of many friends, strangers, and families occupying living spaces in a very tall skyscraper. I say occupying because it was very clear that this place was not my home, but I was only a visitor. There was a lot of activity going on all around me. Children were carrying about in a parade through the halls. Business people were working, nose to the grindstone. College aged kids were milling about, going from room to. . .  ]]>
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