Are You Fighting Or Accepting The Enemy?

SF, Stagecoach, NV

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

   

Are you like me, attacked daily?  Busy, Busy, Busy – mostly for Blog, Bible Study, Church, Prayer Meeting, elect a new Senior Pastor – all of which are overwhelming, plus take care of my 83 year old uncle. 

We’ve been doing a bible study called “GOD IS GOOD” by Bill Johnson at Bethel Temple in Redding, California.  Boy does it open your eyes.  There are 8 Sessions in all.  I will tell you this, we’ve completed 3 sessions now and each one gets better and better. 

I lost my “joy and peace” last week and I know that means trouble – So I prayed for the Lord to show me, where I’ve missed it, because I knew He didn’t want me to strangle anyone or just sit on my hands stewing what the enemy was doing. 

Believe me all that night I bound the twerp [enemy] from my killing thoughts, still no sleep, my mind would not let my anger go and I surely didn’t want to forgive these people.  I’ve taught many times, NEVER make a decision in anger – Moses was my example – he lost going to the Promise Land. So, I just kept asking the Lord “IF I should leave my church and quit the Board – no response from Him. 

After being up for 24 hours, no peace, or joy I thought I’d put my mind on HIM.  Truly we do get smarter as we get older [hehe].  So I started to transcribe for the Bible Study the 4^th Session of “GOD IS GOOD”.  Over half of the DVD was talking to me, I Bless the Holy Spirit for guiding me to work and Bill Johnson for his teaching.  The wisdom revealed was without a doubt supernatural – just for me and within minutes, I had my answers.  God is not just a GOOD GOD, but A SMART GOD!

As all of you know, His joy is our strength and our peace is a promise from Abba [God] that we get through Jesus and His Victory.  His peace surpasses ALL Understanding!  [John 16:33 NKJV] "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."  As I’m being constantly reminded of, in this study, WE HAVE A GOOD GOD!

Usually I’m a very calm person; in fact I know I’m the least observant person on this earth. I firmly believe that we have different callings to fulfill; therefore, we will ALL learn different things in the Bible.  Yes, we all learn the BASICS, but the depth is always concerning our job for the Lord.  Learning usually goes in this order; Baby-milk, Teenager-chicken and Adult-steak.

My point in telling you this, was when I got up the next morning, I felt I should complete transcribing the 4^th Session.  And the Holy Spirit showed me where I was missing it.  I then watched the DVD again – understood what I needed to do – and DID IT!  My joy and peace were back that day, and slept like a baby that night.  How wonderful it is to release our “yokes” to Jesus as He said to do in [Mat 11:29 NKJV] "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”  Truly His Yoke is so much easier than what the world tries to have us take on.  These are the steps the Holy Spirit had me learn [again].  Knowing you’re wrong helps, but here’s what you should do, FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH!

1. Take His yoke.  GOD fights the battles and we get the VICTORY! PTL!  You cannot win spiritual warfare, but He can.  Yes, I needed to REPENT and ask for forgiveness of my anger - then Bless those I wanted to kill.
2. He understands the times were in and the attacks we under; spirit, soul and body.  We’re living in tribulation right now.  Not the seven years, but the start of it.
3. He wants us to have HIS PEACE, with that, the enemy must flee.  For we were set free and only go into bondage if we sit on our hind end and allow the enemy to do as he pleases.
4. Our Lord is so gentle, His Love is unconditional, Abba’s given us ministering spirits to watch over and protect us.  And the one I really feel sorry for is the Holy Spirit – He’s stuck with us – till we’re raptured. There is so much to Praise Him for!
5. And we have the certain Promise, He’s OVERCOME the World so He can and will give us the rest we need.  Our minds will settle down; in my case chest pains were gone, my spirit was quieted and I didn’t have to kill anyone for all this.  Just take on Jesus’ yoke – He completed everything He was destined for, so we don’t have to.

Proverbs 3:5-7 still fits the bill for every trial, but I forgot it for a night.  [Proverbs 3:5-7 NKJV] 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.”

We can’t do it ourselves, but we can TRUST IN HIM.  We can ignore our emotional desires, that feed the enemy, and acknowledge how to bring God the Praise & Worship for taking such good care of us.  Then He will direct our paths in the way we should go.  Any other way creates a worse situation.

Blessings to all who read the Blogs

Sandy F. The Lord’s Servant.

Are You Hanging On To Burdens?

SF, Stagecoach, NV

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

   

Is the twerp [satan] keeping you down or depressed because of something you did recently or years ago?  Or does he make you feel unworthy in your decisions?  We have a FORGIVER, who remembers NO MORE in Jesus.  Once you confess your imperfection, he will not only forgive you, but then the Holy Spirit can help you.  The only condition to answered prayer is YOU MUST BELIEVE TO RECEIVE.  And if you are sincerely asking Father [Abba] to forgive you in Jesus Name, it’s done right there and then!  You don’t need to allow the burden of sin to hang in your conscience mind.  Besides, that’s the work of the twerp, not God.

[Galatians 3:13-14 NKJV] 13 “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed [is] everyone who hangs on a tree"), 14 that the blessing of Abraham [we are his seed] might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”

Something you’ve given to Jesus, should never be taken back, unless you don’t believe that He redeemed you [set you FREE]?  Truly, we will not receive our Salvation, until He comes back for us and we get our new resurrected body [which I believe will be perfect flesh and bone].  Oh, how thin I’ll be and no more body parts going bad as we get older in Heaven – PTL!!!

[2 Peter 3:8 NKJV] “But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”  So, a thousand YEARS is but one DAY to the Lord in Heaven – this is why I believe Abba and Jesus are NEVER LATE in answering our prayers.

Do you really think that Abba didn’t know what you did in the past, present or going to do today?  How else could He automatically forgive you when you asked Jesus into your life?  Abba CLEANSED YOU WITH THE BLOOD OF HIS SON RIGHT THEN. That’s how good our God is.  When They look down on you, they only see the BLOOD.

Abba already knows you are not perfect.  In fact, since Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden He knew just dwelling on a suggestion the twerp puts into our mind, will make you do the sin the enemy suggested.  Why else would the Word tell us what to dwell on?

[Philippians 4:8 NKJV] “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things [are] noble, whatever things [are] just, whatever things [are] pure, whatever things [are] lovely, whatever things [are] of good report, if [there is] any virtue and if [there is] anything praiseworthy—meditate [dwell] on these things.”

For myself, I use to dwell on what I did wrong, and feel so unworthy of God’s Love.  In fact, for a couple of years I stayed out of the Bible, because I was so sure Abba couldn’t LOVE me.  After repenting [changing my ways], I had that peace, that surpasses ALL understanding that He promises to all of us.

[Genesis 3:2-4 NKJV] 2 “And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 "but of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.' "4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die."

Keep in mind, Adam and Eve did not know what death was so they had nothing to compare it to.  Yes, Eve knew she shouldn’t eat from that tree; the serpent just put the thought in her head you will live.  I don’t believe they knew then, that their death was a Spiritual death, not natural as we know it, losing their fellowship with Abba.  And I’ll bet the twerp had that fruit looking awfully tempting. Just as the twerp makes fornication and adultery lalong with alcohol and dugs tempting today.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but after years of study, to show myself approved, I KNOW when I sin.  It’s really rare that I screw up.  BUT, Abba even covered that.  It’s not a shocker to Him that we sin.  But He loves us so much; He’s willing to forgive just about anything you or I do.

[Isaiah 64:6 NKJV] “But we are all like an unclean [thing], And all our righteousnesses [are] like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”

Yes, Un-confessed sin keeps you and I away from Abba and Jesus, which is why, I highly recommend that you ask immediately for forgiveness of your sin, both known and unknown.  I do most nights, just in case I missed something.  How about you? 

Don’t let the enemy steal your Joy or Peace, two special presents from God.  Two fruit of the Spirit, if I loose them, I know I missed it somewhere then back-track, correct and ask forgiveness for my mistake/sin.

[John 14:27 NKJV] "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

This Peace was promised by Jesus, approved by the Father – just as our authority in Christ was given to us, in Jesus’ Name.  So if you are troubled about something or afraid, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal why? 

Jesus is coming back for a pure and Holy Bride.  Let’s keep our lamps lit for His return.

[Isaiah 61:10 NKJV] “I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks [himself] with ornaments, And as a bride adorns [herself] with her jewels.” [That's our good works, and rewards.]

[Revelation 21:2 NKJV] “Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”

[Revelation 22:17 NKJV] “And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.”  It’s always available to “Whosoever Will".

Blessings to all who read the Blogs

Sandy F. The Lord’s Servant.