Are There Godly Men In Your Life?

     This morning I have had a very heavy heart for what is being done to the men and boys in our lives. I do believe in equal rights for all. However, I do not believe that men and boys should be persecuted for their natures by women trying to attain their rights.
     Women do deserve fair treatment, but to demand that men act like women, or as women deem appropriate is going to remove the joy of diversity, not to mention the purpose that men were created for!
     As a Christian woman, I believe that the Lord made men as they are, they are warriors, protectors, coverings, providers and that He then made women, it was not to replace men, but to be "helpers" to them, to come alongside them. Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” The Lord had already created Man, He doesn't need for women to recreate them!
     On my heart is the understanding that a woman, who is a follower of Jesus, and then becomes a "wife" needs to walk carefully with her husband and before her Maker. We are not to join the group of women in the world that are ridiculing men and boys, we are to respect and love our husbands, cherish them and our sons. Manliness is a characteristic of who they are! Yes, we don't always understand them, but that was not our instructions, our instructions were simply to respect them! Ephesians 5:33b "and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband."
     My husband and I have realized that sometimes we misunderstand what the other is saying because we have different definitions of the words we're using, what we think we understand a word to mean isn't necessarily it's true definition, so I looked "respect" up to share here. In this case, respect is a "Verb", meaning we need to put action to the meaning.
     Here is the definition of Respect: "admire (someone) deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements." I did look all over this site and could not find any concept of trying to change them or bashing them for not being who or what we want them to be!
     I know I'm talking to the "choir" here, but really, if you have men or boys in your lives, realize that the world is out to feminize them, be on "their side", make your relationship one that is safe for them to be who they are, the world is on the attack against them and they do need to know that the Christian women in their lives support them, that we "have their backs"! Let us encourage them in the roles they were created for, encourage them to build relationships with other Godly men, encourage them by allowing them the freedom to be the men they are!

Pursue Me~

Last Sunday, December 2, during the Praise service the Lord spoke a word to me that I was to share with the people. I did shout the word out, but I have felt led to share the word here also.

~~The Lord says, "Don't be shy, don't be passive, pursue Me and I will meet You in your pursuit.
     Don't sit and wait for Me to do all of the work or all of the pursuing.
     To the degree you pursue, you will receive from Me."~~

(Remember this word was shared with a body of believers.) 

Hidden Sins

     OK, so we're not murderers, not thieves, not adulterers, not drunkards, not gluttons, not slanderers...or are we? We might have a few sins that are not really hidden. We probably recognize them when we look at ourselves and other people probably recognize them in us also. I would love to talk here about people who are Christians that let road rage or their stomachs control there thoughts and actions, but this blog is for a different purpose. 
     There are a second set of sins that we need to be concerned with. 
   The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after. 1 Timothy 5:24
     The first set of sins are quite evident to all and as scripture says, they will go before us into Judgment, but then there are sins that are hidden but will follow us, do you think those might be unforgiveness, bitterness, judgment and some that might be hidden in our deceiving hearts? 
     “The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9     There are teachings to help people be healed and set free from the effects of things that have happened in their past. The healing and being set free can take a while to work through, I have a friend that is a Prophet, and they have shared that the face of a person that had wronged them in a much earlier time in their lives, 40 years to be exact, was brought before them by the Holy Spirit, they were shown that they had unforgiveness for the person and HAD to forgive this person! God takes unforgiveness very seriously, His scriptures talk about it a LOT! 
     For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. Matthew 6:14-15
     We are forgiven for everything we confess....and repent from, but what if we hold unforgiveness in our hearts or spirits, it can be so deep that we can ignore that it's even there!
     Please take time to say a cleansing prayer, ask the Holy Spirit to show you any unforgiveness that you may harbor, and then be still and let Him show you, confess your unforgiveness, choose to forgive those He shows you, ask Him to help you forgive, let yourself be cleansed from the effects of unforgiveness! Release those people to the Holy Spirit to deal with, after you forgive them then you are free to be made whole and holy, free to be healed, free to move on from the past. 
     This will take more than one time, I'm beginning to believe it needs to be done daily! Remember my friend the Prophet, they thought they were walking in forgiveness but yet had someone brought to them from 40 years before! Some things our hearts hide from us, and not for our own good!
     Pray for yourselves, pray that there are no hidden sins in your life, pray that all is revealed to you to deal with.....He won't reveal it all at one time, we probably couldn't bear it, so it needs to be an ongoing prayer. Daily pray to be shown any area that may be holding you back from being made whole and holy. 



The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after. 1 Timothy 5:24

“The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9

For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. Matthew 6:14-15

Psalm 16

Psalm 16 The Passion Translation (TPT)

16 A precious song, engraved in gold, by King David[a]
1 Keep me safe, O mighty God.
    I run for dear life to you, my safe place.
2 So I said to the Lord God,
“You are my Maker, my Mediator, and my Master.
    Any good thing you find in me has come from you.”[b]
3 And he said to me, “My holy lovers are wonderful,
    my majestic ones, my glorious ones,
    fulfilling all my desires.”
4 Yet there are those who yield to their weakness,[c]
    and they will have troubles and sorrows unending.
    I never gather with such ones,[d]
    nor give them honor in any way.
5 Lord, I have chosen you alone as my inheritance.
    You are my prize, my pleasure, and my portion.
    I leave my destiny and its timing in your hands.[e]
6 Your pleasant path leads me to pleasant places.
    I’m overwhelmed by the privileges
    that come with following you,
    for you have given me the best!
7 The way you counsel and correct me makes me praise you more,
    for your whispers in the night give me wisdom,
    showing me what to do next.
8 Because you are close to me and always available,
    my confidence will never be shaken,
    for I experience your wrap-around presence every moment.
9 My heart and soul explode with joy—full of glory!
    Even my body will rest confident and secure.
10 For you will not abandon me to the realm of death,
    nor will you allow your Holy One to experience corruption.[f]
11 For you bring me a continual revelation of resurrection life,
    the path to the bliss that brings me face-to-face with you.[g]

Crazy Days in Ponca City

This morning the Lord woke me with thoughts about the weekend's ministry.
     The first thought was that what was accomplished was not seen with human eye, yes, we saw people's faces, heard their needs, prayed for them and watched them accept cold bottles of water, but the Kingdom of the Lord moved forward! His Kingdom moved into the everyday world that we have not claimed for a few years. His Kingdom moved out from behind the walls that have shut us off from the people that need Him, His love and His power and need our witness, we let our friends and neighbors see that God's people are happy, smiling, caring, people!
     The enemy has been trying to portray the Kingdom as a sour bunch of people that want to judge and condemn others, but this weekend those people were encouraged to see loving, smiling people that wanted to comfort and encourage them! They saw people that know the answer to their problems and were willing to usher them into the very presence of the King that is able to touch and change lives!
     The Second thought that has come back to me over and over was the police force that was represented there, so many young people in uniforms standing between the average citizen and the dangers that are not often heard about because those officers are in those uniforms doing their jobs! We told them "Thank you for doing such a wonderful job! Come, get some water anytime!" They did appear surprised!
     We were able to be an encouragement to them at a time when they also are under attack, they needed to see the connection they have to the Justice that is part of the Lord's Kingdom and the support that we, His body can offer to them. This weekend they did see our support!
      One of the Officers in charge was offered prayer as he received water, and at first didn't believe he needed any prayer but when it was suggested that we could pray for safety for him and his people he gladly accepted it! As the prayer was spoken and finished the Officer was deeply touched, in his own words he was "left speechless"! How often do you think he has heard himself and his crew lifted in prayer? They need to know that God's Kingdom is a living group of people that are covering them in prayer!
     Okay, the Third thought, the heavenlies were touched by the sweat, the work and the pain of the workers this weekend, do not be deceived into believing that only what can be seen in the flesh was accomplished. There were warring angels in the unseen realm that were at work also, I'm sure that the whole heavenly atmosphere in the Kay County area was affected by the efforts of the people involved in this activity!
     Yes, this work was represented by the people on the street handing out water and praying, and they are mighty and powerful warriors in the Kingdom because take my word for it, that heat took a lot of endurance! But there were people that donated water, ice, ice chests and encouraged behind the scenes! This was a work that took the effort of many and that is how the body does and will work, the Kingdom is built by many, seen and unseen!
     There are a lot of testimonies of the people that were touched and encouraged by the efforts of this ministry, but those are the stories for others to share, my purpose here is to help us realize that there was much more accomplished than we will be aware of this side of heaven! This was our "2 mites" by which the Lord will bless this area!
      Yes, we give all glory to the Lord, but this weekend the Lord was well pleased with His faithful servants!

Competition? Enemy? Unity!

Have you ever seen or maybe even played a game where you have to defeat an enemy to advance to the next level? 
     Last night in a dream the Lord used that scenario and showed me that we as His children, His body, and His Kingdom should not see other believers as the enemy that we have to destroy to advance in the work He has called us too. We need to recognize that all of His body is called into unity and His body and Kingdom has one enemy and that enemy is not one another!
     That does sound like something that we should already know, right? And I would have thought I already knew this, however, sometimes I meet people that bring out the very fleshly, human side of me and I need to be reminded again!
     Reminder to self, even though someone may rub us the wrong way they are not our enemy(repeat, they are not our enemy!), try to let yourself see that they are an opportunity for your own growth(even if you think they are the ones that need to grow!), this is a lesson in letting go of more of yourself.
     To freely give space to someone that may be irritating to you is to free yourself of things that limit you from being who you are to be! Let go of pride and competition, do not seek your own way. Seek unity.

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; Philippians 2:3

Today's Need For Deborahs!

This post is mostly directed at women, but men might be interested also. 
     Society has an attack against men, manhood and masculinity, you have probably noticed it! It probably started with the women's liberation movement, and while that wasn't all bad it has gone way over to an all out attack against men! As a wife, mother, sister and aunt I have men in my life that I love, which causes me to be ready to stand up to society and say
"Enough!". 

     If you feel as I do and are looking for an anointing to pick up and move into, consider the Deborah anointing! 
     Deborah was a judge and prophetess in Israel, it was a time when there was a battle...is there a battle now?(Yes! Against men!) Deborah advised a military leader that this was the time to stand against the enemy. The military leader hesitated and would only follow Deborah into the battle....so Deborah rose up and took the lead! (Deborah ~ Judges 4-5)
     If there are men and boys(future men!) in your life that you love and respect, men that you know are good people that don't deserve the abuse that society has turned against them, then join me, rise up and lead as Deborah did! Stand firm against the world! Do not allow abuse of the men in your life! You are a woman of God! Use your voice to protect the Men of God in your lives, use your prayers to cover them and your respect to empower them!
     Pick up the Deborah anointing and join women who do not want to see their husbands, sons, brothers and friends bashed by society! The movement against men is attempting to destroy manhood in the men and boys that we love and cherish, let's recognize that men have a very important role and job in our lives, let's honor them for being God's creation in whom He was pleased! 
     No more men bashing! Remember they are God's creation, made in His own image and He would not have us bash His work! This Father's Day let's honor all of the men, even if they are not fathers! Let's honor men who are in our lives and the manhood they have been created to walk in! 

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:26-27