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kidnabbed and more...

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What an incredible wedding we attended yesterday for Nathan and Rachel Morris, the Bay of the Holy Spirit Revival Evangelist.  God showed him who he was to marry and before that God had given Rachel a vision of who she was to marry before Nathan even showed up.  When Nathan came, Rachel was blown away, she knew that Nathan was it.  The wedding: everyone was invited!  In fact, they had invited everyone from the Revival- on line and live streamed!  Okay, for the kidnabbed- our friends Kathy and Jim said we had to stay for the wedding.  So, when we walked out of church, they had the van right there and said "GET IN"!  We obeyed! LOL, it was really fun, Jim and Wanda, Donna Kay and Jim and Kathy.  We went to Pizza Hut and here walks in Gaston and Nicole, our other friends that decided to go to the very important wedding.  The line to get into this was so long, we got there at 1:30 and the doors opened at 3.  The line got so incredibly ...

Oh what a vision and a dream!

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I awoke to myself a few nights ago! I had the most intense dream and so realistic that it had to be God.  It is still sitting on my heart.  We were in a new congregation, a generational church that had wanted Jesus so much.  They had given up the children's ministry along with the teens.  They put the worship team on hold and they wanted to seek God.  In this process is where Steve and I came in.  I awoke to my own preaching. It was an incredible vision, I was watching myself!    We were not suppose to be teaching that morning, it was an intro morning.  But the head church councils (synod) was there and wanted to hear me.  So, I started.  Boy did I!  I listed the things that they wanted, they wanted to see Jesus.  So, I told them how we were going to seek Him.  I said we were going to one service instead of two or three until we were in overflow status for a time.  We would them pray about ...

When the Spirit of the Lord... and Our God

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We know where the Spirit of the Lord is Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty We know living in Your freedom Living in Your freedom we see Your glory We know where the Spirit of the Lord is Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty We're Yours and Yours is the Kingdom We are Yours, and Yours is the Kingdom You are the fire through the night You are the flame that burns inside We need Your presence more than anything More than just a song to sing More than words and offerings We need Your presence more than anything You're all that we want You're all that we need You're all that we want You're all that we need We know where the Spirit of the Lord is Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty We know living in Your freedom Living in Your freedom we see Your glory We know where the Spirit of the Lord is Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty We're Yours and Yours is the Kingdom We are Yours, and Your...

Looks like this is it!

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Mark today as a day of new beginnings! A new beginning starts when you realize the changes that are taking place.  We are awakening yet again and know that within a few days our outlook will change, the outside we see today will be different by Saturday afternoon, we know that our last day of work is tomorrow and we are so ready! A new beginning looms in the days ahead, our approach is slow but steady, our days are numbered here.  New management has taken the helm and we are about to disembark onto a new journey.  Time is short and we are sure of a few things.  It is to rain Sunday and Monday so we are leaving Florida Sat. and getting to the RV dealer early so we will be prepared and ready for them.  We looked ahead and will be praying off the weather as we prepare for our trek to TN.  It is pretty stormy looking and we want to make sure we don't travel in those storms.  So, for today, we are entrusting God with his continued love and plan fo...

Good, beautiful, wonderful, glorious morning to ya!

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 Hi there, Top of the Morning to you!  If you have just tuned in for the first time, welcome and if you have been here before, welcome back! We have been covering some mighty big stuffs lately and thought it might be time to stop for a moment and catch my breath... What a day for us here yesterday!  Whew!  I knew we had a lot of check outs, so I loaded a bag full of clean linens first, we loaded the cart up and took off.  We worked over our shift but it wasn't too bad!  We had 3 lodges  and 3 kabins to clean.  Some of the lodges have lofts in them with 2 double or queen mattresses and some have just the bunks and a fold out couch.   This is a lodge, just like a trailer or RV.  Home for a time!  It takes about 30 - 45 min. to clean one of them well.  We take everything in, broom, mop, cleaning bucket and then we start stripping beds. Steve takes all the linens to the laundry and starts them...

A little bit of the Religious Spirit

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As I put into writing this, it makes me wonder will I terk anyone off?  I am not here to do that, just simply share with you. This is what we are learning and want the world to know it as well from http://www.akwellspring.com/  and The Wellspring Ministry Book The Religious Spirit Ephesians 4:27 says, "Neither give place to the devil." The word "place" means a right to us or a room in us.  Paul said in Romans 7:17, "Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."  It is our responsibility not to give place to the devil. But I want to carefully point out that we are talking about the evil spirits and the nature of Satan, no people.  We as people choose to sin, we choose to allow Satan to act out his nature through us but we are not evil. Satan is evil.  As humans we were created in the image of God, not Satan. Character of the Religious Spirit     It wants to hold people in one place, tied to tradition...

We've been talking about forgiveness, look what we found!

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We found this article from Cancer Fighters Thrive Magazine Winter 2011!   It confirms what we with the help of Art Mathias - Biblical Foundations of Freedom book teaches!   To Forgive Is Divine A CANCER DIAGNOSIS At Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the pastoral care team has added one more treatment option to the mix: forgiveness. What does forgiveness have to do with cancer and its treatment? According to new research, a lot. Forgiveness and the Immune System It turns out that time does not heal all wounds. In fact, research indicates that individuals who harbor resentment and ruminate on past wounds trigger a physiological stress response in the body. Over time this chronic stress—and the consequent flood of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol—has a dramatic impact on the immune system. Put simply, anger and hatred eat away at us from the inside. The link between stress and illness is still ...

what in the world?

What is going on in the world?  Lots to be sure of and lots you can not see unless you look at the other hand.  The news doesn't tell you everything, but you can be sure there are people jockeying into position to push things through.  As the news tells you of the horrids of Japan, it is horrible, but they are passing things through that no one is aware of.  http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/g_three_sections_with_teasers/legislative_home.htm Just take a peek inside and see if you find something you didn't know about. I'm just saying, keep an eye on the other hand. So, have you enjoyed the blog?  Are you ready for more of the prayers and teachings?  I won't have any travel logs for a while, we leave here from Milton FL and head to the dealer for some trailer repairs and then head into the Smoky Mtns for a month.  Most of the time in the Mtns will be God time and not necessarily our time.  We have committed to prayer and searching...

Let's continue on our journey of learning how to let go of stuff in our lives.

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It seems that fear and anxiety attacks are common and allow our bodies to become major testing labs for the medical professions.  I don't despise Dr's, but I believe that there is always a pinpoint to our illness or diagnosis.  It has started somewhere in our bodies for some reason we didn't know about. One of these starters are fear and anxiety.  They cause so many problems in our bodies.  Here's just a short list, but the list is so much longer:  Acid Reflux Resting Tremor Phobias come from this too!  Kidney stones are caused by self-bitterness, self rejection, fear and anxiety.  PTSD is also caused because of fear and anxiety, guilt, worry, depression, self-hatred, trauma and shame.  PMS does too but it has some other stuff with it too, conflict, fear of abandonment, depression, self-bitterness, anger and guilt.  Memory loss can be caused by fear and anxiety too!  Also insomnia!  Tension Headaches Migra...

So last minute but what a blessing!

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God is always on time and sometimes the timing isn't always ours.  We have been so very blessed here. I want to love on a few people that we have worked with here, they have taught us some valuable things and knowledge.  Jim and Ruth have been full-timers for almost 12 years!  They have enjoyed 43 years of marriage and have 3 grown boys.  Jim is retired Navy and Ruth is truly the funniest comedian!  She has a quip for most things and is real!  They made it fun here for us.  They are on their way up north from FL, through some highways and byways and lots of visiting family and friends.  Kathy and Jim have been following God for a long time.  They are Pastors and have had life changing experiences and teach wonderfully.  Pat and Ken have been full-timing for 3 years but retired for a few more than that.  They have taught us how important it is to keep our word.  They will be working up the road from us in Michigan. ...

What are vows?

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  What is a Vow?  We aren't talking wedding vows, but what is a vow, do you know?  I am using the "Green Book- Wellspring School of Ministry, the Wellspring model.  How to Minister Workbook.  By Art and Patti Mathias Have you ever said:  "I will never let a man (or woman) ever hurt me again?" Or, "I will never put myself in that position again." "I can't trust anybody." "Nobody can do it right but me." "I will never be like my mother (or father)." "I will never be like that." "I will never share what I really feel, it is not safe." Many men say this ab out their mothers, and then it transfers to their wives.  "Men (women) never do it right." "Don't share", etc. Proverbs teaches us that as we think in our hearts, so we become (Proverbs 23:7a).  If we make these "vows", or statements, they are waiting to be fulfilled, and Satan will make sure they happen.  M...

Just remembering...

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This article is what we have been teaching on here.  This is from Beth Moore.  One of the keys to a sound mind is forgiving others and forgiving yourself for holding onto all that grief or pain.  I thought I would share this with you today because it really does fit into the Biblical Foundations for Freedom (I Found Freedom) plan for enemy attacks.  A Saved Mind with Beth Moore “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV) The New King James renders this phrase in the Greek as “sound mind.” The other part of the phrase is where we get the idea of “salvation.” It refers to a saved mind. When I think back on what Jesus Christ has done for me, I can tell you that He saved my mind. I truly was a tormented and insecure child coming out of abuse, second-guessing, self-doubt and self-loathing. With that kind of mindset, you absolutely despise yourself and believe that you'll never amount to anythi...