One of the men of our church asked about spiritual warfare last week. We were reading about Daniel, how he fasted and prayed for weeks until Gabriel (an angel) made it through to answer a question Daniel had asked. Gabriel had been fighting with the Prince of Persia until Michael came to help him so he could get to Daniel. (Daniel 10 if you want to read it.) So anyway, my brother asked how Daniel fasting could have ever helped in this… Continue

I just posted this to my Wordpress blog and thought you guys might like to see it, too. It's really more for you than for anyone else.

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Some time ago I had a dream about a river, and I never felt I got the full interpretation of it. A week or so ago, I was thinking about it again and I asked God to tell me more. I won't recount the dream except to say that it concerns a river running… Continue

Earlier this week, as I sat down to spend time with my Best Friend, Jesus, the whisper in my heart said: Read Matthew 9:35-36. Here it is:

Mat 9:35-36 Then Jesus went to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd.

It was verse 36 that jumped out… Continue

So who's up for that? Dry spell; those words can strike apprehension into the boldest Christian's heart. Yet God doesn't let anything happen except for our good--really. I was feeling anxious, and it was that kind of floating anxiety that it's hard to assign to any specific reason or event. This is what I sensed Him saying to me:



10/20/09

I don't want you anxious, but trusting in Me. Remember--perfect love casts out ALL fear, and fear is the torment you feel.…

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