"The trust factor"

"It's gonna be alright"
Dennis Jernigan

It's gonna be alright, child
Even through the darkest night, child
I'll even use the darkness
To teach you how to hear Me
It's gonna be alright now
Even if you don't see how
I'll even use your failure
To help you to draw near Me
So hear me. I am calling,
"Child, come falling deeper in love with Me."
Trust Me, you must let go
Or you will never know any deeper love in Me
It's gonna be alright here
If you will let Me hold your heart near
I'll even use your sorrows
To teach You how to love Me
It's gonna be alright, child
I'll hold you really close and tight child
I'll even use Your woundings
To help you know more of Me
So hear me. I am calling,
"Child, come falling deeper in love with Me."
Just trust me, you must let go
Or you will never know any deeper love in Me
Why do you hold on to the things of your past
Let go and cling to Me and love that will last
How can you know Me if you do not trust My love
Let go, You'll find My love is more than enough
Oh Hear Me. I am calling,
"Child, come falling deeper in love with Me."
Oh trust me, you must let go
Or you will never know any deeper love in Me
Letting go will set you free
It's gonna be alright now
Even if you can't see how
I'll even use your failure
To help you to draw near Me

Mighty warrior overcomer

This song is my favorite from this album. He has sung it for Promise Keepers but I believe this song can be also applied to women. We are one as the body of Christ. I love this song and I’m adding the (Dennis Speaks) before it. Enjoy :O)

From “Giant Killer: A Heart Like David” album

Life is full of giants. Temptations assail the flesh, strongholds seem to overwhelm us to the point it seems easier sometimes to give up to those giants. Sin abounds but giants can be defeated. David faced Goliath whose name literally means “naked and ashamed” and my own sin has left me feeling that way, naked and ashamed and so bound by that shame, that I was afraid to get honest. David though didn’t just face Goliath, he and his mighty men faced four more giants according to God’s word, but even they were all defeated. I faced many giants that left me feeling like there was no hope. Some might call their giants, strongholds. Some call them thorns in the flesh or even constant temptation, but what I discovered is that giants are more easily put down when we face them with the proper stones just as David did. Before any stones I casted could be effective I had to understand some things about my own identity. I had to come to terms with the fact that my particular sin was not the issue. Getting to the root of that sin was the only way to cut off that giant’s head. I first had to understand I had based everything I believe about myself upon a lie. That lie: I am rejected. Now if I believe I'm rejected, then I'll begin to give place to feelings of rejection and as I dwell on those feelings I begin to act like one who's rejected. So how do I defeat that giant? I put off that lie I am rejected and I believe I am accepted by my father no matter what. It's like casting a stone of God's truth at the giant of rejection. I then begin to base everything I believe about myself upon that truth. Feelings of rejection are then replaced by feelings of acceptance and those feelings of acceptance, guess what? They begin to led me to act like one who is accepted. Quite simply, I cast that stone of truth and then walk in that truth and in so doing I cut off the head of that giant. Now there will always be giants but now I know how to deal with them. I am who my father says I am and I am a GIANT KILLER!

Might Man
Dennis Jernigan

Let no temptation define who you'll be
No present feeling
No past failures, you're redeemed
No weapon formed against you
Can ever reach as far
As the depth that I've redeemed you
Just be who the Father says you are
And just because a battle
Seems never to end
It doesn't mean you losing
Just means you've something to defend
And child you must remember
Who you are called to be
A mighty man of valor
No matter what
You have the victory
Take up the stone of faith
And put that giant down
Take up the sword of the Spirit
Take back that stolen ground
And lift your praise to the Father
Who gives you victory
You are a mighty man of valor
A child of God, victorious, redeemed
Knowing Christ is worth the battle
That is waged against your mind
With each giant you've defeated,
It seems four more come right behind
So fight the fight and do not waver
And warrior run the race
Mighty warrior overcomer
You win this fight by trusting in His grace
Take up the stone of faith
And put that giant down
Take up the sword of the Spirit
Take back that stolen ground
And lift your praise to the Father
Who gives you victory
You are a mighty man of valor
A child of God, victorious, redeemed
Just because you fall
You're not defeated
Never sound retreat
Get back up and lift the standard
Of the overcoming king
Don't give up though you grow weary
By His grace rise up again
For the truth is when the dust of war
is cleared away, we win
Take up that stone of faith
And put that giant down
Take up the sword of the Spirit
Take back that stolen ground
And lift your praise to the Father
Who gives you victory
You are a mighty man of valor
A child of God, victorious, redeemed
You are a mighty man of valor
A child of God, victorious, redeemed
Revelation 21:7 "He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son."

"We will stand"

I’m very cautious when I read christian books, listening to the christian music or watching a christian program. I don’t want to be influenced by them. Everybody has their own view on who Abba, Yeshua and the Holy Spirit is. Nobody is 100% kosher. Even Peter and Paul had their moments disagreeing over the gentiles following the law. (Ga. 2:11-16) the apostles were not perfect. We all need to live by the Spirit and have discernment. Becoming one in the body is definitely doable but we need to work together and give ourselves a spiritual checkup of who we are spiritually. Are we following it this way because of what others do or are we using spiritual discernment and seeing what the Spirit sees. I would love to share what special thing Abba did in my life but I know what people’s reaction will be even if I can prove it. Abba always gives proof in what he does but if people don’t believe... until the Bride is somewhat on the same page, nothing gets reveled to all. Just a lot of disagreements like Peter & Paul unless we come together as one. I’ll just have to wait to see the Bride of Christ come together as one, sharing our experiences with what the Lord has done in our lives.

We will stand
By Russ Taft

Sometimes it's hard for me to understand
Why we pull away from each other so easily
Even though were all walkin the same road
Yet we build dividing walls between our Brothers and ourselves, but I, I don't care
What label you may wear, if you believe in Jesus
You belong with me, the bond we share is all I care to see it will change the world forever
If you will join with me, join and sing, sing...
You're my brother you're my sister
So take me by the hand
Together we will work until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us
If were walkin side by side
As long as there is Love
We will stand
The day will come, we will be as one
And with a mighty voice together
We will proclaim that Jesus, Jesus is King
It will echo through the earth
It will shake the nations
And the world will see, see that
You're my brother you're my sister
So take me by the hand
Together we will work until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us
When were walkin side by side
As long as there is Love
We will stand
Take me by the hand
Join with me
Join and sing
You're my brother you're my sister
So take me by the hand
Together we will work until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us
If were walkin side by side
As long as there is Love
We will stand
Youre my brother you're my sister
So take me by the hand
Together we will work until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us
If were walkin side by side
As long as there is Love
We will stand
Youre my brother you're my sister
So take me by the hand
Together we will work until He comes
There's no foe that can defeat us
If were walkin side by side
As long as there is Love
We will stand

The Perfume of Ruth

 

I love the Sapphires devotional magazine from Hope of the World ministry. I also belong to them. It has a mission for that day and a scripture verse. I read it each night and instead of reading the scripture verse I read the whole chapter to get more in me. Here are some of "today's missions"

Peace & comfort

     Back on November 3, 1997, my father had passed away very quickly. By the time he went in the hospital, 4 days later he died. My family took it very hard. I was ok but sad because I missed him but Abba gave me peace and comfort thru all this. A week before my father passed away, he gave himself to the Lord. He also started giving his stuff away. Then on Friday Oct 30, he started talking weird almost as if he was in a dream. Friday night he was admitted. Saturday afternoon, after I had passed my firefighter test, I tried to tell him but he was alert but not oriented talking to me as if he was half awake. It was frustrating for him to hear his words coming out backwards and he knew He was getting worse. He lost control of his bowels & was starting to go in a coma. My mom and sister saw him Sunday and his body was shutting down. He was so swollen that he was unrecognizable. Monday night his heart gave out and they revived him and called my mom. She had to give the orders to do not resuscitate. Tuesday morning came; it was around 10:30am, I was sitting at the kitchen table waiting for my mom so I could take her to the hospital. I was talking to Abba; I pick up my head and saw in the spirit my father playing with the monitors. I smiled because I knew he loved electronics. A moment later the hospital calls and says there is not much time but I knew he had already passed. When I got there, I sat down outside the room while mom went to see him. I could see her holding him crying. I started to cry and Yeshua comes to me and says “He is with your mom right now. He is proud of you” (talking about my firefighter’s exam). I shook my head acknowledging him. As I got outside, I sensed in my spirit, I turned around and saw my father leaving. Several weeks later, I was getting ready for work. I was in the shower and a demon spirit says “just take a little water in your hand and drown yourself so you can see your dad.” Shocked by the question, I got angry and said “I wouldn’t see him, I’d see you!” It left and I heard my dad say something personal to me and “Go tell it on the mountain” was playing. I worried about my other family members and how they are doing, I prayed for them. I told my mom what happened and she said that it was his favorite christmas song. My mom at her school graduation was sitting in her chair and felt my dad hug her and told her that he was proud. My sister Becky had a vision of him saying he can breath now and my 5 year old nephew dreamed running with him (he had COPD) and describe the way he looked when he was young. A month went by and I had to get up early to go to HVCC and work on my resume. I asked Abba to help me get up. In the morning, my dad started calling my name telling me it was time to get up. Being half awake, I said to him I was up, but then realized that he was no longer here. I smiled. I wouldn’t let my dad wake me in the morning because his voice was so scratchy it would just go right thru me. He finally got to do it. Abba let me be with my dad one more time. This time it was about 5 years later. I missed him and wanted to give him a hug. I was sitting and saw him and he said something to me and said “do you understand?” I shook my head yes but I didn’t really hear him. Yeshua says "Is there another reason why you’re here?" I said yes and jumped up and hugged him. He was frustrated and says to Yeshua "she didn’t understand" and Yeshua says “she’ll find out soon enough.” After that, I always wish I heard what my dad said and wondered what was so important. In 2004, I got my answer. Something that I was praying for was revealed and given to me. Thank you Abba for giving me my heart's desire. Abba gave me peace knowing where my dad went and the hope to move on.
Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life."Proverbs 13:12