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"I SAW...THE PEOPLE...SLIPPING AWAY FROM ME." ( 1 SAMUEL 13:11 NRS ) &nb sp; BREAKING THE APPROVAL CYCLE (2) Approval seeking cost Saul his kingdom. God had told him to wait for Samuel to come before offering the evening sacrifice, but because Samuel was late and the people were getting impatient, Saul disobeyed. And when Samuel questioned him, "He replied, "When I saw...the people...slipping away from me...I...offered the burnt offering.' Samuel said...' You have done foolishly...The Lord would have established your kingdom...now [it] will not continue" ( 1 Sa 13:11-14 NRS ). Saul compromised his future because he feared man more than God. Paul says, "Express truth [in all things]" ( Eph 4:15 AMP ). Approval seeking is basically dishonest, because people pleasers aren't candid about their feelings. You are telling people what they want to hear, rather than what you need to say! You don't have to be rude, but you don't have to be a wimp either. Just because somebody doesn't want to hear the truth doesn't negate your responsibility to speak it. Have you ever felt torn about something somebody asked you to do? One way God leads is through a sense of peace. Isaiah talks about being "led forth with peace" ( Is 55:12 ), and Paul says, "pursue...things which make for peace" ( Ro 14:19 NKJV ). When you don't have peace about doing something, it's okay to say so. IN fact, people shouldn't expect you to proceed till you do. But that rarely happens when people want your help to fulfill their agenda! Jesus told His disciples that when people won't "receive...nor listen to your massage, as you leave...shake the dust...from your feet" ( Mt 10: 14 AMP ). So, when somebody's reaction threatens to stop you from doing what God wants you to do, shake it off and move on.
"MULTIPLY THERE AND DO NOT DECREASE." ( JEREMIAH 29:6 NAS ) &nb sp; WHILE YOU'RE WAITING God tells His people "I know the plans I have for you...plans to prosper you...plans to give you hope and a future" ( Jer 29:11 NIV ). But hope needs a nurturing environment. God didn't give them permission to take that hope, then just sit back and do nothing. No, He told them exactly what He wanted them to do while He was working out some of the details for their future: "Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce...Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you...Pray unto the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper" ( Jer 29:5-7 NIV ). In other words, while you're waiting for God to turn things around, seize the moment. Become as productive as you possibly can. Maximize your potential. A lot of us, while we wait for God to work, think we can do nothing when there's plenty around to do. God said, "Pray for the prosperity of those around you, because when they prosper you will too." A lot of us don't understand this. We've become concerned about one person only--ourselves. When we mess up, the only person we tend to see is ourselves. But God say, "While you're waiting on me to do something good for you, begin doing something good for others." That's what Paul meant: "It is more blessed to give than to receive" ( Acts 20:35 NAS ). Then he added: "The Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does" ( Eph 6:8 NIV ). You see, by blessing others you literally open up a channel for God to come through when He blesses you.
I've started putting my testimonies up in blogs because some are rather long. Some were hard for me to put up as they still carried some pain but they might just help other's who have gone thru some of the same things. Rape of my 2 1/2 year old daughter, Some visions and some of my near death experiences. Please if you have time read some of them....starting with "God, are You there?" This was a vision my Mother had years ago. I don't put these up to bring attention to myself but to the Greatness of my Father in Heaven. Sparrow7~
Well, this is part 2 of my Miracles but certainly not even close to the end.
I suppose this one could be of some help to someone.
Be careful not to lay a hand on God's annointed....this will explain further.
My family (children and mother & stepdad) were on this small island off of
lake Lanier one Memorial day weekend. Late that first night some people
came and pitched their tent almost squarelly on our's. From a dazed sleep
I heard someone yell "pass the liquoir someone" and I thought "oh well, this
isn't going to be a peaceful weekend after all."
The next day this woman's children came out swinging hatchets at all the
trees and one of the men wanted this ladies spot who had brought a car full
of girlscouts up for the weekend. They went about kicking dirt in their
faces and they also had guns.
Drinking and guns just don't mix. We watched all this abuse for about as
long as we could take so we all got in the car and off we took to tell
someone about all of this....and when we got back we parked near the tent.
About 10 min. later the police pulled onto the penensala and apparently
they knew these people and just gave them a "warning" and the lady had put
all the children in the car preparing to leave, which she did.
After she left, the people moved to her spot as it was closer to the water.
I looked up towards the road and noticed they had parked their car sideways
near the gate, blocking anyone else from leaving. Thinking to myself..this
could really turn ugly. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop....but no
need to fear as we had done all we could do.
I looked at the water to see this elderly man standing there so I went over
to talk with him. When I got there he pointed to the water and said "Do you
see what I see out there?" I looked and didn't see anything at first, but
then suddenly this man with a gun came bouncing back to the surface then
back down again. I asked the elderly man what this man was doing and he
said "It looks like he's drowning." I said.."Do you swim?" and he said no,
do you?" I said no and then turned back towards my Mom and yelled "HELP,
this man is drowning." My Mom, who at that time had "NO" religious training
whatsoever...in fact declared to be an agnostic...someone who isn't sure
if there's a God, suddenly stood up and with a loud voice said "Vengence is
Mine, Saith the Lord." she sat back down and said "why did I say that?
Well, I knew but couldn't bring myself to believe God would take someone's
life who meant us harm. I asked for a sign and He tenderly said "Have I not
given you My Very Best...My Son, and would I now withhold when you need help?
I just turned and walked into the tent to try to figure this out...with my
Bible in hand.
Then the same police who had given the warning came with EMT'S and asked how
long he had been under. We said about 10 min. and they then started
dragging the lake to find his body.
I talked to my Mom yesterday and she remembered this whole incident. She still isn't sure why she stood up and said "Vengence is Mine, Saith The Lord." but I do. She's beautiful but still being bottle fed the Word.
When Tuesday morning rolled around, I was ready to go back to work. My boss, a dedicated Christian man, called me to his office when I walked thru the doors and told me he had been seeing a Word from the Lord over the holiday and he kept coming back over and over to this verse and felt that it was for me. The verse was Isaiah 51:12 which states "I, even I, am He who comforts you, and gives you all this joy. So what right have you to fear mere mortal men, who wither like the grass and disappear?" I had to breathe a sigh of relief at this as I was seeking confirmation from the Lord. This is how His Word is in my life, the Breathing Living Word of God. I'm not happy this man lost his life but it tells me that people should be very careful NOT to touch one of God's own.
This morning, July 31, 1996, started out like any other day.
The only difference is I was going to work at the Olympics. I was somewhat excited to be in all the hussle and bussle. :) Around noon I left for lunch. Upon entering the gates we had to turn in our drivers license due to the recent bombing, but had nametags instead.
I live about 20 miles from Atl. and wanted to have lunch with Nicole. The far left lane next to the retaining wall was known as the "fast" lane, so I turned my blinkers on and eased over as I only had an hour. There in front of me was a "parked" police car who had given someone a ticket and was filling out paper work. I was doing 65MPH. I knew there was no way to stop as I was already too close.
The sound of crushing metal and breaking glass was all I heard.
My car seemed to be spinning and when it finally came to a stop, I wasn't able to breath. I literally had to struggle and fight to get my breath. After breathing again, I didn't really feel any pain and the mirror had been knocked off so I couldn't see any damadge (PTL) The smell of the air bags was terriable and made me think the car was on fire and all I wanted to do was get out. This very kind man opened the passenger door (as the left door was caved in) and reassured me and handed me a small tissue for a small cut on my finger. I laugh over his tying to calm me.
Sitting in my seat, I started thinking perhaps I could crawl over and get out the passenger door since he opened it. Bad move on my part. I had on my nursing shoes and lifted my right foot up, which was barely hanging to my leg. Slumping back, saying "never mind" I began to pray. "Father..this is just too big for me to handle so I give it to You. I didn't even have time to finish before this incrediable peace that truely passes all understanding overcome me.
I knew beyond anything that no matter what, I was going to be ok. I just basked in this peace and comfort until they brought the jaws of life to pry me out. Funny thing is I was calmer than the EMT'S and began telling them what to do. No, not this arm..veins are better in this one etc.. :)
However, when I was finally on the gurnney my chest began to hurt but the peace overcame that as well. The Dr's met the ambulance outside the hospital so I knew there was a tad more damadge than I saw with my foot Not to worry..the Peace! I asked the nurse to give me my address book and told her who to call but NOT to mention the injuries. Everyone was just taken back with my calmness... what a Savior we have! Then one by one Family and Friend's came in one at a time and I watched as some slowly hit the floor. They hadn't cleaned me up so I was bloody from head to foot Long story short, after surgery on both feet...every bone in both feet was broken..open fracturs on left ankle (bone sticking out) My right foot was hanging on by 1/4" and bone was everywhere!
9 broken ribs...both legs broken of course. Punchered left lung, lacerated liver and left knee open requiring over 45 stitches. After surgery and 4 days in ICU I was whisked down to the 4th floor in stable condition. And every day the nurses brought in flowers and cards from "CYBERFRIENDS" and wondered what in the world "those" were *SMILE*
The Dr's told me I'd never walk again due to the damadge and would be on bed rest for about 6 months. Isn't it just like the Lord to send out a physical therapist who was actually a minister? Within a year I wasn't running but I was walking without crutches, walker or any sort of aid..PRAISE THE LORD KING OF KINGS!!!!! Doctor's are wonderful but the healing of our Lord is perfect and with no doubts attached to it :)
God is our healer and the Doctor's just change the bandages!!!
Lets Pray
Our Heavenly Father, Lord of all, allow your wisdom and
goodness to flow. Father help us to run from ourselves and
into the arms and eyes of You. You are a merciful God, You
used Your words to lay out the foundation of the earth, and
You gave Your life, so man can have a second birth. Father
You are the sustainer of our souls. Thank You Father that Your
mercy endures forever and forever. And that Your bountiful
love is everlasting. We give You praise and honour this
moment, this day, and hour we live. Oh Lord we praise You,
and we thank You for every thing You have provided or are
going to provide. We pray for every need, for every illness,
for our world, and those that govern it. We glory in that
You Father are the only one that governs our lives as we
trust fully in You. Lifting up all to You, praying all
these things in Your precious name JESUS, and JESUS IS LORD
OF ALL, and He shall REIGN FOREVERMORE, JESUS we love You.
Amen and Amen
Sparrow7~
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Visions
Posted On 01/07/2007 13:49:06
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A lot of people have asked me to share some very precious
vision's the Lord has given me. One including a near death
experience. I have no problem sharing these things but I
know there will be some people who are skeptical..this is ok
because I know what has happened to me and no one can ever
take them away. This is something they should go to our Lord
with, and saying that I feel comfortable in sharing.
The first thing I'm going to ask when I go home is "why me?"
I'm truely the least of the least and wasn't raised in a
Christian home..but until then I'll enjoy being blessed.
The first experience I had was when I was 5 years old. I was
outside in a field picking flowers, when I felt someone behind
me. I turned around and looked into the face of my Lord and
Savior..Jesus Christ. The thing I remember is that I knew
HIM, even tho I had not been told of HIM. HE picked me up in
HIS arms and held me and told me that satan had made a bid
for my soul but that I belonged to HIM and had been chosen
even before the foundations of the world. My Mother had tried
to abort me during pregnancy but I know now HE prevented it.
People have asked me what HE looks like and the satallite
picture is how I remember HIM looking..especially the eyes.
When I was older and had children of my own..HE came to me
again. I was asleep when I awoke to the feeling of electricity
going from my head to my feet, then back up again. Thinking
I was dreaming, I got up and made some coffee to fully wake
up. After a couple cups, I went back and laid down..fully
awake at this time. The minute my head hit the pillow, I heard
HIS voice and the electricity started again. HIS voice was
audible and filled the room. Filled with all the power there
ever could be..it's hard to fully describe since I have
nothing to compare it to. The next morning I awoke to the
voice of what I think was an angel telling me I was visited
during the night. I had one more vision after this where I was
taken to Heaven and that's the final thing I'll share.
Again I was asleep and awoke to the same electricity I had
experienced before. I had learned by now to apply the Blood
of Jesus Christ in case this was not of HIM. Upon doing so,
I opened my eyes and was no longer on this earth. I looked
out over what I can only say must have been the crystal sea
and there standing on it was Jesus. I was facing him from
the side and felt myself "float" until I was facing HIM.
HE held out HIS hands for me to come to HIM and with no
hesitation, I stepped on the water. I remember thinking
of all the people to pray for when I got to HIM but upon
reaching HIM, HE held out HIS hand and I fell to my knees.
The only thing I could ask was "Lord, how can I serve YOU?"
Suddenly flowing from HIM into my hand was what I can only
call liquid love. It was so pure and full to overflowing..
and HE said "Share MY love" I could hardly contain the fullness
of it...I felt like a thimble being filled with the ocean.
This is extremely important to HIM, as in Scripture HE says
this over and over to us all. Love is what made HIM leave
Heaven and come to earth to die for our sin's on the cross.
I'm closing this for now..it's been a battle for me just
getting what I did out. The enemy is waring against the
saints but the Victory is our's in Christ Jesus.
This is a letter I wrote for my Dad's Memorial.
When asked to write a short version of you Dad, I had to sit and shift through a lot of tears. Our Heavenly Father gives us an earthly Father so we can somehow understand our relationship with Him. He watches over our lives as an earthly Father does, He directs our paths if we'll be open to listen.
I've never cared for the word "punishment" but instead use the word "correction" when we are disobedient. He is our shield and armour for protection. The list goes on and on but the greatest parallel I can think of is His Love and His Forgivness. There are no words to describe His Perfect and unconditional love.
And Dad, this is the love He put within my heart for you. While there were those who said.."walk away and put him out of your life -- I found I loved you even more. There were those who rebuked me and threw many cruel stones but Dad, that's not the love I learned from my "Heavenly Father". And the beautiful part is His Love and Forgivness go beyond describing. I can only understand a fraction of the depth.
Your life here on earth was a very sad one and I'm sure very lonely too. We sometimes lived hundreds of miles away, yet a day hardly went by that you didn't call...as though you were seeking reassurance of at least one person who really loved you. Now those lack of phone calls are leaving a big void in my life.
But this void will be filled because I know you are in a Home that is also too beautiful for words and our Father's love surrounds you forever. You don't have to seek reassurance because now you live in His Love.
No, Dad, my tears are for many reasons. One is the saddness that surrounded your life. And too, I'll miss you very much. But I know if it were possible you would come back and be shinning with His Glory and say "Come and see what I have found.", "rejoice and weep not for I have finally found peace and happiness." You will first and foremost be enveloped in the love of Jesus, but in addition, you'll be reunited with your son and my brother, Wayne, and other friends and loved ones who have made the journey before you. Yes, I'll miss you deeply but I can also rejoice in your death. This is a miracle in itself because your leaving overwhelmed me - now 5 days later I can actually rejoice for you.
This testimony might shock alot of people and my family, (at that time) turned against me because of what took place but it has to do with forgivness when you've been raped or molested by a family member or members.
I knew I had been molested and raped at a very early age but I could never remember the face of the person who did this to me. My Doctor, David Kunz, told me that God didn't want me to have a distored memory of a father image since God was my Heavenly Father. I pondered this since my Dad was living with us now and I had 2 small girls at home. I had the girls in daycare so I didn't have to worry and God would take care of my memory if what David said was true.
One Saturday I went into work (working with large mainframe computers) when suddenly I had this sickening feeling to go home. I had taken the girls over to a babysitter since daycare was closed so I wasn't worried about that....just the urgency to go home.
So I shut everything down and went home. When I pulled into the drive, it didn't occure to me why Mandy was home but I heard screams from inside (from Nicole) so I picked up my pace a bit. Standing in the kitchen, I could hear her screams (have never heard before or since from Nicole) and I wasn't sure where my Dad was. I looked in the direction of the screams but was frozen to move. Not sure why. I asked Dad what was going on and I saw him rush from the bedroom to the bathroom in a pair of shorts...well my Dad never wore shorts. I demanded to know what was going on and he said "oh she wet her pants and I scolded her." and I reached Nicole, she said "Mommie, papa tried to put his private in my private" and to this day from this point on is blank to me. I don't know where my Dad went but he left. Hopefully I went through preparing dinner etc. as if everything were normal but I just don't know.
The next morning I called my Mom and called Nicole over as I wanted to make sure I wasn't just hearing things...I said "Nicole, what did papa do yesterday?" and she said the same thing as before. I asked my Mom if she heard what Nicole said and she thundered "Yes I did..now call the police."
Well, I somehow got the girls ready for Church and called for someone to pick them up as I wasn't going this morning. Someone came and off they went. Now I did the next thing in calling their Doctor. I told him what had happened and he said to meet him with the girls at the hospital (Joan Glancy). I had to wait for them to get home so I waited. How I loved my Dad and how this hurt my heart is a feeling hard to describe but I had to do right by my two girls. Ages 2 (Nicole) and 5 (Mandy). The outcome of a long story that I won't put up here ended with me and my Dad standing before a court judge to hear his sentence. He had been in jail for over a year now and I never missed a Sunday of visiting him..making sure he had his cigarette money etc..
You know what was funny is the Judge let me be the one to impose a sentence on my Dad. He turned and asked me what I wanted done to him and I asked the Judge to please free him to a life of probation as his health was bad and he was up in age. The Judge asked my Dad if he heard what I had said and my Dad said "yes" and the Judge granted my request and said my Dad also had to leave the state of Ga and never return. I guess my Mom called my brother in LasVegas to come out and take him back with him as that is what happened. His probation was transferred to LasVegas, where I was during the last days of my Dad's life. Having worked with Hospice I was allowed to care for him and I stayed as long as I could. The link below is a letter I wrote to my Dad for his memorial. Will stop here as enough has been said and it was hard to get this out as there are so many blanks memory spots for me. Praise the Lord, remember, there is a "gift" in everything if you only take time to find it.
And unconditional forgivness only comes through HIM so all Honor and Praise goes to His Name.
Sparrow7~
Will try to shorten this but I feel led to share it. My Dad was always away from home working out of town jobs. My Mother had me and my other siblings in her room with her and there was a terriable thunderstorm. She was stressed as she was without food and it was about 11pm and she had all of us sleeping in her room as there was just the one bedroom. For some reason, probably because I'm the youngest, I was sleeping in her bed. She was laying on her stomach , weeping and praying, asking God if He was real to give her some sign. She then felt the impression of two hands being laid on her back and heard a voice saying "Be not afraid" well she couldn't help but be afraid so she rolled over on her back and there was a light coming from my face that lit up the whole room. The light wasn't going to my face but from my face...so she thought that meant I was going to die so she bundled all 4 of us children up and went to her Mother's house a few miles down the road. This was in Okla. City and word got out somehow of this light and Mother said that people started coming from all over to see what I was about. Well, first of all I believe the light was an answer to her question about God giving her a sign...I believe that someday through me she will come to know Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. This light was shown to her and her only....it didn't mean I was "special" or anything like that....it was God answering her plea for a sign. Sometimes I hesitate sharing this because I don't want anyone to think I'm trying to draw attention to myself...I'm not! The Lord impressed me to share this and that's the only reason I am *S* Sparrow7~
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