When Zion Travails...

The anguishing gut-wrenching cries of agony resounding from the room. The sounds of labor as a lady in child birth, with tenacious determination, struggles with the exertion of it all, yet willing in order to bring her child into the world. It was early, before the breaking of the dawn, yet the excruciating resonant groans as she wept wailing with the unmistakable, definitive, distinct and undeniable voice of travail.

Yet, it was not from the walls of a hospital room from which the cries were heard. No.. but the sounds were coming from a room that had the direct attention of God. A place were many tears flowed, burdens were brought, and passions were born. Some call it, the prayer room.

But what is travail and what is its purpose?

Isaiah 66:8 says that as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

As the children of God travail in prayer, things are birthed and brought forth in the Spirit. Things begin to happen.

Paul was a man who travailed. Galatians 4:19, My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you. Paul had already travailed for them to be born into the kingdom of God , and now he was travailing for the remainder of the work to be done, Christ being formed in them. Paul knew that the destiny of baby Christians was to ultimately come into the fullness of Christ. Those little children were not to remain “babes,” but were to be brought into maturity becoming sons of God. Travail produces sons.

Daniel was a man who experienced travail. In Daniel 7:15, he is seen grieving in the spirit.

In I Samuel, Hannah is seen weeping and in such agony that the priest accuses her of being drunk. But her travailing at the altar produced a son.

Jesus wept in travail just before he woke Lazarus up from the dead. Then... there was a resurrection.

The greatest travail of all time was Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane before He went to the cross for the sins of the world. “Luke 22:41‑44: “And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and knelt down, and prayed, Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”

This travail was so agonizing and painful that it caused Him to sweat blood. The Lord knew what awaited Him on the cross of Calvary. He could never have faced the crucifixion without first praying through and getting the victory in the spirit. This great travail gave Him the serenity and courage to face the traumatic events of the next day. He had won the victory in the spirit before He ever faced the enemy in the flesh.

How comforting to know that when you pray in travailing, intercession, God will answer!

Joel declared "Let the priest weep between the porch and the altar and let them say, spare they people oh Lord...". (Joel 2:17)

This morning as I entered in a deep spirit of travail, where gut wrenching sobs racked my own body as I prayed for a particular situation. I begin to pray for understanding and the Lord gave me the scriptures in Micah 4:8-10, 13

And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion, the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counselor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. Be in pain, and labor to bring forth O daughter of Zion, lie a woman in travail; for now thou shalt dwell in the field and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

When we travail in the spirit, God is using us to bring forth His will into the world, or into a particular situation.

We should constantly pray that God would "Let His mind be in us"!

Romans 8:26‑27: “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

Lord let YOUR spirit pray through us, for we don't know how to pray! But praying in the spirit and with understanding, we will see those things be birthed and come to pass in the name of Jesus!

Speak your answer into existence! Believe the report of the Lord! Let Him use you in prayer, intercession and venture into the deep waters of travail, for when Zion prevails it brings forth children. When we stand in the gap for a situation or a person, Jesus will respond!

Only Believe!

One of the only two proper names in the stories of the miracles of Jesus, Jairus was a man well known and a ruler of the synagogue of Caperneum. His very name meant "God enlightens, or that God would arouse or waken". The experience of Jairus in his life would attest the fact, that his very name came to fruition. Jairus, was brought by God into a heart rendering experience of excruciating pain, and grief, in order for Him to be awakened to the supernatural greatness of God! The very foundation of His life and his faith in Jesus was shaken to its very core.

The apple of his eye, Jairus' daughter was very ill and near death. Imagine the desperation that Jairus felt, as he made his way down the road to where he knew to find Jesus. His heart heavy, perhaps tears threatening to spill down his face, he hurried down the road. His feet feeling heavier with each step, his heart full of emotion, yet he still tried to keep the demeanor a leader of the synagogue should. His mind was swirling with thoughts and emotion, but He had faith enough to belief that if He could just get Jesus to come to his house, all would be well.

Yes, even Jairus, a man of great stature, and clout. A leader, a minister at the synagogue... his faith was being tested. He was walking through the fire.

At last he got to where Jesus was, and this high ranking, well to do person, threw himself at the feet of the simply dressed Jesus. Jesus was Jairus' only hope.

Jairus implored Jesus to come to his house. Told him his pitiful story about his only daughter of 12 years, lying there dying in her bed. If you would just come Jesus, I know she would be made well!

Little did He know that Jesus had made Jairus himself to be the apple of his eye just as Jairus had made his little sweetheart his pride and joy. Jesus had his eye on Jairus's situation all the time, and YES, He would be happy to go to Jairus' house.

The Psalmist David said, "Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings!"

It is said that the Saudi King has a custom of setting aside part of his time to hear the requests & problems of the common people. If this is so, how much more would the King of Kings want to sit down with his children and respond to their cries?!

But then something happened! The multitude that had been thronging Jesus now closed in again. Dispair must have crept over Jairus, as his mind began thinking oh no! Now what am I going to do! Jesus will never get there in time! I am sure his heart was about to break, and tears and sobs threatened to well up inside. And then, right before his eyes, he saw Jesus work a miracle with the woman that had the issue of blood. While this is going on all of a sudden Jairus' servant comes running up, panting and out of breath. His face tells all Jairus needs to know. Jairus! Oh Jairus, I am so sorry your daughter is dead. You didn't get back soon enough... it's too late.

How excruciatingly slow God often seems! Waiting on God is one of the hardest things to do! And while we are waiting, often times a messenger or bearer of bad news will come in again to shake our world! If we could only realize that while we are waiting, other miracles are happening! God is doing more than we can see with our naked eye! Jesus told Jairus, Fear not, only believe!

Finally Jesus goes with Jairus... as they approach the house they hear the sounds of the mourners. Wailing, pulling out their hair and beating their chests as was customary in those days. The sounds grieved Jairus, but He had faith to believe Jesus was going to take care of his precious baby girl.

The first thing Jesus did was separated those that believed from those that He knew were either fearful or didn't believe.

Lord help thou our unbelief! In Revelations, the fearful and the unbelieving were the first mentioned to be cast into the lake of fire!

Revelation 21:8
8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

God help us to believe you for miracles! Help us to believe you for the answers that you are already have worked out! Let us not deviate from our faith and belief that in YOU we have life, and life more abundantly. That it is through YOU we will experience a resurrection in our own lives, situations and problems!

The second thing Jesus did, was tell the people to stop mourning. He saw the situation as it were, not in the way that it appeared.

Peter, James and John were there being trained to have faith beyond the obvious. Faith to speak the word of faith that brings God's will into reality.

There was much laughter of unbelief... but Jesus spoke to the little girl and told her "Child get up!" (Greek intransitive, "to wake up, stir oneself, rise from the dead".

At once she stood up (Greek, parachrema which means immediately). There was an instant resurrection!

When it was His time.. Jesus stepped on the scene and instantly there was a resurrection!

Oh to have the faith and understanding that Jesus is working it all out! We are the apple of HIS eye! And after we come through the trial by fire, there will be a resurrection!

The Power of His WORD!

The spirit and power of the Lord is so real! Last night, we had our Filipino Bible Study at the home of Bro. & Sis. Brent Howell. What an incredible time in the Lord! His WORD truly is alive! With a total of 7 in attendance, we were happy to see Bro. Gonozolo and Bro. Salvador as they joined with us, along with Marilyn our new filipina friend! The anointing of God was in the house, you could feel it! It was something that was almost tangible and without a doubt our hearts were turned towards Him and changed! He is the author and finisher of our faith. His WORD a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path! Our study last night was on the Power of His WORD! Truly the Word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword! Thank you Jesus for your WORD!

The Number Three

The number three is associated with completeness or resurrection.

Jonah was in the belly of the fish for 3 days
Christ was buried in the earth for three days
Daniel prayed three times a day (Dan. 6:10);
The Multitude was with Jesus 3 days
Peter denied Christ three times (Matt. 26:74-75);
Jesus prayed three times before He was taken to be crucified (Matt. 26:36-45).

This morning the Lord quickened to me Daniel chapter 3 again, as a continuation of my study yesterday regarding the three Hebrew children.. In that chapter (3)... He brought them through the fire and also promoted them!

For those of you reading this that happen to be working with Multi-Cultural Ministries. July will mark the 3rd year of MCM! The first year the seeds were being put into the ground. The 2nd year the seeds had to die, and likewise the church (Spanish) seemingly had to as well. But now we're headed into the 3rd year and there is going to be a resurrection!

Today I prophesy to the dead bones... Hear the word of the Lord! You SHALL LIVE AGAIN!(Ez. 37:4)

On the 3rd day(year)you WILL rise again!
The seeds which have been sown are going to sprout up, take root, and bring forth fruit, not many days from now! Many shall be the increase from every tribe, tongue & nation in the name of the Lord!

The Eye of the Lord

This week has been full of surprises when it comes to the Word of God. It really has shown me personally, how alive the Word really is, if we allow it to be!

Last night, before going to bed, I began reading the book entitled "The Power of Spiritual Alignment", by Frank Damazio. As I began to read there was a segment of a chapter that stood out to me.

A spiritual man is not a man born again, but a man born again and walking in alignment. We need to learn how to walk in alignment with the kingdom of God, with a single eye and a single focus:

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye be in single focus, pure and sound, your whole body will be well lighted. But if your eye be diseased, your whole body will be full of darkness. Matt. 6:22-23

The Lord is not speaking here of the physical eye but of the inner spiritual eye, or value focus. To have a single eye is to have an eye without ulterior motives, one that is free from inner discord, upright and pure. In Scripture, the eye refers to a particular way of seeing things and actually speaks of your focus on life. You may have an out-of-focus look on life and need to have an eye adjustment in order to develop a single eye....

Prov. 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones healthy.

Eph. 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.

As I read, my heart began to beat a little faster, and my mind immediately went back to the preaching of Sis. Willoughby this past week about the eyes of the Lord! The presence of the Lord instantly came into the room where I was!

Truly, we as true apostolic believers must keep our eyes stayed on Jesus.. and as Sis. Willoughby so powerful stated, stay in the eye of the storm.. which is Jesus!

As I began to do my own study on the eyes of the Lord, there were several scriptures that stood out to me.

2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

Psalm 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Psalm 33:18
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Several years ago, I remember the Lord speaking Psalms 33:18 to me. At that point in my life, I was in the valley of dispair, I could see no way out! But this scripture ministered to me for several months, and Jesus truly DID have His eyes on me.

Jesus, keep me as the apple of your eye, help me to have a healthy fear of you so that Your eyes will stay on me!

Jesus Paid It All, Even Ice Cream!

This weekend, I brought my oldest niece home with me from St. Louis! Last night was Auntie n Niece Night Out! We went to the library and checked out some books.. then went to the track to walk together, and then of course we could not finish the night out with something special just for Ashlyn! She chose to go to ColdStone Creamery! Once we arrived, we were standing in line and I discovered that I could not find my debit card! I'm looking looking looking.. stepped out of line to look some more! (How embarrassing! ha)I noticed that this lady kept staring at us, and I was getting even more embarrassed! Finally, thankfully I found it! ha We got in line once again. But this lady, came up to us smiling and she handed us a gift card and said, this is my good deed for the day! Here's a $10 gift card for you to get her the ice cream of her choice. WOW! It is not often that a stranger will pay your way.. but Jesus was blessing us even in the small thing... and paid for her ice cream! JESUS PAID IT ALL! =)

Promotion By Fire

Today I felt impressed to read Daniel chapter 3. Imagine my surprise as I started to read the portion of scripture where the three Hebrew children had been thrown into the fiery furnace!

Last week, at the Summons to Sacrifice, Bro. Gerald Jeffers made a statement, "Promotion Always Comes by Fire".

As I continued to read in that chapter of Daniel, I neared the end and verse 30 suddenly jumped out at me. It's simple words state "The the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon." What a tremendous example of three people who stood for their God, the truth and their calling, defying all the odds. They had to pass through the fire not once, but twice. Once in the fire they received anointing, and knew that the angel of the Lord was with them. Nevertheless, though in the midst of their impossible situation, God miraculously brought them out, and in the end divinely promoted them!

What an incredible truth this is! Let this be a challenge to us today, to stand even in the fire, and then see the salvation of the Lord!

Summons to Sacrifice

What an incredible unprecedented time in the spirit this week as we heard from the men and women, chosen by divine order, at Summons to Sacrifice. God totally orchestrated the entire event from open to close. It was prophesied that that place should be called the Place of descending, and truly it was.

If there was any way possible, I would tell you all of what transpired there, but for lack of time, space & simply no way to really convey it all, I will give you just a few highlights, from a few of the speakers.

Sis. Willoughby preached on the Eyes of God, and about not letting your mind be divided.

Psalms 28:3, his eyes will guide you.
Matthew 6:22-23 The eye is a lamp of the body, the window where light or darkness can enter. This effects your entire body!

If you get your eyes on the wrong thing it will plunge you deeper into trouble.

Don't let your mind be divided.

Psalms 17:8 Keep me as the apple of your eye.

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Gerald Jeffers

Ex. 8: 22-23

Outward holiness= outward expression of an inward possession.

2008 has been a time of losses. God has chosen this as a method of promotion.

Promotion must come by fire in this season.

IS. 61:1

Jesus wants us to be storm walkers

3 stands for completeness.

There is an increase of anointing but also an increase of storms.

Heb. 12:1-2

You must be able to focus on God in the midst of the storm.

He is going to promote by the flood.

Ps. 28:10-11

The greater the dependency the greater God can trust you and lift you up.

God's going to raise up people with anointed lives, not just anointed ministries.

FLESH CHECK!

This is the year of the rose. If you try to force the rose to open, you will damage it, or kill it.

The first rose is the rose of himself.

In seeing Him you become like Him.
God's going to open up your understanding.
Same flood will destroy people & promote others to the mountains. (Noah)
Prov. 14:26-27

Seek maturity not wealth.

Anointing rides on the back of confidence & faith.

If you have low self esteem you don't fear God enough.

Fear of God
Fear of Man
Fear of Failure

Rev. 21:7-8
Fearful & unbelieving were the 1st to go to the lake.

All sin comes from pride.

Low-self esteem is pride.

Ask God for the substance of the baptism that we have received.

_____________________

Morton Bustard.

Luke 13:30-33

Be careful what appeals to your ego cause its probably Satan.

How do you handle Harrod?

1. Consider the source.
2. Consider the spirit of the source. (wrong spirit, jealous spirit)
3. When you hear the bad news do not make a hasty decision. Sleep on it, give it time, Pray about it.
4. Do not make any decision based on fear.
5. Put things into perspective.
6. Never leave your future open. (the devil will take the reigns) Some of us have no idea how to get ahold of our future.

ie: I'm going to cast out devils, heal the sick, Today is the day I'm going to see miracles.

We are the church of the 3rd day - Resurrection.

If you're walking in the will of God, you will fulfill the call of God.

It Cannot Be! Not today, not tomorrow not the next day!

Communicate

Communication is the key to resolving many issues in life. If each us would think back over our lives and realize that the majority of our problems stem from non-communication or mis-communication, and then learn from those situations, we would eliminate many frustrations in our daily lives!

There are many verses of scripture that deal with these things. Recently, there have been situations in my own life, where I have not understood people, their actions or re-actions. But when it is all said and done, if you take the biblical approach, the Word continues to be true!

How can we better improve our intercommunication skills?
How can we live according to the Word of God when it comes to our words?

Following are some incredible scriptures that give us direction:


Be A Willing, Careful Listener
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:" James 1:19

Don’t Interrupt The Person Who Is Speaking To You -- Hear Them Out
"He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him." Proverbs 18:13

Think Before You Speak
"The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things." Proverbs 15:28

Proverbs 29:11 "A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards."

Proverbs 29:20 "Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him."

How You Say Something Is Just As Important As What You Say
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver." Proverbs 25:11

"Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man." Colossians 4:6

Timing Is Important: There Is A Time To Keep Silent & A Time To Speak
"A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;" Ecclesiastes 3:7

"A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!" Proverbs 15:23

Speak The Truth
"Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another." Ephesians 4:25

"Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;" Colossians 3:9

Speak The Truth In Love
"But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:" Ephesians 4:15

"How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?" Job 19:2

What You Say Must Be Sound, Accurate, & Untainted
"Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile." Psalms 34:13

"For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:" 1 Peter 3:10

"Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you." Titus 2:8

Avoid Using Filthy Language, & Language Laced With Innuendos
"Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks." Ephesians 5:4

"But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth." Colossians 3:8

Do Not Quarrel or Nag
"A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike." Proverbs 27:15

"The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with." Proverbs 17:14

"It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling." Proverbs 20:3

"Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Ephesians 4:31-32

Don’t Get Angry Or Respond In Anger, Keep Cool & Be Gentle
"He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly." Proverbs 14:29

"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." Proverbs 15:1

"By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone." Proverbs 25:15

Ephesians 4:31 "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:"

When Verbally Attacked, Criticized or Blamed, Do Not Respond In The Same Manner
"Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men." Romans 12:17

"Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing." 1 Peter 3:9

When You Are Wrong, Admit It & Ask Forgiveness -- Do Not Try To Shift The Blame
"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another…" James 5:16

"And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight…" Luke 15:21

"And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat." Genesis 3:11-13

When You For Forgiveness, Forgive And Then Don’t Bring It Up Again In The Future
"Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven." Matthew 18:21-22

"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Ephesians 4:32

Make Every Effort To Understand The Other Persons Point Of View, & In Love Make Allowances For Differences of Opinion
"With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;" Ephesians 4:2

"And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins." 1 Peter 4:8

With these simple truths, our lives will be enriched daily! God is an awsome God! His WORD ever powerful! And His mercy endureth forever! I am so glad I know HIM!

Slovak Festival

What a great time at the Slovak Festival in Sugar Creek! I met some guys that play the accordion and have a small band. SWEET! I'm hoping to get them to come out for Missions Conference!

The Weekend

This weekend was positively amazing! Saturday was a very busy day! I woke up very early in the morning to begin baking for our Missions bake sale we were having on Sunday. YUMMY! Smells of banana bread, poppyseed bread, zucchini bread and cherry pies filled the air! How delicious to think about, just the thought makes my mouth water! But alas, I didn't try a one of them! No! I resisted the temptation and the devil DID flee from me! About 30 loaves of bread, 2 cherry pies and several bags of Puppy Chow later, I finished.

My work was not done tho! I was rushing out the door to get my head on straight for outreach! And wow! What an outreach we had! There were 11 of us, walking the streets of downtown Kansas City passing out fliers, talking to people and praying around the area. God is good! We managed to get several contacts and I believe that our "100" is not too far away in Jesus name! That particular area is a primarily Hispanic one, as we are gearing up for the Holy Ghost service in September which will be in conjunction with our Annual Missions Conference. God is going to do the miraculous!

After having a great time of it, there were some of us that went over to the Slavak Festival in the Sugar Creek area of town. Incredible time there as well. We are diligently trying to reach out to the Eastern Europeans of our city. Once again, I must say, that I do believe the Lord is going to help us to reach them!

He said if we go, He would go with us, lead us, direct us, guide us! And I have found it to be true!

Sunday morning, I had the privilege of taking care of the Samoan Church in the absence of Sis. Amy! Wow! She has done an amazing job, building the church from the ground up! God is good! There were many visitors there and we give praise to the God for the move of God that was in that service!

Sunday night was a bitter sweet time. The transition was finally made and the Medinas are now the Hispanic Pastor. I will continue as the Multi-Cultural Pastor but not doubling as the Hispanic Pastor. The church since it's inception has been an incredible learning experience, and has had it's ups and downs and times of revival, and times of not so much revival. But I believe that God is going to do a quick work in the Hispanic Community. There have been many seeds sown, and now God is going to give the increase. Now that it is finally here, I will miss it greatly. But I know that God has other things in store for me. I positively cannot wait to find out what that is!

Inspired

Today, I have become inspired again to keep up with my blog, so I am going to endeavor to do so!

Inspiration that comes from above! Today, I am inspired to tell you about all of the wonderful things that the Lord has done in my life, and in the lives of others around me! I only wish I could stand on the roof top and shout it, in the town square and proclaim it, on my cell phone declare it! JESUS is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me! I am in love with HIM!

My friends, today, I truly hope that you find HIM to be the friend that you long for, the companion that you search for, the hope of your life, the love of your life, the strength of your life. Jesus is all of that and more!

I love Him!

Proverbs 18:24
...and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.