Friday, December 16, 2011
Facing the Giants
I just wanted to ask really quick for anyone who takes the time to read my occasional blogging to please keep me in your prayers. I'm facing some tough stuff right now and I'm at a complete loss at how to get through this. I want so badly to confide in someone, unfortunately I can't. So just please pray for me. Pray some Ephesians 1:17-21 over my life! I would greatly appreciate it!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
On To Victory!
I so desire that all would know the power of praying the word of the Lord. Scripture and prayer are not separate from each other. The word of the Lord is alive. It brings life and power into our lives, but not just by reading it. You must use it, as you were meant to use it. Pray it! Praying the scripture releases the Holy Spirit to move through your prayers. It is a powerful weapon! I did not truly understand the power of the gospel and the Holy Spirit in my own life until I began praying the word of the Lord, and all the pieces began to click for me. The Holy Spirit opened the eyes of my understanding, and what I had always 'known', I suddenly KNEW. I prayed this scripture prayer and as I prayed it, it came to pass.
EPHESIANS 1:17-21
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
The word "know" in this passage means to understand by experience. And that's exactly what happen in my heart. Suddenly I KNEW the POWER of the Holy Spirit. And the Spirit of His revelation came upon me. The praying of the word of the Lord is a might weapon just as the Bible says.
Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, WHICH IS THE WORD OF GOD.
Man, am I the only one getting excited about this right now? Our only WEAPON is "the sword of the Spirit, which is the WORD of GOD!" Since we know that we war and fight through prayer, why aren't we being taught HOW to pray?! Its the WORD of GOD, everyone! Pray the word! Its the most powerful prayer you can have! By doing so you will truly invite the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT and HE will guide you in prayer and intercession!
There is war going on and we better get in the fight! Sure you can stand by and watch if you want, but Father has given each of his saints the POWER we need to win by the HOLY SPIRIT who is POWER. We know what we are fighting against. What are we fighting for? Ourselves? Yes. AND everyone other person who lives! Everyone is asking what the purpose is in life. Its knowing the Father and having Him know us. There is HOPE in that. We aren't meant to just keep that HOPE for ourselves. God desires that all men might find Him, and God's desires are my desires. So I'm joining His army.
We, the saints are His army, and our weapon is the Spirit which is the word of the Lord. God is our general and leader. And He will go before us.
By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Exodus 13:21
The Lord Himself did for the Israelites by preternatural means that which armies were obliged to do for themselves by natural agents. The Persians and Greeks used fire and smoke as signals in their marches, and in a well-known papyrus, the commander of an Egyptian expedition is called "A flame in the darkness at the head of his soldiers." By this sign then of the pillar of cloud, the Lord showed Himself as their leader and general. -Barnes' Notes on the Bible
God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He will lead us. He will be our God if we will be His people. And He will go before us in the greatness of His power.
"ON TO VICTORY!"
For teaching on the Ephesians 1:17-21 prayer please visit this link:
http://mikebickle.org/resources/resource/1181?return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmikebickle.org%2Fresources%2Fcategory%2Fprayer-fasting%2Fapostolic-prayers%2F
EPHESIANS 1:17-21
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
The word "know" in this passage means to understand by experience. And that's exactly what happen in my heart. Suddenly I KNEW the POWER of the Holy Spirit. And the Spirit of His revelation came upon me. The praying of the word of the Lord is a might weapon just as the Bible says.
Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, WHICH IS THE WORD OF GOD.
Man, am I the only one getting excited about this right now? Our only WEAPON is "the sword of the Spirit, which is the WORD of GOD!" Since we know that we war and fight through prayer, why aren't we being taught HOW to pray?! Its the WORD of GOD, everyone! Pray the word! Its the most powerful prayer you can have! By doing so you will truly invite the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT and HE will guide you in prayer and intercession!
There is war going on and we better get in the fight! Sure you can stand by and watch if you want, but Father has given each of his saints the POWER we need to win by the HOLY SPIRIT who is POWER. We know what we are fighting against. What are we fighting for? Ourselves? Yes. AND everyone other person who lives! Everyone is asking what the purpose is in life. Its knowing the Father and having Him know us. There is HOPE in that. We aren't meant to just keep that HOPE for ourselves. God desires that all men might find Him, and God's desires are my desires. So I'm joining His army.
We, the saints are His army, and our weapon is the Spirit which is the word of the Lord. God is our general and leader. And He will go before us.
By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Exodus 13:21
The Lord Himself did for the Israelites by preternatural means that which armies were obliged to do for themselves by natural agents. The Persians and Greeks used fire and smoke as signals in their marches, and in a well-known papyrus, the commander of an Egyptian expedition is called "A flame in the darkness at the head of his soldiers." By this sign then of the pillar of cloud, the Lord showed Himself as their leader and general. -Barnes' Notes on the Bible
God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He will lead us. He will be our God if we will be His people. And He will go before us in the greatness of His power.
"ON TO VICTORY!"
For teaching on the Ephesians 1:17-21 prayer please visit this link:
http://mikebickle.org/resources/resource/1181?return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmikebickle.org%2Fresources%2Fcategory%2Fprayer-fasting%2Fapostolic-prayers%2F
Friday, October 21, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Counting
For the first time in my life I'm counting calories. I've never been one to diet. But I know that I have a problem over eating. Not so much that I will gain weight, but just enough that I won't loose either. So along with exercising every day I'm keeping myself accountable and logging my food. I'm using caloriecount.com which is really useful. This was day one and I think I did pretty well. I went 43 calories over my limit, but hey it was my first day, I don't feel bad. Tomorrow I'll make the mark. I also bought a scale today. I didn't have one. And weighing myself at my mom's house once in a while usually at mid-day wasn't giving me a very good idea of how my weight was fluctuating. So now I have my own scale and can keep better track of what my body is doing. Also, I'm officially out of the 140's! Hello 137, 37 lbs lost and 27 lbs to my goal weight! I didn't expect it to take this long. I have definitely learned my lesson about gaining too much baby weight and I'll never let that happen again! I know will get to my goal eventually, and hopefully before I get myself preggers again ;)
GOODNIGHT.
GOODNIGHT.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Talking to Myself
Man, more changes might be coming our way. I'm about 80% sure. But I'm rooting for that 20%. So many things are going through my mind. I can't stop thinking about it. I just had to write something out to keep me from going crazy. Then again, I shouldn't get ahead of myself, and stop worrying. It might not even happen.
"As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him."
Psalm 18:30
"As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him."
Psalm 18:30
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Ocean
Saturday we went to the beach. It was so amazing to spend a beautiful day with my family in Lincoln City. On the way there we stopped at the Spirit Mountain casino and ate at the buffet that they had there. It was my first time there, but I had been hearing Nestor raving about it for the past three years. So finally we went and I have to say that it was the best buffet I have ever been to. It was actually really good food and there was a huge selection. Gabriel loved it so much. He sat next to me in his high chair all excited and clearly enjoying all the different foods. I could tell by all the 'yummy' noises and faces he made. Man, I love that kid. Once we were at the beach it was a pretty big task to haul the small cooler, blankets, bag, and Gabriel all down to the shore with just the two of us. It took a while, but finally we found a spot relatively free of people. The good weather had the beach stocked with visitors. Gabriel enjoyed being outside and seeing the waves. He smiled the whole time and squealed a lot. He didn't want to get wet, but he laughed as we chased and ran away from the waves. I tried to get him to play in the sand with me, but when I set him down in it he started crying. Haha, I guess he didn't care for the feel of it. So he smiled the whole time as he crawled around on our blankets. At one point he crawled around the entire edge of the blankets careful not to touch the sand, but his little foot slipped off and onto the sand. He looked back at that foot with such a funny expression and then quickly reclaimed it from the sand. It was pretty funny. Mostly he spent his time digging his little fingers into the bag of chips we had out. He fed me some and drank some apple juice. We laughed and tickled and took pictures making silly faces. It was an amazing time.
The ocean was beautiful. The weather was incredible. Warm, sunny, and blue sky. No clouds. And as I laid out on the blanket with Nestor next to me and Gabriel crawling everywhere making joyful noises, I stared up at that big blue sky. I couldn't remember the last time I stared up into a sunny sky, and I wasn't sure if I had ever taken the time to stare into a cloudless sky. It was so breathtaking, so easy to get lost in the vast blue. Suddenly I realized I was so happy. So content. Life felt effortless and blissful. I love my life. I am so in love with Nestor, and my sweet baby boy. Life is so grand. I am so happy. God has blessed me so beyond what I could have ever asked for. He is a great God, and I thank Him for this time of blessings.
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