Recovery for families

Nothing is too big for God. Help support a new ministry get off the ground. Anyone who has already started one and can offer up advice I would so gladly take it. We are working non stop to get this program started. Next month we start our First Family and Friends Group operating under RECLAIM. As soon as we raise enough money our hope is to start a recovery house for families and addicts. Please pray and donate if you can. Your support is so greatly appreciated. Keep checking back periodically to see how we are doing and offer up encouragement.

 

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Beginning this spring 2016 I am starting a new program in my local area for Families and Friends of addicts called RECLAIM. I was the facilitator of a program under the umbrella of Celebrate Recovery for 2 years at my home church.

Everyday life got in the way and slowly turned over the reins to someone else and decided I needed more time to focus on my family. Needless to say I never stopped getting kicked by God to continue it. I have a Facebook page called Family and Friends of Addicts. Family and Friends of Addicts I encourage anyone who have a loved one caught in addiction to visit my page. We have events, live Skype chats as well as ongoing support from the community and myself. I offer Free support for anyone who is caught in this vicious cycle of family addiction.

Blessings,

Pastor Lisa Wilson

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Recovery for families

Beginning this spring 2016 I am starting a new program in my local area for Families and Friends of addicts called RECLAIM. I was the facilitator of a program under the umbrella of Celebrate Recovery for 2 years at my home church.

Everyday life got in the way and slowly turned over the reins to someone else and decided I needed more time to focus on my family. Needless to say I never stopped getting kicked by God to continue it. I have a Facebook page called Family and Friends of Addicts. Family and Friends of Addicts I encourage anyone who have a loved one caught in addiction to visit my page. We have events, live Skype chats as well as ongoing support from the community and myself. I offer Free support for anyone who is caught in this vicious cycle of family addiction.

Blessings,

Pastor Lisa Wilson

 

Todd White

Just wanted to share this with everyone to be an encouragement. We all need to experience God’s Wonders and Miracles. This man is from our area of PA and if I get a chance I would love to see him in person. His video is so worthy for any group leaders, Pastors, or families to share with our kids. For me it has rekindled my fire and passion for the unseen God that I couldn’t do anything but share this incredible video. Our Faith has to be in HIM totally or we miss out on the greatest gift of the Spirit doing HIS work through us.

To watch the video click the link below.

Todd White

 

Blessings,

Pastor Lisa Wilson

You want me to submit to you?

I had a dream once when my husband and I were at a point in our marriage that I perceived him as controlling me. He spoke so much about me submitting to him and if I didn’t I wasn’t doing what God was asking and prohibiting him to lead. I honestly thought my husband was losing his mind. I was raised to do whatever I wanted and could be whomever I wanted to be with hard work. I was taught to be respectful, honorable and have integrity. I did not know what in the world he meant because even in my Christian walk I was totally focused on the fact that while the bible says wives must submit, it also says that husbands should love their wives as Christ loves the church. To me this was extreme and honestly was scary. We would fight over it days on end and while I saw nothing wrong with our marriage or what I was doing I would cry out to God to show me what he meant.

I would cook, clean, work, pay bills, make a lot of the decisions on my own without even speaking with him, get kids off to school, discipline if necessary and saw nothing wrong with it. While I found out later some discipline was ok I only did what I did to prevent my husband from coming home after a long day and have to deal with kids discipline. Little did I realize I was taking everything away from him and his role other than work was diminished. My ex husband loved this because he didn’t have to ever be the bad guy and he didn’t ever have to make any major decisions. But my husband wanted it all and I had a hard time understanding that.

My life growing up my mom was the disciplinarian and she took care of everything because my Dad was not always around and when he was around he wasn’t if you know what I mean. My mom was our mother and father growing up so I was trained up to be like her. She was the only example I had and that’s what I called normal. I would never be angry towards her for that because she was my foundation before I even knew God or Christ. But honestly it did hinder my growth as a Christian Mother and Wife.

So back to my dream during this period of our marriage. I dreamed that I was standing next to a broken wall. The wall stood but was not connected at the top of the ceiling. It was almost like the wall could come down at anytime if someone hit it too hard. When God showed me this I had been praying that he would reveal my role and this is what he showed me. I believe that the wall was an image of the foundation of marriage. My husband was the ceiling that the wall needed to be connected to so it would stand firmly and I was the broken piece that separated the wall from the ceiling. Without me my husband was basically holding up with ceiling all by himself. As a man he is suppose to lead his family and support them but he couldn’t because it was broken or not together. I broke the covenant between my husband, I and God. God being the whole house, the structure and the foundation.

I realized rather quickly that I had a very important role and it was not as a decision maker or to have control over every situation. I also came to the conclusion through prayer that I had to submit to God long before I could submit to my husband. It was not instantaneously but I could slowly see the wall that was broken mending. My husbands load became less of a burden to carry and I found joy in just being a mom. My husband and I became partners for the first time.

Many people believe that if women submit to their husbands they will be controlled, not allowed to speak and will have to ask permission for everything. That’s not true at all and the perception that has been painted over the past generation is what is keeping marriages from being successful and lasting forever.

When a women submits she allows God to take control of her life. She is given the power of prayer for her family and is shown what is important to pray for. She is given wisdom as a mother, wife and friend. It is the most freeing feeling in the world. I still to this day say we are a work in progress but that work, while difficult is well worth waiting to see the finished results when Christ is the Center of our marriage. Our family and our bond together increases each and every day.

Once I realized that not only was our foundation stronger it was like I was watching a relationship blossom from just being acquaintances to seeing my husband fall in love with me and truly loving me like Christ loved HIS Church. It became a foundation of true love and not just a marriage or a piece of paper that said he was my husband and I his wife.

Life became easier too, yes we still had struggles and kids will still be kids but with this new foundation we could now pray for our kids. We could see changes in our children, family, jobs, finances that we wouldn’t of had if I hadn’t submitted to God first. God is now at the forefront of all we do, all the choices we make.

We as women need to trust our husbands and when Christ is at the front leading your husband you will trust him because you know he is leading you and your family closer to God. Now he may stumble and you may actually not always agree with how he leads but submitting is putting the trust in him. If he makes a mistake we must let it go and not use words like, “I told you so” because that will only discourage him. As a wife we can speak and offer up our wisdom but ultimately it is his decision to lead your family. Trust him and never stop praying that God is always at the front of any decisions that are made.

I guess I really can’t emphasize enough that our job as women is to pray. We are that pivotal piece that holds that wall up. We are the light of Christ over our family that is filled with love, grace and mercy. While our husbands have that too they are built for so much more and have several areas where their strengths and gifts are used to uphold the ceiling of the family. Whether that be through labor, discipline or teachings. Women offer those things as well but should not be at the head of any of those decisions unless it is agreed upon.

This is why prayer is so important and the foundation for every decision that is made in a home. A solid Christian home has an order that was 100% ordained by God. That is that God is at the Head, the husband is to lead and the wife is to walk along side her husband. God surely didn’t give birthing rights to Adam for a reason. And God punished both Adam and Eve for Eve’s choice to eat the apple after Adam warned her not to.

Please do not think I have a legalistic view to submission I’m not trying to portray that at all. We women are so important and our husbands recognize this. Some may not say it and some may demand this is the way it’s suppose to be. I believe what ever way it is received pray on it. It took me to get down on my knees to really seek my role.

Prayer:

Dear Lord,

Please help me to understand what it means to submit, to You and to my husband. Our culture seems to believe that submission is a negative quality, one that should not be pursued. In a day where Your ways are not accepted, please help me to remain strong and live how You want me to. Show me what it means to submit in marriage. Help me remain humble and willing to submit to my husband daily. Please help us to submit our hearts to You in Jesus’ name AMEN! (Unveiled Wife) 

Blessings,

Pastor Lisa Wilson

 

 

 

Truth Seekers

On a search of Churches to attend over the past two years I have found that few churches teach all the doctrine of the bible. I have learned that so many of these churches with a denominational background have removed part or parts of the Bible to fit their beliefs and are being used in part to brainwash their congregation that this is the only way.

I follow a women on Facebook who has recently started a home church for this very reason. She posted a comment last night that really hit home for me on this very subject. One of the ladies who commented stated that there was a person she was visiting in the hospital. A Deacon from the Catholic Church came in to visit the patient and offer up communion. He explained his position with the Church and stated that he does not have the same connection with the Holy Spirit and can not bless the water or the food the same the Priest can. After reading this I was floored and it brought so many thoughts to my mind.

John 17:24

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

I am not here to debate or even argue whether one faith is right or wrong but I am going to encourage each of my followers to carefully examine the doctrine they are being taught. I wrote a blog recently on Religion or Relationship and this ties very closely to that post.

We as a body of believers must know that because of the New Covenant we have been given the same rights and powers that Jesus had when he walked the Earth but most people are not taught how to fully unleash that power through the Holy Spirit. Church leaders have a tendency I think sometimes to want to control their people to the point that they don’t want us to know we have that same ability to heal and pray the same way Christ did. We hear about it in public schools that they are dumbing down our kids by the new Core Values, is this what has happened to our Churches around the world? Of course many pastors around the globe are publicly healing and delivering people from disease, oppression, and many other things but are they teaching their followers that they have this ability or is it an act? I can’t say for certain but I do know that if a Priest that his Deacon does not have the same connection with the Holy Spirit that Priest is taking God’s authority and saving it all for his own glory and not sharing it with others. Is that happening everywhere? I don’t know but I encourage each and everyone to dig deeper and start asking questions.

Ephesians 4:14

As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;

2 Timothy 2:16-18

But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.

Titus 1:10-11

For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

2 Peter 3:17

You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness

Romans 16:17-18

Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

2 Peter 2:1

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

1 Timothy 4

4 ^1-2 God’s Spirit specifically tells us that in later days there will be men who abandon the true faith and allow themselves to be spiritually seduced by teachings of the devil, teachings given by men who are lying hypocrites, whose consciences are as dead as seared flesh.

^3-5 These men forbid marriage, command abstinence from food—good things which, in fact, God intends to be thankfully enjoyed by those who believe in him and know the truth. Everything God made is good, and is meant to be gratefully used, not despised. The holiness or otherwise of a certain food, for instance, depends not on its nature but on whether it is eaten thankfully or not, It is consecrated by the man who has accepted the message, and thanks God for food.

^6-7 You will be doing your duty as Christ’s minister if you remind your church members of these things (false teaching), and you will show yourself as one who owes his strength to the truth of the faith he has absorbed and the sound teaching he has followed. But steer clear of all these stupid Godless fictions. Take time and trouble to keep yourself spiritually fit.

^8-11 Bodily fitness has a certain value, but spiritual fitness is essential both for this present life and for the life to come. There is no doubt about this at all, and Christians should remember it. It is because we realize the paramount importance of the spiritual that we labor and struggle. We place our whole confidence in the living God, the Savior of all men, and particularly of those who believe in him. These convictions should be the basis of your instruction and teaching.

Many churches or denominations have removed several important pieces of doctrine because they/man said they didn’t like what the real word of God means or didn’t like the interpretations that were taught to them for years. This is why we have so many different churches/faiths in our Nation compared any other Nation in the world.

Lastly how do we prepare ourselves in a way that we know what we are being taught is of sound Doctrine? We must first be in the Word, study the Word, know the Word and ask the Holy Spirit to help us discern the Truth. We are in a generation that the Word has been twisted and taken out of context for so long that we need God to reveal the truth to us. Generation after Generation has become less and less reliant on the Bible. More and more Atheism and Agnostic faiths have emerged. We can also see more and more Satanic Cults emerging on State Capitals around the US openly expressing their belief. To combat these things is not to bury our heads in the sand and ignore them and it really isn’t about going on a crusade and fighting them in combat. We must arm ourselves with the Full Armor of God. To do that we must pray and strengthen our relationship with God.

 

God Bless,

Pastor Lisa Wilson

 

Relationship not Religion

How many of us during some point in our Christian walk have been told we are too religious? I know I have been countless times in my walk, especially when I am on Fire for the Lord. I am shouting his name from the roof top and telling everyone I know about who my Father is and how awesomely amazing he is. 

I just had a conversation with my sister and she told me to stop talking about it that Religion is private. I spoke up and said it has nothing to do with Religion, and the only thing that is private is my intimate relationship with him. I still don’t think that she fully understood my point and I will continue to beat my head against that brick wall until I see her saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. 

I find myself defending my faith more and more these days. Our family has been hit by so many people who claim to be religious. Any one can claim it because all they have to do is say I believe that the world was created by someone or something supernatural so there must be a God. Problem with that is they have no clue who the Father really is. They have never experienced his amazing grace and love. 

I find myself spending more and more time thinking about HIM. Sometimes more time than I think about my husband or kids. I believe it is so amazing that he can direct my thoughts to HIM in such a way that I don’t want to do anything else other than spend time with him. I crave that deeper relationship that is so powerful that it can take me to a place where I begin to feel like a small child with my Daddy’s arms wrapped around me. 

When we draw closer to HIM that is exactly what we get, a deeper more intimate feeling of HIS presence. Those brick walls that are keeping us from HIM because of busy schedules come tumbling down. The hills don’t seem as steep to climb and the road blocks are no longer obstacles.  When we make time he takes time to do what he needs to do inside us. 

It’s kinda like if we take time to water a plant it will grow but if we don’t it will wither up and die. Thinking of the story of Jonah and how Jonah handled things when God covered  him with the vine. But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?”       Jonah 4:5-11

If Jonah would of just watered that vine he would of had covering much longer that what he did. We too are like Jonah everyday we walk on our own and don’t really see what God is doing for us because we aren’t paying attention. 

I remember a time when I was working outside the home for a retail Optical as a manager. I had a young man who worked with me who I found out was a christian. He was a really cool kid and would see me in the morning and some how always knew if something was weighing on me. He asked me if I needed prayer and we would chat about one situation or another. You don’t find that too often in the work place anymore. We worked together for about a year then told me he had found another job. I was so upset and actually prayed to God now what am I going to do. I actually was gonna miss this guy just because of his presence and we could talk so freely about God and Jesus. Well the first day that he was not there God did something amazing for weeks on end. Everyday for several weeks God sent me Godly customers. Men, Women, families who would begin conversations about God. I remember sitting there measuring them for glasses and we would just Praise God at the desk. Now that’s a God who was trying to get my attention. I think one of the reasons he was trying so hard was because several months later he had an important message he wanted to be sure I received. 

God put me through a lot of things that year that made me realize how a relationship with him is so important and valuable. He will do anything to get our attention we just have to pay attention. We have to think of it like this sometimes to really appreciate our God and all he is attempting to do for us. My question is would you marry someone you don’t know? Why would you want to and then later find out he/she wasn’t right for you. God already knows us but he wants us to get to know HIM. How can we do that if we don’t spend time with HIM?

 

Blessings,

Pastor Lisa Wilson

 

War Room

How many of you find yourselves in the middle of a battle that you see no light at the end of the tunnel? I’m sure many of you have felt that way at one time or another. Just as in the paragraph below that I copied from Dictionary.com, I believe we all feel we are dealing with situations at times that are hostile.

During the captivity of the Jews in Babylon, in the sixth century b.c., the prophet Daniel continued to pray to his God against the express command of the king. As a result, Daniel was thrown into a lions’ den to be devoured.But God sent an angel to protect him, and he emerged miraculously unharmed the next day. 

NOTE: Daniel’s situation is an image for an impossibly hostile environment.

If any of you have not watched the movie War Room yet and are feeling distracted or lost in whatever you are going through right now, it is well worth the watch. It will lift your spirits and bring you to a place that can solidify your faith and possibly take it to the next level of your relationship with God.

I believe that sometimes or most times when we are in the midst of crisis we forget just how powerful our Might God really is. We are very weak in our flesh and can not fight all these battles ourselves.

How does that battle look to you and what are you doing to get yourself through it? We often try to control everything and when we do how well does that work out for you? I find when I try to control a situation I do not stop and listen for God’s voice to direct me. Instead I find myself picking up the phone, text messaging or posting on FB just how I feel to whom ever will hear it. And in countless situations I will get responses like “You go girl” or “what a jerk for putting you through that”, you get my point.

I’m sure you felt great for a while because you had so many people rooting for you and defending you but where was God in your meltdown? I have this vision of him looking down over me shaking his hand and giving a big sigh saying “What is she doing now”!

What I find that has worked better than that is to actually reach out to God himself. Cry out to him if you must. Vent to him because he is truly the only one that can give you sound advice on what steps you need to take next. He is the only one that is going to still be working and walking with you long after you sign off your computer, put down your cell or hang up that phone. Everyone else will get on with their day and you will be still caught up in the Anger, frustration and confusion.

I strongly encourage everyone to get in a place where you can establish your own war room or battle ground. We must trust that God has our best interest at heart even when we don’t see things happening as quickly as we would like them to. He is our defender and he promises to be faithful and with us always. I don’t have a friend in this world who is strong enough to carry all my burdens like God can.

God Bless,

Pastor Lisa Wilson

 

Never give credit to the enemy.

My proclamation is to never again give any credit to the enemy for anything he does to me or anyone else I love. I agree that I will only give Credit where Credit is worthy of giving it to and that is JESUS CHRIST my Lord & Savior!

We seem to forget that when we speak negative we are forced to believe negative and when we believe it we forget who we need to lift our hands up to. Did you ever work with someone who like to gossip or someone who would always sigh and talk about how much they hated working there? How about that person who you were always afraid to ask them how there day was for fear that would pull you into one of those long drawn out conversations that you just didn’t have time for. You would sooner avoid them if you happen to see them walk down an isle at the grocery store. Been there and I even found myself leaving jobs because of those negative people. I honestly started working from home because of that main reason a few years ago when I decided I wanted to contribute to the household.

This past year has been one of our families most difficult years. We have seen more this past year than I could even imagine and would not wish that on anyone. I am very guilty of giving the enemy credit for all of it and I seriously had to rebuke it in Jesus Name. Great example would be when I posted on Facebook and said we needed prayer. I stated that the enemy had once again is attacking our family. I didn’t realize it then but I really was giving him credit for the attack. Much like the terrorists who are taking credit for all their evil work. If the media announced it and moved on instead of dropping it they would not get as much attention or maybe if we didn’t mention it all they would eventually realize they are not putting the fear in us like they had hoped. I’m sure they wouldn’t stop all together but hey wouldn’t it be nice to not give such people credit for stealing, killing and destroying? If we announce out of our mouths that the enemy is hurting us we are giving him credit and giving him the right to do it again and again. It shows him we are afraid of him and guess what we shouldn’t be.

John 10:10King James Version (KJV)

¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Read out loud what Jesus said in the second half of this: I come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Praise HIM! He wants us to have a more abundant life. The enemy can only come in if we allow him to and he can only destroy us if we put down our guard and our shield of faith

Ephesians 6:16King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

We can not fight any battle with out our Shield of Faith and that Faith comes from the Father our Lord Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit there of.

We hear the scripture here in Proverbs 18:21 used quite frequently and usually it is referenced as how powerful the tongue is if we are using it to condemn a child or hurt someone verbally. That tongue has even a greater power and it could be used to open doors to let the enemy in without even realizing it. I have seen in just this past year things being spoken into fruition just by open the mouth and saying I’m afraid or what if this happens! We can no longer open those doors for the enemy or we have no one else to blame other than ourselves that something happened.

There is something else that we need to consider as well. Death by the tongue or Life by the Tongue. If we consider that we too could be put to death by our own tongues that is rather scary but if we could be given life by our tongues that is amazing. Remember only by his Grace will we be saved but if we don’t bite our tongues we can surely be judged just as our accusers have judged us.  Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Bind your tongues so that we only Praise the Father even when something horrible happens. We can no longer use our mouths as a weapon against people who are no believers or who don’t necessarily agree with everything we do or say. We can however us Christ and our Shield of Armour to defend us against those that come against us.

James 3:10

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

What does James 3:10 really mean? One point is that out of our mouths we should not speak both blessings and cursing. After the past year of our own tribulation I had cursed those that have attacked us. Privately and to others I spoke about the accusers and was ready to take matters into my own hands. I prayed “Lord strike them down” and honestly that did me no good until I finally said I’m done…This is Finished in Jesus Name! One of the hardest things I will say is to pray for God to Bless those instead of cursing them. It has to be done or there will never be an end.

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

My brother spoke this scripture to me on the phone just a few days ago and It has stuck with me. It is so important and valuable for what my family has walked through this past year to stay focused on. I don’t have to worry about what is happening to me here in the World because I am not of this World. While yes it may be uncomfortable; it is not without reward in Heaven. God never said that we were not going to have Tribulation in this Life. Jesus reminds us that Satan belongs behind Christ so if Jesus is always with us, beside us or in front of us, Satan can not be seen or heard. Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Blessings in HIM,

Pastor Lisa Wilson

Why we are going back to basics

Dear Reader,

 

My husband and I were given a very prophetic message several years ago to go back to basics. I clearly remember when the Lord spoke to me. I was at a retreat in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with my soon to be Mother-in-Law. I didn’t understand the message until after my fiance and I returned back to PA. I didn’t share my word with him but asked God to help me understand what that meant. Several weeks later my Fiance received the same message only this time God said “Go back to basics and stock up”

At that time we were both employed full time. We were not financially sound by any means but we got by. Several months later my Fiance who did not have custody of his children received a call from his Ex wife. She asked if he would be willing to take the boys and have them live with us. We were so surprised but without hesitation he said yes. They ended up coming to live with us a few weeks later and while we were excited we were scared. I already had 3 kids and raising them was a challenge in its self. We wondered what challenges now we were going to face. God showed us quickly what we needed to do for them but the biggest challenge was yet to come.

In late November I was standing outside on my patio and I heard God say “you have little faith in me my child, stand firm, quit your job and trust me that I will provide”. I was like whoa was that just God? I wondered for a moment if that was my own mind but realized I loved my job and decided to ask God to show me what he meant. Yes it is totally ok to question God and ask him so we can confirm his message. I asked God that day to reveal to me so I could receive confirmation it was truly him.

The next few weeks he showed me all of the Prophets that gave up everything to follow God. He showed me struggles that others faced but by trusting HIM the over came. After that I asked him now to reveal this to my Fiance. I said, “Lord reveal this to Bob and lay it on his heart if you truly want me to do this because he is the one that will have to carry the burden”. I did not know how in the world God was going to take what we make monthly combined and barley get by, remove my pay and still be able to pay our bills and feed out 6 children.

A week later my Fiance came to me and said, we need to talk. I was worried something was wrong but he assured me it wasn’t bad. He said to me I think it’s time for you to quit your job and be a stay at home mom. I literately threw my arms in the air and shouted “Praise God”. He was like wow what is that! I chuckled and shared the message God had shared with me and this time he was like Whoa!

After I quit my job we were uncertain what God was doing. We were struggling and not sure how we were going to pay rent or buy food for the next few months. Our groceries along were close to a grand a month. We didn’t know or understand why God would give us a message and not provide us with the solutions.

One day a friend of ours had a bon fire and there was another friend there who was a single dad raising 3 kids. We spoke to him about our struggles and he asked if we had ever gone to BB’s and bend and dent Amish store not far from where we lived. We had never heard about it but the next time we got paid, we packed up the kids and made a trip to BB’s. I will never forget that day. We had the 4 younger kids in the car with us and by the time we were done shopping we had only spent $400 and had 3 carts full of groceries. What a blessing because God just cut our grocery bill 3/4’s less that what we were spending normally in a month.

We began to press into his word more and more. We started to wake up to things like GMO foods, Chem Trails, and other toxins. We researched and studied the benefits of raising our own vegetables and canning our own food. While this took us some time to finally put it into action we did it and for the first time we are living almost completely free from going to the grocery store.

We moved to a farm house on about 6 acres that we are currently renting. We truly are praying that God will provide us with a home one day that we can do all this on our own land. But for now we are raising our own Turkey’s, Chickens, & Meat Birds. My husband planted a 100×40 garden that we can actually grow our own vegetables and can or freeze as much as we want.  The kids were a little stressed because they were use to being in the City or Suburbs most their lives where everything is convenient We on the other hand love it! No more traffic jams or standing in large grocery lines. If we do go to a store it’s usually an Amish or Mennonite store, deli or bakery.  If you are thinking about doing the same thing but our worried about your kids, they can adapt to almost any situation if given time and there is love.

I truly believe that 7 years ago God gave us this message  and I believe it has served as a very prophetic warning in our lives as well as to so many other Christian’s and other believes who know that the World is going through some pretty dramatic changes. I believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is returning soon. If not then I will not be weary of that.  I see a lot of bad things that are unfolding. The world is in turmoil and Nations are at war as it speaks in the book of Revelations. Praise God though for his promises and know that no matter how bad things are or how bad they get, you are saved by the blood of the Lamb if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

 

If God has instructed you on something and you’d like to share, please do so in the comments.

God Bless

Lisa

One Prayer Away

I feel a deep sense of getting this message out to you so that you too can spread the word about what is coming.

This world is not the same place it was a 100 years ago. I believe that what we see on Mainstream is a small portion of what is really happening in the world. We must all have ears to hear and eyes to see.

 

The Parable of the Sower

(Mark 4:1-9; Luke 8:4-15)

1The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

We are possibly the last generation and while it pains me to say that I am rejoicing for we are going to meet our King! What pains me is the loss of lives who do not know him, those that have not seeked him or built a relationship with him. Really that’s what it is all about…A Relationship. For years I have heard that all we need to do is seek him, say a prayer and boom we are saved. While yes we are saved but what does being saved mean? Jesus mentions many times in scriptures that we must know him. It’s even mentioned that he could possibly turn us away because he doesn’t know us. How can that be when we have been taught that he knows our hearts?

We must get to know him just like we must get to know our children or our boyfriends, husbands, friends etc. How do you do that? You start to ask questions, you spend time together, you may seek their advice, you may not like their advice. We cannot know the Father and he can not know us without spending time with him and seeking him, listening to him, showing him more love and respect than anything or anyone.

 

Jesus said!

 

Jeremiah 29:13 KJV

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Proverbs 8:17 KJV

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

 

 

Amos 5:4

For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

 

I believe many of us are one prayer away from HIM and receiving his Glory. You may say ONE PRAYER AWAY. Yes, because our God is such a loving merciful God he wants each and every one of us for his true purpose.

 

Let’s think of it this way for a moment. Each one of us was created in his image for a reason. A plan, a purpose. Whether you believe in your heart now that you have a purpose you can best believe that once you accept Christ your purpose will be so clear.

Let me say I’m a SINNER! I’ve sinned pretty huge in my life and trust me when I say accepting Jesus Christ is no get out of jail free card by any means. Oh No! He is merciful but he is a firm God and stands for what is right not wrong. I remember many times when I felt like he hit me upside the head with a 2×4 to get my attention.

I also remember that as a child growing I was given my first Bible by my grandmother and she taught me how to pray. Well like most kids I wanted to know the end of the Story. Yup Revelations. A 13 years old reading the book of Revelations for the 1^st time was not the best idea. 1. It was very difficult to read and made no sense and 2. It scared me to no end.

As time went on and I entered new seasons of my life I felt disconnects between me and God. From a Child to Adult I can’t explain how many times I felt God didn’t know me and I didn’t know him. I didn’t ask him for nothing and he left me alone. Funny thing was it got really lonely and during those periods in my life I always felt I was missing something. When I got that 2×4 in the side of the head or back of the head, however he wanted to hit me at that moment I went back to him. Ironically I always ended up back where he left off with me the last time.

Very must like how he handled Elijah and Moses and so many others in the bible who just didn’t do what God wanted and tried to handle everything on their own. Amazingly enough even Moses had to go back where he ran from after 40 years and he was so blessed after he finally listened to God.

Sometimes we forget just how powerful our God is. We also forget just how patient he is with us. When someone there is someone who may be missing all his glorious blessings I weep. I don’t always have the best way to convince people who our God really is. I was not born an Evangelist so I have no clue how to lead them to the Father other than doing what I’m doing here. I’m a talker and a story teller and I like when people listen to me even if you are pretending to be listening I know that the Lord is working and the Holy Spirit is moving inside of you right now.

You’re ok if you laugh because my kids hate my lectures (I call them lessons). LOL! I know one day they will echo in their ears and they two will find themselves sounding more and more like me.

Back to the one prayer away…If you have a loved one who is desperate for love, desperate for grace in their lives, maybe just needing prayer or encouragement and you don’t know if they have ever excepted Jesus Christ into their lives share this! If you just want to remind someone of how Big Our God really is, Share this!

I encourage you to start speaking to others about the relationship that we need with our Father. It’s so powerful and so needed.

I believe we are getting ready to see Persecution increase here in the US. It’s already begun but not on the scale that is occurring in other countries in the Middle East. We need our Amour on and we need to be prepared for whatever comes our way.

Ephesians 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

God warned us and he did not say he was going to do any of this other than his promise of Judgement. I believe the enemy is free and is here and now with his minions and we have little time to prepare. My husband and I woke up about 5 years ago and some days I wish we weren’t so awake but I’m thankful we are because we have spent time growing in our faith and building our relationship with God. We may or may not get a crown but I’m praying we are worthy. I believe anyone who seeks him and anyone who believes and works at spending time with him will have their names written in the Book of Life. Hallelujah

 

Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! May you be covered in the Blood of the Lamb over your travels this Joyous Season!

God Bless

Lisa