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Journal entry 31 May 2017 We have a Great God! He is willing to wipe the slate clean and forgive us time and again. How Great is His patience. I relish what will occur today! Today I have a new found zeal. You see yesterday was a struggle for me and I faltered in my focus. I was not at my most efficient and was distracted .... but praise God! He got me back on track at the end of the day with the simple reminder that everyday is a new slate. New beginnings are available daily if we will seize them! The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;      his mercies never come to an end;   they are new every morning;      great is your faithfulness. ~ Lamentations 3:22/23  This morning, I was inspired as I prayed. I asked the Lord to afford me with great efficiency, that I may bear much fruit as I move forward this day. There is much to be accomplished and it's a Joy to do it. There is also a sense of satisfaction in consistently following a regimen and witnessin

Journal entry - 30 May 2017  Do Less so that He can do more. This is a concept that the Lord has been reminding me of. Th is month w as meant to be a time devoted to going deeper in the Lord. It follows a very busy season where we travelled across the US a 40 day ministry trip ..   But lately I've found that we have be come very busy once again.  We had to make quick trips to Tennessee and Philadelphi a . On top of that we had friends organizing conferences and we attended both to support them. Ordinarily, we are not conference people, we’d rather be evangelizing on the street, but we made exceptions for our fr iends . All this , on top of a list of goals that I am working o n. I’m a n ambitious person with BIG Goals …. Needless to say, I found myself beginning to fee l overwhelmed! And that is when the Holy Spirit began to comfort me .   He said “ Slow Down.” I heaved a sigh of relief.

Journal entry - 29 May 2017  Early this morning as I awoke, I saw a picture in my head. It was though I was receiving a lesson from the Lord. I saw a face. I believe it was my face! Then I saw a slim rectangle on my forehead. It looked like a narrow viewing screen that was placed on me. I was shown to hold the Vision that He gives me and to view it here. Apart from this narrow ‘screen’, the rest of my face seemed to be a clear untouched canvas. I was being taught to keep the Vision clear while viewing it from this vantage point. Let everything else fall away and keep this Vision CLEAR , SIMPLE, PRECISE. Precision and clarity were emphasized. I was not to allow extraneous details to enter.  The Lord teaches each one of us in unique ways. And my description of what He showed me is probably lacking and thus may not be entirely clear to the reader. He has never given me a lesson quite like this before. But it impacted me deeply and I l

Journal entry - 28 May 2017 Love thy Neighbour Serving the Lord is a joy! And a storehouse of good works is wonderful … But what does our Lord reminds us first and foremost to do ?  OBEY the greatest commandment of all to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Followed by the second command … to love our neighbor as we do ourselves. It is easy to love those who are loveable but can we love those who are unloveable. The neighbour who is a handful, the friend who betrayed and stabbed one in the back, the family member who hurt us and continues to hurt us …  These are the very ones we are called to love. A disciple of Jesus does not hate man, but Forgives multiple times. And yet he is on the offence, WARRING in the spirit against the demonic strongholds and principalities at play. This however, does not mean now staying in close proximity & ties with each person (who is difficult to love).  Many times distance is very likely

Journal entry - 25 May 2017 This morning in my 'Holy Hour' with the Lord ... I sat and waited upon him at 3 am , sang in tongues and soon found Him. :) But it was at around 4 or 5 am, that I noticed a special love began to wrap itself around me.... It was so beautiful .... that I am inspired to write about it in my journal entry this day.  I use the title 'The Ecstacy of Loving God' for this particular blog post as it is a commonly used term that describes the intimacy as well as the absolute pleasure and delight that is found in the Lord. The title is also that of a well known book that describes the mystical state of love that come in union with Christ. However, I use it not to refer to the book in particular but to share my personal thoughts on the sheer delight, yes the Ecstacy of Loving God! :) Lately, it feels as though I have plunged into colorful oceans. There is so much to see, appreciate and learn from. There are beautiful beings and sig

Journal entry - 24 May 2014 Habakkuk 2:2 - Then the LORD replied: "Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.   Today I am reminded to write a clear vision of the goals and plans that I see coming to fruition this year & in the years following.  I have written them before, but I am feeling led to add more details and specificity. When the Lord gives us dreams, desires & hopes, He has planted the seed. But it is up to us to water, tend to them and see that these seeds flourish into a great & mighty tree.  Picture a tree that in it's strength lends great influence - It provides shade, food,nourishment, refreshment as well as beauty to those who come to it.  It's a fruitful tree :) Writing down goals/visions, thus making the end result clear in written or visual form creates a great sense of excitement and joy. This leads to high levels of motivation to RUN with what is written. It gets my adren

Journal entry - 23 May 2017 When I woke up this morning, I couldn’t stop laughing. I had the BEST DREAM!  In my dream, a b ig, wonderful lion came bounding and jumped on me. He wrestling unceasingly. He was so playful !!! And so demanding! The whole time I was on the ground under his big furry body, laughing so much. He was huge and strong but gentle and I didn’t get hurt in the least. The only thing that hurt was my tummy from all my laughter! He was so funny! I realized that all this time he wanted to play and he likes to REALLY PLAY AND WRESTLE AND GET CLOSE !!! He was the most loveable, big creature . Naughty and e ven a little silly! He just wouldn 't let me go ! hehehhe I still can’t stop laughing! He completely overpowered me with his huge body but I enjoyed wrestling with him. At one point I couldn’t see anything except all his golden fur and I remember how clean his fur smelled!:) . * In the dream the lion had been living in my house t

Journal entry - 2 1 May 2017 I recently began a study of the Spanish Christian Saint Theresa of Avila , whose depiction of the Kingdom of God amidst the symbology of an Interior Cast le has long allured me. ( I refer to her book by the same name ' The Interior Castle' )    A quote from her book seems to have held me the moment I heard it.... Like a bell that has been struck and continues to toll long after it has sounded, it returns to my remembrance. In her book on her life story, St Theresa shares this potent thought,   " When I took to the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured ...At the moment of my entrance into this new state, I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness." He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him.... how t

Journal - May 20 2017 This morning I found myself waking up a little earlier than my appointed 3 am time with the Lord. I woke up at 2 am and found that I just couldn't sleep. And so I began to sit with the Lord in quiet ... Yet I found a restlessness stirring in me. It was as if on this night, the Lord did not want me in a state of stillness, He wanted me to war in the spirit! I know this because, soon I found myself fidgeting ... wondering why I could not sink into silence. This agitation seem to grow in me ... and before I knew it I was speaking in tongues. Eventuallty I found myself engaging an aggressive release of tongues ... I was warring in the spirit! Tearing down deceptions and strongholds! HALLELUJAH! Now when I first began, I spoke in more peaceable tongues .... but a crescendo grew.... as though the Holy Spirit took over and filled me with such strength and energy. It was as though I saw within spirals of His strength that grew into a Vortex of great

Journal Entry - 19 May 2017  Last night I had a truly amazing encounter. I was in bed listening to audio bible ... I felt myself enter into a deeply rested state. As I heard the beautiful Word of God being spoken by the crisp voice of the narrator Max Mclean , I found myself experiencing the Holy Scriptures in a new way. As The Word was released, I felt as though my very being was magnetically PULLED towards the scriptures ...  The Word / Yeshua / Jesus pulled me like an irresistible attraction .... An attraction that is best described as a compelling affection ....  a love affair between myself and The Word of God! How it called me and drew me!!! That night I had multiple dreams given to me in my sleep... And I woke up understanding each one. It was like a myriad of information was poured into me as I fe lt I was made more open to the spirit.... And I cannot wait to be intertwined by His Word once more! Thank you Lord for your Grace and your Glory. You truly are

Recently the concept of Stretching Time was brought to my attention by a brother in the Lord. I have heard of this concept before ... And I believe it because ALL things are possible in Christ. In addition, we see in the scriptures that according our Faith it will be done. How much can we believe for? Is not nothing impo ssible for Him who created the Heavens and the earth. If we can perceive and believe i n an idea , then we can experience it. And so I was recently reminded of this c oncept of stretching time . But this time a thought -provoking testimony came with it . I found that I began to receive it as a possibil i ty that I too could experience it ... even now. I found myself, declaring the same over myself.  Indeed TIME is being STRETCHED for me. I have been at a juncture when I am being pushed beyond my limits ... the Lord is stirring me to INCREASE in ways that has my 'old self' gasping for air in overwhelm. But since I received the

When the Lord engineers and connects other believers to us, it feels like pure refreshment! At moments like this, I see that unity in the Body of Christ is important for many reasons.  E ach member has a unique aspect of revelation from the Lord.  Each has an insight that is packaged differently but really speaks of the same thing - the Glory of God! :) I liken it to a gift of perception that the Lord places inside each one of us ... that is designed to be shared with one another. Once that insight is shared it must then be deeply received into the fabric of our being. And so each piece comes together, a beautiful landscape woven by many threads.....  A stunning tapestry appears ... as we gain a greater glimpse of the vast range of His revelation. Philippians 2:2 - Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.