Which one are you?

So which one are you?

Are you someone who just gets wet when it rains?

or 

Are you that one special person who actually feels the rain drops as they splash down upon their face and smiles and dances around in the puddles?

Sometimes early in the morning before I get out of bed I will turn on my phone and go to my Bible application and look at the first Bible verse that pops up. 

It has nothing to do with what I'm studying.  Still, scripture verses can prove to be very poignant.

So I'm passing this little gem along in the hopes that it will bless someone as it did me.

As we know in the last days scripture talks of there being a great falling away, as well as a great gathering of new believers. Some referred to it as The third wave of the Ruach Hakodesh. 

The Great Rain of the Holy Spirit.

As we look around the world, read and hear first hand reports of the great multitudes of peoples coming to faith in Messiah and also receive reports as to what is happening on the other end of the spectrum, I personally believe,  the third wave has already begun.

Still, if we look here, in our world, around any one of us would most likely be able to admit to seeing a certain weariness, discouragement even, trying to set in among believers in Yeshua/Jesus. (Although this weariness, discouragement we see could be caused by a great many other issues, for the sake of this blog post I am specifically referring to the spiritual root cause.)

I'm sure we have all heard the question
if not asked the question ourselves at least once,

"Why not here Lord?"
 In reference to seeing and receiving the creative miracles of the Lord in our hometown and or country.

While this scripture that I am going to share doesn't necessarily answer that question -  it does bring encouragement that even through the spiritual drought  we can-yield spiritual fruit.

I pray it blesses you as it blessed me!

Jeremiah 17:7-8

"Blessed is the man who trusts in Adonai; Adonai will be his security.

He will be like a tree planted near water; it spreads out its roots by the river; it does not notice when heat comes; and its foliage is luxuriant; 

it is not anxious in a year of drought but keeps on yielding fruit."

Oh yeah! Did you figure out what the Ruach showed me?

Well, I already knew it. 
But it was really cool how the  Lord brought it all together in this scripture.

When I was discussing this scripture with the Lord, I asked  him what it meant. 
He said to me, speaking in general terms about the body of Messiah,

"It's all about you"

He was referring to revival. 

Referring to the next big wave of salvation. The next big wave of miracles. Revival is personal thing. It always starts with us first. Revival is a me thing. It starts in our hearts first.

 It's up to us and how we walk out Jeremiah 17 

"Adonai will be our security and we will be planted like a tree near water as our roots spread out by the river of living water we will not be anxious in the year of drought but we will keep on bearing much  fruit - spiritual fruit."

So let us then therefore not loose hope but encourage one another through psalms and hymns and be encouraged IN the LORD! For surely as the sun rises and sets HE is FAITHFUL and HE is coming soon!

And while we wait let us learn to love the rain and see it for the miracle that it is! For we may very well may be missing out on miracles every day just by the way we look at things.
💧💧  💧😏😲😊💧💧💧 So let the rain fall!

and

Remember to seek the Master's Face not just His hand

It's when we truly know the Lord that we come to trust Him

And that is when the Miracles follow us 

Shalom 💖 AmyColleen

Israel, O Israel

51

“Listen to me, you pursuers of justice,
you who seek Adonai:
consider the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were dug —
2 consider Avraham your father
and Sarah, who gave birth to you;
in that I called him when he was only one person,
then blessed him and made him many.
3 For Adonai will comfort Tziyon,
will comfort all her ruined places,
will make her desert like ‘Eden,
her ‘Aravah like the garden of Adonai.
Joy and gladness will be there,
thanksgiving and the sound of music.
4 “Pay attention to me, my people!
My nation, listen to me!
For Torah will go out from me;
I will calm them with my justice
as a light for the peoples.
5 My righteousness is at hand,
my salvation goes out,
my arms will judge the peoples.
The coast-lands are putting their hope in me,
trusting in my arm.

6 “Raise your eyes toward the skies,
look at the earth below.
The skies will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like clothing.
Those living on it will die like flies;
but my salvation will be forever,
and my justice will never end.

7 “Listen to me, you who know justice,
you people who have my Torah in your heart:
don’t be afraid of people’s taunts,
don’t be upset by their insults.
8 For the moth will eat them up like clothing,
the worm will eat them like wool;
but my justice will be forever,
and my salvation for all generations.”

9 Awake! Awake! Arm of Adonai,
clothe yourself with strength!
Awake, as in days of old,
as in ancient generations!
Wasn’t it you who hacked Rahav to pieces,
you who pierced the sea monster?*

10 Wasn’t it you who dried up the sea,
the waters of the great deep;
you who made the sea bottom a road
for the redeemed to cross?
11 Those ransomed by Adonai will return
and come with singing to Tziyon;
on their heads will be everlasting joy.
They will acquire gladness and joy,
while sorrow and sighing will flee.

12 “I, yes I, am the one who comforts you!
Why are you afraid of a man, who must die;
of a human being, who will wither like grass?
13 You have forgotten Adonai, your maker,
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.
Instead, you are in constant fear all day
because of the oppressor’s rage,
as he prepares to destroy!
But where is the oppressor’s rage?
14 The captive will soon be set free;
he will not die and go down to Sh’ol;
on the contrary, his food supply will be secure.
15 For I am Adonai your God,
who stirs up the sea, who makes its waves roar —
Adonai-Tzva’ot is my name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth
and covered you with the shadow of my hand,
in order to plant the skies [anew],
lay the foundations of the earth [anew]
and say to Tziyon, ‘You are my people.’”

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Isaiah 51 Complete Jewish Bible

Israel you are never forsaken!

STILL After ~ ALL These Years (In Memory of the Pittsburgh Massacre)

It's everywhere. Racial tension, prejudice, bigotry

 Will it every go away? 

Scripture tells us in the last days nation will rise against nation and kingdom will come against kingdom. * Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8

So, in answering my own question I will so  - NO, sadly, no.

But I will add, I will do my very best to love like the Master,
 (Yeshua Hamashiach) all nations and kingdoms.

Tapestry of God

By: Amy Colleen

  Separated, two worlds apart

I am here ~ You are there

An invisible wall keeps us at bay

Words of silence clearly say ~

“You stay there. I’ll stay here.”

So goes the forever cycle of fear

Separated, two worlds so much the same

Together we would have so much to gain

I try to break free ~ Reach for your side

With harsh words of contempt I collide

In my heart there is no wall

Built by our forefathers one stands ten feet tall

Separated, two worlds ~ God intended us as one

A masterpiece of artwork ~ A tapestry undone

I look down at my skin ~ I look at you

All around me I see skins of a different hue

So beautiful to me ~ this tapestry I see

I try once again to break free ~ bridge the gap between you and me

Separated, two worlds apart

I am here ~ You are there

An invisible wall keeps us at bay

Words of silence clearly say ~

What they will ~ to whoever will listen

I choose to break free and do my part to mend

This

Tapestry of God

Copyright March 2002 all rights reserved

In loving memory
 of the 
11 men and women who lost their lives on 
  October 27th, 2018. 
During the Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre.

Magnified and sanctified is the great name of God throughout the world, which was created according to Divine will. May the rule of peace be established speedily in our time, unto us and unto the entire household of Israel. And let us say: Amen.

May God’s great name be praised throughout all eternity. Glorified and celebrated, lauded and praised, acclaimed and honored, extolled and exalted ever be the name of thy Holy One, far beyond all song and psalm, beyond all hymns of glory which mortals can offer. And let us say: Amen.

May there be abundant peace from heaven, with life’s goodness for us and for all thy people Israel. And let us say: Amen.

May the One who brings peace to the universe bring peace to us and to all the people Israel. And let us say: Amen.  

Still waiting. How about you?

I love this song by Lauren Daigle.

It's like she is singing "My💗Heart"

Honestly, if you think about it, she is. 

She is singing the heart of any child of God who is waiting on God's promises.

So, go ahead. Click on the link and enjoy!

God’s Time

It’s hard sometimes to understand, God’s great, all knowing and mighty hand.

We see our world in limited view, knowing our need; at least we think we do.

We do our best to live obediently, without complaint, expediently.

Not comparing ourselves to one another, not being jealous of sister or brother.

Somehow, some way, hard as we try, we just can’t help but wonder why;

God seems to have overlooked our need, and still has neglected to water our seed.

As hard as it is to understand, God’s great, all knowing and mighty hand.

Let us remember his motive is pure love, he looks over us all, from his throne above.

His vision encompasses our entire life, from beginning to end, every joy; every strife.

He knows the plans he has for us, they are good not evil, in this we must trust.

Knowing down deep within our hearts, through all the tears and false starts;

God’s Word is ever and always true; HE will always see his promises through.

If we fully delight ourselves in Him, not just in part, he will give us the desires of our heart.

Amy Colleen

November 2002

Broken Fork in The Road

Why is it that the fork in the road of life, is more often than not, always bent out of shape?

I would say this picture I took on Turtle Mound, in Florida is a pretty good depiction of all the forks I have come up against in my lifetime.

I say, "Just keep going straight ahead!"

It will get you where you are headed a whole lot quicker.

Keep you from a ton of unnecessary heart💔ache.

Keep you from having to turn back and head right back up the way you should have gone in the first place!

💗

Just a bit'o wisdom from an someone whose "been there done that".

Take it or leave it!

Love you!

 and thanks for stopping by!

Shalom out!

AmyColleen

Have You Discovered It Yet?

We all have our calls, our gifts, our passions and our responsibilities.

The question is, 

"Do we live a life where they all intertwine?"

Honestly I would say, very few of us do.

Those are the few are far between. The truly blessed. For they have discovered the key of God's perfect will for their lives. Not only have they discovered this. They are living it.

As believers this is a journey we all make in our lifetime. 
One we all aspire to. 

I know I  have been spending the better part of the last 42 years of my journey with Yeshua, doing just this.

Ahh! But I am not in poor company! Though it has taken all of my walk with Messiah thus far to get me where I am today. Which is finally where I should be. Not to say I have arrived. (Please reader hear and understand me on this!) I have many of God's great prophets and children of past as learning partners. Though I am in NO WAY comparing myself to THEM! I can think of just a few of them off the top of my head who went through years of molding and pruning before they reached their full potential. For instance Moses, Daniel and Naomi. Lets not forget Joseph and Esther. In the New Covenant Peter and Paul! 

So, yes I am truly humbled when I look at my measly sufferings. Of course I have not forgotten the suffering of Messiah. But even taking into account these fellow servants of the Most High ADONAI, I have found it to be so encouraging. 

Hopefully you will too. That is why I share here on my blog.

Shalom to you all!
AmyColleen 

Below are just a few visuals that I thought fit this word.

 In Hebrew

"Trust in the LORD" - Proverbs 3:5-6 

 With complete and accurate transliteration and translation into English. 

Prayerfully created by a native of Israel. A beautiful reminder and encouragement to all. 

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart And lean not on your own understanding. 

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will straighten your ways." (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Rejoice!

THIS is KEY

I Had to Choose

                                                               Matthew 10:37 

 ^"Whoever loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not worthy of me."

How many times have we as believers heard this or read this scripture verse?

I know, speaking for myself, more times than I can recount.

To be honest and completely transparent here, this is one of those verses that after awhile those of us who have not lived through this verse, (most likely) may tend to breeze right over it.

I mean seriously, it’s hard to truly understand, comprehend, what our LORD is saying here, if we have not had to do, just that,

 “Choose between our precious Messiah and someone we love.”

Well, the time of not personally living through this verse, has come to and end and the season of understanding has begun. At least for me.

It did take some time. It didn't happen all at once. Just like seasons gradually come about, so my understanding of this verse would awaken. Like a snow squall that arises suddenly to alert us to winters presence. My own flesh and blood would be the vessel Hashem would use to open my eyes to the heart wrenching truth that accompanies the depth of this very scripture.

For so long I have kept silent about this. Too long. Years. I don’t know why.

For the sake of others, I am speaking out now.

I will make this brief. No need for a lot of details.

It was on a trip to see my son and my grandchildren for the very first time (which did not take place 😢) I was given an ultimatum. Basically, give up my ridiculous idea that Yeshua was God and entertain a whole line of thinking that taught he was a blasphemer.

My answer, “You know I will never give up YESHUA. Never.”

There are two things about that meeting with my son, that I remember like it just happened yesterday.

I remember the answer coming from my heart up into my mouth without a thought. When I look back at that moment, which I do often, I realize that was Holy Spirit speaking through me.

I also remember my son asking me a question,

“Is there anything you wouldn’t do for God?”

I answered “No.”

And my son answering, “Me either.”

I think about both things often. Thanking the LORD for being there for me and being my strength when I did not have the strength myself. Because I knew, deep down inside, had I known what my son was planning I may not have had the strength to stand up for my beloved Messiah as I did.

Also, I think about and wonder how my son could answer the question he asked me with the same answer I gave him. Then turn around and treat me with such dis-honor and contempt. Especially because he confesses to love, honor, serve and obey the same God as I do.

That was the last time I saw or spoke to my son, and I have never seen any of my 5 grandchildren.

 I realized that afternoon when my son texted me that I would not be seeing my grand-babies, then, or for who knew how long. (it's been years) I realized the ramifications of my choice. I realized that if I had simply done what he had asked of me that afternoon I would have been able to see my grand-babies and would still be in touch with my son.

I have realized that choice daily for years now.

 💔

It is important, at this point that I make sure the reader understand I love my children, all my children with the same passionate love of a mother. I hold no ill feelings toward my son for what has happened.

Yes, my heart is broken beyond anything that could be described in pen and ink. I have written down many times on this blog and my other blog, feelings of heart ache…. now you know why. Even those expressions do not come close to describing the pain in my heart. There are other reasons that aren't listed here. But for this post...the pain that is most relevant is the pain a mother feels when a child walks out of her life.

I miss my son.

Even now as I write, my heart (the actual organ) is crushed with pain. I know I need to let this go. I need to let you (completely) go. I don't know that I can do that. I don't know that I will ever be able to do that. You are my son. I am your mother. That is how Hashem ordained it. Still, I need to try as I am not well, though I am better when the pain of your dismissal is not close upon my eyes. So, into Hashem’s hands once again I bid you leave. I pray you see the light before He calls me home. I have His promise which I hold dear. That the veil will be removed, and you will see His face, Yeshua Hamashiach. I know we’ll see each other again. I just really want to see you in the land of the living. I know all too well the pain of saying good bye to one who’s left already. I know you love me, son, you told me so. I love you too.

I love you too...always and forever to the moon and back! (click here)

This was a deep, transparent post.

I felt the need to share. I have had more than a couple of women share with me recently about “similar” situations.

Let us remain strong therefore in the strength of our Messiah!

My Love by:AmyColleen

There is nothing like your love

Nothing like your love

I have traveled far and wide

I have given all I am

I have found – there is nothing, nothing like your love.

Though some speak of angels covered in gold

And still other diamonds and rubies

Many others sing and dance with joy

Still I’ve not come close to the love I’ve found in you

There is nothing like your love

Nothing like your love

I have traveled far and wide

I have given all I am

I have sacrificed - I have paid the price. Every day I still die

For your love. I’ll do anything for you, my love

For you bought my life with yours

Everything I have - it belongs to you my LORD

There is nothing like your love

Nothing like you my love

Simply nothing like you my LORD
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