This is dedicated to the “YOU” out there
That I keep wanting to reach.
I’m frustrated.
I want to get something across to you
And I need your help in getting it there.
I want sooo badly for you to see God
For the first time, BE–ING your answer,
Being within you,
Being better than every ‘thing’
You ever ‘pray’ for.
You don’t need to ‘do’ anything
Or even to ‘believe’ anything
To make it true.
The clincher: [A need for you to do, think, or believe anything
Means it is about your effort after all.]
It’s much, much, much better than that!
It’s all about God
In you
Here
And
Now.
Only wake up and realize
What’s already here
And then ….. DON’T …
Don’t EVER …
Go back!
I believe you.
You say you’ve suffered so much injustice
People have hurt you big time
And it’s taken its toll on your body
Nothing seems quite right in your life.
Well, I believe you.
I really do.
You never should have been given so much to endure.
It’s just not right and it’s about to change.
The buck stops here.
God says He can use every last bit
Of your suffering.
Right now, and repay you seven-fold.
You’ve got to quit looking
In the merely human realm
To see that this is true.
Although I was fully a mortal man,
I was – and am – fully God.
Please learn how to listen to me
All by yourself.
Let’s get you healed!
THERE IS A NECESSARY ELAPSE OF TIME – EVEN IF ONLY A MOMENT OR TWO – BETWEEN WHEN YOU PRAY AND WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR HEALING . THIS IS THE TIME YOU MUST BE MOST GUARDED IN YOUR BELIEVING . IF YOU ENTER INTO UNBELIEF , YOU WILL NULLIFY YOUR HEALING — OR , AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL FEEL .
Mark 11:24 KJV
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray , BELIEVE that ye receive them , and ye shall have them .
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BELIEVE THAT YOU RECEIVED
WHEN YOU PRAYED
AND SIT BACK
& TRUST.
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YOUR UNBELIEF ALONE WILL BLOCK YOU FROM RECEIVING YOUR FULL HEALING . THERE’S A PROCESS GOING ON IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM . AFTER YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO YOUR MOUNTAIN – AND REBUKED IT (in the name of Jesus!) – THANK GOD THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUR COMPLETE HEALING HERE AND NOW !! . Congratulations!!!!!
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WHEN MOST PEOPLE DON’T IMMEDIATELY GET THEIR PRAYER ANSWERED , THEY RESORT TO DILUTING THE SCRIPTURES !! . THEY IMAGINE THAT GOD SAID NO !! . RELIGION DOES A TERRIBLE DISSERVICE TO ITS FOLLOWERS , TEACHING THAT SOMETIMES GOD PUTS SICKNESS ON ITS ADHERENTS . NO ! . NO ! . NO ! . NEVER !!!!!
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THE PROCESS IS GOING ON IN THE SPIRIT REALM .
John 4:24 KJV
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
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ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL
2 Corinthians 1:20 KJV
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
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EVERY – EVERY – EVERY – EVERY
Matthew 7:8 KJV
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE ?
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PRAYER IS A PROCESS . DO NOT , DO NOT , DO NOT GET INTO UNBELIEF . Matthew 7:7 KJV
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
ASK & UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS !!
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WHEN YOU PRAY , BELIEVE. (BELIEVE NOW ; DON’T WAIT ‘TIL YOU SEE PROOF) !!
Mark 11:24 KJV
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them , and ye shall have them .
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GOD SAID “COMMAND YE ME” . . .
Isaiah 45:11 KJV
Thus saith the Lord , the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
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PETER SAID “SUCH AS I HAVE” . . .
Acts 3:6 KJV
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
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WE HAVE RAISING-FROM-THE-DEAD POWER ON THE INSIDE OF OURSELVES .
Ephesians 1:19-20 KJV
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, [20] Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places ,
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GOD HAS GIVEN YOU HIS POWER AND AUTHORITY.
James 4:7 KJV
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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DON’T TALK TO GOD ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM.
Mark 11:23 KJV
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
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On a very personal level, isn’t EFFECTIVE PRAYER of utmost importance? When we ponder the fact that God’s work IS done, we can dispense with the technique of begging and pleading with Him to take pity on us and make our case a priority. Everything we could possibly want or need has its full reward in God, but how exactly do we access it? Through prayer, of course. But let’s do it God’s way this time: let’s speak God’s language and tune in to His temperament. Did you know that God wants an intimate relationship with you even more than you want it with Him?
Tongues – experiencing
T-O-N-G-U-E-S
Realizing how wonderfully powerful speaking/praying in tongues is, I find myself doing so to a melody and that’s when it becomes automatic — for me.
Then I notice the same melody w/tongues going on under my breath, and find myself humming it, sometimes aware that it’s going on – on a subconscious level – and can be resumed aloud, right in the middle of a phrase, anytime.
I am accompanied by a beautiful – albeit silent – tongues-wielding humming almost all the time!!!
Here’s the clincher: Anytime at all, I can ask Holy Spirit to tell me what He’s just implanted in my heart. Or, I can just enjoy it on a feeling level.
the MESSAGE (bible)
If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care—then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. [5] Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn’t claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion. [9] Because of that obedience, God lifted him high and honored him far beyond anyone or anything, ever, so that all created beings in heaven and on earth—even those long ago dead and buried—will bow in worship before this Jesus Christ, and call out in praise that he is the Master of all, to the glorious honor of God the Father. [12] What I’m getting at, friends, is that you should simply keep on doing what you’ve done from the beginning. When I was living among you, you lived in responsive obedience. Now that I’m separated from you, keep it up. Better yet, redouble your efforts. Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure. [14] Do everything readily and cheerfully—no bickering, no second-guessing allowed! Go out into the world uncorrupted, a breath of fresh air in this squalid and polluted society. Provide people with a glimpse of good living and of the living God. Carry the light-giving Message into the night so I’ll have good cause to be proud of you on the day that Christ returns. You’ll be living proof that I didn’t go to all this work for nothing. [17] Even if I am executed here and now, I’ll rejoice in being an element in the offering of your faith that you make on Christ’s altar, a part of your rejoicing. But turnabout’s fair play—you must join me in my rejoicing. Whatever you do, don’t feel sorry for me.
Philippians 2:1, 5, 9, 12, 14, 17 MSG
A-m-a-a-z-i-i-i-n-g G-r-a-c-e
AMAZING GRACE
HOW SWEET THE SOUND
THAT SAVED A SAINT
LIKE ME!
I ONCE WAS BORN AGAIN
SO I AM FOUND
AND NOW
I CAN CLEARLY SEE !!
My journey
WHEN I WAS A SMALL CHILD IN SUNDAY SCHOOL, THE TEACHER SAID THAT WE MUST MAGNIFY GOD. “IS GOD SO SMALL?” I WONDERED IN MY UNDEVELOPED MIND AS I IMAGINED HOLDING UP A MAGNIFYING GLASS . . . !
Psalm 69:30 KJV
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will MAGNIFY him with thanksgiving.
LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT IT WAS IN MY OWN MIND THAT I WAS RELEGATING GOD TO A LOW POSITION COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER CONCERNS I WAS HARBORING.
Romans 1:21 KJV
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified ( MAGNIFIED ) him NOT as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
OUT OF THE DARKNESS GOD SPOKE TO THE CHILD [ME] AND SAID THAT I NEEDED TO BE MORE THANKFUL FOR OUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP…
Acts 10:46 KJV
For they heard them speak with tongues, and MAGNIFY God…
I HAD NO IDEA THAT SOMEDAY I, LIKE BELOVED PAUL, WOULD LONG TO JOIN JESUS, BUT WOULD CHOOSE TO STAY BECAUSE THERE WAS A LITTLE MORE WORK FOR ME HERE.
Philippians 1:22-24 KJV
But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. [23] For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: [24] Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
EVEN AS A CHILD – I LEARNED TO MAGNIFY GOD AT MIDNIGHT WHEN LIFE SEEMED SO DARK.
Acts 16:25 KJV
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Romans 8:18 KJV
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
AND THERE WAS MY (the child’s) REAL REWARD !!
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises ( MAGNIFY ) of Israel.
Psalm 22:3 KJV
AS I GOT MORE AND MORE GLIMPSES OF THE POWER OF MAGNIFYING GOD THROUGH HEARTFELT THANKFULNESS, I BEGAN TO REALIZE PEOPLE BECAME DRAWN TO ME – FIRST AS A CHILD AND AGAIN AS A MORE SEASONED WOMAN OF GOD. I USED TO WONDER WHY TOTAL STRANGERS WERE SMILING AT ME BUT THEN I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF MYSELF IN A WINDOW, BEAMING WITH INESTIMABLE JOY !!
Revelation 4:11 KJV
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory ( MAGNIFY ) and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Overcoming lack of forgiveness
Have you tried everything else
Well-intended advice
Psychological self-analysis
Loving encouragement from friends
Stubborn human willpower
Whistling in the dark
Bible passages till the cows came home
But you can’t quite shake
A lack of forgiveness?
Try this:
See him as Jesus sees him
Perfect as the Father
Having the Christ in him.
Now don’t upset your treatment
Just leave him there.
Incremental learning/Creflo
I have wonderful news – Creflo is listening to (reading) us! He’s got it right too: “Hermaneutics is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially of scriptural text.”
Creflo cares what we have to say ♡ ♡ ♡ . When you read the Bible, you need to be aware of who is speaking and to whom. That’s content. You need to be aware of the time frame – 2,000 years ago. And you need to know about the Jewish, Roman and Greek cultures. All of that’s context and it’s all relevant.
Creflo explains all of this very clearly and with dignity: We need to be alert when we quote the Bible. It sometimes quotes Job, and Elias, and even Satan!
“Within” or “out there”?
Here’s an LOL I had once with Jesus:
Me: . J-e-e-e-e-e-e-sus!
Jesus: . What, I’m right here.
Me: . Pu-leeeze create in me a clean heart…
Jesus: . …uhhh…
Me: . And renew a right spirit within me.
Jesus: . But I did that 2,000 years ago…
Jesus: . … on the cross …
Jesus: . I did it coz I love you so very much!
Jesus: . That’s why I live through you …
Jesus: . … on the inside of you.
Jesus: . Pardon Me for taking over the conversation, but I so rarely get a chance to.
Jesus: . I could change your whole life so much that the line between you and Me would dissolve entirely …
Jesus: . … through all eternity.