[ ] DETERMINATION


You need "bulldog" endurance and perseverance. You can't be a "pansy" and you can't be a quitter. Be a warrior and remember: "If you don't quit, you will win!" (But if you quit, you can't win!)


[ ] PRIORITIES


You need to put God's program FIRST in life. He will show you when you need to spend time for family, for recreation, and for fellowship. At times, He may have you spend LOTS of time on family, recreation, and fellowship.


But don't try to replace God's Kingdom as your top priority. "You seek first the kingdom of God, and all things will be added unto you." [Matthew 6:33]






Forget your past! Don't nurse it, don't curse it, and don't rehearse it. Turn loose of your past.


"Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead. I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." [Philippians 3:13-14]



Many people are like the monkey who was holding a jar with his other hand inside the jar, holding onto a banana. His owner-trainer wanted to give him a BIG reward but the monkey wouldn't let go of - or, release - what he was holding onto and thereby limited himself: he couldn't receive the reward.




But you say-- wasn't it a word of the Lord? Yep- it sure was: His word and my application. Once we get a glimpse of the legacy Jesus wants to leave through our lives, it is imperative we don't "just do it" or try to make it happen out of our own understanding. Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. God must be allowed to make us into the message He has called us to bring. When He brings His purposes to pass in our lives, they will have an undeniable mark of His Presence. The work will look like Jesus, not like us. True vision from the Lord is conceived from intimacy with the Lord. And when that vision is brought forth according to His timing and ways, it will bear the reflection of His face.

It is said we are in a marathon, not a sprint.

I must disagree. We are in neither. We are in a relay. If we are not raising up the next generation to take the baton and run, we have missed the point entirely. If our life vision does not outlive us or see beyond ourselves, it is far too small. I challenge you in this fast-paced culture of the bottom-line to take time to seek the Lord's face. Ask Jesus to cause you to fall deeper in love with Him... to become so desperate for Who He is that nothing else matters but the desires of His heart. Ask Him to show you any areas where you have followed after other lovers or let your first love grow cold. Take time to let Jesus cultivate in you by His Spirit the legacy of a life laid down at His feet, longing to be poured out and wasted in love, lavished in intimacy on the One Who first poured out everything in love for you . Go ahead waste your life. Waste it all-- as long as you waste it on Him.

"So I will restore to you the years . . . the locust [the enemy] has eaten. You will eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; My people will never be put to shame." [Joel 2:25-26]


"As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today, I declare that I will restore DOUBLE to you." [ Zechariah 9:11-12]


"Instead of your shame you will have DOUBLE honor, and instead of confusion they will rejoice in their portion. Therefore, in their land they will possess DOUBLE." [Isaiah 61:7]


"I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they will increase and bear young [be fruitful]; I will make you inhabited as in former times, and do better for you than at your beginnings. Then you will know that I am the LORD." [Ezekiel 36:11]

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL FUTURE!!!

Door 5: Door of the Restoration of the Tabernacle of David Amos 9:11 On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old.
We are in days of devastations, wars and rumors of war that continue to rock the daily news. As our earthly realm intensifies, God is releasing the keys of David to unlock prophetic fulfillment Amos 9:11 and the restoration of the Tabernacle of David so that we might see His Kingdom rule reign over our lives, regions, states and nations. God is breathing upon a wineskin that is manifesting in a new passion that is rising in God’s people to worship Him, to be with Him, and to be gathered in corporate expressions of worship and fellowship. This desire is increased when we simply respond and gather together corporately to worship and to “spur one another on towards love and good deeds” Heb 10:24. The desire to be in His Presence is from God. It is the seed bed in which the tabernacle of David will be restored. We believe God is calling California to pioneer a whole new wineskin. God wants to give us the land, to see it restored and to see the salvation and discipling of the nations. However, taking our portion, stewarding it forward, and raising up the Tabernacle of David is an ongoing, daily process. In order to build it, we need to repent of the big event mentality and understand that the race set before us is a marathon, not a sprint.

^{We are now in a time when we are being called into account in how we view and treat each other. 1 Cor 13:1 admonishes, though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become a sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. Yes, building a foundation of love with other brothers and sisters in Christ is a very slow process. However, it was Jesus’ way and He changed the world. As we purpose to do this, it is almost as if God is sitting in heaven with a huge eraser and the offenses towards others in the body of Christ suddenly can’t be remembered. There will be a supernatural work of bringing people back into right alignment and relationship with each other.}


Have you not already prayed seven times or more? Have you not seen the cloud at a great distance the size of a man’s hand? Do you not believe that I am sending this tiny cloud to break the drought and flood your rivers? I tell you last night something was birthed that will sweep your city with revival fires no one can extinguish. Let not the smallness or the mystery of the unknown place a road block. Instead, be the watchman at the gate and swing wide the door that lets the King of Glory come into your city, your family, your church, your heart. King of Glory, come and reign. Spread your wings and fly on the currents of the Holy Spirit. Step back and see what I alone can do. Only give Me all the glory.

Zechariah 4:10 “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel's hand. For these seven lamps represent the eyes of the LORD that search all around the world." ~ Ras Robinson






ELIJAH SENT HIS SERVANT

SEVEN TIMES TO SEE

IF RAIN UPON THE HORIZON

WAS SOON A POSSIBILITY

AND ON THE LAST TIME SENT

A LITTLE CLOUD APPEARED

NOT MUCH AT ALL TO GO ON

AFTER SO MUCH PRAYER

AND TEARS...



BUT OFF RAN THE PROPHET

IN FULL BLOWN SPRINT

MATCHING AND BEATING

THE STRIDE, OF A CHARIOT

THE VISION BECAME PLAIN

IT WOULD NOT TARRY

AND THAT IS WHY THE ORACLE

WAS IN SUCH A HURRY

HE RAN WITH IT ALL THE WAY

TO THE CITY

OUT PACING EVEN A KING

THE SOUND OF AN ABUNDANCE

OF POURING RAIN, IN THE OFFING



HIS PRAYERS WERE FINALLY ANSWERED

AND SO IT SHALL BE WITH US TOO

WHO HAVE STOOD FOR THE RAIN OF THE SPIRIT

THE GUSHING, NOW COMING

THE KING OF GLORY, NOW RUNNING

A CLOUD BURST NOW FALLING ON ME, ON YOU!

Thessalonians - He is coming in the clouds

1 Thessalonians 4:17
Then we, the living ones who remain [on the earth], shall simultaneously be caught up along with [the resurrected dead] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so always (through the eternity of the eternities) we shall be with the Lord!
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (in Context) 1 Thessalonians 4 (Whole Chapter)
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Rejoice It's A New Day
Betty Heimbach
Behold! It is a new day. It is a great and a terrible day. It is a great and awesome day, for the I AM is moving. Rejoice! It is a new day.
Hold on. Hold tight. Hold on to all that is good and wonderful. Hold on to My Word and rejoice that I am a faithful, merciful God. I honor My Word. I honor My promises. I keep My Word. Hold on to My promises in faith believing you will see My hand at work – bringing all things to fruition.
Let go. Release and let go. Let go of all that is not of Me. Let go of all that does not pertain to My ways. Let go of all that hinders you in your walk with Me. Let go of the past and reach out to what I am now doing. Reach out and grasp what is ahead. I am doing a new thing a brand new thing - in this new day. Rejoice!
Be alert, My children. Be watchful. I AM is moving among His people. I Am bringing justice. I AM pouring out My power on those who are seeking My face. My love is power. Walk in My love and find power as never before – power to pray, power to touch, power to speak My word, power to walk in victory. Rejoice! I Am pouring out My glory – My presence is coming to you as never before.
Diligently walk in My love, being ever alert and watchful for My moving. Be ready for whatever I do. Do not be like the Israelites, looking only for a Rescuing King, a king who would come to deliver and rule and reign. They were unable or unwilling to accept a carpenter deliverer – a king, riding into town on a donkey. It wasn’t what they expected. It wasn’t what they were looking for. I’m calling you to be ready to see Me in whatever form I choose to come to you; and accept what I am doing – whether it meets your expectations or not. I Am moving according to My plan. I am not confined by your desires or hopes or plans. I do so much more than you desire or ask, imagine or expect.
I say to you, ‘Look for Me in whatever way I choose to come.’ Be ready to move with Me in the direction I choose. Be ready to change direction quickly. Be ready to change anything I speak to you about. Be ready to let go of anything I put My finger on.
I Am preparing the way before you. I AM straightening out the crooked places; I AM leveling the rough places. I am moving, as I have spoken. The new day is here. You have been waiting and hoping for this day to come. The new day is here! Rejoice!
Behold it is a new day! It is a new day and I Am doing a new thing! Rejoice in the coming of My manifest presence. Rejoice in this new day of power and love. Keep your eyes on Me. Keep your focus on Me. Look up and rejoice!

End Time Prophetic Vision
http://www.etpv.org/whatsnew.html


We raise our hands in victory
when we praise
there should be a fire in your heart!
Consuming every part
the God we serve
will make His presence known
when we praise
let us praise
with fire in our heart!

Let me know as soon as you all agree, whether we are in a sprint, marathon or relay.

Until then I will sit back.