You had a purpose...

90 more men executed

      My heart keeps breaking every time I hear of more Christians being executed by the ISIS. I read another report that 90 more men were executed and the women and children sold, not to mention the numerous reports of children being brutally executed as well. My heart hurts. This is our family in Christ.

      I've been praying for God to raise up prophets, apostles, evangelists and courageous leaders within these Christian communities. That angels would intervene and fight along side them - showing them there are more for them than against them. That God would give them super natural wisdom, strategic plans and resources to overcome their enemy. And for a way of escape to be opened from neighboring territories.

      It's so important that we pray. There is nothing else we can do. Prayer is powerful and effective. Prayer moves God. These are husbands, brothers, sons, lovers that are being carelessly executed. I can't imagine the horror these people are facing, and then the survivors being sold and raped. Lord help us. 

         Don't be overcome by the petty things and forget their are people who are losing everything right now and facing great evil simply for being a Christian. We need to pray like we've never prayed before.

Almighty - Chris Tomlin

Chris Tomlin will always be one of my favorite worship leaders. These lyrics are powerful! I can't even lift my hands and sing it without tears and the weight of His presence. Sing! Proclaim these words!

This is how you grow

Dream: Sister Wives

     Have you seen TLC's show Sister Wives? Well I've watched it several times through, thanks to Netflix. As I watched I began to wonder, "What's the big deal?". The Brown family seems like a healthy happy family. They love Jesus, they try to live a holy life. They aren't what most consider a polygamous family. They're probably living a more Godly life than most Christians nowadays.

      As I began to think about their life and the word of God, I started praying. Lord what is so wrong with their life? They aren't perverts or child abusers as some may think. They are trying to honor you and live a selfless life. As usual I spent days praying and rolling it around in my mind, heart and spirit. I mean, some in the Old Testament had several wives. Even though I don't think it's God's best plan, is it really that bad?

      Then one night I had a dream. In the dream the sister wives were devouring each other. It was gross and almost like a nightmare but without the fear and darkness. While dreaming the interpretation of the dream was shared with me. The Bible says we are to eat the words that come out of God's mouth (Matt 4:4). He is the bread and the wine (Matt 26:26). We are to eat His word (Jer 15:16). The Sister wives are eating man. They are eating their own thoughts and ideas. Spiritual speaking they are cannibals.

      Though they try and live a moral life, they are basing their life on the wisdom of man and not the word of God. It's not about what seems right in our own eyes, or our own striving for morality - we are to spiritual eat what God has provided for us and not the ideas of man.

       I was not going to share this experience, but I had another dream that encouraged me to share it. I think some may allow their hearts to compromise because the Browns are such a loving family. It's easy to allow deception when it comes so sweet and peacefully. But, hopefully people's random google search for "Sister Wives" will lead a few to my blog to see the truth from a scriptural perspective. Dreams have an amazing way of painting a picture. Just like children's books. :-)