Amy's on Her Soap Box...Yike's!!!

Okay,  here I go. I haven't ranted ever...I don't think, at least not on here. lol


However, my heart is just over-flowing at this moment....and the word of God does say, "...For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." Luke 6:45




I will refer to today's experience in my little "soap box rant" - however today's experience is just one of many. So many in fact, that it is now time for me to pour them all out....out upon the ground that surrounds the foot of the cross! So I do not risk loosing my salvation! [NO...NOT REALLY LOOSE MY SALVATION-but I will tell you, it has become quite upsetting and source of constant conversation starter in my prayer time with the Lord!...and I think perhaps there are allot more important issues at hand when I am in the presence of the Master :)...] 


Question...Why is it that family members in the body of Christ - that you celebrate Jesus with, worship the Almighty God with, can not even muster a *smile* or respond a sincere "hello" back to you in public away from church....while on the other hand total strangers who are obviously NOT a part of the family of God will respond to you [a stranger] cheerfully?


If you don't know the answer, that is quite alright. I do.


You see I have already taken this to the Lord in prayer. Laid it all down before him at the foot of the cross. I feel much better now.


The answer, which came from Jesus himself, is very simple.
When I asked the Lord the question above, he answered in these words,
"They are all responding to me in you."


I paused and thought about his answer.


Knowing I didn't quite understand he continued on,
"Amy, think about it. Not everyone in the body rejects you and not everyone in the world embraces you. Look back in time to your walk with me...the times when you have walked closest to me....and times when you  have strayed away and gone down your own path. 
Then look at my life when I walked as a son of man  in my ministry on earth. There were some that were known to serve God that did not respond to me and others that did openly. There were people that were not  religious at all that responded to me and others that did not. People are simply responding to my Spirit in you."


My response to the Lord,
"So this is a good thing?"


I got no answer....hmmmm
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After thinking about it long and hard....I suppose it is..a good thing......but still..let's get back to my soap box, shall we?


Shouldn't we as believers make more of an effort to love one another? After all...Jesus did say...."Everyone will know that you are my disciples because of your love for each other." John 13:35
He didn't say because of your love for those who you like or believe the same way you do.


Okay...Nuff said!
Good thing I don't like public speaking or standing on soap boxes too long!


I love you all!
Even if you don't "like" me. 


Blessings to you in Yeshua HaMashiach !


Have an awesome week....and may Holy Spirit Bless you with incredible revelation as You Seek the Lord in the Secret Places!

Keep on .....believing!!!

Are you believing God for a loved one?

Trusting the Lord for promises He has made to you?

Be encouraged...and remember that,

"the Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9

Thank You Lord

By: Amy Colleen

I keep on asking. I pray every day.

On your promise oh Lord, my faith is stayed.

Though not manifested yet, are your promises to me.

I know they are true even if I cannot see.

For in your word you tell me, if in you I believe,

That all my household too ~ shall be set free.

**

I believe in you. I believe in you. I believe in you my Lord.

I lift up my husband, my children to you. I believe in you my Lord.

**

So I will keep on asking and pray every day.

On your promise oh Lord my faith will remain stayed.

Though not manifested yet, are your promises to me.

I know they are true even if I cannot see.

For in your word you tell me, if in you I believe,

That all my household too ~ shall be set free.

**

I believe in you. I believe in you. I believe in you my Lord.

I lift up my husband, my children to you. I believe in you my Lord.

**

Acts 16:31

“Believe thou in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved ~ you and your household.”

Some things to ponder....

Yeshua prayed in the wilderness

Mark 1:35

 "Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed."

"Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed."

Humility is never a bad thing.

We are never alone no matter how lonely we may feel.

Mistakes are merely growing pains in disguise;  

and

 mixed with the mortar of repentance, steps towards our ultimate spiritual goal in life, 

for those who choose to see them that way.

Self pity will weigh you down faster than the burden of 10 Kings.
The joy of the Lord will renew your strength and keep you out of harms way. 

There is only one kind of Faith....Faith that believes.

You either do or you don't....trust God.

God loves us.....He really does.

Revival comes through the Spirit of God.

Cherish your moments in the wilderness.

Yeshua did. 

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Yes this is a re-post. I posted this some time last year or so ago. I was actually  going through some papers of mine and found it earlier today and it spoke VOLUMES to me. Then, after a very long day at work, I found myself coming back to this piece of paper and reading these words again. They really spoke to my heart. It's where I am right now I suppose.

In the wilderness. 

So I decided to re-post it.

I hope it speaks to some one else as it did me. Encourages someone else.

You know once you learn to trust that God himself has full control over your life (if you have given it to him),  then being IN the wilderness for extended periods of time aren't all that bad.

The toughest part is truly learning how to trust the Lord. 

It is easy to trust the Lord for the small things in life, like a skinned knee, a cold, a new job, a spouse, a healing, wisdom, provision even trusting the Lord for these things when they become seemingly impossible tasks for us to see accomplished; THIS is something we can envision ourselves trusting the Lord for....BUT....how about....the things in life we NEVER - EVER expected to have to trust God for ?

Such as;

Family, friends, church relationships our own name sake/reputation?

(to name a few)

Are we willing to not get in the way. Let go and let God....take care of it. Give it ALL UP...TRUST the LORD has a plan...and GO WITH IT?

 Just keep on serving him faithfully and not try to interfere by doing things on our own accord?

THIS - truly IS difficult.

THIS truly IS TRUST.

THIS truly does take faith to a whole new level.

Think about it.

THIS is what Yeshua did.

As he grew in years, he grew in wisdom. He realized what was up. He realized what was going to be required of him.Yeshua knew who he was. Yeshua knew he had the audience of Heavenly Father. He could if so desired, interrupt the Father's plan. For his life (Yeshua) and for our's (all of mankind). In fact there was a time recorded in Luke ch 22:42 where Yeshua is praying in the garden of Gethsemane he is recorded,    "Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done".

Quite clear at this point that Yeshua was a son of man and was fully aware of the suffering he was about to partake in.

However, Yeshua chose, his by his own will to go through with the death he died. Innocent as he was. He took our place.

Had Yeshua changed his mind...Yeshua would still be with the Father...but we would be eternally separated from them both.

Granted, the salvation of the entire world do not depend on the decisions we make. Whether or not we choose to trust the Lord in our most personal, intimate and extreme circumstances.

I would venture to say, however that someones salvation does.

For the Lord sees all....knows all...and ...".the Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." 2Peter 3:9

WE should learn a little patience. :)

Personally, it has taken me many, many years to learn what little patience I have learned. It has served me well. I have had much peace where er'r I have the patience.

 The Lord is truly in control.

So if you have loved ones who you miss.

Family members who do not love/know/or serve the Lord.

Been wronged/betrayed by friends/family/church.

Don't loose heart.

The book of Job was placed in the Bible for a reason.

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."

2 Timothy 3:16-18

Remember to walk the path of righteousness. Serve wholeheartedly. Love always. Do not be easily offended. Stay close to the Master. Hold firmly the Word of God - close to your heart. Consume it daily as the Bread of Life able to sustain you in times of famine.

Be still before God....KNOW HIM....for he is the Good Shepherd ....we are HIS sheep and he knows us  and we know him and hear his voice.

He makes us to lie down in green pastures: he leads us beside the still waters.
 He restores our soul: he leads us in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
 Though we may walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we will fear no evil: for thou art with us; thy rod and thy staff they comfort us.
HE prepares a table before us in the presence of our enemies: He anoints our head with oil; pour cup runs over.
  Goodness and mercy will follow us all the days of our life: and we will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

(from Psalm 23)

So let the Joy of knowing Yeshua HaMashiach/Jesus the Anointed one ~ our Lord; be your strength so you can TRUST God like you have never trusted him before and see the miracles take place that you have been believing for for sooooo long!!

Amen!!!

God Bless you!!!

Love you Allll!!!!

AmyColleen

House Kites, Preachers in Suites and Storms....a DREAM

My Dream about House Kites and Struggling Preachers

A great many peoples were walking around the big city and suddenly “it was time to leave” and cross over the big river into the country. We all just left everything; all we took with us were the clothes on our back. We began to walk along the very large two lane highway. (it was actually a four lane highway but there was a median in between and of course two lanes went one way and the other two another)

We crossed over the river and on either side of the highway some people that had left first had pulled off to rest and were eating and getting refreshed.

I was near the front of the crowd and all of a sudden three cars came zooming down towards us, along the wrong side of the highway. I jumped in front of them waiving my hands like crazy and they eventually turned around without hitting anyone.

Along the other side of the highway, going the opposite direction there were only a few cars headed toward the city; however on the side of the road there were several men all dressed in suites.

They were preachers. (I just knew this) they were flying “box kites”. HUGE  box kites so big they had to have them tethered to their bodies and have several lines of string to hold on to them. They were all struggling to keep them up in the air. 

They were not just ANY box kites, they were miniature buildings. Of all different shapes and sizes. They more they struggled the closer they came to crashing down to the ground.
The scary part was that they were in the air right over US! As we were walking down the highway one of them nearly crashed on top of a group of people and I heard them cry out to God for help.

It was horrible! 

An elderly lady said to her husband behind

me (as we kept walking) “SEE, THIS is WHY they aren’t at church with US! They are too busy doing their own thing!”

The ground beneath the men in suites was like a desert.

It wasn't sand but it was all dried up and pure dirt. There was nothing left but dirt.

We all continued to walk but at a faster pace than before and the road beneath our feet, though it was still a two way highway with a median in the middle it had become dry all around us. The wind had started and you feel a storm brewing. You could see the storm clouds not too far off in the distance; dead center on the highway.

There were some at this point that turned around and chose to go back to the city. They had to cross over the median to get to the other side of the highway to head back to the city. Knowing what trouble awaited them there; .but the fear of the storm that clearly waited for us at the end of the highway far out weighed the threat of what ever awaited them in the city....at least for those that turned around...and as we continued down the highway, there continued to be more people that became afraid of the storm and chose to turn back as well.


 (I am still not certain at this point what the "threat" was in the city that we all felt the sudden need to escape from. I just knew in the dream it was sudden and there was a very large group of people, I believe to be "the church" at large that felt the need to leave and in a hurry.)


The rest of us, which grew fewer and fewer in number continued on became closer to each other..

I had no fear of the storm.