3:30 a.m. God's Calling

The house is quiet with the the exception of the heater kicking on and off every so often; and the tick-tick-tick of the kitchen clock. I find myself in an oh so familiar place; tossing and turning in bed unable to fall asleep. On one hand I want desperately to fall asleep, on the other I know deep down inside that the Spirit  of God is calling me for some. one on one, time. I am - facing - the ultimate battle. Flesh/vs/Spirit. Thankfully, tonight my spirit man won!

I honestly don't know why it's such a struggle. I know how amazing these midnight - one on one times - are, with the Lord. Still....It can be such a struggle sometimes to get out of bed.

Tonight my time has left me with an acute sense of time. "Life - time." The kind of time that is person specific.
None of us really knows when "our time" here on earth is through. I mean it could be any moment. I am sure all of us would like to think it isn't "any time soon". However, let's be real here, it very well could be. Only God himself knows when.

My blog today isn't so much about touching on getting ready or being ready for our destined - unknown time. ( although that is a good idea!)  After my midnight date with the Lord I just wanted to share with you all  little something I wrote. Something about making the most out of life or out of each day. Remembering to take the time to do the important things.

I know life can get hectic and try to convince us we don't have the time to take for the smaller (most  important) things in life. I am going to change my way of thinking.

Hope you enjoy the following!

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Today is the day to live my life.

Not yesterday, not tomorrow.

One day at a time to it’s fullest for me.

For I know not what tomorrow holds.

Today, I shall live abundantly!

One day at a time; yet making the most of it.

Being extra careful about what I say;

Thinking of others; remembering to pray.

One day at a time, seizing every moment;

Listening closely to hear the softest spoken word

stepping lightly to meet other’s needs without being heard.

One day at time, looking forward to eternal life;

Sharing the gospel with everyone I can.

Loving and caring for every race of man.

Yes

One day at a time; I will live my life.

For the one who gave his life for me;

So that I could learn to grow and be;

And live this life I now live;

One day at a time.

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Taking Time to Pray

Sunday Morning Traffic Jam

Up and out of bed

Before the sun is up

“I should pray before I wake the others, but I am late and no time today.”

Start the coffee brewing

We need that to start the day

“I should really pray before I wake the others, but I am late and no time today.”

In the shower for me

Before the others get up

“I should really pray before I wake the others, but I am late and no time today.”

I will start the breakfast

Have it ready when the others get up

“I should really pray before I wake the others, but I am late and no time today.”

I will go wake the others now

So they will not be late

“I should really pray before I wake the others, but I am late and no time today.”

I have waken the others

Everything is ready

“I should have prayed before I woke the others, but I was late and had no time today.”

The others got up

Chaos ensued

A Traffic Jam in the House, who knew?

Just like that

The peace disappeared

I knew I should have taken the time to pray, but I was late, I only missed one day.

I went back to the bedroom

Fell down on my knees

I knew we were late but I wouldn’t leave ~

Until I took the time to pray.

By: Amy Colleen Copyright © All rights reserved

Prophetic Dreams

There are some benefits to being in the desert. Actually there are quite a few. I will mention just one during this blog post.

Prophetic dreams.

Being alone with God in your thoughts. Having HIS input through HIS WORD. Having Holy Spirit speaking to you without the constant rumbling of others and their (all-be it wise) teachings and advise filtering out everything the Lord has just spoken to you.....has it's advantages.


Honestly, as much as I have tried on my own to get to this place (where I am now in the dessert with the Lord) with out actually being "in" the dessert place. I have never actually been able to get there. I have gotten close  by taking time away "all by myself" for 5 days. Up in a cabin on the top of the Smokey Mountains. No T.V. no phone. No people. Just me and the Lord. Five whole days. Still not the same. Nothing quite like being lead into the dessert by the Holy Spirit of God.
It is not always the most pleasant of places to be, but I will say this, being in the dessert is definitely the most self revealing places, that is for sure!

Also being in the dessert I hear from the Lord allot more than when I am comfy cozy on the mountain top. Or at least it seems I do. Perhaps it's not that I hear more frequently as much as the God encounters are much more dynamic. Much more super natural and life altering. Kinda like Moses when climbed mount  Horeb and saw the burning bush.  Or Jacob when he was in the dessert place and wrestled with the angel of the Lord.
It is without fail that when I am lead by Holy Spirit into this time - this season - this - place in the dessert, spiritually, this is when I go through a time of  deep, deep cleansing, spiritually.
All is stripped away from me. Everything that is unnecessary in my life. (at least the things that God deems unnecessary  for the completion of His work in my life)
Things and people that I have some how let get between me and my relationship with the Lord.

Of course, yes, this is what I desire.

During this time in the desert my thirst for the Lord becomes greater and greater. I am even more  desperate than ever before for Him.
My life? Well it can become a bit uncomfortable. For both myself and those around me as well.

Ah hah!

As I learn what the Lord is doing in my life. As I relearn that He is in control.

I begin to once again rest in faith that all is well and trust in His unfailing love for me.

That's when it happens.

That's when when the encounters begin.

The dreams.                      The visions.                       God speaks.

People have often asked me why does the Lord speak to me like He does. Through visions and dreams. While I am praying. While I am reading the Word of God or through my dreams at night.

I don't have a pat-answer. I do know that I have always heard from the Lord. I have always had dreams from God. Even when I wasn't able to discern that it was "his" voice or that my dreams were from the Lord. I look back years later and I remember what I heard or I read a dream I wrote down in a journal as a young child and I can clearly see it was HIS voice I heard;

that the dream was clearly from him.

Well, last night I had a dream. I believe it was a dream from the Lord warning us that very soon the churches of the America will be in the control of the U.S. Government.

In the dream the Presidential Limousine tried to run me down and instead the secret service had me thrown to the ground to try and keep me "out of the way" so the limousine could get through without any problems to the church. (I am a watchman)

The limousine that was supposedly carrying the President of the united States of America, had dark windows and I knew the man inside was an impostor. (this is why the secret service wanted me out of the way. I was correct...deception at work the supposed Presidential administration is not looking out for the best interest of the people)

I told told the S.S. (Secret Service) all I wanted to do was carry on and continue my way down the street. (I was warning people along the way of the deception) But they would have nothing to do with that. They were insistent that I be no where around the Presidential limousine so  the S.S. had me physically thrown to the ground.  I actually hurt my hip and leg from being slammed against the hard cement ground.
As they threw me up into the air and as I fell and hit the ground I called out, "So this is how the President of the United States treats any one who opposes him now - Physically abuses them? Someone call the press!"
Instantly the press was there and taking pictures.

I stood up and began to call out to the small church/hospital across the street where the Presidential limousine had stopped in front of. I was quoting scripture and trying to get the peoples attention but no one could hear me. Then the quad/ S.S. that thew me to the ground seemed to feel remorseful, seeing how he had hurt me, and handed me a mega phone. I began to quote scripture and warn the people about how the Government was now in control of all the small churches. People started to come up to me and handed me pieces of paper with secret information about the Gov't....they were folded...I opened them up and read them out loud through the mega phone. Soon the people across the street standing in front of the church, whose attention was on the Presidential limousine, was now on me.

I finished by saying,

"The ONLY WAY to escape their control is this way...." Then I laid my hands on my hip and leg which were hurt and said, "In the name of JESUS be healed!"

Instantly I was made whole.

I gave the mega phone back to the Secret service man and walked away.

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Let me just say that this dream has left me very sober. It was quite vivid. I have not shared all the details. Just touched on some of the major points.

Yesterday the Lord spoke very clearly to me..... ,"Soon."

Brothers and sisters I have many friends all over the globe. Only here in the USA do we as the Body of Christ (generally speaking of course) feel as though everything is, "A-Okay." Or perhaps, "not quite so bad." A great many believers feel that when things do start to get bad that there will be a great rescue for all the saints of God.

Well I have news for those who believe that. It's not new news by any means and it's not from me.

That is NOT the case.

Today all over the world tribulation is already in mid swing. Our brothers and sisters in the Lord are suffering greatly beyond anything we can even imagine. Even that which some of us (sinfully) choose not acknowledge.

People are dieing. Being brutally murdered; martyred all over the globe for Jesus name sake.

It is coming our way.

Soon.

Are we ready?