My grace is covering you completely. You are clothed in my glory. Everything that concerns you my daughter is covered with my goodness. Favor, favor, favor; you walk in great favor and honor. Queen Esther walked in my favor, because I clothed her in my glory. She stood out among the other virgins, because I clothed her. I was her radiance and I am yours. You are filled with grace, and honor will be bestowed on you. Walk with strength and dignity my daughter.




Proverbs 31:25-31
Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure; she rejoices over the future. She opens her mouth in skillful and godly Wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness. She looks well to how things go in her household, and the bread of idleness she will not eat. Her children rise up and call her blessed and her husband boasts of and praises her. Many daughters have done virtuously, nobly and well with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness, but you excel them all. Charm and grace are deceptive and beauty is vain, because it is not lasting, but the woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the LORD, she shall be praised! Giver her of the fruit of her own works, praise her in the gates of the city!

My heart is grieved for your daughters my Father. They struggle to fit into what society says is beautiful. They clothe themselves to allure; to find the affirming words their souls desire. They are taking it beyond their clothing as they are still not satisfied with how they look; they are permanently changing their bodies and faces with surgery. They are saying to God, “I do not like the way you created and fashioned me, so I am going to make it better.” Where are these girls’ identities after all of this surgery? I know, they are broken and pieced together, having altered not just their physical bodies but their souls as well. They are modeling themselves after a perfect look that is hollow and empty. The enemy of our souls, the devil is behind this façade. He is lying not only to our young but to the mothers and grandmothers as well. He is saying the perfect face and the perfect body will bring you happiness and fulfillment. To be young and beautiful is the answer to your yearnings, to your emptiness. He is the Enemy of you soul! He is not speaking truth to you. He is the father of all lies. There will always be someone who is more beautiful, younger, and more energetic. Your yearnings for fulfillment will never be satisfied with how you look or how you dress. Only in Christ can you be truly satisfied and fulfilled.

Father God desires to clothe you permanently with his beauty. Let’s take a look at the above scripture and we will see the beautiful plan our Father has for his daughters. He wants to clothe you in strength and dignity; to give you vitality and power. To walk with poise and distinction is to walk with self confidence and peculiarity. You see, God has made you distinct; you were not made with a cookie cutter. You are you. I struggled for years with the size of my nose, thinking it was just too large. In the 90’s I began to accept who I was and how God fashioned me for his pleasure. He loved my nose. I truly began to thank the Lord for my ethnic heritage and embraced it completely.

Father God gives us hope for our future. We should not be preoccupied with the way we look. This is vanity. I can look to my future and rejoice, because I know it will be fulfilling and rewarding. The enemy would like to preoccupy us with many things. He is out to destroy our destinies. He will do this in many ways, but in this discussion I have only focused on the obsession with beauty and a quest for youthfulness.

Jesus says to you, “Your beauty dwells in me.”
Jesus says to you, “Your glory dwells in me.”

Isaiah 61:10
I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

He has clothed us with garments of deliverance, and has brought us into covenant relationship with Jesus. He has brought morality to us, and equipped us to do good works. He has clothed us with virtue, justice, and honesty. He sees us as priests and as the very Bride of Christ adorned with beautiful jewels. We need this perspective of ourselves. We would walk a little differently I suspect if we saw ourselves as He sees us. This is walking in the knowledge of who we really are. Wow! Can you see yourself clothed in regal attire as beautiful as Queen Esther? You are the apple of God’s eye.

Godly Wisdom comes forth out of our mouths; because we are spending time in the presence of the King. We are leaning in and tuning our ears to hear what he says. He imparts wisdom through Holy Spirit to us his daughters. We then walk in the wisdom of the Lord. We are motivated to do good. This is moving away from an inward, self serving mindset to being filled with the goodness of God. This is the true beauty that comes from within and radiates strength.

You are not idle in your home life. You are busy keeping your house in order. Another way the enemy waylays us, is by laziness and disorder in our homes. It is hard to focus and be efficient when we live in chaos. Strengthen yourself in the Lord and get busy! He will give you the strength and plan to get your house in order.

Our children, the ones we bore naturally, and the ones we have labored for in the faith, will take notice of our lives. They will take the initiative and call us blessed. There is an amazing beauty in godliness. It comes forth like pure gold. People will be attracted to the glory that resides in you. The scientific community may scorn this notion but I am certain that the Glory of God keeps us looking good. To be youthful, peaceful and fulfilled is the fruit of His presence abiding in you. In the past few years we have experienced the fruit of our children rising up and calling us blessed. It is an amazing feeling to be honored by your children.

Our husbands have full confidence in us. They are in no doubt of our character. How are they certain we are strong, godly, beautiful women? They have witnessed our ins and outs, and the fruit of our lives speak volumes. They are more in love with us than when we first took our vows, because godly character breeds more love and passion. I am not in any way giving license to “let your physical self go.” We are responsible before God and our spouses to keep our temple in good order. I desire to be as beautiful for my husband as possible. I want him to look my way and be pleased I am his. The more I spend time with the lover of my soul the more my lover notices. I reflect God’s glory in many ways. Some of those ways are intimate and just for my husband. Probably King Xerxes was not taken by Esther’s godliness; it was her outward beauty that attracted his attention. Even so God directs the paths of kings and rulers. There is definitely a perfect balance here. You are the only one who can determine that for yourself.

I want to close with this last portion of scripture.

Proverbs 31:30
Charm and grace is deceptive, and beauty is vain, because it is not lasting, but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

Charisma and attractiveness can be deceptive in women as in men, but typically women use these traits more. The enemy has loosed a seducing spirit into the world in a much greater degree since the advent of the internet and in advertising. We are bombarded with seductive commercials and billboards. This is dangerous to many who do not guard their eyes and their hearts. Women are being pressured to look like models, and men are being snared through the lust of their flesh. It is all a trap of the enemy, the devil. He wants to steal, kill, and destroy you and your God given destinies. It is all a façade; it is not what it appears to be. Guard your hearts for it is the wellspring of life.

Proverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil

Women of God, I invoke you to walk in godly fear. To walk in such a holy reverence in all you do. Let’s be aware of how we dress, and how we carry ourselves. Let’s be cautious in the way we speak. We should always have a word mixed with wisdom and prudence. Be beautiful in your appearance and amazingly godly in your actions and speech. I am not presuming to tell you how you should appropriate this; this is between you and Holy Spirit. Blessings and glory to God

We are called to act locally as part of the Body of Christ, but we are to think globally! I am asking the LORD for an expanded vision and heart for the world. Why? It is the Father’s heart that all come to repentance and share in the inheritance bought and paid for by the blood of His Son Jesus Christ.

This is God’s beautiful plan for his church worldwide.

Isaiah 58:6-7
Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter, when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

God hates injustice! He brings judgment upon those who oppress the poor, the widow the orphan.

Matthew 18:6
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

We are to advocate for the least of these. We are being shaken out of our complacent mindsets and world views. It is Holy Spirit doing this shaking. Wake up church! Wake up! It is time to call sin and injustice what it is - evil! God our Father will not stand for this attitude in his church. His people who are called by his Name should have his heart!

We are to take up the causes of the poor and needy, to provide for the widows and those who are without parents; this would include those who have an orphaned spirit. This comes through the neglect of their biological parents. When we quiet ourselves before God Almighty he begins sharing his heart for the world. We have the option of turning a deaf ear to these calls or acting.

Micah 6:8
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

The Lord requires this of us. It is not an option for God’s people. We are required to be just in our actions towards all people. We are required to be merciful towards all people. We are to walk in humility towards all people. Clothe yourselves in the humility that comes from walking in intimate fellowship with Christ. We are to bear one another’s burdens. Let’s open our eyes to the world’s plight. It is not going to get any better and we the church will be required to do something to lessen the burden of others.

Holy Spirit is shaking us out of our selfishness. My house, my possessions, my car, mine, mine, mine! Stop it! You probably have an abundance of things that could bless someone else. There should be a definitive distinction between the world and God’s people. We should be carriers of the light, the promise of a better life with Christ.

Isaiah 1:10-11
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah! The multitude of your sacrifices- what are they to me? Says the Lord, I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.

God is saying in this passage above, that he is tired of our sacrifices. You come with your tithe and offering but you are overlooking your neighbor who is addicted. You offer praise and worship to Him, but you haven’t spent yourselves on behalf of the poor man who is unemployed struggling to make ends meet for his family. Tithing, offerings, praise and worship are all good but don’t forsake the other things as well. Jesus spoke of this to the Pharisees in the book of Luke.

Luke 11:39-42
Then the Lord said to him, Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But give what is inside the dish to the poor and everything will be clean for you. Woe to you Pharisees because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue, and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.

Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.

It is recorded in the Old Testament and the New Testament; a common theme, God defends the least of these, and we should be doing the same!

God our Father loves his children so very much. He is love and His very character exudes love. He knows that by expressing love we will be perfected more in love. When we withhold and become selfish we become more inward and self serving. His desires are for us to become more and more like Jesus. Let’s become more aware of our surroundings and begin to act on what we see. Be led of Holy Spirit in which areas you should spend your time and resources. Do not become overburdened. There is enough oppression and plight to consume us. Be wise and be led always by Holy Spirit in everything you do.

I am beginning an intercessory prayer time beginning on January 24, 2011. I would say a lot of prayer has gone into this decision. This is a culmination of many years seeking the Lord and praying what he tells me to. I have never stepped out to actually lead a prayer group, so in that sense it is new and quite malleable. I am not going into this with a set agenda or formula. I will say that my only agenda is to be led of Holy Spirit into prayer. He searches the deep things of God and reveals them to us his children.

Romans 8:26-27
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.

We are in a great position in regards to prayer. We only need to train ourselves to wait quietly before the Lord. He gives the objective for that particular time. It could be our city, our Nation, or a people group. I have an anticipation of impacting and changing history. We will do this as we humble ourselves and pray according to the Father’s will! In 2011 there seems to be a prayer initiative going forth in the United States. I know in our city of Albuquerque there is a new thrust of seeking the Lord for our city and our churches. Our cry is the same, “Bring unity and love to the Body of Christ, and then it will spread into our city streets.” How will they know of the love of Jesus unless we love one another?

I John 3:1
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God!

Heavenly Father has a vast love for his humanity! He created us, we are his dear children; created in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit’s image. He wants to pour out salvation. He has a plan of complete restoration of our spirit, soul, and body. The soul includes the mind, will and emotions. He created each one of us with a uniqueness; we have distinct personalities that become evident at birth and even in the womb. I know Father’s desire is to see us mature into sons and daughters of the King. He knows each of our destinies and it is his great pleasure to see us begin to walk in them.

So, can you imagine how he feels about people that have never known him? They are created in his image just like you and I, but have never stepped into their God given destinies. This must grieve his heart. There is much intercession coming forth from Heaven.

Isaiah 6:8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I, send me!”

This has been a favorite verse of mine for twenty years. Each time I read it or heard it read it has gone into the depths of my heart. It is a plea from our Father, “Who can I send?” “Who will go for us? The Father’s heart was crying out for someone to stand in the gap. In this context it was for Israel. We are his voice here on the earth. He needs us to show and speak his love and his plan for humanity. I also like the Father saying, “Who will go for us?” God has a father’s heart for his children. Jesus the Son is always interceding for us to know him. Holy Spirit is actively bringing the Kingdom of God into our midst. He abides in the born again believer prompting him to go into all the world and preach the good news of the Kingdom. Holy Spirit also empowers, and emboldens us to do the work of the Kingdom.

Ephesians 1:17
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

Let’s ask God to give us greater vision, greater perspective for our city and state, our Nation and all other Nations as well. I want a global perspective of the Body of Christ and a global burden to pray. This I believe is the Kingdom of God inside of us praying, “Come in! Come in!” Our Father through the Holy Spirit wants to bring more and more wisdom and revelation if we would just take the time to quiet ourselves, listen and pray what we hear.

I want to close this article out with a word from the Lord on December 30, 2010

You will shake the mountains, (strongholds, principalities) and the atmosphere of your city will change. Step out and pray my will over your city, over your nation and over the nations. I re-route armies as my people pray. You were called for such a time; to bring my Kingdom to the earth. I will do great exploits through this group. My blessing is on this. Go in the confidence the Lord, and in the power of the Holy Ghost!

Cedars of God Intercessory Prayer
Monday evenings at 7 P.M.

• Humbling ourselves through repentance
• Worship
• Holy Communion
• Quieting ourselves and waiting
• Listening to Holy Spirit
• Praying His thoughts
• Obeying His directives

All my fountains are in you

That was my prayer today, as I am in the process of learning how to depend completely and wholly on the LORD. He holds my world in his hands is a lyric from a song that has ministered to me the past few weeks. It is amazing to me how Holy Spirit uses one line from one song to prompt heart change in me. I gladly surrender to His Lordship. Jesus is everything I need!

So, I began pondering the cry of my heart, “all my fountains are in you.” I asked Holy Spirit to give me understanding of this statement. This is His response to me.

Everything that pertains to life is flowing from the spring of life, who is Jesus. All of your comings and goings, all of your desires, all of your writings, prayers, intercessions come from this well of living water. Jesus is your source of everything. As you have humbled yourself, submitting completely to his Lordship you are walking in the fountain more and more. There is an unceasing supply of living, clear water flowing from the throne of God and the Lamb. It is always available to you. It is when you make decisions on your own, stepping into things I have yet to ordain, then you have made for yourself your own cistern. You fill these vessels with your own waters of good deeds, decisions and plans. The word of God says they are broken cisterns, unable to hold what you have put into them.

Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Can you imagine the purity of this water flowing from Jesus himself? Purity of heart comes to those who look to God; and infusion of the water of life. I know there are medicinal properties in these waters. There are trees that line this river with leaves for the healing of the nations. It is a nourishing flow straight from the Father’s heart available to all who will call on him; imagine being completely satisfied! I think of the Strength we gain by wading into this river. It begins in our feet and then into our calves and up to our thighs. I believe we can scale a mountain and take on an army!

Colossians 1:19
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him.

Colossians 2:9-10
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.

This is where we go to receive fountains of living water. We have access to Jesus who is filled to overflowing with everything we have need of. He has all the love, the forgiveness, the strength, the humility, the power. What is it you are lacking today? Jesus has the provision. I am beginning to see myself through the character of Jesus. I have only the strength he gives to me. I wake up in the morning breathing only because he has blown his breath into my lungs. I have desire to be the best companion to my husband only because of Jesus perfecting his love in me. He makes me a better person. I am solely dependent on him.

John 7:37-38
If a man is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me as the Scriptures has said, steams of living water will flow from within him. By this he meant the Spirit

I remember how thirsty I was prior to coming into Christ in fullness. I was hungry for so many things, only to not be satisfied. We as humans have insatiable appetites if left unchecked by Holy Spirit. I longed to be loved and yet, I found myself yearning for more. This desire was never met in me until I came into the fullness of knowing Jesus! I wanted so badly to have a life that was good and productive, but was so dissatisfied with college, and being a waitress. I was living in Pensacola at the time; this was very close to the beaches. I walked off my college campus knowing I would not return. I drove to the beach and set out on the sand writing. I didn’t have a clue what I was supposed to do. I felt alone in my confusion. I knew what my parents wanted for me, but what was this desire stirring inside of me? I had a God hole that was gaping. I met my husband shortly after leaving college. He was filled with the Spirit and full of life! I felt as if I was breathing in fresh air when I was around him. He offered me living water that I had never experienced before. It was only when I was introduced to Jesus, that I was filled and no longer thirsty for the waters of the world. I certainly am not saying that college is evil; my husband has a degree and is in school right now. It was not the will of the Lord for me, even though I had access to a free education. So, the cistern that I had tried to fill was replaced with a beautiful river flowing through me. I am a channel of God’s blessings flowing out to the world. No longer do I house stagnant waters.

John 4:13-14
Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.

The water Jesus was speaking about to the Samaritan woman would give her eternal life. She knew of God by her statement to Jesus that she and her people were waiting for the Messiah; she did not have him living in her, infusing life into her. She was so thirsty for love, as she had been married many times and was presently living with a man. Jesus didn’t condemn her, he accepted and loved her. He revealed himself to her as the Messiah, he led her in the truth that quickly set her free and filled her to overflowing. We have eternity set in our hearts. His name is Jesus. He is offering to us an unfathomable gift of eternal life with Him. This includes great gifts right now. Complete wholeness in your spirit, soul and body. Peace that flows in and through us. He has given us a sweet relationship with himself, and he placed us in a beautiful body of believers that we call the family of God.

Jeremiah 2:13
My people have committed two sins; they have forsaken me the spring of living water and have dug their own cisterns that cannot hold water.

I was like the Samaritan woman many years ago. I did not know that I had access to the spring of living water. I believed in Jesus, but did not know he was my source of living water. I did not know he held the key to my future. I was seeking what to do in my life without allowing him to direct me. Oh, how things could have been different. Yet, I have no regrets. I embrace the hard times of my past, because it is partly who I am. I have better understanding of people in their search for life. Jesus makes all things beautiful in time; and he has made me beautiful in him. That day so many years ago when I was confused and searching, he was there silently directing me. I can imagine him saying to me, “Don’t give up Jan, I have an amazing plan for your life. It involves a handsome young man who will love you as I have loved my church.” Wow! I have no use for broken cisterns. I want Jesus in his fullness!

Philippians 3:3
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh.


Good Morning Holy Spirit-
I love you and thank you for all the wonderful encounters recently. My heart is stirred to seek you more, and to walk in complete deliverance and physical healing.

I delight in you. You bring joy to the Father’s heart. Hard lessons came and you have learned well. Take captive every thought that does not line up with your healing and make it obedient to what the Word (Jesus) says about you. A new level of faith has been established in your heart.

The Saturday before Thanksgiving I came down with a common cold. It quickly turned into pneumonia that lasted for approximately 4 weeks. On a Sunday 2 weeks after the diagnosis of pneumonia, I began experiencing urinary tract problems. I ended up in the Emergency room with pain in the bladder off the 1-10 scale. I began seeking the LORD that Sunday as to what was going on with me. He quickly told me it was a spirit of infirmity and to take authority in Jesus name over it. My husband had been napping that day and as he awoke he told me of a dream he had. He was praying for a woman and received a word of knowledge to evict the spirit at work in her. I immediately received that word and he prayed over me. We battled this for no less than 9 hours and finally relented and went to the ER. This was a difficult time, as I knew the LORD had spoken so specifically to me that Sunday. In the midst of the intense pain I began praising Him; not for the infirmity but in the midst of it. I continued to take the antibiotics and eventually recovered completely. I also continued to seek Him and press into the understanding of why the healing didn’t quickly appear.

We were in Tyler, Texas visiting our children recently for Christmas Holiday. It was an amazing time spent with all of our family. I experienced another attack, but this time it was a fear and insecurity that suddenly came on me. It was a tormenting spirit. I battled this in the ways I have always battled when under an attack. The word of God was given to me by the Spirit. I took authority over it in Jesus name. It still remained.

In all of these attacks this month there was a common denominator associated with the battle. I knew in my heart that Jesus was battling with me. He was interceding for me. He also was giving me knowledge of what I was battling; but was not delivering me out of it. He was allowing it for a deeper purpose.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10
To keep me form becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the LORD to take it away from me. But, he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

I was healed in 2004 of an aggressive cancer that characteristically does not respond to chemo therapy or radiation treatment. I received a creative miracle in 1985, that there was no medical explanation for. Many times he has intervened in my life and the life of my husband and children. We always pray in faith knowing it is the Father’s will to heal. When you pray and the healing is delayed or never happens, it is perplexing. I began to press in more, to praise him more, to seek him more. More revelation came as to why this happens in my life and in so many believers.

I Corinthians 10:33
For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.

On December 27th and 28th, I was seeking the LORD specifically about the attacks that I had encountered recently and He began shedding some light on it all.

Jan, the weakness you are feeling is actually my strength being perfected in you. I want you to walk in supernatural confidence in me. My character is being shaped in you. You should have no confidence in the flesh. I am shaping you for service, service to others, to the least of these. This takes being clothed in humility. This process is not comfortable. You recognized early on that I was at work in you. You were crying out for deliverance from your physical and emotional torment and I was right there with you walking you through it all. Character building comes through walking it out, not being delivered from it.

Philippians 2:3-11
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus; Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death- even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD, to the glory of God the Father

I believe these delays in healing are for a deeper purpose, if we allow the LORD to work good in them. He is working on clothing us in humility, shaping us in compassion. I have better understanding of walking in His authority, of walking in his power. I have no confidence in myself, but I am completely dependant on Jesus. He sees the bigger picture of our lives. Unless you have suffered how can you have compassion for the suffering of the world? Unless you have been tormented how can you press in for deliverance for the tormented? I want to fellowship in Christ’s sufferings. I want more compassion for the world, and for the Body of Christ.

For many years now, my husband Nate and I have known we were called to the least of these. We had an intercity ministry for several years and look forward to foreign missions in our future. In July of 2011, we are planning a trip to India to minister the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. What does that entail?

• Complete deliverance from sin that has them bound.
• Eternal life with Jesus.
• Deliverance from tormenting spirits
• Physical and emotional healing
• Joy, Peace and Rest

I was one of the least of these when Jesus saved me gloriously. I have passion to share his love with all people. To those who have been forgiven much, love much. I would gladly fellowship in Christ’s sufferings to have a part in the blessing of the gospel. To God be the Glory!

Philippians 4:14
Yet, it was good of you to share in my troubles

Philippians 3:10-11
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.




Holy Spirit what does it mean to fellowship in Christ’s sufferings?

Holy Spirit asked me, “What did Jesus take on himself when he died for humanity”
My response to Him was. “Jesus took all pain, physical, emotional and mental.”
Holy Spirit replied, “Everything that happened to humanity because of the fall, Christ took on himself to redeem mankind.”

As you become more transformed into his image, the image of Christ, you begin to think his thoughts. You love more complete. What breaks the heart of the Father begins to break your heart. You fellowship in his sufferings, so that you can help mankind, through your prayers of intercession and through your physical actions. You are Jesus to them.

John 15:15
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Jesus refers to us as friends, even close friends. He is intimately acquainted with our lives and we are becoming intimately acquainted with his. At least that is his desire for us. He wants us involved in what he is thinking and doing. He wants to share with us everything the Father shares with him!

We have to set a pause button on our lives. By this I mean we need to settle ourselves and center our thoughts on him. Take time, set aside time to just listen, quieting ourselves to receive a download from our Father through the Holy Spirit.

Two and a half years ago, Nate and I were taking time to listen. We were praying about going to The Netherlands for our youngest daughter’s wedding. We were planning on staying about two weeks. That was our plan! We began quieting ourselves and listening to the Holy Spirit, He asked us this question. “Would you consider staying two months?” That was how Holy Spirit phrased it to us, “Would you consider?” He is such a gentleman in the way he speaks to his children. We responded, “Of course we will.”

We had no idea how this would all play out. Where would we stay for two months? We both had fulltime jobs in the states. Were we to quit these jobs? How would we finance such a trip on our retirement salary? There was an excitement, an energy we had not felt in many years. I will not go into all the details, but needless to say, it was amazing! God orchestrated this trip. All of it was taken care of by the time we arrived in The Netherlands. It definitely stretched our faith, but oh it needed to be stretched a little! There were many ministry opportunities for Nate and myself. God ordained appointments with people from all over the world. In fact the young Indian Pastor that has invited us to India in July 2011 was one of those God appointments we encountered in The Netherlands at the YWAM base.

Wow! What if we had not taken the time to listen? I once again stand in awe of God and I am humbled by this thought. I would like to encourage you to take time to quiet yourself and listen for the voice of God. Take time to find out what is on his heart. That is a great starting place, “What is on your heart today, LORD.” I am listening and willing to do your bidding.

There are God opportunities everywhere each and every day. I am not talking about busying yourself with good things to do. That typically results in burnout and a lack of passion. It is a form of legalism that has the appearance of good works. Seeking guidance through Holy Spirit, who searches God’s heart and reveals direction to you, is a better way. This way produces lasting fruit and much joy in the giving and serving. I love this Kingdom walk so much. God’s progressive will for me keeps me full of anticipation and unspeakable joy. I have confidence that what he is leading me into is a perfect fit for my life. It will deepen my walk with him and will bless the people he leads me to.

I Chronicles 4:10b
Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me.

There is HOPE

Isaiah 60:22
The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will do this swiftly.

This is just one scripture that gives us hope for His Kingdom coming to earth through nations turning to Him. I have been giving a lot of thought to intercession for the nations lately. I know that this is by the Holy Spirit’s prompting. The LORD has a plan that all nations will come to acknowledge who He is. I believe we, as current believers, can play an active role in this coming to pass. It is through intercession for the nations

Mark 4:30-32
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants with such big branches that the birds of the air perch in its shade.”

God’s kingdom is coming to the earth, you can count on it! The word of God is going forth daily all over the world, and it is bringing forth fruit. Many people are coming to the LORD through personal witness and also through supernatural visitations. Don’t ever underestimate the power of God’s word going forth. It will not return void, but will accomplish that which it was sent to do. (Isaiah 55:11)

Several years ago, Nate and I were leading an urban church. We were not seeing a lot of lasting fruit coming from the young people we were serving; even though we were consistent in our love towards them and also in delivering the word of God several times a week. I remember seeking the LORD as to what we should do. His answer remained the same for several years. It was to keep on loving them and speaking the word of God over them. We may not have seen the lasting fruit, but there is not any doubt in my mind that we were obedient. God will bring the increase! I am sure many of those young people are serving the LORD today because of what was sown into them! We have since heard from several of them giving testimony of just that. Praise God! He is faithful to perform what his word says! Do not ever despise small works! God can take what you have and multiply it.

Isaiah 61:11
For as the soil makes the sprout come up, and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.

I declare this to be true! Jesus will cause righteousness and praise to spring up in all people, in all nations!

How can we be apart of this move of God? We can partner with God through intercession for the nations, for all people. I have been in intercessory prayer where I know that I have touched the heart of the Father with my prayers.

This is how it works:
You ask Holy Spirit what is important to Him.
You listen to what He tells you.
You pray to Father God what was revealed by His Spirit.
This is praying in accordance to His will, thus we are partnering with Him on behalf of many different people groups.

Jeremiah 33:3
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

As we intercede revelation accompanies these times of praying. Holy Spirit searches the deep things of God and reveals them to us. He does this so that we pray more effectively.
There is such joy in reaching the heart of the Father. I have said many times, “I feel most alive when I am interceding.”

I have a young Navajo friend who has been with Youth With A Mission for several years, and is now serving at IHOP. She sent an update today via email. She gave testimony of praying for her family to come into the Kingdom. They are all presently serving the LORD. I cannot go into detail, but this was not an ordinary family. There was definitely baggage of many years of addiction and being torn by the enemy. She is giving glory to God, and rightly so. I will say that she played an incredible part in their redemption. She cooperated with God and is now seeing her family changed by the power of prayer.

Wow! Let’s get excited about what God is going to do through our times of intercession. He has extravagant plans that we do not know about yet. North America come in, South America come in, Europe come in, Asia come in, North, South, East and West come into the Kingdom. It is your destiny, your created purpose to serve the LORD!

My husband has had more than one dream about calling out to the peoples of the earth to come to the LORD. One of them, he saw so many people responding that in his dream he called our sons to come and help him with the needs of the people! This is going to happen and I say it is already begun. Expect it, ready yourself for it. God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all nations!

In January of 2011, I plan to begin a prophetic intercessory meeting at Global Destiny ministry house. It will be for the purpose of praying God’s heart over our nation and the nations. We will also pray specifically for our church and the other churches in Albuquerque as the LORD leads us.