I will remember to rejoice for where I am now and where HE will take me from here!

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by MARSHA BURNS:

Look how far you have come!  The difficulties that you have endured and overcome have instructed you and driven you to find Me in a more meaningful and concrete way.  Your days of trouble are not to be disdained; they are to be recognized as a necessary part of your growth process.  Don't lament, says the Lord.  Rejoice for where you are now and where I will take you from here. 

Psalms 32:8 "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye."

Great word from Bev Robinson ...

November 29, 2013. Turn the tables on unhappiness. You can do this, precious one. I know you don't want to, but do it anyway. Take your thoughts captive to thankfulness. Not just for one day. Instead let this be the first day of a lifestyle change. Tell Me the things about which you are disappointed and hurt, then turn the tables onto that for which you are thankful.  Don't stop thinking about the matter until you do this. King David did and this is one of the reasons he is a man after My heart.

Acts 13:22 (NLT) "But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, 'I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.' "  Bev Robinson

And another great teaching by Jim Wilder posted by JoyStarters ...

Sin/Transgression/Iniquity—What’s the Difference?

by CB

There is a difference, and it’s important. Jim breaks it out in this recently released volume of JimTalks.

Sin should look really terrible, but that is the problem with it. It doesn’t seem to remember that when it is making its appearance. Sin tempts us precisely because it looks so good!

In Jim’s own words, “Sin came to my attention first when I was reading when Moses was up on the mountain with God. He asked if he could see God pass by and God put him in that little cleft in the rock. And as they were talking Moses made the point that God was merciful to our transgressions, sins and iniquities. To him they were very different concepts.”

“At that point in my own Christian life I hadn’t thought there was any difference between them. They were three words that meant the same thing; but it got me curious why Moses would mention the three things separately. So I looked up all the scriptures related to those words and that is why we have more than 8 hours of talking on iniquity in volume 30! And while they all indicate something wrong with us, they are really quite different.”

Transgressions involve a command or a law. “Without the law there is no transgression.” If the law says you should go 35 and you go 37 that is a transgression. Had there been no law you could go 37 with no problem. If the law says “thou shalt stop at this corner,” there is a red stop sign. If you don’t stop that is also a transgression because the law says you should stop and you didn’t. If there was no sign, there would be no transgression. Understanding that one is the easiest.

Sin in both the Old and New Testament is an archery term. In the New Testament Greek it simply means you missed the mark. You can miss the target in any number of different ways: too high, too low, to the side, fall short of the target, shoot past the target—just all kinds of ways you can miss the target. The archery term literally means that your arrow did not reach as far as it needed to.

That is why Paul said, when he was trying to make it clear to Greek speakers, that “all have sinned and missed the mark and fallen short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 It is a very specific kind of falling short of what you were asked to do…for instance God asks you to love those that hate you and be merciful to your enemies. But, often when you find your enemies you just want to pound their noses—that is falling short of what you should be doing.

Iniquity is a more difficult concept. With transgression you clearly have a choice: you stop or you don’t stop. You follow the law or you don’t follow the law. With sin, you might give it your best shot and still not make it as far as God wants you to go. With sin you are trying but simply are not making it.

Iniquity is a word that means something is deformed; it is a deformity. There is something not right about you.

The interesting thing is that in the New Testament, the Greek does not appear to have any direct corresponding word for that, just like there is not a corresponding word for sin. They are close, but iniquity is even more difficult. Usually in the passages in the Old Testament whenever the word used is translated “iniquity,” the New Testament talks about “weaknesses.” Often that is translated into English as infirmities or weaknesses.

Leprosy is an iniquity in the skin; it is a weakness in the skin. Blindness is an iniquity in the eyes. If your friend tries to pass a kidney stone and his legs swell up and things were not running they way they should…some of those things are just deformities. There is nothing he can do about it. There is no way he can change that by willing harder or just obeying. He is dealing with some things about himself that are not the way they are supposed to be.

Physically that is okay. Christians don’t have trouble saying, “my back is out” or “my left leg is too short,” or “my eyesight is deformed or I have other kinds of deformities.” When they become deformities of character or personality or even deformities in outlook on the world—those are the ones that are much more insidious.

It is in that context that I want to suggest that our society’s outlook on sexuality is pretty deformed and culture is actively in the process of helping deform it even more.

Women in South America have the idea that they have to look a certain way or they won’t be lovable. They believe it. They can look at their bodies and find out what is wrong with them, from their point of view that makes them unlovable. But that is not the way it was supposed to be—that is an iniquity, a deformity in outlook. Their concept of who they are has been misshaped in some way. And, South America does not have the corner on that.

This lays a foundation for what iniquity means in the development of sexual predator impulses for men and women. Most readers would probably think the term “predator” only applies to people who are in San Quentin. However, predatory impulses are not a rare and strange thing that happens to just a few people. Everyone is wired with sexual predator impulses; that is normal and automatic; it’s easy to do. No brains required. Anyone can feel this reaction.

Next week we will delve more into those predator instincts that seem to be the baseline wiring of our species! Chris and I hope that making plain the differences between sin, transgression and iniquity is helpful.

These words posted by Ras and Bev Robinson were very comforting to me this morning!

November 21, 2013. I have heard your heart of thanksgiving for things I have done for you. That brings Me great pleasure, for indeed you are blessed as you go out and blessed as you come in. Yes, there have been troubles facing you, but you have received again and again My outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Having done so, I have put you in the overcomer position beside Me. Resist the urge to live by your fleshly temptations and urges. The world and the devil must be resisted. Lean on Me and win.

Psalm 54:7 (NIV) "For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes." Ras Robinson

 

November 21, 2013. My purpose of coming to earth was to save you. It was not a onetime event and then I leave you on your own to handle life. I am present with you now, continuing to save you. The best thing for you, precious one, is to turn to Me and walk with Me before you get into the thick of things that pull you down. I will be with you for the rest of your days. I will never leave you on your own. I am always there for you.

Hebrews 13:6 (ESV) "So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?" Bev Robinson

I love this word posted by Marsha Burns for this time ... in this hour!

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by MARSHA BURNS:

The forces of darkness are at work to infiltrate every part of the world and world systems. Your exemption from this corruption is only available by My Spirit, and you must choose light over darkness and good over evil. You must take a stand for all that is righteous, regardless of the pressure to choose otherwise, says the Lord. It will take effort, but you are well able to do right.

Isaiah 54:17 "No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from Me," Says the LORD."

O what a beautiful word by Bobby Connor posted on The Elijah List ...

Bobby Conner:

The Secret to True Boldness

An extremely wise man penned these thought-provoking words:
"The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion" (Proverbs 28:1).
Within this short Scripture, we discover an exceptionally significant truth: The righteous are bold as a lion. This truth helps to unlock the mystery of our chronic, spiritual weakness and daily struggles to become Christlike. What is that mystery?
It is a mystery that the devil, the foe of our soul, knows – and a truth that few Believers understand. If the righteous are bold as a lion, then it follows that purity produces power! What else follows? The corollary truth: If purity produces power, then sin produces weakness.
In light of this truth, what is the devil's strategy? He seeks to sidetrack us into as much contamination as he possibly can to render us powerless in the Kingdom of God. Sin brings shame, and shame produces timidity and fear.
By this sobering truth we may judge our true spiritual maturity: If we lack power, we lack holiness. We may have received Christ's righteousness imputed to us at our salvation, but we are still walking in the flesh as carnal Christians. Take this to heart, brothers and sisters in Christ: A lack of demonstrated power is a testimony to our carnality.
We must walk in purity if we are to walk in real power (see Psalm 66:18).
Once we discover the foremost reason for our lack of genuine power – a lack of genuine holiness – we can move forward with a repentant heart. We can ask the Lord to deliver us from everything that separates us from Him, be it carnal thoughts, bitter root judgments, toxic emotions, or disobedient, ungodly habits and attitudes. Without question, our sin is the principle reason for our continual failure to walk like Christ.
The Word tells us, "As He is, so are we in this world" (1 John 4:17). If we are not Christlike – loving like Christ, behaving like Christ, and thinking like Christ – then we have a sin problem, plain and simple. Don't allow sin to rob you of your joy and fruitfulness.
Never forget the devil always attempts to counterfeit the gifts of God. Therefore, if godly purity results in true boldness, the devil's counterfeit is arrogance produced by human pride. God likewise always resists the proud, but offers outstanding, overflowing grace to the humble (see 1 Peter 5:5).
God's warning is exceedingly clear: "Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14 NIV).
We must live lives of radical holiness, no matter the consequences – but don't confuse holiness with man-made legalism. True holiness is born of the law of the Spirit and produces overflowing life and peace, while religious legalism is born of the letter of the law and produces only barrenness and death. Remember, where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (see 2 Corinthians 3:17).
Join me in David's prayer and ask God to create within us a pure, clean heart (see Psalm 51:6), knowing that God is faithful and just to cleanse us from all unrighteousness and sin (see 1 John 1:9). He freely gives us the clean heart we desire (see Psalm 51:10).
Lift up your head and rejoice! Reject sin and shame, knowing you have been forgiven. You have been given a fresh start in Christ our righteousness.
God bless you on your journey into Christlikeness!
Bobby Conner
Eagles View Ministries
Email: manager@bobbyconner.org
Website: bobbyconner.org
Bobby Conner: This "Gentle Giant" is uniquely anointed with refreshing humor and razor-sharp prophetic accuracy which has been documented around the world. Bobby's dynamic capacity to release outstanding demonstrations of the miraculous – healings, signs and wonders – reveals the very heart of the Father toward us! Surviving a dramatic abortion attempt by his mother, being rescued again by the hand of God from drug dealing and suicide, the story of Bobby Conner is a display of a man who now walks in his God-ordained destiny to set others free! Highly esteemed as an internationally acclaimed conference speaker, Bobby has ministered effectively to over 45 foreign countries as well as here in the States for many years.

Great post on how Charlie cured his anxiety ...

http://charliehoehn.com/2013/05/19/how-i-cured-my-anxiety/

Here's an exerpt of what he wrote ...

“Adults are just obsolete children.” – Dr. Seuss

Have you ever witnessed a little kid working out on a treadmill?
Or meeting up with a friend to chat over coffee?
Or wearing a suit and making cold-calls?
Or attending a networking conference to hand out their business cards?
NO. That stuff is lame and boring. If you saw a kid doing any of those things, you would laugh and wonder what the hell was wrong with them.
Kids don’t run to get in shape; they run to feel the grass beneath their feet and the wind on their face.
Kids don’t have a chat over coffee; they pretend and make jokes and explore the outdoors.
Kids don’t go to work; they play their favorite games.
Kids don’t network; they bond with other fun kids while playing.
There is no ego. There is no guilt. There is no past to regret, and no future to worry about. They just play.
And that’s what I’d forgotten, what I’d been missing, all along.


Giving myself permission to PLAY was the cure for my anxiety. It was a subtle but powerful shift in how I viewed the world.


And these are the questions he said to ask yourself ...

If you’re struggling with anxiety… Take a moment to ask yourself the following questions:

1. Am I allowing myself to have regular guilt-free play with friends?
2. Am I sitting and staring at a screen for most of the day?
3. Am I consuming information that’s feeding my anxiety? (e.g. conspiracy websites, fear-mongering news)
4. Am I moving enough each day to break a sweat and physically exhaust myself? (i.e. lifting heavy weights, playing sports, sprinting)
5. Am I outside getting natural sunlight and fresh air each day? (I couldn’t get enough sun at the time, so I did 30-days of Vitamin-D + fish oil, along with Vitamin-B. Both helped me ease up and feel better)
6. Am I sleeping eight hours per night?
7. Am I consuming too many stimulants (caffeine, sugar, grain carbs) and depressants (alcohol, drugs) throughout the week?

NOW let's go play ... all the time ... no matter what I'm doing!

12 Common Magnesium Deficiency Symptoms ...

1. Anxiety
2. Weak Bones
3. Low Energy
4. Weakness
5. Inability to Sleep
6. PMS and Hormonal Imbalances
7. Irritability
8. Nervousness
9. Headaches
10. Abnormal Heart Rhythm
11. Muscle Tension, Spasms, Cramps
12. Fatigue

Jillee's Top Ten Uses for Pepermint Oil ...

1. Increased energy and allertness - Rub a drop of oil under the nose to help improve concentration and alertness.
2. Indigestion, heartburn and bloating - Massage several drops on your abdomen, place a drop on wrists, or inhale to soothe motion sickness or general nausea.
3. Relief from numbness to hands and arms brought on by anxiety.
4. Stomach pain and muscle cramps.
5. Relieves cols, congestion and sinus pain - Massage 2-3 drops (along with a carrier oil) onto chest or drop into a humidifier to help clear sinus and lung congestion.
6. Common respiratory ailments.
7. Foot refresher - Put a few drops of peppermint oil in smelly shoes for a much fresher experience for all! :-)
8. Relief for nausea, vomiting and seasickness - put a drop on tongue and hold it to the roof of  mouth and also apply to temples.
9. A refreshing drink and fresh breath - try water with a drop of peppermint oil or lemon oil or both!
10. Critter control - if you have a problem with ants in your house, leave a peppermint soaked cotton ball in their pathway.  

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2013/11/my-top-ten-favorite-uses-for-peppermint-essential-oil.html?utm_source=getresponse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=onegoodthing&utm_content=%5B%5Brssitem_title%5D%5D

I just love this excerpt from a word posted on The Elijah List by Eileen Fisher ...

... For I say, "Seek first the Kingdom of God. Let My righteousness do rightness all around you. For, understand, when those come to oppose you – lift up My right hand, My Word, against that. For My left hand will sustain you, and My right hand will give you the direction of counsel, by My Spirit.

www.elijahlist.com

Has this word by Bev Robinson from the LORD ever happened to you?

November 5, 2013. Don't think that you need to find a way out of the challenge before you. This thought has run through your mind. Dismiss it immediately. I called you to it. Yes, it is a challenge. In the long run it will be a big blessing, but you have to put your mind to it and your heart in it. Start by thinking back to when I brought it to mind and the excitement you felt. I will turn anxiety into excitement and you can complete the event in joy.

Galatians 5:14 (NASB) "For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement," You shall love your neighbor as yourself ." Bev Robinson 

 

http://fullnessonline.org

 

The LORD'S just amazing to me. So many of the things I'm reading these days has the word JOY in them and THRIVE and EXCITEMENT and FUN and it is truly wonderful!

These are both such confirming and right on words for me I just had to share them you!

November 4, 2013. You have been double-crossed by someone close to you. The hurt has been a sting and constant ache in your heart through the years. It is good that you have forgiven over and over again. You have also done well to hold no grudges. The only thing that remains after numerous effort at forgiving is to cancel in your mind as much of the memory as possible. Additionally, ask Jesus to forgive the person for you and to erase the entire memory. Together we win. Only ask and I will do it.

1 Peter 4:8 (AMP) "Above all things have intense and unfailing love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins [forgives and disregards the offenses of others]." Ras Robinson
November 4, 2013. I know you don't remember at the front of your mind, as you live daily, everything you have read and heard, so this is a reminder. Don't dwell on failures, mistakes or sorrows. When these thoughts come, and for sure they will, don't let them take up residence in your mind. This is not good for your mental health and the health of your whole body. Trust Me, it isn't just the thoughts, but such thoughts trigger many unhealthy things in your body. Precious, I love you.

Philippians 4:9 (AMP) "Practice what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and model your way of living on it, and the God of peace (of untroubled, undisturbed well-being) will be with you." Bev Robinson

 http://fullnessonline.org

And my favorite verse for today ...

Psalm 30:11-12 "You did it: you changed wild lament into whirling dance; You ripped off my black mourning band and decked me with wildflowers. I’m about to burst with song; I can’t keep quiet about you. God, my God, I can’t thank you enough."

 

And this is the verse I highlighted in my daily Bible reading today. I just loved reading this verse in 'The Message' version. It really made me want to do those things, yes break out into a whirling dance and deck myself with wildflowers and to burst forth in song. O I can just see it now! And I can't thank GOD enough!!!

And I love John Paul Jackson's latest teaching ...

Here's an excerpt from it ...

Jesus taught us to pray, “Lead me not into temptation.” This applies to theology just as much as it applies to anything else. “Father God, lead me away from the things in my mind that would cause me to lean toward temptation. Lead me away from the mental strongholds, opinions, false doctrines and everything else that could cause me to lean toward darkness and not toward Your light and truth.”

www.streamsministries.com

Isn't this a beautiful word by Kevin Robinson?

November 1, 2013. Yes, those are holy angelic encounters you've been experiencing. They're the ones who have been doing warfare on your behalf. I have positioned heavenly angels to protect you and keep you from serious harm and danger. Those fleeting and fast moving objects out of the corner of your eye are a brief glimpse of their presence. When you wonder if you just faced an angel, the probability is high that you did. There is no need to be afraid. I have sent them as messengers, warriors and ministers for your benefit.

Psalm 91:11 (NASB) "For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways." Kevin Robinson

 

http://fullnessonline.org