Obeying God!

Today, we are going to take a detour of where we were............we have talked about; tears, hurts, & identifying our wounds, confessing, repenting & forgiving............but I think God is taking us on a detour that will bring us back around to where we were, so let me share...

Before I start; I have to share for the Glory of God our Father; I was listening to the lies of the evil one & I was wondering if I should continue to write, you see many of you who love me told me to continue, Tom, Laz, Linda & Suzanne........but I argued these people love me, of course they are going to tell me to write (I argued with God)

So, I asked God again.........really do you want me to do this? I sat in the parking lot of a school near where I live, I was about to walk into a very secular setting to try to explain & teach 24 girls in 5th & 6th grade how to identify good & bad stress, how to build a shield to deal with stress, how do you do that without God? ... I prayed asking God to speak through me, for you see I only have about 50 minutes, not enough time for me, but I know He can do it in no time............so I finished covering myself in prayer.......as I start to get out of my car, I get a text from Miri, this is what the text said: I like your blog, A LOT< from Germany... (she wrote other things)

I started crying because I knew that God would have to convince "disobedient little me", the one  who has dealt with insecurities of all sorts all of her life rooted in rejection since the day she was born (we will speak on this on another blog) Does God have to do this to you? To remind you & CONVICT YOU? He does to my daughter & this is what I want to share with you all today....

But before I go there, let me tell you about Miri: she is my niece Erika's friend from Germany, you see Erika had the pleasure to plant the seed of Jesus; we prayed for Miri for a lonnnnnnnggg time for her salvation; now she's in Germany, she is a Christian, & she is being used by God to water my seed as I have through prayer watered hers........is God not so amazing?............He had to use someone who I never had spoken to in my life before to write me me, I did not even know she knew about the blog; even though I don't know Miri in person, she is close to my heart; for you cannot pray for people & not come to love them.............maybe this is why we are to pray for our enemies? (another subject to discuss on a later blog?)

What I want to share today has to do with Believing God, obeying God & removing the element of doubt/fear from our thoughts for we know that is where the battle is either won or lost........

Let me start where it all blew out & up for Arie, at least this is where our physical eyes saw it:

We serve on a Homeless ministry with Pastor Kimmie & pastor Jackson; Arie sang here for the first time; (Pastor Jackson had been asking her for a long time to sing, but she was still battling it out with God)  I believe this is where God set her free to hear His voice....or should I say to obey it!....this was Sunday, October 17th, 2010, I witnessed men crying & one even said, we'd better repent God has sent an Angel from Heaven.....to sing for us! (Arie sang her songs before she even had them copy righted)

For the ones who don't know, on Octber 18th, 2010, my daughter was minding her own business as usual attending UGA (with God providing for her education completely, our expense was her rent), she had texted me earlier to tell me that God had told her to leave college for He was going to give her songs to write & to sing for Him, she texted me asking me for my blessing: she said mom, God is calling me to leave everything behind & follow Him, I just need your blessing, I need you to believe me...........

Talk about disbelief..........I allowed fear to enter me, what will happen, she won't finish college is the enemy trying to steal her college life the way he did me?.........

My friend Angie came to pick me up a few minutes after that as we had planned to go pray for her biological brother, my brother through Christ; we parked behind the parking lot of Laz's store to pray for him (laz-lifeasiseeit.blogspot.com) we had been fasting & praying for Laz; I did not want to ask for prayer for Arie even though God said, pray for her; just then Angie started praying for her kids & mine, so I piped in, the pastor on the other end of the phone, started praying for my daughter & before we knew it, we had what we call a SPIRITUAL FIGHT.......we finished praying! I was completely wiped out!  I called Arie & asked her what she was doing (at the time we prayed) she said God had told me to PACK & LEAVE, so I was sitting down packing my stuff to leave!

I believe our prayers strengthened her in the spirit to leave! we serve an awesome GOD!

Arie came home in the afternoon, we called her dad who was in the Dominican Republic, he asked her; did God call you? she said, yes daddy!,  he then told her, well, then we don't argue with God; I'm with you all the way! I was relieved or now I thought, well, if he agreed, we are all good & covered!

The same night Arie & I were in bed together, I cried to the Lord & yes, I questioned Him again & I said, what are you doing? He said, I have taken her out of the world, she is mine! you see Arie's 21st B-day is on the 19th of October, He called her out of the world before her 21st Birthday. He told me, He would prepare her to serve Him & many would come to know of Him because of the songs He was going to put in her soul, but she needed to remain "HIS", I argued how can I keep her from going to the things of the world? He said He would do it, my job was to love, protect & support her!

My daughter slept in my bed that night, I hugged her & felt her sweet breathing just like when she was a little girl, I cried with tears of Joy, that God would use someone like me, to give life to someone like her................then I realized that in spite of me, He would be GOD! & I praised Him for that! as I pondered that as much as I love my children, God loves us more! yeah, a lot more!

Okay, so she leaves college to follow God's call on her life; I thought of Abraham, when God called him to leave his country & his people to go to a place where he had not been before.......... I thought the same is now true of Arie! I asked God to part the waters for her, we have no idea what to do you see, but I think He likes it this way, so NOT one person will take credit, only He will take all the credit as it should be, for it is His work in us that glorifies Him.

Within two weeks of her leaving to follow Christ, a friend brought a friend to listen to Arie; a precious man of God, he was ready to produce a record for her; but Arie & I knew we had to wait.........wait for what you must be saying? wait for God.........wait on God! its not time yet.

I will skip over a few months..........Arie finds herself with an apartment that has not been able to get rented.............then she gets a sudden bill from UGA for over $700.00..............she allows doubt to enter her mind...............she shares with me she is troubled & will have to battle this one out with God herself..............

She comes & tells me that she has confessed her sin against God (remember we talked about what un-confessed sin does to us?) her sin of unbelief & doubt which of course opened the door to the enemy, she tells me that all of a sudden God started giving her more songs.............you see during the period of her unbelief, she was NOT able to write new songs or finish the many she has started........because her sin (her doubt) had separated her from God! we both cried & praised God together, that we have such an awesome Daddy!

Two days ago, she walked in my room as I was doing my Bible study (we are both studying David Seeking a Heart Like His), I was sharing with her about the exciting God we serve, on how God allowed David to full fill the call on his life in spite of his fears...........I said, I find it amazing & scary at the same time that God sent Jessie to anoint David while he is minding his own business, then Saul calls for him, God removes him from the "known" & "familiar" to the unknown & unfamiliar, now he is having to run from Saul............I asked her; why do you think God does this to us? she started crying & said:

Mom: last night I was so mad because my songs were missing, I had worked so hard on them:

(she was in my room with me sharing some songs she had recorded, she was missing 6 entire songs, that she wanted to use on her utube video, she went to her room angry) I prayed for her as she left my room & kissed me good night! I said, Lord, what are you doing?

Arie said: God just told me why they are missing & why they were wiped out my hard drive; I asked her why? 

She said, He told me; You are to sing ONLY SACRED SONGS................what do you think you are doing little girl? what did I call you for? remember that call on your life, to SING FOR & OF ME!

She said, mom the songs I was planning to use for utube video were not Sacred & even though they were good lyrics they are not songs that speak of Him! we both cried, as I hugged her & wiped her tears........

You see God is & will be God - FOREVER!

In spite of us, He will be God..............

But if we cooperate with Him; then He can do great things through us, that will bring Him glory.......for this is why we are here........the passion that lies withing our hearts & souls is there to love & worship Him & Him alone..............this is when we are our happiest, one with the Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit.

I am not sure why I was to share this particulars..............but if they have touched any of you, please feel free to share.................I will share more on this subject tomorrow............I had told Arie that I was writing about it, she smiled giving me her approval!

Do you have any un-confessed sin? that is stopping the hand of God to move in your life?

Has your un-confessed sin separated you from God & from the people you love the most?

Are you hanging on to your own ways? instead of seeking His ways for you?

Are you living in sin? are you tired of the life of sin? do you need a friend to share your pain with?

Jesus is waiting....................call on Him for He rewards those who diligently seek Him

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Hebrews 11:8-10 (Amplified Bible)

⁸[Urged on] by faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went forth to a place which he was destined to receive as an inheritance; and he went, although he did not know or trouble his mind about where he was to go.

    ⁹[Prompted] by faith he dwelt as a temporary resident in the land which was designated in the promise [of God, though he was like a stranger] in a strange country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs with him of the same promise.^(A)

    ¹⁰For he was [waiting expectantly and confidently] looking forward to the city which has fixed and firm foundations, whose Architect and Builder is God.

Call out to Jesus, He is waiting for you...............

I love you with the love of our Father! May you feel His presence today! 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, let Jesus Be your VALENTINE!
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”