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Lessons From the Secret Place – Lesson 7: Lift up Weary Hands

Last week I had a disturbing dream. When I awoke, I asked the Lord to show me what it meant.  Following is what I received:  The hope of many in the church as grown cold.  The pressures of life and the voices of the world have beaten down my church and many of my children are “lying on the floor in the fetal position feeling defeated and hopeless.”  Many are contemplating whether they still even want to go on in their faith.  They are struggling to see me in the culture, their churches, and in their own lives.  The enemy has crept into their homes and churches with his bullying lies.   He is attempting to deceive my Bride into believing that I am a cold, uncaring God, and in some cases has convinced them I do not even exist.  He is trying to remove all hope from my people. The enemy is coming in to tempt the weak in faith with treats (pleasures) to build their trust and to gain their favor.  He knows the “sweet spot” and is tirelessly wo...

Vision of the Lord’s Army

As I was praying this morning I saw a vision.  In my vision I saw a might, vast army marching shoulder to shoulder, row after innumerable row.  This army was marching from two places: Heaven and Earth.  As they marched, they were merging into one POWERFUL AND VAST ARMY. THE LORD’S ARMY!!! They were being led by a chariot of fire.  Next, I saw a battlefield strewn with bodies and the Lord’s army taking out the enemy forces left and right. Angels and men, linking arms and fighting back-to-back.  The slain were not from the Lord’s Army.   In the Lord’s Army, whenever a man was injured, his angel counterpart would lift him up and touch the wound bringing instant healing so he could resume his position in the battle.  The Lord spoke to me and said, “The human portion of the army is made up of my sold out, surrendered, obedient children who are willing to take a stand for righteousness.   They are workplace warriors, homemakers, neighborhood “...

Lessons From the Secret Place – Lesson 6 Favor Isn’t Fair

I am in a season of transition and my blogging has been scattered and inconsistent.  I believe it will remain this way for the unforeseeable future.  I will endeavor to blog as the Lord leads but cannot promise consistency as in the past.   Today I want to relate the events of our family’s weekend experiences as they relate to God’s favor.   Psalm 5:12, For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield. (ESV) Friday, our dear friend Joe, his son Caden, Scott, Samuel, and I embarked on a three-day whirlwind trip to Las Cruces, NM to help our daughter Emma and son-in-law Josh move to TX!!!   The five of us set off early Saturday morning to a clear and beautiful day.  We traveled unhindered from Temple, TX to El Paso, where we picked up a U-Haul trailer and continued our journey to Las Cruces.  The day was sunny and clear, the boys had a great time gaming and being all around silly.  I enjoyed some much-nee...

Lessons From the Secret Place – Lesson 5: Signs of the Times

Today’s lesson is much heavier than I normally send.  However, it is a timely message that the Bride needs to hear!! In a dream I had last night, I was traveling throughout a city and everywhere I looked there were clocks of all varieties hanging in the sky.  I noted that they all had the same time, but no one could change them to set them in sync.  When I woke after the dream, I knew it was something I needed to talk with the Father about. As I sat down to talk with the Father, I asked him what the clocks meant.  I am going to share with you what I received.   The signs of the times area all around you.  As in my dream some signs are beautiful and others not.  God is beginning to open the eyes of our hearts to see what is happening behind the veil.  He is going to show us what is happening in the spirit realm so we can partner with Him to work on earth the things being done in the heavenlies.  He needs laborers who will bring His Kingdo...

Lessons From the Secret Place – Lesson 4: Joy is God’s Will for His Children

When I woke up on Friday morning a children’s song about happiness was running over and over in my mind.  I have been learning that the song on my mind when I awaken is usually something the Lord wants to speak to me about in the secret place. As I began journaling, I asked the Lord what he wanted to teach me about happiness.  I want to share with you what I received.   God’s desire for us is joy.  The world’s happiness is a byproduct of our circumstances.  God’s joy is the work of Holy Spirit deep within our soul that allows us to walk in God’s joy and peace even when our circumstances are not “happy.”  Joy is lasting, happiness is fleeting! The world seeks happiness at any cost.  They will compromise with sin and self-destructive behaviors all in their pursuit of happiness- only in the end to “find” it and then to realize that it has once again slipped away.  The pursuit of happiness is always a dead end.  Yes, moments of happiness app...

Lessons From the Secret Place - Lesson 3: God is Ever Present

As I was sitting in the backyard spending time with the Lord this morning he began to speak to me about his presence.  I have been making it a habit to journal my conversations with the Lord and as I sat outside, He began to speak.   He pointed out the sound of the wind, the beautiful song of the birds.  He told me that creation declares Him all the time, however, often his people fail to recognize the message they bring.  The birds sing over us songs of love from our Father.  They sing over us hope, peace, joy, and deliverance.   How often do we go through an entire day and barley acknowledge the God of the universe?  How often do we hear the birds or feel the gentle breeze and yet fail to recognize God in them?  How often do we stop to think about God’s presence, his grace, or his watch care?   As I listened, I felt the Lord saying that he longs for his Bride to recognize him in all things.  He is in the wind.  He i...

Lessons From the Secret Place - Lesson 2: God is calling us out of the Boat

God has been speaking to me about going deeper with him.  This has been a recurring theme in my secret place encounters of late.  Today I felt the Lord speak to me about what that looks like and why it is necessary.  I want to share that message with you.   God wants to take us into deeper levels of revelation and knowledge in him.   Webster 1828 dictionary defines revelation as: The act of disclosing or discovering to others what was before unknown to them; appropriately, the disclosure or communication of truth to men by God himself, or by his authorized agents, the prophets and apostles. Knowledge is defined as: learning; illumination of mind. Ephesians 1:17-19, That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance ...