Because

I posted this poem before. However I felt as though I needed to post this again. 

These words are so powerful.

We live in day and age where it seems as though such a great many people, young and old; rich and poor, male and female alike, all seem to struggle with believing in themselves.

These are perilous days we live in. No doubt life can be overwhelming at times.

Just in my circle of friends I would say 50% of them are experiencing serious challenges in their life..
Facing deaths in families, terminal illnesses, job loss, divorce and more.

It can be hard to have faith sometimes. To believe we will actually make it.
It's good to know that someone has faith in us.

Because You Believe in Me

I am here.

You are here in me.

Because of this I know I can be;

all that you say you want me to be.

I’ve tried so many times.

I’ve climbed this mountain before.

I’ve done all that you’ve asked me to do.

I’ve lived through the things you’ve brought me through.

Here I sit, still;

waiting on you.

To make me all that you said I should be.

I don’t see how but I know that you will, because you believe in me.

You’ve always believed in me; the only one who ever believed in me.

With you all things are possible.

With you, before I see it, it’s done.

With you, before I’ve begun to fight, the battle is already won.

You are the Almighty and you are my God.

You are the Lord of Lords and you are my God.

You are the Creator of the world and you are my God.

You are Alpha and Omega; the beginning and the end and you are my God.

You are Jesus, Savior of the world; and you are my God.

Because you are the Omnipotent and Supreme One; what you say shall be done.

What you have said in fact is already done. Though my eyes do not see it yet, it is so.

I am already become what I do not even know.

Because you believe in me.

You believe in me.

You’ve always believed in me.

When there was nothing in me worth believing in;

still proudly you remained my friend.

Always there for me; looking out for me.

Because you are who you are; because you said it should be so;

I shall become that which I do not even know.

According to your good purpose I will act and grow.

I will become all that you have designed for me to become.

For you are God.

For you are my God.

I have trusted in you and you love me.

You have spoken, so it shall be. You have begun your good work in me.

You believe in me. You have already given your best for me.

Because you believe in me so much; now I believe in me.

Come, Finish your work in me.

By: Amy Colleen

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Come...He's Calling You

Come

Come, walk by my side.

Come, there's no need to hide.

I've heard your cries for happiness.

I've seen you're search for peace of mind.

I've got something for you.

I can see you through.

Your road is rugged and treacherous.

Your heart needing to be renewed.

Come, walk by my side.

Come, there's no need to hide.

I see your heart. No you can't fool me.

I long to free you from your captivity.

I love you - with all of me.

Eternal love - unconditionally.

With my life I paid the price.

In anguish I cried your cries.

How can I make you see?

It's MY love that holds the key - to freedom from your misery?

Call to me....won't you call to me......call to me.

Come, walk by my side.

Come, there's no need to hide.

I'm here to love you, to be your friend.

To walk by your side 'till the very end.

So, come......walk by my side.....I love you.....Jesus

Footprints in the Sand

One night I had a dream
I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene I noticed two sets
of footprints in the sand,
one belonging to me
and the other to my Lord.
When the last scene of my life shot before me
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
There was only on set of footprints.
I realized that this was at the lowest
and saddest times in my life.
This always bothered me
and I questioned the Lord
about my dilemma.
"Lord, you told me when I decided to follow You,
You would walk and talk with me all the way.
But I'm aware that during the most troublesome 
times of my life there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You most, 
you leave me."
He whispered,  "My precious, precious child,
I love you and will never leave you
never, ever during your times of trial and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints
It was then that I carried you."

Margaret Fishback Powers

Lord, I love you. More than I could ever express I love you. You show me in ways I don't understand how much you care for me. Unconditionally....you love me. You don't mock me. You don't judge me. You don't turn me away in anger. You love me. When everyone else has no time for me. YOU LOVE ME. YOU make TIME for me. YOU actually ENJOY me! You laugh at my silly jokes and warm my soul with your with your sweet Holy Spirit! 

When I think I can't take another minute! - - - YOU - YOU - swoop down from your throne and PICK ME RIGHT UP IN YOUR ARMS and LET ME KNOW ------You are still here by my side!!!! Just like you promised you would be! :)

You are NOT like everyone else.....YOU keep your promises......every one of them....and you have written them down for me to have; to be able to remind myself of them; to encourage myself daily! Oh THANK YOU!!!! 

I love you!!!! I love you....I love you!

You are my rock -Your word is true!
Your promises are true and stand forever!
You have told me something and I believe it with JOY! I hold it in my heart!
I will see it come about for you have spoken it to me! You are NOT a man that you should lie!


You alone I will extol! You alone will I praise and sing a song of love to!
With my voice I will lift up thanksgiving to you and you alone!
For all that you have done for me!

Though the enemy encamps about my house;
I will not fear for you watch over me!
To keep me safe and all that you have given me!
God is for me; who can be against me?

Away from me you evil oppressors!
There is no room in my life for you!
I am His alone; the one who bought me with his life!
The lover of my soul; away all else I say; away!

Swoop down at his command; hosts of heaven.
Charge the oppressor! Defeat the enemy!
Secure the home of his beloved hand-maiden!
Let the Glory of the Lord come down!

Let the divine will of the Lord of Glory have it's way!

Halleluia! Amen! Halleluia! Amen!!!

I love you my Master and my friend; my Lord and my God!

With my life I will praise you!

AmyColleen

Do you need a breakthrough ?

If you 

Need to hear from God.

or

If you 

Need a breakthrough in your life.

or

If you 

Are dealing with anxiety or fear.

or

If you 

Need direction from the Lord

Or 

If you 

Need wisdom.

Get Faith

And

Let your faith move you to love

and

Let perfect love cast out all fear.

Allowing 

Holy Spirit full access to your life.

Fear has just as much power as faith does.

In the opposite spirit realm.

Faith releases Gods power, allowing God’s will to have legal access in our lives.

Fear releases Satan’s power, allowing Satan’s will to have legal access in our lives.

As we know it is impossible to please God without faith. 

Just the same, it is impossible to move God’s hand in answer to our prayers as well.

Likewise, on the other end of the spiritual spectrum, fear pleases Satan. 

Releasing Satan’s power and allowing him to move in our lives freely.

If there is any fear at all then God is not pleased and the enemy is and has permission to move in our lives in a given situation.

Just something to think about.

💡

Shalom

So Here I am

Okay so wow,         I am writing this blog post for total selfish reasons.        Yeah.

Basically, I don’t expect anyone to really read it and if they do I would be utterly shocked if they took anything away from it. None the less, I find I am compelled to type away. So type I will.

You see, I am in a place in life I never expected to be. A place I would never expect anyone to have to be. Heck, I don’t know in all my years if I have ever known anyone personally who has been in my shoes. I do remember years ago during one of my Women of Destiny meetings, a woman giving a testimony asking for prayer because she was in a “similar” situation in her life. However, as I recall even her situation was nothing like what I am faced with today. It is simply unbelievable.

So, here I am.

I am child of the King. I have been wash in the Blood of the Lamb. Cleansed and made new. I have never been so in love with my Creator – walked so close to the Shepherd – had such revelation of the reality of the Eternal realm – Life with God here and in the New Heaven to come and yet – my precious loved ones are so far away. Not just geographically, but somehow the enemy has been able to seduce them and in such a way that they believe they are walking in the truth. All the while they are actively seeking to bring division and complete separation to their family - all in the name of God and his righteousness.  I am still in complete shock. How – why –after a life time of memories would – could –you divorce your mother and sisters?  We’re not talking abuse or neglect or never being around. It’s like having a major limb suddenly sawed off of your body with no anesthesia, the reason given, “Because someone else is more deserving of the arms and legs than you.”  This is not okay. This is straight forward deception from the enemy and that is why it is so heart wrenching and mind boggling.

So after the initial shock hit me and my family (outta nowhere like an earthquake in the middle of the night) and I was able to pull myself together enough to sit still in the Lord’s presence, Holy Spirit reminded me of some dreams He had given me that I wrote down in my journals. (*you know it is amazing how the Lord will speak to you years before something BIG will happen in your life – you may wonder – “what in the world does this dream mean?” just be patient, if it is from the Lord, it will come to pass) I read my old journals and low and behold the Lord had given me several dreams warning me about all three of my sons and their father’s behavior, long before this ever took place.  The really awesome part about this is that the Lord also gave me scriptures and promises that He (the Lord) was going to bring the Spirit of Truth into their lives. I only needed to be willing to believe – to pray and to love.

Of course, that sounds allot easier than it really is.  I already have had one intervention from the Lord – in the middle of the night, thankfully.

I had a dream, which I am not going to share in detail; however, I will say this. It was so perfect and straight to the point that when I woke up I was able to leave my sons at the feet of Jesus. This time – without taking them back and I have peace knowing He (Jesus) is working in them. The Lord has heard my prayers. Every last one of them I have prayed. Oh, and believe you, me I pray at least 4-5 times each and every day for the healing and deliverance and restoration of this family. Everyone in this family - all 10 of us and the grandkids as well!

I am living in a world most would not understand. In fact, I don’t know that I could even find the words to describe the world I live in. I am many things in this life here on earth - I am a Handmaiden of the Most High God, a wife, a mother, a grand-mother, a prayer warrior, a friend, so much more. My life has been very full and at the same time very empty. Still I know I need to empty myself even more and fill myself even more.

I can’t explain the pain I feel. Having my sons – the boys I love and have raised and known for their entire life, tell me they don’t want to be my sons anymore. Or, explain how it hurts me to know that my sons have been so deceived that they would shun their sisters. Toss them to the way side. To see my precious girls and the pain they feel in the betrayal  they are faced with as their brothers choose to sever their lives with them – and in the “name of God and righteousness”.  This is surely an emotion that the human language has yet to put any such words to.  

Yet, in the midst of this tornado of dissolution I have found peace. 

Or has it found me?

I know in whom I believe and He has kept me in perfect peace. I am able to cover my precious loved ones in the Blood of the Lamb each day. I am able to pray for them for the revelation of truth - for forgiveness and deliverance of generational curses. I would never be able to do this on my own. Frankly I am amazed myself, once again at the wonderful grace of God in my life! I pray for the love, grace, forgiveness, mercy and compassion to flow over into each one of my precious family members lives. May the healing power over come them – May Holy Spirit take control and the promise of God to turn all things around for the good of those that love Him and are the called according to HIS purpose be made manifest in all our lives!

Lord have your way in our lives!

 You ARE the God of reconciliation!

 Come - live through me – Amy Colleen

The scripture is NOT alive!

"Power is not in the words themselves, i.e. Bible, Torah. Or we would be able to simply print millions of copies of each and distribute them to the lost and dying world. One would need only to read it and be saved, healed and delivered. 

The power becomes unleashed and my Words become "alive" by the faith of the one who speaks them, by the faith of the one whose ears they fall upon, by the faith of those whose hearts  receive my words with gladness."

  
Yes, you read my title correctly. It is not a typo. I wrote, "The scripture is NOT alive."  
  yes I am also aware of Hebrews 4:12  where the word of G-s said to be alive and active
...and no I am schizophrenic. 

I will expand my beginning statement to include (so no-one will misunderstand) the Bible, the Torah, the Holy written word.

I realize that many of you are probably thinking Amy has fallen off her rocker or lost her marbles or worst yet joined a cult! - No worries!

I have done nothing of the sort!

                                       

I have, however, just received an awesome revelation during my most glorious  time spent with our Lord Yeshua......and I would very much like to share it with you!

I will start with the Scripture I was mesmerized by.

Matthew 7

²⁸ When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, ²⁹ because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

I have been studying the Gospel of Matthew. This time I couldn't seem to get past this scripture. It leaped out at me. The words I have emphasized were the ones that leaped out at me. So I asked the Lord about this scripture.

Now, I know for those of us that have been in church or synagogue for any amount of time, we have heard timeless times differing teaching on this scripture. I would venture to guess they would pretty much be generally along the same theological lines.

What the Lord shared with me, I don't recall having ever heard before. 

In fact the closest I come to recalling, would be finding confirmation of what the Spirit of the Lord said, in the Word. Which is exactly what we want to see.

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²⁸ When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, ²⁹ because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

Okay, back to my point here.

I said that the "word" was "not alive".

I am speaking "literary". 

In Matthew 7:28 the scripture tells us that "Jesus" was the one speaking and that the crowds were "amazed".

Ever been to a boring church service? I know you have. I have.

Let's take the music out of it. The flashing light shows. Fancy instruments. They didn't have those, I am quite sure, when Jesus was talking to the crowds on the hill sides. I wonder how many of the Mega Church Pastors would be able to keep a crowds attention just "sharing the Gospel" .....LIKE JESUS DID.....hmmmm

Okay Verse 29 tells us that ...he (Jesus) taught as one who "had authority", and "not as their teachers of the law".

Well, of course Jesus had authority. Jesus was G-d. Right? Well, yes and no. I mean that is the easy answer. Jesus was in fact; G-d made man. Walking the earth. However, for the point of this whole  revelation sharing time, more accurately...Jesus had the the Holy Spirit resident within him. and THIS is WHY the WORDS Jesus SPOKE had authority!

Likewise - on the flip side of the coin the very same scripture the teachers of law would read from, and teach from, had no life because they had no life....no Holy Spirit resident within them.

These teachers of the Law, (our current day Pastors, Teachers, Evangelists, Rabbis) that also teach from the Bible, Torah...the very same Holy written Word of G-D. In order for them to speak with authority, effectively they must be filled with the Holy Spirit of G-d.

The scripture tells us that, "..the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart" Hebrews 4:12

This is true. 

There are certain qualifications however. (yes this is what you have been waiting for I believe)

Many believers in the modern day "faith movement" would have you believe that you can take the "written word of G-d and speak it" (what ever it may be) into existence. That is just not scriptural. Although I am not here to debate that issue. 

I would like to share the what the Lord himself spoke to me about this scripture in Matthew 7:28 -He said,

"Power is not in the words themselves, i.e. Bible, Torah. Or we would be able to simply print millions of copies of each and distribute them to the lost and dying world. One would need only to read it and be saved, healed and delivered. 

The power becomes unleashed and my Words become "alive" by the faith of the one who speaks them, by the faith of the one whose ears they fall upon, by the faith of those whose hearts  receive my words with gladness."

This made so much sense to me. It's not magic. 

I mean think about it. People who have faith...seem to always have faith. It doesn't matter where they are. Who they are with, what circumstances they are facing. Why? Because it's not their faith...it is the Holy Spirit within them become alive. Paul puts it this way,

"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

Did you catch that? the Kings James version, I love it! I live BY THE FAITH of the Son of G-d! Wow!! How awesome is THAT? The faith of Jesus.

There are so many scriptures in the writings of Paul alone to encourage us to keep on keeping on the good walk of faith! Through out the New Testament other letters, encouraging us that He who has begun the good work in us HE will see it through to it's completion....and for us to remember we are not alone in this walk called life. Many have gone before us and still yet through all our trials we will not be allowed (by G-d himself) to be tempted beyond that which we can bear, even still G-d himself will make a way out. 

These scriptures written in the Bible, become "alive" and bring hope to us by the power of Holy Spirit, not by simply being a written word on a page or even reciting these words out loud but by having the faith to believe. 

And then there -

Are those people that seem to be able to worship the Lord no matter where they are or who they are with. It doesn't matter what kind of music or even if there is music; it doesn't even matter how the teaching or preaching was! These folk can seem to feel right at home anywhere there are Saints of G-d. Ever wonder why? Because they have the Holy Spirit of G-d resident within them. ..."and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty". 2Corinthians 17

Think of it this way we are family born again into the the likeness of G-d's own son. If you were to travel far away to a foreign land where you knew no one, only to find out you had a relative you hadn't met before in the same neighborhood; just think how joyful your spirit would be! Likewise, your new found family would feel the same!

My point, I hope you are able to follow along, is actually quite straight forward. The word in print is just that. The word in print.

There is no power in the word until it is unleashed by faith.

There are many theories on how to do that (unleash your faith). Sadly most are man's vain attempts at getting G-d attention. Something we have always had. Also something that more often than not brings condemnation and guilt not faith and hope to the life of a believer.

So how do we unleash our faith?

So the word of G-d can become alive and our Joy complete?

That is very simply answered.

...."these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit." (scripture below)

¹¹ “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. ¹² His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

The Baptism of Jesus

 ¹³ Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. ¹⁴ But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

 ¹⁵ Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

⁶ As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. ¹⁷ And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

We need the Holy Spirit resident within us! It is simply not enough for us to say the "sinners prayer" and carry a Bible around. None of us knows when we will take our last breathe. I guarantee we will not have a Bible in our hands when we stand before the King of Glory on judgment day! I also guarantee one of the questions the Lord is going to ask us is NOT going to be, "Did you make it to church and Sunday school faithfully?" or  "Did you have fun at worship?" or "Did you keep every one of my commandments? Because if you didn't you have to leave right now! ooops....YOU ARE OUTTA HERE!"

The Lord knows everything there is to know about us. Everything. EVERYthing. We can't hide anything. I mean nothing. (You get my picture.)

So....if you are having difficulty connecting with others in the Body of Christ.

Reading the Word...and having it "speak to you".

Getting to church or small groups to fellowship...because it's so boring.

I have a tip.  This one works every time. It's guaranteed.

Get to know the Master

Now, now....hold on! I didn't say get to know "about" him. I said get to "know" him. Two completely different things.

I mean. I  can read all about George Washington from history books. Martin Luther Kings Jr. I can tell you what kind of desserts like to eat. You name it. But I can never get to "know" them - personally - intimately. After a while Reading about them becomes BORING.

The Master....our Lord....Jesus/Yeshua....is Alive. We can get to KNOW him. If we spend time with him.

I realize for some reading this, it will be a first. For others not so much.

Either way...if you take on the challenge of spending time getting to know the Master better; developing your person relationship with him. Your faith will be unleashed, bringing results through the Word. 

So, no...the written Word, the Bible, Torah, on paper is not alive.

But - take some time and get to "know" your Lord and Savior and YOU and your faith soon will be!

Guaranteed! 

*** Corinthians 2***

 ¹ And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. ² For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. ³ I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. ⁴ My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, ⁵ so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit

 ⁶ We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. ⁷ No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. ⁸ None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. ⁹ However, as it is written:

   “What no eye has seen,
   what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”- 
   the things God has prepared for those who love him-

 ¹⁰ these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

   The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. ¹¹ For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. ¹² What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. ¹³ This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. ¹⁴ The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. ¹⁵ The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, ¹⁶ for,

   “Who has known the mind of the Lord
   so as to instruct him?”

   But we have the mind of Christ."