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Thursday, September 15th, 2011
“Do not look for your strength in the ways of man says YAHUWAH. Look only to My life giving Word, the source of all truth and power. Just as live foods bring life and dead foods bring death, so it is with words. Learn to speak more and more words of life. It is the only way to defeat the enemy. The truth is the truth, but is has to be spoken to have effect.
Confessing the circumstances as the ‘reality’ can cause them to become the reality. Circumstances are merely a reflection of the enemy’s intention against you says YAH. The reality is your standing in My grace, the reality is the surety of My love for you, My protection over you and the truth in my declaration that ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’ and that I am ‘working all things for good’.
Confess this truth and NOT the circumstances. Believe only in My power. The enemy has no power over you unless you grant it to him through the frailty of your soul. To walk by faith requires you to walk only by My set-apart Spirit says YAHUWAH. You cannot walk by faith in the flesh. They cannot abide with each other; they are like oil and water. You must subdue the flesh to keep My Spirit in constant control.
The only way to subdue the flesh is through prayer, had there been any other option I would surely have told you. There is a battle raging for the control of the mind of every believer, this is a constant bombardment of the senses from the world and the servants of the enemy seeking to gain more control. The last bastion of defence is the set-apart believers, those who are able to walk in the protection of My Grace and My Spirit. This is such a tiny remnant but the truth will prevail as I have purposed it says YAH.
As the world descends into darkness I am raising up My people in truth. I have handed out the cups containing the sorrows and struggles of the times to come; they also contain the light and the strength that gives a hunger for My word and My Spirit. This cup tastes bitter to the taste buds of a soulish man. Will you drink this cup says YAHUWAH? Or will you pour it out and refill it with the sweet tasting deceitfulness of riches and deceptions of the enemy? Many sheep will be deceived into believing that I would never provide them with something that tastes bitter. Never forget, it is only bitter to the soulish man tasting with his flesh. To the Spirit within you it is nectar, life giving and full of power. It washes away the pointless desires of man and infuses the entire person, body soul and spirit with a sense of purpose and a measure of love that is impossible for the mere human mind to comprehend.
The more you drink from your cup, the more you will produce the fruit of the ‘seed’ of its contents. Be sure then, that you are aware of what you put to your lips. What comes out of a person’s mouth is always a reflection if what has been going into his mouth from the cup of his choosing. Choose carefully says YAH and remind your brothers and sisters that the only way that your eyes can ever discern between the two cups is when they are focused by My Spirit built up in you by the power of My Word “ 
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Thursday, July 28th, 2011
“ I delight in your enquiring of Me. How I wish to impart more to you more and more for many reasons.
Only through your spirit can these things work, enlighten and produce the fruit I desire. As you have partaken of My Word this morning, I have shown you the critical message of the grafting in of my Olive Tree.
The garden of Gethsemane translate to ‘ the garden of the olive press”. It was there where I suffered the crushing of my flesh, in order to bring forth the oil of anointing of the holy place, the oil of light and healing , and oil of cleansing. When My Son was confronted with the humanity of His will He had to surrender to the weight and the merciless crushing of the olive press. Thus His conclusive words “ not My will but Your will, Father”.
It was not a fragile or light decision, but the total laying down of his every human tendency to defend His will and His flesh for the product that came forth to create the precious oil of the Menorah- the oil for lights in the lamps, the oil for healing, and the oil and lye for cleansing the sins of all mankind.
The excretion of “sweat” was in truth the excretion of oil which fell as great drops of blood. The blood of His body was the final step in the process of crushing. That blood was shed the very same day.
My Son become the leader of all who would then follow him not only to the “garden of the olive press’ but to the final stage of submission and crushing, to Golgotha. Without the olive press- without the shedding of His blood, there is no remission of sin!
The sin of the world being the decision to keep ones own will and own way of salvation.
My Son said ”no one can come to the Father except by Me” In other words, except by following in My footsteps through the same process I had to take in order to produce the fruit and its benefits to mankind.
And now regarding My words I gave you: “ I am pitting the olives” I always work in the twofold way of individual and corporate at the same time. My words above were directed to the house of prayer and ministry called the Olive Tree. The lessons you have written will substantiate My word to them as individuals, and then to the whole body in the earth.
The substance of the pit or seed is the very same wood as the tree itself. The product of that seed is primarily “ lye” that cleanses all unrighteousness. I have already called you all clean, but just as the salvation of the soul is a process, so is that cleansing.
In this case, my righteous children are being washed by the Water of the Word- but for deeper cleaning, soap is required.
This particular cleansing is the final riddance of the paganistic rituals and the error of the apostate church that issued from Rome and Greece, the traditions of man and the idolatrous worship ,is now loosening in souls in order to be cleansed with the soap of the pits/seeds.
The cornerstone of these is the complete surrender of My will in every particle of your lives. Without that, you will not be sufficiently prepared to walk by My Spirit and in turn lead others by your own example.
In these tines of peril, I must put into motion the millstone that crushes the stubbornness and ‘hearts of stone’ in my elect- the chosen I have designated as my emissaries in these final hours.
As your wills surrender to Mine , I will open your eyes and ears to hear My voice more clearly than you can imagine. If you will- all of the “static” of transmission will cease.
That is my promise to you today.
Always my love, your Father.”
This Word was given to RosemariYAH, a servant of YAHUWAH. May this powerful Word from the Spirit through her pen, bless you this day. AmaniYAH.
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Friday, February 18th, 2011
I asked Father Yahuwah (The Lord) a question about making decisions and how they impact what will be happening in the future. Remember, that everything you do as one of His chosen children has an impact. It builds upon the foundation provided by your faith in Christ. Regardless of whether what you did was good or bad, righteous or selfish, something is going to be added to your foundation or platform.
How do my decisions impact my eternal picture? Do they build something beautiful on my platform, or do they take away from it? Should everything be measured in this way? It seems that even lists of tasks and the words that you are going to speak out should be measured in this way, is this correct?
“Thinking before speaking is a most powerful skill. The ability to do it is a gift that I bestow upon everyone says God. But it is the least used of all gifts. Exercise this gift and you will become a spiritual powerhouse. You will become so effective in the spirit realm that the enemy will run from your presence.
Every thought, every word or action that follows the thought will have one of two outcomes. It will take you towards the fullness of My power operating through you, My glory being reflected by you and My love radiating from you, or it will diminish these things and lead you towards darkness. Understanding this will clearly show you how much of the time people are standing still in a spiritual sense or moving forward so slowly it hardly makes a difference or moving rapidly backwards towards the darkness.
This is why you see people that I am using seemingly ‘fail or fall short’ I will work through them when they are flowing in My assignments ,but if the choices they are making elsewhere drag them back towards the darkness they have to reverse that themselves by changing the choices.
Look at every event or function that you attend as a mission to find those dormant seeds and germinate them. Where there is no seed plant one. Where there is a shoot fertilize it with words of wisdom and where there is a fruit bearing tree, encourage it to increase its yield and to move to a higher level.
You must know that there is no higher level of understanding . Once you know that everything is spiritual there is no further enlightenment necessary. The key now is, to WALK out that knowledge on a constant basis and resist returning to the state where only some things are spiritual which renders you ineffective in the spiritual realm.
I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, I am the creator of the entire universe perceived and unperceived, discovered and undiscovered and everything in it. I am enormous and powerful beyond comprehension. I am able to create or destroy anything I choose. I have chosen to love you. To envelop you in a love so all encompassing that humans do not have the mental faculty to find an emotion to describe it. You just have to be it, be in it and be of it.
You can breathe it, you can taste it, you can feel it in every cell of your being, but you cannot create it, touch it or describe it adequately. I am the power that makes everything work, good or bad. I am the absolute judge and decision maker. I give the choices- you make the choices. My judgments are based on your choices, it is that simple.
When you work in My power there is no striving. When you make your decisions with My discernment, there is no uncertainty. When you speak out My wisdom , there is always clarity and understanding. This is so simple, it is the most simple thing- it is just ONE principal: put Me first says Yahuwah (The Lord). If you put Me first, I can reward you beyond your comprehension, because that is where I find My delight says Yahuwah.”
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Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Today, we are reminded of how easy it is to lose focus!
“Watch for the time stealing distractions! A little here, a little there-the chatter in your head grows louder and louder-’maybe I could do this as well’ and on and on.
All that happens is, you get moved away from your goals because you cease is to make forward progress towards them. You have to attain excellence in one thing before you embark something else. If you have witnessed others getting far higher levels of success doing the same thing as you. The difference between them and you is simply belief, commitment and focus. Their level of belief in what they are doing is so high that their commitment is total. Their focus is one hundred percent.
If you think about it, if something is less than 100% focused, even if it is 98% focused, it is actually out of focus. You cannot achieve at the level you desire if you are out of focus. Being out of focus means that you are out of integrity and that is not acceptable. Imagine trying to drive a car and being 50% focused on that task and 50% on something else. Stand up for who you have committed to be being and do not be swayed here and there. If other people, confront you with their distractions, move on forwards, do not embrace them as your own. Your mission is to be adhered to at all costs. Keep moving forward doing what is required on a daily basis, says Yahuah ( “The Lord’). We are together on this journey; just make sure that you do not go off on your own!”
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Friday, January 21st, 2011
This is a good practical understanding of steps to take to start being a “Good Steward”
“What you see happening to believers in this economy, is the consequence of years spent mainly serving the spirit of mammon. Although you have not even realized it, the effects are highly evident. It is a pattern experienced by so many people, but you cannot help them until you are truly walking in the other direction yourself.
You have to bring money into servitude. It has to be a ‘tool’, a means to an end over which you have total control. For that to be the case any money that literally leaves your hand has to be your money or money that is placed in your control.
If you use money before you have the ‘legal’ right to use it, (consumer credit), you will be placing yourself in the hands of the spirit of mammon. Money not backed by an asset is debt and debt puts you under the control of the spirit of mammon. It does not matter ‘who’ the person is, if they have consumer debt they are in the clutches of the spirit of mammon and must be set free. There is a simple logic to this. Do not have store cards and other types of credit cards just because they are available. Only buy things that you already have the money for. Buy them only when you have the money in your hands. Not when it is ‘on the way’ or when the deal is ‘nearly through’ or because someone said they will ‘definitely be sending you the money’
Create a reservoir of funds which is equal to 6 months of living expenses. Place 3 months of this into a money market account so that it is working for you. The other 3 months is the money from which you must manage your quarterly family budget. As each month passes you should use only that which has been allocated for that month. All income that arrives will be divided. That which is Mine is immediately set to one side says the Lord, that which is for investment likewise- the portion for the next quarters budget goes to replenish the account. Once you have maintained the level in the budget account for 3 consecutive months, you should reduce the amount held in this account to one month and put the rest of the money to work for you.
Only people with correct asset based thinking can escape the service of mammon or people that understand that they have to be part of the ‘flow’ of money. They use their talents to generate money- use some for their own needs, some to help create more flow and let the rest flow to others in greater need.
People with incorrect asset based thinking see the asset itself as the end. This is a great error says God as it promotes fear of loss.This in turn places that person back into the service of mammon.
Developing a high level of skill in using money as a servant and acquiring significant assets will keep a person free from consumer debt and provide enough overflow to sow into the lives of others.
From this height the fall is the greatest. The adoration of the world, combined with their perception of the significance of riches can cause the achiever to start considering the magnitude of his own accomplishments. This will inevitably lead to pride and we all know where that leads says God. The watchword here is humility says the Lord.
The lack of it has rendered so many potentially great leaders totally ineffective.
Prayerful obedience, added to diligent financial stewardship can unlock the gates to a consistent flow of abundant grace and blessings says the Lord. However, humility is the valve that controls the flow. Without it, the gates will either be slammed shut and the flow cut off, or they will be thrust open and the ensuing tidal wave just crushes everything in its path.
You have witnessed people that have risen and fallen like shooting stars. It is often the lack of humility that caused their demise.”
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Thursday, January 20th, 2011
“Questions, questions always questions! It makes Me smile says YAHUWAH how people always have more questions in the hope that eventually, they will hear the answer that fits into the life they are creating for themselves to match their own preferences.
Sometimes people are so busy asking questions that they cannot hear clearly to discern the answers that are being provided. Sometimes they just do not like the answers they hear, so they ask another question. If you were to consider the answers that I have given you through the pages of My Word, you have all the answers necessary to live a divinely appointed supernatural existence in My perfect will for your lives says YAH. There are no better answers, only the truth or the path of the enemy, so the choice should be easy.
The flesh will keep you second guessing. The flesh will keep you walking in fear and the flesh will continually pull you back to the spirit of mammon.
You have all of the tools to not only overcome in this arena but then, to bless others with the example of being overcomers. Inertia is a cursed spirit that holds back many from being overcomers. They incorrectly perceive that because they are not losing ground that things are o.k. that they are maintaining the status quo. That is a lie and a deception. It is impossible to not be moving in one direction or the other. Consequently a person is either moving towards Me or towards the enemy says YAHUWAH. Inertia is an illusion. It is like the ‘frog in the cooking pot’ . The water warms so gradually he does not realize that he is being cooked until it is too late. It is time to jump out of the pot says the Lord. Shake off the slumber of complacency and hit the road running.”
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
This is a powerful message we received about the importance of living in “The Moment”.
“Imagine that life is like the pages of an unwritten book says YAHUAH ( The Lord). Each day you are given 24 blank pages and it is entirely your choice what is written on them. How would your book look? Would there be endless wasted pages that have nothing written on them? Would there be the same stories repeated over and over again? Would there be things so awful that you would not want anyone to see your book? I can tell you that all of these things apply to all people says YAH.
The human nature guarantees it. The enemy wants you to think that I spend all of My time reading the bad stuff or shaking My head at the blank pages. This is a lie. I am not interested in the blank pages and neither should you be. They are gone and forgotten and require no further attention. I do not even ‘see’ the bad stuff to read it says YAHUAH (The Lord). The words are washed away by My blood, all I see is the possibilities in you. Once you know that this is how I see you, why would you look at yourself in any other way?
Why spend time anguishing over what might have been? Why wish that you could just go back a few pages and re write something when it is neither possible nor necessary? What you write on today’s pages can only affect today and even then you can only effect the moment you are in by the actions you take in the moment. If you want to create momentum in your life, concentrate on being consistently effective in the moment. Talking about what you are going to do can be therapeutic, even inspirational. However, one moment of doing is worth a lifetime of talking. That is why I tell people to be doers of the Word ,not just hearers
Measure your days in moments of focused action and your will create momentous breakthroughs. There is no spiritual barrier for you to break through, just a fleshly reluctance to overcome. Staying in ‘moment mode’ will also help you to control and subdue the flesh. Focused thinking and definiteness of purpose are key points for each moment. Consistency is a skill, it has to be practiced before it becomes natural.
Remember that anxiety, fear and depression are tools of the enemy. I told you to be anxious for nothing and that means nothing. When these feelings take hold of you, just shake them off like the dust from your feet. Neither dwell on nor discuss them. Recognize them instantly for what you know they are; the fallen nature of the flesh trying to drag you away from your place of spiritual security.
There is nothing on this earth powerful enough to prise you out of My Hand says YAHUAH (The Lord), so change those moments into moments of joyful realization that you are a hand selected child of the living God and NO weapon formed against you may prosper because My Word is the truth ,says the YAHUAH of Hosts of the armies of heaven”
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
As the year of 2010 closed, we both prayed and asked the Lord for a word of guidance and encouragement for 2011 and also a Word that will serve as a “banner” over 2011. He gave us the message in the New years video as well these words that He gave us on 1.1.11
” Do not be afraid. You must only believe “ Mark 5 :36 ( taken from the Kings Covenant translation.)
We take much courage in this word that the Father gave us over the year 2011 and it builds so much confidence that out of all the many things that He instructs and says daily, that He chose this scripture to set the ‘banner’ over 2011.
Then the Spirit of the Lord led us to various scriptures to confirm this message.
As I started studying this morning, He had me go directly to Hebrews 13 verse 5 and 6 and it says “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said , ‘ never will I leave you, never will I forsake you’
verse 6 “so we say with confidence, the Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” ( NIV)
I then looked up the books that these two quotes were taken from and the first is taken from Deuteronomy 31:6 ” be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for Yahuwah*( ‘the Lord’) your God goes with you; He will never leave you, nor forsake you” and in verse 8 ” Yahuwah ( ‘the Lord’) Himself goes before you and will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged”
And the 2nd quote is from Psm 118 v 6&7
Now before we look at this verse, the preceeding verse of Psm 118 says ” In my anguish I cried out to Yahuwah ( ‘the Lord’) and He answered by setting me free” which is preceeded by 4 times crying out ” His love endures forever” )
then verse 6&7 ” Yahuwah is with me ; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Yahuwah is with me; He is my helper.” ( NIV)
Then the following verse gives us much to think on ” It is better to trust in Yahuwah, than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in Yahuwah than to put confidence in princes” KJV
Then the Father concluded by saying this “Do not be troubled by the ills of this world. Do not envy their ways for it leads only to destruction. But blessed is the man who follows the ways of Yahuwah, his walk will be blameless and My eyes will be continuously on him for good and not for harm. Such a man is a delight to Me and his prayers a fragrance before Me says Yahuwah. Do not be of the ranks of this world, do not dwell in their wicked ways or think of the things they speak of, but focus your eyes on My Son for He will keep and sustain you and keep your ways blameless before Me.
Trust in Me with all your heart and do not be afraid of those who can harm the body but cannot touch the soul. Your life is hidden with Me and I am the keeper of your soul. With me are peace and joy everlasting. I am the light of all your days on earth declares Yahuwah. You will walk in this new way and you will not stumble for I am able to keep you from stumbling. Do not look at the waves of the sea from the storm, look at My Son.
Do not fear the things the world fears, do not care for the things the world cares, for they have no hold on Me. I am the beginning and end of all things present, past and future.
Abide in My Word and your ways will be blameless. I bless the blameless for they are a delight to Me says Yahuwah. Let your heart not be downcast for I know the way in front of you and I have already made a way through the storm. Take courage My child for I am not slumbering nor sleeping, My eyes are always open”
After this I looked up ‘blameless’ and there are many references! We know that the blood of Christ has made us blameless before the Father. But know we seek to also walk blamelessly before Him in thought and deed. One of my favorite scriptures is Psm 84:11 ” For the Yahuwah God is a sun and shield; Yahuwah bestows favor and honor; No good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless” v 12 ” O Yahuwah Almighty, blessed is the man WHO TRUSTS IN YOU” NIV
And this takes us full circle from the first Word He gave us for 2011 “Do not be afraid. You must only believe” ( trust)
* Please read the article posted under “His Name” for a full explanation.
THE FATHER ALSO GAVE US THE FOLLOWING WORD THAT IS RECORDED ON THE HOME PAGE UNDER THE VIDEO FILES
“ The coming year is to be one of consistency says Yah. Of constantly applying My principals and the power of My Word to everything you do. It is time to live a true set-apart life by those who belong to Me, where you are operating in the world without being of the world. This requires diligent application of all the things you have been learning. You have your schedules, your talents , your projects; now you need sustained focussed action. Only My Spirit can pull it all together through you, using your millennium mindset. If the worldly mindset of greed, gain and self-glorification is given a foothold, you will remove yourself from the blessings, so beware of even a little leaven.
I delight in excellence, but it must be measured against My standards, not those of the world. Excellence is demonstrated by example. Speaking of it and writing about it is one thing, but being it is an altogether different thing and the only one that has any power. I call upon you to be excellent in everything that you do;have an excellent marriage,be excellent stewards of your resources , demonstrate excellence in your business pursuits, speak with excellence. Godly excellence brings peace, harmony and healing to all situations says Yahuwah. It can never be questioned or criticized and it shines My light into even the darkest situations..
As the cycle is completed My people are returning to understanding, they are seeking for the first time the true depth of the deceptions of the world. They are finding a hunger for the truth. There is only one source of that truth, My life giving Word, lived out by example in the lives of My children, transcending barriers of race and religion, restoring My family values, rediscovering the importance of community and family life.
People need to witness the example of excellence in your lifestyle. Good health and prosperity through feeding the body with life giving nutrients and feeding the mind and the soul with with the life giving sustenance of My Word. Apply My standards to everything that you do says the Lord. I will bless the work of your hands abundantly beyond your perception. You just need to be sure not to construct barriers that block the flow of the blessings. These are created when you decide to impose your will or ideas on any situation. My blessings cannot flow through mans will says Yahuwah of Hosts.
Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit ” says God.
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
“Man cannot serve God & Mammon”
We all know how religious types are in the habit of pulling one scripture out of the Bible, usually completely out of context, and then using it to support a position or a claim that they want to uphold, right? Well today’s topic may seem like me doing the same thing – but I would argue that in this case it is both applicable and effective. I truly believe that the majority of the people in the so called civilized world could completely change their lives by understanding the meaning of this and choosing to follow God instead of Mammon.
So who or what is Mammon?
That’s a great question and one that could be debated or analyzed to a degree far outside the scope of this article. Let’s just agree on something that is universally accepted. First of all, it is in someway connected to the pursuit of money and material things. Secondly – the scripture itself suggests that choosing Mammon over God would be a choice that takes you away from the place God wants you to be in. If you want to really get into the meat of what mammon is really all about, I highly recommend that you do some studying and let the Lord enlighten you. I suggest the book “Living on the Third River” by Craig Hill, this should be a huge eye opener for you. It can be found at http://www.faithandworkresources.com/store_items_view.asp?itemid=18431
(I am not connected to this site by the way)
Today, I have asked the Lord to give me some wisdom to share with you on the subject.
How often do you think about money? When you make decisions about what to do or have, are they governed by how much things cost? Are your future plans and goals based on how much money you will be able to acquire in the future?
For most people, the answer to these questions is a big Yes! Most people live their lives worrying and stressing about money and planning ways to get more of it so that their lives can be better. Sadly, most never get what they are striving for and those that do, find that life is not necessarily better – it is just different.
You can read traditional old “religious” literature that will tell you that God wants you to be poor. The writers suggest that having nothing somehow makes it easier for you to get closer to the Lord and that He prefers you that way. On the other side of the coin, you have all of the self-help gurus and the so called “prosperity movement” who will all tell you in their books, TV shows, and seminars that God wants you to be rich! So, who is correct? Well, in a way they are both right and they also are wrong.
What the Lord has clearly shown me is that he doesn’t care about how much money you have or don’t have. He is not interested in what things you have or wish that you had. He is only interested in your heart. He is only interested in having a personal, intimate relationship with you.
He wants to spend time with you, to hear your questions, to listen to your fears, to hear your prayers. He takes delight in any time that he gets to spend with you and only you. He would love to sit for hours and hear what’s on your heart, to learn about your desires and dreams and to help you to see that the easy way to live a life that is fulfilling and without stress is to become as much like Him as you possibly can.
He cannot teach you his ways if you are spending all of your time watching TV, playing golf, playing video games, going to the mall, etc etc, or working extra hours to get more money to buy more things.
Now, don’t fall into the trap of thinking that the old religious crowd could be right and this means that you are not supposed to have anything nice. This is completely untrue. God wants you to have the desires of your heart and he is delighted to see you achieve them. The thing that you will notice though, is that the more time you spend talking to him one on one, the more you get to understand how highly he regards you and you will find that the desires of your heart will start to change.
You will start thinking of different things that you can do with your money, you will look to do more things that you know that He would want you to do. This is where you start to make the transition away from serving Mammon towards serving God. You see, if you are not serving one, then by default, you are serving the other.
Most people are serving Mammon without even knowing they are doing it, and in doing so they are blocking themselves from joy and peace and bringing untold levels of stress into their lives. The three biggest ‘killers’ in the world as we know it today are; heart attack, stroke and cancer. It is a documented fact that these conditions are exacerbated or in some cases, caused by stress.
Escaping the service of Mammon is better than any drug. It is a preventative treatment rather than an attempt at a cure. “So it’s that easy then” I hear you ask. Well it is that simple but by no means is it easy. In fact, for most of us it is the single most difficult thing we could ever attempt. We live in a world surrounded by manipulation and temptation.
On a daily basis you are systematically bombarded with ads on the radio, TV, Internet, magazines, newspapers, and on and on. Everything is designed to get you to want to buy something, to acquire something bigger, better newer or tastier than what you already have. It is incredibly powerful and works mightily.
Often, we get so determined to have something that we get it even when we don’t actually don’t have the money for it, using consumer credit cards and then worrying how to pay for it later. That decision immediately enslaves you as a servant of Mammon. You are locked in because now you can’t think about having time to spend with God because you have to pay back the credit cards or the bank loan.
Have you found yourself in that position? Are you in that position today? Do you want to get out? Send me an email if you want help with a particular situation and would like us to pray for you. (In-Amen@gmail.com) Otherwise, just read this prayer and have faith that the Lord is just eagerly waiting to hear from you and is just waiting for the chance to be a part of your life and to help you feel better about everything.
Father God in Heaven, thank you that you care about me so much and that you are interested in hearing about my situation. Lord I have messed up with my finances. I have got myself into debt and made myself a servant of Mammon because I now have to strive to pay back all of this money I owe. Please show me how to think differently about money, teach me how to use money as a tool and not let it manipulate me and cause me to make bad choices.
Father, I will do my very best to talk to you about all the future financial decisions and I thank you in advance that your wisdom will guide me. Help me to find the ways and means to get myself out of this situation and teach me to follow you and not Mammon in the future. Thank you that you hear this prayer today, in the name of Jesus.
Now don’t think that everything is going to change tomorrow. But, do understand that it has already started to change. You are now fully aware of the situation you are in and the difficulty of the challenge ahead, but guess what? You have the Creator of the entire universe on you side! There is no way you can lose. You just have to choose to follow God and no one else. You see, you don’t ever have to worry about what not to do and who not to follow. All that stuff makes things unnecessarily complex and stressful. All you need to know is that if you follow what God wants for you, if you chat to Him, ask His advice, you won’t go far wrong. Simple? Yes! Easy? No but it fills each day with purpose and makes you feel a whole lot better. Give it a try!
Blessings to you.
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Saturday, August 21st, 2010
“You are witnessing the difficulties of discipline. If it had been easy few would have perished in the past, few would have fallen out of obedience with Me and invoked My displeasure. Perseverance is important, pressing through in difficult times is essential. I want to bring you encouragement. Regard not the difficulties and the challenges for they are not yours to overcome anyway. I am the true overcomer .
Constant contact is greatly important, the inflowing of My spirit and the anointing that I have prepared for you will equip you with the wisdom needed to overcome all challenges and to bring forth an abundance of blessings. Now is not the time to shrink back from the edge of the precipice, now is the time to go boldly forward to throw yourself over the edge and to soar like the eagle. The mother of the fledgling pushes him over the edge, confident in his ability to soar. The fledgling has no such knowledge, the only way he could ever know to fly is to be forced into the air in the first place.
Let us continue this journey together, you have the formula, this is your roadmap for the journey, follow it closely and you will not lose your way. What manner of a traveler would set forth on his journey without a map? Remember to have a clear picture of your destination, therein lies the importance of the ‘written’ vision. What manner of a traveler would have a map that leads to nowhere?.
Be joyful and be blessed. Be obedient and be blessed, I am with you on every step of the path shown on the map. Take heed not to stray from the path as there are others lying in wait, even devourers lie there. Fear not as they are easily avoided. The path may be narrow, but it is plain to see for those that have the right map and eyes to watch for it.
There is great purpose, strength and power in the things I communicate to you. Seek to surround yourself with the things of which I speak and do not ever underestimate the things that would be achieved as a result of your obedience. Stretch yourselves and increase you faith as I will increase My faithfulness among you “
* The Formula is under ‘our story’ on the Home Page
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