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6/27/09-

How are your Struts ?

On my way to work this morning, I began hearing a sound in my car, in the rear of the car. It sounded like something was loose in my trunk. When I arrived to work, I moved things around in the car, to see what could be causing the noise.

When I left from work, the things that had been shifted in the trunk of the car were still in place, yet driving down the highway this afternoon, “That” clunking sound” still continued.  I pulled into a gas station locally here, and again searched the trunk, checked the muffler, anything that could have been lose, yet still, I could not locate where the noise was coming from.  I then thought,  wisdom would be to have the car checked, for my own safety. I pulled into the automotive repair and explained the noise I was hearing as they took my car for a test drive. Sure enough nothing was lose in the trunk, however, to my surprise there was a strut that snapped. That would certainly explain the noise. J

The fact that the strut broke did not bother me, as there is always an indication when something needs to be fixed.  I however was not happy with the price of a strut.  None the less, I know that this has been paid for one way or another. Jesus paid it already.  For me I have noticed, more so recently that when things happen in the natural there is an indication of something in the supernatural as well. So, instead of getting caught up in the distraction of what is in the natural, I began looking into exactly what the strut serves a purpose for.  This is what  I found.

http://www.carpartswholesale.com/cpw/struts.html

·         A strut is a support consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression. Its main purpose is to strengthen a framework making it strong yet separated from one another

·         The Chapman strut is designed to act as a shock absorber and a wheel location device at the same time and is made to resist lateral forces

We have a new DNA, new Frame work in Christ. Our minds are renewed; hearts are transformed, as we begin to see our true image. Things that happen in the natural can if we allow it, to become the distraction of what we can learn, or as led by the Spirit of God.  When our drive in the natural is comfortable, then sometimes we need a strut to snap. Comfortable is not always good, as this can become complacency, and stagnation. We all have a shock absorber that resides within us. Our Safety becomes redefined, as we are led by the Spirit of God, not by the things or experiences of the past. That would be comfort ability and a place we no longer desire to be. Behold all things become new.

The balance I see in all this is that in order to remain balanced,  an aligning needs to happen, in our mindsets, in our hearts. This allows with a Holy Confidence, assurance, that no matter what goes on in our lives, Our Heavenly Father see’s it all, knows it all, and has made provision for each and every thing that happens in the natural.

I am reminded that we are to Rest in Him, and not to fret about such things, as these truly are significant in the natural, but to Trust and rely on Him with everything, to not become unbalanced, as this would be a seed of doubt or lack that would become the distraction.

We cannot be focused on lack, and believe our Father has supplied our every need richly.

So today, Who is whispering in your ear?

Matthew 10:28-31 (New King James Version)

²⁸ And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. ³⁰ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹ Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows

The Whole Armor of God- Ephesians 6

   
¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. ¹¹ Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ¹² For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,^[c] against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. ¹³ Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
¹⁴ Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. ¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; ¹⁸ praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— ¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Thankfulness and Prayer- Philipians 1- New King James Version

³ I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, ⁴ always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, ⁵ for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, ⁶ being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; ⁷ just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. ⁸ For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, ¹¹ being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

I thank you Father, when everything in the natural appears to be in upheaval or chaotic, that I always have a place of shelter and rest. There is absolutely no weapon formed against me, that will ever prosper. There is never anything that be done against you, but only for you.

Help us all, and help me that when things go astray and take me for a shock, that you are not only my absorber on good days, but always.  I rest in the confidence of Jesus, and strengthened by His joy through the circumstances.

6/25/09- Dream

24^th Floor

I dreamed I was in this very large building, as many others were with me, but there were two that I recall.  Myself and someone named David.  (no one I knew)

The goal in this dream was to reach the 24^th floor, and to find rest in a room in this building. The room number was  408. This was like a very large climb, as you could not reach to the 24^th floor of this building by an easier way.  There were no elevators, and there were very narrow places that had to be gone through to get to the 24^th floor. I am sensing this was a race of some kind, as the time that myself and others did not stop for breaks but just climbed.

In the process of going up to the 24h floor, there was what appears to be a very,  narrow walk way suspended literally in the air, and you could not walk across this without “Balance”. This was an obstacle for many, as this took great concentration and focus. When someone would attempt to walk across this, knowing there was nothing under you, meaning if you lost footing you would also plunge to your death. Everyone had to trust in the Lord’s guidance through this.

As I was attempting to cross this beam, with great balance and precision, there were others who tried very hard to get me distracted so I would lose balance, and fall to my death. There had to be stillness and quietness to get across this beam to reach that 24^th  floor. The distractions that were going on around me in essence, to try and stop me from my destiny, became the very distraction for those who were causing me distraction to reach their destiny.  I recall getting up to go across this beam, and it was dark around me, those who were with me, deliberately attempted to cause noise, in the atmosphere as it echoed, and trying to frighten me. That noise did not stop me from walking across. There was such a great urgency in this dream, as something very large (in the atmosphere) sensing with everything in me the Lord was doing was about to occur, and reaching this floor was a matter of life and death.

As the noise continued, I pursued where I was led to go, allowing the distractions from around me, to not be my focal point, but to be in check within me, and extremely focused with vision.

I reached the 24^th floor, and on this 24^th floor to my surprise was a very large room, that had wall to wall window, and very open. I recall seeing the beauty of the height from this floor, and as I stood gazing out and looking around me, as I was standing on an edge trusting the Lord, in awe of what I saw, an enemy came from behind me, began to push me off this ledge, from 24 floors up, knowing it would be my death, and then pulling me back as if to save me from a death. I recall tremendous fear attempting to grip me in this dream, while this torment was happening, but I also knew that the enemy would not win. I was led by God to do this climb with great urgency.

The enemy was there to torment me and to get me off guard, to become the distraction so to speak.  I recall hearing this voice, that asked me on this floor, how does the view look? I said, its absolutely beautiful, as I was in awe, is when the enemy whispered this. His voice shivered my insides, as I had to keep my emotions in check, as they were being tempted to give in to the whispers to believe I had reached my end. When I did not give in to the enemy, the enemy dis appeared and that “test” was done.

As quick as the enemy was there, he was gone.

Suddenly, after what I knew in my spirit to be a test, an attempt of a distraction, emotional distractions, was done, EVERYTHING changed. It was as If I was launched into a new dimension. (whole new arena so to speak). It was not until I was at this place, that I became very broken. During this climb, I had to keep my emotions in check, and not pay attention to my feelings. They would have become the distraction and I knew that the enemy would use my heart, and my feelings to plummet me to my death.

I was dancing or like floating in the heavenly is the only way I can describe it.

There were people everywhere here in this dimension, and they had a “knowing” of what was going on. I recall seeing a person on what represents the four corners of the earth. I saw it is directional and each corner shared something with me. (North, South, East, West) Everyone had great peace, but knowing that time was short. In this dream, I heard, “ Sound the Trumpet”, everyone was preparing themselves to be “HOME”. Home was not known to be here on this earth, but with the Father In heaven. In this was “preparation” making things right with the Lord, and an alarm, but with extreme excitement through this preparation.

I was seeing people I knew from “earth” from this height, from this atmosphere that knew time was short and preparing their hearts to be with the Heavenly Father forever.

There was great glory of God, as I was very overwhelmed and touched deeply by what I was seeing and hearing in this.

There was a great urgency for me to come back down and share this with others. I was supposed to share this with everyone. There was not a soul that I saw that was not preparing to be HOME. Everyone was talking about being home with the Father.  In this dream, there was coming a keen awareness of what “home” truly was. People were preparing themselves to have home in the heavenly with the Father of Heaven.

Revelation 4 (New King James Version)

Revelation 4

The Throne Room of Heaven

 ¹ After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”
² Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. ³ And He who sat there was^[a] like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. ⁴ Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns^[b] of gold on their heads. ⁵ And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices.^[c] Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the^[d] seven Spirits of God.
⁶ Before the throne there was^[e] a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. ⁷ The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. ⁸ The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:

      “ Holy, holy, holy,^[f]
      Lord God Almighty,
      Who was and is and is to come!”

⁹ Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰ the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
       ¹¹ “ You are worthy, O Lord,^[g]
      To receive glory and honor and power;
      For You created all things,
      And by Your will they exist^[h] and were created.”

Ephesians 1:2-25 (New King James Version)

² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Redemption in Christ

   
³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, ⁴ just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, ⁵ having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, ⁶ to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
⁷ In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace ⁸ which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, ⁹ having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, ¹⁰ that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both^[a] which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. ¹¹ In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, ¹² that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
¹³ In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, ¹⁴ who^[b] is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

   
¹⁵ Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, ¹⁶ do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: ¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, ¹⁸ the eyes of your understanding^[c] being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power ²⁰ which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹ far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
²² And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, ²³ which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Christ Our Peace

   
¹⁴ For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, ¹⁵ having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, ¹⁶ and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. ¹⁷ And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. ¹⁸ For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

Christ Our Cornerstone

   
¹⁹ Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, ²⁰ having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, ²¹ in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, ²² in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 3 (New King James Version)

Ephesians 3

The Mystery Revealed

 ¹ For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— ² if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, ³ how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, ⁴ by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), ⁵ which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: ⁶ that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, ⁷ of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

Purpose of the Mystery

   
⁸ To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, ⁹ and to make all see what is the fellowship^[a] of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;^{[b] 10} to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, ¹¹ according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹² in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. ¹³ Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

Appreciation of the Mystery

   
¹⁴ For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,^{[c] 15} from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, ¹⁶ that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, ¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸ may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— ¹⁹ to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
²⁰ Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, ²¹ to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Daniel 6:9-11 (New King James Version)

⁹ Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.

Daniel in the Lions’ Den

   
¹⁰ Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
¹¹ Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

Luke 15:4-7 (New King James Version)

⁴ “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? ⁵ And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ ⁷ I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

There were quite a few of us that went to the zoo this past weekend. It’s been years since I have had the opportunity to do this.  I love to capture in images/pictures what God is revealing through His beauty as this is displayed in everything that has been created by Him.

Every capture is moment of intimacy with the Father, as His expressed love is manifested in every living thing in the natural.  He created it, therefore He is in it. 

These images can be images in our mind, the pictures that are either enlightened by the glorious light of Lord (living) or those things that bring to the bones of the body, a dryness-such as lack, doubt, condemnation, and then become the “decoy” (distraction) to conceal the truth of  the love of the Father.

A decoy is a person, device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for.  (www.answers.com) 

I heard, Watch for the decoy, I saw the decoy, on the right was what was a living breathing duck. The decoy is meant to be  the  distraction  to what God is doing in our lives, to take the focus off the LIVING breathing Lord, Jesus. I am quickly reminded of Joseph. His brothers were jealous, as Joseph shared a dream with his brothers. His brothers attempted to “conceal” Joseph before his father, leaving him for dead as they stripped Joseph of his coat of many colors that were made for him.  

Joseph was a slave in Egypt, but the hand of God was still on him. There were many distractions that were thrown his way, decoys so to speak in attempt to conceal God within him. Joseph however, remained focused, when temptation arose, he resisted the temptations and the enemy fled.  He was successful in His relationship with the Lord, though his family  concealed his life, his body, the Lord was with him. He knew who he was, he knew the dream that was given to him though having shared it prematurely, God still restored the relationships with his brothers.

While in prison, the favor of God was upon Joseph.

In Genesis 39:

Genesis 39

Joseph a Slave in Egypt

 ¹ Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. ² The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. ³ And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand.

As Joseph, so shall you be. Stay watchful and gaze into my eyes, Where I lead, you will be. There is no place you have gone, or will go that I am not with you, for I have seen the end from the beginning. Keep watchful, let not the snares or pestilence be of deep concern to you, but the treasures I have hidden within you. The treasure you are within me. I say come up here, I say come up here, let me show and give to you all that I have promised as the rainbows, as the promise and the inheritance of the children of the most high God, I say to you, my children come find rest in me. My beloved, You are my beloved, I am your refuge and strength in times of trouble you are hidden within me, I am your rear guard, I am with you. I am vision, I am your vision, for apart from me, you can do nothing, I love you.

 Apart from me, you only have A Part of me, but I have come that you may receive all that I have for you. I desire you, I desire for you to receive in my fullness.

You have been engraved on the palm of my hands, what is engraved will always be, I know by name, I know you, there is nothing about you that is hidden from me, for I have created you.

My hand is upon you as was Joseph, I lay my hand upon your mind and renew each thought, bringing down every stronghold every decoy that would attempt to separate your mind from me. For I am truth. My hand is upon you, my children. When my sheep go to the pasture, I gently bring you back I am your comfort and guidance, I have set the paths before you, no harm will come to you, for I have you, I have you, I have never forsaken you, my love for you is from ever lasting to everlasting. You are blessed, for the inheritance you have my inheritance.

I am taking those who have hunched over, those who have sought me, I am raising you up, I am bringing you into alignment, I have taken every crooked path in your life, I have straigtened it, the narrow way, come with me, come I say come with me, into the rich fullness of my love of my bride. There is no harm that will come to you, no weapon that will prosper as you are clothed in my righteousness, you are my beloved.

Isaiah 54

¹² I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
      Your gates of crystal,
      And all your walls of precious stones.
       ¹³ All your children shall be taught by the LORD,
      And great shall be the peace of your children.
       ¹⁴ In righteousness you shall be established;
      You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
      And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
       ¹⁵ Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me.
      Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.
       ¹⁶ “ Behold, I have created the blacksmith
      Who blows the coals in the fire,
      Who brings forth an instrument for his work;
      And I have created the spoiler to destroy.
       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.