election news and speeches...

I am so excited!
Con and I have been asked to be part of Clint Didier's campaign to run against Patty Murray in the Senatorial election next year!!!!!!
If any of you were at the Tea Party a few weeks ago you saw Clint make an impassioned speech which rallied everyone there, and with his name recognition and his all american good looks AND his decent principles and morals I truly believe that he could unseat PM----FINALLY!!!!!!
It will be an uphill battle since PM already has $2 million raised but what an amazing experience this will be to start at the grass roots level of a campaign that is so important to our country right now.
Truly, he has gotten a bit of a late start but he's in the game....he's got a great platform....he is being surrounded by people who know how to launch him into the political arena....there is no stopping him now!!!!!
Will you begin to pray for the next election that we, the people of this great state and country will seek to be a more virtuous people so that we will, in turn, elect more virtuous leaders????
Will you pray this with me?
Whether you are politically savvy or not, surely you see and hear what's going on in our country and where we are headed if we don't stop the corruption that surrounds our government.
Martin Luther King Jr. had this to say:

"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be.....The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists."

Though he used inflammatory language, what he meant was this: it is much easier to simply die for a cause than to find inventive and effective means to fight for it.

He also said this:

"The hottest places in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in time of great moral conflict."

Truly the enemy must sense how very short time is for him and he is stepping up his advance on our families and on our time and I fear if we remain distracted by "temporal things" that we will miss out on what is happening in our country--things that are bigger than us--bigger than our problems.
It is way past time to sit up and take notice of where our government is taking this country----and it is not a good place.

"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation-We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness-That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed- That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute New government......"

Who's with me????

Change of scenery....

So, we decided we needed a "change of scenery" yesterday which led us to visit The Living Room church yesterday and I have to say that we really enjoyed it!
They greeted us very warmly and genuinely as we were ushered into their beautiful new building and immediately the delicious smell of a coffee bar excited my senses and I knew it was going to be a good experience.
Worship was moving and the teaching was captivating. I loved the experience of their corporate prayer and testimony and I know that the grass always appears greener on the other side, however, it was just a very refreshing change and...I don't know what will come of it, if anything, but I think that we will go back next Sunday and try it again.
Ugly circumstances led us to make this decision and we are "circling the wagons", if you will, taking care of our own, if you won't.(HEHE)
I won't go into any detail except to say that my daughters have captured the attention of the enemy and he's goin' in for the kill(almost literally) and I say this because I covet your prayers for their safety and protection from this vicious attack!
My prayer partner, Nicole, and I received a revelation from the Lord last week and let me tell you it has been "game on" ever since.
Her daughter has also been under attack, but, God has also revealed to us His ministering angels that are ever present with Jamie now.
My dreams are tormented by demonic presence and I'm serious...it is GAME ON!!!!
Aren't you so blessed to know that God is bigger and better and badder than the punk that calls himself the prince of this world.
You-PUNK- have no authority here so back off my family and this neighborhood because we are sealed to the MOST HIGH GOD and He has great plans for you----that's right---you get a glorious one-way ticket to the ABYSS!!!!!Enjoy your very long stay----PUNK!!!!
In the name of Jesus Christ-Amen.

Love and Spiritual Authority---Part 2

"AS WIDE AS OUR SPHERE OF LOVE, TO THAT EXTENT WE HAVE SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY"
True spiritual authority is born of LOVE.
If we have LOVE for our church and the congregation, then we have authority to build up that church and congregation. That same authority is not extended beyond the boundaries of our LOVE.
If we LOVE our city and our local government our authority touches the lives of those in that realm either through prayer or through outreach/ministry.
The testing ground of all spiritual things is LOVE, for LOVE alone purifies our motives and delivers us from the deceitfulness of self. Even authority in spiritual warfare must be rooted in LOVE. David gained the skills to slay Goliath, not on a battlefield, but by defending his father's sheep from predators. He LOVED those sheep so much he was willing to lay down his life for them. So also we grow in authority as we protect OUR Father's sheep, the flock He has given us to LOVE.
The more we LOVE, the more authority will be granted to us. If we love our community and are willing to lay down our lives in service, God will enlarge our hearts and grant us new authority in spiritual warfare. Satan knows the genuineness of our LOVE by the brightness of the glory that surrounds us.
"A man or woman without Christ-inspired LOVE will soon shrink back and fail in spiritual warfare."--1 Cor. 13:8
Only LOVE "never fails".
Certainly, when it comes to battling the enemy, there are many things the Holy Spirit has to say that we are not able to hear until our base of LOVE is expanded. Graciously, the Lord protects us from presumptuosly taking on the enemy and attacking the strongholds of hell and suffering loss. If we are truly anointed in God's LOVE, however, the price to see our culture saved is not too great, but, it will be a price that LOVE alone can pay.
I am excited to see where God will take us as He continues to unfold this plan of action to those willing to accept the mission--His mission--to LOVE our neighbors as ourselves, in fact, to be ready to lay down our lives as a sacrifice for those around us, and therefore gaining God-given authority to protect and build up His people. I think the thing that brings me the greatest possibility of shame would be to stand before my Heavenly Father and realize that I had missed opportunities to bring others to Christ because I was busy with...life...self.


"So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found no one."--Ezekiel 22:30

I'm here, Father, and I am ready and willing to do whatever you ask.
Speak to my heart and use me to bring others to you.
Establish your LOVE in my heart and may it overflow on to those around me for your glory and honor.
Amen.

Love and Spiritual Authority--Part 1

So, for a while now God has been speaking to me about LOVE.
LOVE....LOVE....LOVE....
"Love my people as I have loved you."
"Love one another...in this they will know that you are my disciple."
"Love them like Jesus."
"Love them even if you don't understand them."
And my favorite:
"It's not about you."
God has spoken these things into my heart over and over and over again for months and months and months.
He has confirmed through a several good friends who hve also received the same message of LOVE that these things He has spoken to me are from HIM.
Over and over and over.....
What does it all mean?
To what end?
Perhaps I am beginning to see where God is taking me and for what purpose.
This week I have been the studying the teachings of Francis Frangipane and in his teachings he suggests that the Church as it functions today have many administrators who can explain the doctrines of Christianity, but few who actually exemplify Christ and even fewer who walk as Jesus walked.
While many stand in leadership, not many function in the higher realms of Christ given authority that was purchased for the Church, His Church, at a very high price, I might add.
Mr. F suggests that a new badge of authority is coming to the Church and that it will bring deliverance on a scale not seen before; in some cases, entire cities will be turned to the Lord.
What is spiritual authority?
It is nothing less than God Himself confirming with power the word of His servant.
Here are some examples that you might know: Moses speaking of judgment upon the people of Egypt and the subsequent display of power from God to break the will of an unmoving, hard-hearted Pharaoh. Jesus manifested spiritual authority when he cast out demons, healed people, silenced storms, and through resurrection power. Elijah at the battle of Jericho. The disciples at Pentecost.
So many examples tells us the same underlying principle: "those who are raised up by God will be backed up by God."
"They will decree a thing, and it will be established." Job 22:28
Christ gave the Church authority to make disciples in the Great Commission, however, we have been more successful in making converts rather than disciples.
Many are believers in Jesus, but few are true followers of Christ seeking to observe ALL that Jesus commanded. When the Church returns to teaching all that Jesus taught, our disciples will have authority to do all that Jesus did.
Oh, Father make it so.....
Spiritual authority is not something we possess just because we strive for it nor can we buy it nor does it function simply because we copy the methods of another. It cannot be attained from reading books nor can we pretend to have it. In fact, as we focus upon obeying the words of Christ, there are divinely ordained ways for Christ's authority to unfold in our lives.
Since the beginning of our walk in the Lord we have enjoyed God's unconditional love, right? However, as we mature in the Lord there comes a time when the Father's love seems conditional? Follow me on this: as it was for Christ, so it is for those who follow Him.
"For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down my life." John 10:17
Jesus lived in the deepest intimacies of the Father's love because He laid down His life for His sheep. If we will grow in true authority, we will do so by laying down our lives for His sheep, as well.
This is the path to true spiritual authority: in full possession of our souls, without fear or intimidation, we choose to lay down our lives for Christ's sheep. Yes, in full freedom, with avenues of escape in our view, we fearlessly surrender our will and in doing so we become intercessors for others. When we could easily win an argument, yet, die to ourself and turn the other cheek; when we are unjustly accused, yet quietly endure; when we are persecuted and, yet, choose to love---at those moments spiritual authority is entering our lives.
"No one has taken MY life away from Me, but I lay it down for my own initiative." John 10:18
Spiritual authority is the provision of God to transform the temporal with the power of the eternal. It is not something we can imitate or manufacture. Divine authority requires sanction and that sanction comes from PASSING THE TESTS OF LOVE!!!!!!!
WOW!
Do you see where this might be going?
God has been laying a foundation upon my heart and upon those around me in my circle of influence: it is a foundation of LOVE.
Why?
I believe it is because the lines of battle are being drawn as we speak, and God is equipping His people to overcome our enemy using LOVE and GOD-GIVEN-AUTHORITY to win people to Him.
When authority is administered without LOVE it is called control and control causes oppression and fear. The result of LOVE is freedom and the power to build up and protect God's people.
We will walk in either the true authority of LOVE, the false authority of control or no authority at all.
The latter two are rooted in fear which produces hypocrisy and complacency and which impedes our sanctification process and actually makes us more of effective for the enemy than for Christ, after all, we are either for God or against Him.
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear" 1 John 4:18
True authority is built upon LOVE, therefore, before one can truly move in spiritual authority, we must be delivered from fear and its desire to control and we must be rooted and grounded in LOVE.
"As wide as our sphere of love, to that extent we have spiritual authority."
OK...I get it.
"Help me Father to be a willing sacrifice for your people. I desire your authority, Lord. Give me courage to surrender in obedience every moment everyday even when I don't understand. Help me to trust you. Establish in me Your love that I might defend Your people with authority.
In Jesus' name.
Amen."